The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-06
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wyoming. It's CIIrn ate, Resources
Il Attractions.

ana AAAEhtLAohB.
The discovery of rich gold mines
in the Black Hills of Northwestern
Wyoming has directed general at
tcntiOn to our Territory, and letters
of inquiry in relation to the climate,
resources, etc. of our young common
wealth reach this office daily. As
we have not the time to pen a reply
to each correspondent, we will at
tempt to answer their queries collec-
lively by giving II general resume OF
what may be consistently and truth
fully claimed for our Territory
CLIMATE. HEALTHFULNESS.
Wyoming is a Territory of i'm
menS9 extent and hence must have
variety of climate. 1t is also Il
mountainous region and what Is true
Of the climate of the valley and
plains would not be true of the
higher elevations; hut, speaking gen
orally, and with special reference Ia
the portions already settled and the
portion inviting settlement, we say,
without hesitation, there is not a
finer climate in The world. 1t Is per
fec;ly healthy. the air is dry, pure
and bracing; there is no malaria and
hence no ague occurs here. Wyoln-
ing is free from the extremes OF heat
and cold, the yearly average temper
allure being the same rs hat of Ohio
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far %pleasanter
than those of Illinois or Penusylva-
mia. Snow rarely falls To any con-
siderRble tepth in the valleys, and
when it does, a warm sun or wind
usually takes il off in Il day or two,
so that cattle have abundant grazing
the year round.
RESOURCES.
The special of Wyoming
are stOCk-rui-ing, mining and, in
some portions, agriculture. Farm
lands are ahundanj i'm ali the valleys
and when irrigated are not surpassed
for fertility and prUductiven,s -. As
to mining, Wyoming ha. rich dcpnS
its OF gold, silver, copper, ir"n, lead,
and coal. Oar mines arr, of course,
less developed than those of the 81 Ter
Territuries, owing To the presence of
hostile Indians in the richest mining
districts of this Territory. When we
are relieved from the presence of our
red brethren, that is when the gov
eminent takes measures tokeep them
on their permanent reservation i'm
Dakota, ths development of our min
irg interests, especially in the Black
Hills n Big Hnru mountains, will
be on II scale that will surprise the
most Sanguine.
Immense tracts of our STerritory
ESTIMATED to 3O,OOO\ square
miles, are uudrrlaid with the ffup-t
Cna to- be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, 50 that IL perpetual supply
of cheap furl is Il certainty with Us.
Timher Of good quality is found in
nearly allpa l. of w yOrning, consist.
ing mainly of pine, cedar, L.rnluck.
and cotton wood.
GRAZING PROFITS OF CATTLE
RAISING.
A. a grazing region, ii is generally
admitted by Western StOCk of
experience that Wyoming has no
equal. Its superiority consists mainly
in this, hat The grass is more abuHd-
ant and Of better quality, the win
terS are milder and the snow falls
less in our sheltered valleys than ON
the elevated and exposed plateauX
further south. Good water is abund-
ant in Wyoming and the climate Is
such that herds of all kinds of stock
keep perfectly healthy, and the in
crease is remarkably rapid and Ger
tain. Many have expressed the
opinion that the stock growing in
dustry or Wyoming is of more i'm
pOrtance To her inhabitants than al.
her gold and silver mines, rich as
they are. 1t is certain that the pecu-
culiar kind of grass found here on our
plains and hill-sides is more nu-
tritious than Ohio Timothy or the
best blue grass of Kentucky. This
bunch or gramma grass starts up
On ri " in the snFinU FDAphnl main ri 10
in June and then cures where it
stands, retaining all its nutritive
qualities and constituting the finest
autumn or winter feed for stock that
nature has anywhere provided. 1t
not only grows in the valleys, but
covers the foothills and the bench
lands, aud frequently reaches the
mountain tops, thus furnishing un-
limited grazing throughout the year
on lanuS nOt avaIIable for other pur-
poses.
We know of no business, open to
all corners, which ,tftr5 such solid in
ducements As stock raising in WyO-
ming. With good management the
risks are few and the returns are
large. Men long engaged in the hus
iness assure us hat the profits exec d
four per cent. a month, thus doub-
llIlP lhe cdpllal IN tWO years. IO
reap all the advantages of the bust
ness and make it fully worth an en-
tprprising m ms attention, it is
desirable to start with IA herd costing
from five to ten thousand dollars
Many, however, begin with lesa and
succeed well. The bushes of wool
growing, although now in its infancy
IN this Territory, is destined to be-
some a leading interest.
THE INDIAN QUESTION.