The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-11

wYomENe eRAzING \

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Commencing at the southeastern
corner of Wyoming, on both sides of
tie Union Pacific Railroad, to Chey-
enne, Che grazing Is Excellent and the
steams are numerous. From Chey-
eunc to the north aud northwest,
clear to the Montana boundary line,
are innUHierubIe valleys, the most
beautiful the eye ever Deheid these
valleys are generally Wutered by one
or mora streams Of the purest water.
From Cheyenne west, the Union
Pacific Railroad ascends until at
Sherman il is at an altitude of S342
feet, and vGn to this summit there
Is good grtzing, Is. CCialiy for sheep,
the foothills seeming a very paradise
for them.
Not far west of Sherman the Lara
mic Plains commence, n bread. fer
tile valley, lying between the Black
Hills aud the Rocky Mountains
proper, Here We find the finest
grazing country in the world I; a val
ley about fifty miles broad and over
a hundred miles long, watered by
wU rivers. The stock grower has
taken possession of this immense ex-
panse of country, and his many herds
are visible Oh every hillside. Horses
sheep and cattle are being counted by
the thousands on these plains; all
who are engaged in stock growing
there are pruspering and their hocks
and herds are increasing. Laramie
City, the centre of attraction of the
Laramie Pluins, a beautiful town,
located on the banks Of the river
bearing the same name, is the head
quarters of the stockmen of this
section. Here most of the stock
kings reside and eXpend in per-
maHent improvements the honest but
ample earnings Of their calling.
Ii going farther west, we find next
in Carbon County, nea RawliHs and
Fort Steele, excellent grazing lands.
In the vicinity of the latter place,
alorg the North Platte, the facilities
for raising cattle, horses and sheep
cannot be cXcelled. From forty TO
fifty miles south Of Rawlins the val
leys Of the Snake River form the
most desirable grazing grounds. This
country lies between the Wahsatch
! and Snowy Range of mountains, at
an altitude of about $500 feet, and 10
watered by the Snake River, Sayior'S
Fork and the Big Muddy and its
| several branches. We find there
valleys from two to seven miles wide,
with water and wood in abundance.
In travelling through this region we
have encamped in magnificent groves
| of pine, oak and ash.
Leaving the Platte, the grazing is
found only in patches up TO Green
River, 333 miles west of Cheyenne,
where at no great distance from the
railroad, and in a safe country, the
grazing lands reappear and continue
westward through the Territory to-
Utah, interrupted occasionally by
large, barren districts. The valleys
of the Green River and its tributa-
ries, Blacks and Hams Forks, form
fine grazing lands. All through this
region, westward beyond the thriv-
ing town of Evanston, the great coal
and timber region of Wyoming,
many large and small streams mean
| dering through the valleys, increase
the fertility Of the soil. In the Wind
River valley insR northerly direction
from Green River, II large extent OF
grazing and aruble lands has by a
recent treaty with the ShOshone In
dams, become available TO the white
settler. .r .-.-
We trustS that all persons IN
tending to engage in s~tOckraisingr
will visit our Territory and thorough
Iy investigate its advantages and dis
advantages, in person or by agent,
before they determine their location.