The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-29

DIR. HavJrn-in his geological repnrt
I Of their p~vrIor,tinn IN TSIq- an NO.
2. "tbat at least oue-third OF ills
area ESTIMATED 81 6GUO square rsile.
by him. or about I,10 -iuIr, mil
j., covered with EXCELLENT 1,jne timber,
or I,2-p,uUD acres. Sow the next
Uurs ION arise. h1.y is this timber 70
be ma .e available" AT leu. four tn
tx HIrnIh- ia the wear thee streams
Rriir Fuurr,r and South FDIk ct
Cheyenne are uuiIr high. The logs
could be- cat auIl TRANSPORTED to the
sides OF these streams during the dry
season, and when the streams aGc
high. ia the -l.riny of the wear, tHpE.
Cuuhl ," taken down into rh- Mi
-uuri River with II g1yI degree Of
safety and ease.
Tie Black Hills, which appear in
the distance and derive their name
frnu. their dark and gloomy appear
uucc, contains AL ineNuHn=tibIe guam
tiiv uf tn" finest timber, uIn~llY pine,
which will doubtless remain uuIi7-
iurbuCf for many Years to COME"
General Custer, who visited the
bills last ~umH5"r, in his report also
speaks glpw!ugiy Of the supply OF
timber ur'I say: " The timber
lOtfnd consisted Of many varieties,
principally Of pine, oak and elm.
The pine is rf Suilubl" dimensions
iur JtTnE worked into lumber, and l.
net Wl,T n abundance on every
hillside
Col. tn.~%tho, Of Cen. Shcridan's
~laiIr WHO accompanied the cNpcs!t-
ttoH, also r~orrOburatcs the statement
liIIi a great abundance OF lumber
exist ~ The NUS
The fertility OF The soil in the
Back HIS was noticed by Lieut..
Warren, IN 1893. Speaking OF the
valleys IN that region, he says in his
report Cd t"at year: In these noun
'uun formations which border the
great plains on the west are To be
lnu,iI' ugi,I,liIII moving sLiP!,iiS' niI
TG'l'',, TN ~! S"NItSu W. m''n
",, - n'' ny : anu Ggp,'o,1 Va
I'm. ,fn,I ~ nm on, ." H'iSn,tnn
IL ~. ,I'l "n' Eritj'
- I,',r.,,.l' nnt
faJl INK hen fund in ui,ccs i'm
yuIu,LIa ouautsiirs, and. Without
dDuht. The more cgUrpnn and uspruI
minerals viii he discovered when
mo e. inmate py~nrinations are
made"
In tho same yprort Frirther on. he
sgS.y 'sThp country furnishes the
means of missing sufficient quantities
or grain and vCgctub!r. for the use of
the Inhabitants. and beautiful.
hruIthy and desirable locntiona for
their homes. The rrr1arkabIe free
dom here from sickness is one of
the attractive frntures of the region.
and will in this rrsppct. 90 far to
rprpmrrn~c Inc settler from the
Mis~issfppi valley for his loss in the
smaller umuunt of uroducts that can
he taken from the soil. The great
want of suitabIe Luildinp material.
which now so seriously retards the
growth of the west. will not be felt
here"
~ oi,, .,r, th,p tbo,o sottIo-ort.
in la Tt,rS iIiits no~nIr, cannSf
Tn S%rin'itnTo tn Inc same eytsnt ss
~ H. H. tTi,IiISinni y]niie,, hsIt
n""-t 'i',,omI -rn,n,. Inor ~ Ir1il.
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vr
Nch' W. } WY "o'u7, WI" nEaNie
InEI"rn'' 9uiNey vi LUIS it%"in
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~ ''lr''I, F"SI Uimr "uui't
S''ti 90 ',t Dl"Sh llI'l2 ~ N.Y.,
,''"I'II TT7llieu, 4" ~ uiS;".I' u',,'
p" "'l"'" ,lo'.l,o It 'i't.fr"G P"PI,
lal."n' lno 'iloui'lT'n? W. LurI'I?n
" HS'l'ly'vlt 'uPPIy vi ptue lI''''ci
mummy U.s. anu "i.,'"uEu vi'i,"'i
- N''N H,'IGG ~ !no .SE',t' a. "
"'a',S ,IIn'ii I"ti 8Ltc !" I'iG l w
I,I ttl,D' , , 49, afniin,
iLn Ii.rrrirfyg immeJiafeIv edioinIHpU
IIis rnrln from the Missouri River
Ipd him 10 the Forks of the Biz
81. - aI;,t.I ~
noriheTsf and north side of rho hills
IIr Grs,ribes them in his ]iournal MS a
-nrras.ion nf mountain Tnnrcs with
heontifnI valleys The soil of
,vhirh {. rich and ~fnytiie and GOV