The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-01-20


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The discovery Of rich gold mines
In the Black Hills NJ Northwestern
wyoDing has direasd generAi al
tcnfion to our Territory. anil iefferS
Of inquiry in relation 10 the climate.
resources etc Of Dgr young commuu-
wealth rea-h this OEce daily A.
We have not the time 70 pen 3 reply
to each correspondent. We viii At
tempt TO answer their queries cDIlec-
lively by giving a general resume nf
what may be consistently and truth
fully claimed for our Territory
CLIMATE HEALTHFCLSES
Wyoming Is a Territory OF i'm
nenss extent and hence INST have a
variety Of climate IL Is also a
moantainous region aad what i true
Of the climate Of the valley and
plains would not be true OF the
higher elevations hut -pEzklEg gen
srslly, a with special r~efererce 10
the portions already settied and the
p~ortfou inviting settlement, we say,
without hesfiation. there = not a
nner CLIMATE IN the world IL i pr
f-c.Iy healthy. the air * dry. pure
and brzcing- there i n malaria and
hence no ague occurs here Wyom-
ing l. free fnm the extremes o. heat
and Grid, the yearly average temper
afurc being the same a. that Of Ohio
and Indiana Our winters ara
usually warmer and far p~Ieasanter
than tho-e Of Illinois or PennSyiva-
MIA Snow rarely falls % any con
siderable depth in the valleys. and
when IL does. a warm sun or wind
usually takes IL OF in a day or two.
% that cattle have abundant grazing
the year round
RESOURCES
The special re=0ures Of Wyoming
are ~-tock-sizing, mining and. in
some portions, agriculture. Farm
lands are abundant In all the vzileyz
and when irrigated are not surpassed
for fertility and prod1ctiyens - As
70 mining, Wyoming has rich dep1z
its Of gold, silver, copper, inn lead,
and coal Our mines ar. of course,
less developed than those Of the older
Territories, owing To the presence of
hostile Indians IN the richest mining
districts OF this Territory. When Ne
arc relieved from the presence OF our
red brethren, that l. when the gov-
srnmenf takes measures to keep them
aa fh.Sr W.c-nNannaN EzCrr~.Faa. =
D.tot.. the development 81 oar min
irg Interests. especially in the Black
Hills and Big Horn mountains, will
Be on a scale that will surprise the
most Snguine-
Immense Tracts Of our Territory
ESTIMATED TO cJver 5000 square
miles arc underiaid with the finest
cpzl TO be found west of the RD-ky
Mountains, 80 that a perpetual supply
Of cheap fuel i n certainty with u.
Timber ofgoOd quality j. found in
nearly aiIParts Of Wyoming. consist
ing mainly Of pine, cedar, hemlOck.
and co;tOn-wOOd-
GEAzISG-PEoFIrs OF CATTLE
RAISING.
Asa grazing region, it Is generally
admitted by Western stock men Of
experience that Wyoming has no
equal. Its superiority ernsists mainIy
In this, that the grass Is mere abuud-
ant and Of better quality, the win
tiers are milder and the snow falls
less in our sheltered valleys than on
the elevated and exposed pIafeaux
further SOUTH Good Water T. abund-
ant in Wyoming and the climate i.
such that herds Of all kinds of sleek
keep perfectly healthy, and the in
crease Is remarkably rapid ard CIR
tain Many have e~xpre--d the
opinion that the stock growing in
dustry OF Wyoming j. IF more fin-
portance To her inhabitants than al.
her gold and silver mine, rich a
they are Ii Is certain that the pecu-
culiar kind OF grass found hereon our
plains and hiiI-sids Is more nu-
tritious than Ohio timothy or the
best blue grass Of Kentucky. This
bunch or gamma grass starts up
early in the spring, resches maturity
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, and frequently reaches the
mountain tops, thus furnishing un-
limited gazing throughout the year
on lands not available for other pur-
poses
We know of no business, open 10
all cOmers, which Iffers such solid in
ducements as s~rock-naising in Wyo-
ming. With good management the
risks are few and the returns are
large Men long engaged in the bus
ines assure Us that the profits exceed
four per cent. a month, thus doub-
ling the capital in two years To