The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-02-18
COMMERCIAL JOE PRINTING
wyoming. Its CHM rte, Resources
and Attractions

ahA aAAI dtAlOhN.
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 cDllpc-
lively by giving Il general sun Of
what NAV be consistently and truth
FULLY claimed for our Territory.
CLIMATE. HEALTHFULN ESs.
Wyoming is a Territory Of i'm
mcnS3 extent and hence must have Il
variety of climate. 1t is also Il
mountainous region and what j. true
Of the climate of the valley and
plains would not lie true Of the
higher elevations; hut, speaking ZEN.
orally, ahd with special reference Ia
the portions already settled and the
portion inviting settlement, we say,
without hesitation, there is not Il
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. WyOin-
ing is free from the extremes OF heat
and cold, the yearly average temper
AZURE being the same as that Of Ohio
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and. far piCaSanter
than those of Illinois or Pennsyiva-
mia. Snow rarely falls To any con-
siderable icpth in the valleys, and
when 1t does, Il warm sun or wind
usually takes it off in a day or two,
SO that cattle have abundant grazing
the year round.
RESOURCES.
The special resources Of Wyoming
are stock raising, mining and, in
some portions, agriculture. Farm
lands are abundant in all the valleys
and when irrigated are not surpassed
for fertility and productivrn, -. As
to mining, Wyoming has rich depnS-
its of gold, silver, copper, iruu, lead,
and coal. Our mines are, Of course,
less developed than those of the ul Ter
Territories, 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 to keep them
on their permanent reservation in
AFlh'NN -ilN Nflpl}lllCll VI our lllD-
ing interests, especially in the Black
Hills and Big Horn mountains, will
be on Il scale that will surprise the
most sanguine.
Immense tracts of our Territory
ESTIMATED to cover 10000 square
miles are undprluid with the finest
coal to be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, so that Il perpetual supply
of cheap fuel is Il certainty with Us.
Timber of good quality is found in
nearly allpa Is Of Wyoming, consist
ing mainly Of pine, cedar, hpmlOck,
and cottonwood.
GRAZING PROFITS OF CATPLE
RAISING.
As a grazing region, ii is generally
admitted by Western StOckmen of
experience that Wyoming has no
equal. Its superiority consists mainly
in this, that the grass is more abuud-
ant and Of better quality, the win
tiers are milder aud 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:
he gold and silver mines, rich as
they are. 1t is certain that the ppcu.
culiar kind of grass found here on mi
plains and hilI-sides is more mn.
tritious than Ohio timothy or the
best blue grass of Kentucky. This
bunch or gramma grass starts up
early i'll the spring, reaches maturity
in June and then cures where il
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
Govern the foothills and the bench
lands, and frequently reaches the
mountain tops, thus furnishing I'M
limited grazing throughout the wear
on LANDS not available for other pur-
poses:
We know of no business, open to
all corners, which 'ffers such solid in
ducementS as stOck-raising in WvO-
ming. with good management the
rlSkS are lew and the retprns are
i"iS"' NIetI iOIlS engaged IN the bus
mess assure US that the profits eXce,d
iour per cent. "A month, thus doub-
ling the capital in two years. To
reap all the advantages Of the busi-
ness and make it fully worth an en-
terprising mans attention., it il
desirable to start with a herd costing
from five to ten thousand dollars,
Many, however, begin with less and
succeed we'll. The bushes of wool
growing, although now in its infancy
IN this Territory, is destined to be-
some a leading interest.