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

Commencing at the southeastern
corner of Wyoming, on both sides of
the Union Pacific Railroad, to Chey-
enne, the grazing is excellent and the
steamS are numerous. From Chey-
enne to the north and northwest,
clear to the Montana boundary line,
are inuumeTable valleys, the most
beautiful the eye ever beheld these
valleys are generally watered by u
or mor streams of the PuTest water.
From Cheyenne west, the Union
Pacific Railroad asCends until at
Sherman it is at an altitude of s341
feet, and even to this summit there
Is good grazing, esl ecially for sheep,
the foothills seeming a very paradise
for them.
Not far west of Sherman the Lara
mic Plains commence, a broad. fer
tile valley, lying between the Black
Hills and the Rocky Mountains
proper. Here we find the finest
graZIEg country in the world /; q val
ley about fifty mites broad and over
a hundred miles long, watered by
wO rivers. The stock grower has
taken possession of this Immense ex-
/ pan>e of country, ahd his many herds
are visible on every hillside. Horses,
sheep aud cattle are being counted by
] lllt lgllb-dllNi1 VII llit-t Dl9tlIS . III
who are engaged in stock growing
there are prospecting and their hocks
and herds are increasing. LaraHia
City, the centre Of attraction of the
Laramie Plains. Il beautiful town,
lOs9ted On the banks of the river
+ bearing the same namey IS the head
! quarters of the stock men of this
section. Here most of the stock
kings reside and expend ~ per
manent improvements the honest bus
ample earnings of their calling.
If going farther west, we end next
in Carbon County, a ItaWIins and
Fort Steele, excellent grazing lands.
In the vicinity of the latter place,
along the North Platte, the facilities
for raising cattle, horses and sheep
cannot be eXcelled. 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 Wahsatcfr
and Snowy Range of mountains, at
an altitude of about $500 feet, and iS
watered by the Snake River, Savior's
Fork and the Big Muddy and its
several branches. We find there
valleys from two to sever 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 mp to Green
River, 1888 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
deFing through the valleys, increase
the fertility of the soil. In the Wind
River valley, in a nOrtherfy direction
from Green River, q large extent of
grazing and arabic lands has, by a
recent treaty with the Shnshone In
dians, become available to the white
settler.
We trust that all persons in
tending to engage in stOckraising,
will visit our Territory and thorough
ly investigate its advantages and dis
advantages, in person or by agent,
before they determine their location
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