The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-02-15
comnERcIAL JOB PRINTING
wyoming. It's CIim ate,
aud Attractions.

aud Attractions.
The discovery of rich gold mines
in the Black Hills Of Northwestern
Wyoming has directed general at
tCntiOn To Il Territory, and letters
Of inquiry in relation to the climate
etc. of our young common
wealth reach this office daily As
we have not the time to pen Il reply
to each correspondent we VIII ~
tempt to answer their queries C"'i'C-
lively by giving Il general resume oil
what NAV be consistently and truth
fully claimed for u Territory
CLIMATE. HEALTHFCLSEs.
wyoming is a Territory of i'm
mcnse extent and hence must have q
variety of climate. 1t is also Il
mountainous region and what Is true
Of the climate Of the valley and
plains would 20 be true Of the
higher elevations; hut, speaking gen
orally. and with special reference to
the portions already settled aud the
portion inviting settlement, we say,
without hesitation, there is not a
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 Hgue occur here. Wyom-
ing Is free rom 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 ~pleasanter
than those of Illinois or Pennsylvu-
mia. Snow rarely falls to any con-
siderable depth in the valleys, and
when it does, n warm sun or wind
usually takes it of 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 prOddctiven' -. As
to mining, Wyoming has rich depns-
its of gold, silver, copper, iron, lead,
and coal. Our mines are, of course,
less developed thar those of the Older
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
ernment takes measures tokeep them
on their permanent reservation in
Dakota, the development of u min
irg Interests, especially in the Black
Hills and-Big Horn mountains, will
be on a scale that Will surprise the
most Sanguine.
Immense tracts of our Territory
ESTIMATED to Cover $4,000 square
miles, are undcrlnid with the finest
Goa to be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, so that a perpetual supply
of cheap fuel is a certainty with US.
Timber of good quality is found in
nearly allparts of Wyoming. consist
ing mainly of pine, cedar, hemlOck,
and cottonwood.
GRAZING-PROFITS OF CATTLE
RAISING.
As a grazing region, it is generally
admitted by Western stOckmpn of
experience that Wyoming mas no
equal. Its superiority consists mainly
in this, that the grass is more abumd-
ant and of better quality, the wig
tiers are milder and the snow falls
less in u sheltered valleys than on
h 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 iu-
crease is remarkably rapid and GER
tam. Many have expressed the
opinion that the stOck-grOwing in
dustry OF Wyoming is of more i'm
portance to her inhabitants than al.
her gold and silver mines, rich as
they are. 1t is certain that the ppCu-
cullar KIND Of grass found here on our
plains and hill-sides is more nu-
tritiOus than Ohio timothy or the
best blue grass of Kentucky. This
bunch or gramma grass starts up
early in the spring, reaches 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 grazing throughout the year
on LANDS not available for other pur-
poses.
We know of no business, open to
All corners, which hFers such solid in
stock raising in Wy0-
ming. With good management the
risks are few and the returns are
large. Men long engaged in the bus
ine5s assure Us that the profits exceed
f0ur per cent. Il month, thus doub-
ling the capital in two years. 70
reap all the advantages of the bust
ness and make it fully worth an en-
terprising mans attention, it is
desirable to start with a herd costing
from five to ten thousand dollars.
Many, however, begin with less and
succeed well. The bushes of wool
growing, although now in its infancy
In this Territory, is destined to be-
some a leading interest.