The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-04-27

question u~TiSC~. how is this timber to
he maj" available" At least fOur to
six uiuth- in the year these streams
Belle EOusche aud south Fork Of
Cheyenne are quito high The logs
could be cut and transported toIthe
I sides OF these streams during the dry
season, and when the streams are
nigh. in the spring of the year, tncy
could be taken down into the Mis-
souri, River with a good degree OF
( safety and ease.
7 the distance and derive their name
from, their dark and gloomy appear
/ unrp. contains an in~eXLaustibie guam
! titv of the finest timber, mostly pine,
which viii doubtless remain undis-
Nturbed for many years to come"
General Custer, who visited the
hills last summer, in his report also
speaks glOwingIy Of the supply Of
timber, and says: 1.-THE timber
found consisted Of many varieties,
principally Of pine, oak and elm.
THE pine is Of suitable dimensions
| for being worked into lumber, and is
met with in abundance on every
| hillside"
Col. Forsythc, Of Gen. Sheridau's
staff, who accompanied the cEpcdi-
ton, also ,~urTJhuratr- the statement
+ ;ifHt Il great abundance Of timber
rEi-, lu the bills.
+ The fertility OF the soil in the
Black Hills wa noticed by Lieut..
Warren, in lsjS. Speaking of the
. valleys i'm That region, he says in his
report of that year: In these noun
Tain formations which border the
great piaIn~ on the west are to be.
found beautiful flowing streams, and
small rich valleys covered over with
fine grass for hay, and susceptible OF
cultivation by means of irrigation.
tIue timber for fuel and lumber,
limestone, and good stone for build
ing purposes are here abundant.
God has been found IN places in
valuable quantities, and, without
doubt, the more cumUlUn and useful
minerals viii be discovered when
mU.C Jaiautc examinations are
made"
la th" same report, further on, he
says: THE country furnishes the
means Of raising sufficient quantities
Of grain aud Vegetables for the use of
the inhabitants, and beautiful,
healthy and desirable locations for
thotr homes. The renal kaUio free
doRl Tyr" from sickness is u Of
the attractive features Of the region,
and VIII, in this respect, go lar to
rCcumi"Hsc the settler from the
Mississippi valley for his loss in the
smaller amount of products that can
be taken from the soil. The great
want OF suitable huIidlng muterial,
which now 50 seriously returds the
growth OF the west, Will not be felt
mere"
lie also says that these settlements
in the Black HIS couDtry, cannot
be agricultural 70 the same extent as
those IN the Mississippi valley, u
must depend greatly upon the rails
ing OF stock.
Gen. w. +; ltlynoluS, VINO made Il
Typographical survey OF TINS region
IN lSo9-6O, says, IN speaking Of 10 in
ms report, page I: .ihe Who'r re
gion O! the sack Inns Is uHIurH-
tlon3nIy destined, nj no distant date,
10 &llpFd MONIES l"r n jhrINlng pppu-
lal!on. inc mountains Will furnish
Il sufficient supply OF pine lumber for
ordin"FE uses ANA although timber
IS very S'arre IN n region a. a
VINCE NirHm Fort PIrrrr to n Pow
der 't:Nrr., yet the Black Iiii!N Will
Iu'lN supply TINS great dehclencN IN
i.1 districts lHlmediatCiE adjoining
i!i- route from the Missouri lt!yrr
yea ,hInI 10 lhe FORKS OF the l{T
t~C"c%eh"e, ana thPh ne sEirlci the.
~nnflneas! ana hOrtn Sidg OF the nils.
NtIe describes them IN ms Journal as Il
succession 81 mountain ranges with
beautiful valleys between, the soil OF
whlch Is riSn. anu lertile, ana Gov
efed win heaNy CROWN OF grass.
Groves OF ash, oak, elm n other
varieties OF TIMBER are mentioned as
oelng met with, ringing the clear,
beautiful streams OF water, putting
down from me nils into the Belle
FOuTChe. Between the FORKS OF the