The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-28
ral GROWTH OF QUA srock INTERESTS.

Wyoming's superior advantages as a
stock raising country, are becoming
known throughout the land, and this
factimpeis many of the moneyed men
in the east to visit this Territory, with
the view OF giving this matter a person.
al Investigation, and, after thus ac-
q~uainting themselves with the dot
tom" facts. to invest largely in the
business. Among a number Of gentle
men who have visited Cheyenne during
the last few months on the above men
| toned errand, we have noticed a gen.
tleman from Detroit, Col. A. T. Babbitt,
who came to Wyoming about two
months since. Soon after his arrival
here he put himself en- rapport with our
leading stock men, and being a first
class business man, shrewd and pene-
trating, he soon got on 'sthe inside" of
the stock business. He made an extern
ded tour through this county, visiting
the principal ranches, inspecting the
many herds of cattle and the ranges
over which the cattle were grazing, and
came back to Cheyenne perfectly i'm
bued with a love for the business. Col.
Rabbit ~thereupon started for his home,
reported progress, and in a very short
time returned here with a capital of
nearly fifty thousand dollars, ready for
business. After another tour among
our leading st~ock-growers, he concluded
10 accept a very inviting offer made
him by Messrs. Henry & W. F. Swan,
and bought of these gentlemen their
entire herd of fine American cattle To-
Gated on the headwaters of the Chug.
The property transferred to Col. Bab-
bitt, for the firm of A. T. Babbitt &
Co., consists of $3.50 head of cattle,
the ranch and other property near the
Iron Mountain, horses, farming uten-
sis and all the improvements on the
extensive range. The price paid for the
property is exceedingly low, and we
consider that Col. Babbitt has made 9
very advantageous purchase, which will
in very few years place this new firm Ii
the front rank of our stock growers.
Col. Babbitt has connected himsel
in this enterprise with a wealthy gen
tleman prominent in railroad circles o
the Empire State, who will not becom'
a resident here. The former will, how
ever, remain with us ms manager, ant
will bring his family here. to reside
during the summer months at the ranch
In the beautiful valley, at the foot OF
the Iron Mountain.
The range selected by Col. Babbitt
for the home Of his thousands of cattle,
is one Of the finest in Laramie county,
consisting Of mountain and plain; being
covered with luxuriant carpets of gram
ma, blue and bunch grasses, it affords
the best Of summer and winter grazing
to be found west Of the Missouri. Shell.
tered and wooded valleys are found in
all directions, and are SO conveniently
interspersed, that in time of storm the
animals are enabled to avail themselves
Of much comfort and good browsing.
One of the pleasing peculiarities Of this
range, and n that is considered valu-
able by every stock man, is the abund-
ant supply Of water. For nearly twenty
miles along the eastern base of the hills,
the clearest and most beautiful Of
streams sweep down through pictur-
esque gorges, and meander through the
valleys below. These little streamlets
occur at intervals of a few miles only,
and in connection with the sheltered
valleys and unequaled up-lands, make
this region, as compared with others
one greatly favored in all the natura
elements of beauty and practical value
to the stock grower.