The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-23

Wien We come TO reject for q mo-
HleHl We caR readily see that our tsni.
toy Possesses many advantages that are
Overlooked a. a general thing. or At all
eFeHLs they are not observed At the hrst
glance. Take for Instance the one fact,
that there Is hardly 3 grazing country
ia the lu west except ours
where the cattle interests and
the sheep interests do not con-
aiet with each other, and this alone is
quite a point In IA favor. Some may
inquire how is this, and what adyan-
tages does this territory possess over
Colorado and Montana, 80 far as q
clash between the two interests are
e~oncennedg 1t is easy 10 answer the
question. Both Colorado and Montana
are In n lower altitude than Wyoming.
As is well known, in going north one
or two hundred miles, it is down grade
all the way. Go south and the same Is
the case. Denver is some 100 feet
lower than Cheyenne, while it Is a well
known fact that Harneyis peak, the
highest mountain in the Black Hills
country is only about 500 feet above the
altitude of the Magic City," We
are virtually on the back bone OF
creation, and this fact has a wonderful
effect on that state of affairs which re-
suits in a /" clash'' between the two
interests. We all know, OF course,
that where sheep range, the feed is viz
tually destroyed, 30 far rs the grazing
OF cattle Is concerned, and this Is where
the n interest conflicts with the other;
and il was on this account that a war
between the two interests WAS COM
menced in Colorado years ago, and
which still continues. Where our ad-
vantage lies in regard TO tins matter is
in the fact that being in n higher alti-
tude and yet well watered, the proper
ton OF upland TO lowland OF valley
country, Is vastly greater here In Wyo-
ming than in Colorado or Montana.
Sheep naturally seek tho upland for
two eason First, they are clothed
for the most part during the year with
n warmer coat Or covering than any
other known animal; and in u country
like ours, where there is little or no
shade they, like man, will do the next
best thing when oppressed with the
heat, go whore there is breeze, They
a do this and leave the streams far
behind, for sheep will get along with
out water ten times rs long rs cattle.
Second, the feed in the uplands is
more nutritious to them, and better
adapted 10 their wants, than that TO be
found in the lower regions, rs all histo-
ny and experience goes to show. Sheep,
in all ages OF the world, from the time
OF the shepherds of Palestine, down to
the present time, have been wont to
climb the mountain steep and roam on
the hill tops. Cattle. on the other
hand, must have water. They must
have it more frequently than sheep,
and never roam very far from it volun-
tarialy. The result is, in Wyoming,
where there is 80 much upland country,
and yet nearly the same extent and area
Of low lands and valleys. the sheep
roam which the cattle seldom 20. while
the cattle do not get far away from the
places where the sheep naturally give a
wide berth. Thus the sheep do not de-
stroy tho grass necessary for the sus-
tenance OF cattle; and there is rot con-
s%equently any ~antagonism or clash be-
tween the two interests. This is a great
advantage to Wyoming; and will in the
future, when the fact comes to be gen.
orally understood, result in great good
to our people and their interests.