The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-01-28
An INTERESTING LETTER RROM
THE NORTH.
The Resources or Laramie Couaty-A
Fine Location for n Settlement. ;

IVA, LARAMIE Co., WYo.,
Jan. 18th, 1881.
10 hs Eda1r Of he Lader:
DEAR sIR-Seeing Goose creek and
other northern streams extolled for
farming purposes, | thought it might
not be out Of place TO say a few words
through the medium of your widely cir
eulated journal, about u section of
country lying contiguous to the Lara
ME river. 1t extends from the con-
huence of the Laramie and Chug on the
east to the Sabille on the west. Here
is a tract of land that has only to be
seen to be appreciated for farming pur-
poses; the land a easily be irrigated
from the Laramie. where a neyer-failing
supply of water is in store for farm
ing and manufacturing purposes.
without any exaggeration, l think
there are in this locality about so, 600
acres OF as good level land as the eye
would wish TO see. / have had about
ten years. experience in Colorado and
Wyoming ditching and irrigating, and
nowhere have l seen a more eligible
point for a settlement; / have the testi-
mony of the Mullin Bros, whose prac-
tical experience in such matters no one
will question who knows them. At
present they have a ditch made on their
claim on the first bottom, five miles
long, fifteen feet wide and two feet
deep, and | venture to say it is the
finest private ditch in the county. But
am diyerging. About raising crops;
the matter has been demonstrated be-
yond question within the past three
years, that we can raise anything here
that can be raised on the Cache-la-
Poudre. 1 have raised oats, wheat,
melons, ETC., in fact enough to convince
the most skeptical that good crops can
be raised here.
Now, | have nothing to say against
the claims Of Goose creek or any OF our
northern streams; for far off fields are
green; but here l am describing a
country only two days ride from Chey-
ennc, large enough for five hundred or
a thousand families engaged in farming
pursuits.
If something like cooperation could
be brought to bear on the matter. the
settlement OF this section could be more
speedily accomplished than by any sin
gle-handed process.
| see you are still pounding away at
the immigration scheme, and, l for
one, think You deserve commentator
and support in your course, especially
when see so much good land going to
waste that might be made to smile with
abundant crops. The location here is
splendid, and the scenery the climax of
mountain grandeur. To the east Of
the Chug, Eagles Nest and Rawhide
Buttes rise unobstructed to the view;
to the west, Laramie Peak looms up,
with its worldwide fame as one of
natures majestic landmarks, which has
guided many a weary traveller on his
journey across the continent. Here the
scenery battles description.
The hills around the peak are densely
covered with pine, which nature has
stored for future use, ready for the AK
of the woodman, who will cut the way
for civilization. Building and fencing
material q be had from ten to twenty
miles from the above place, which is
quite an item to IA settlement, especial
ly in its early stages.
To enlarge on the advantages for cat
tie and sheep raising here, which are so
well known, would only be trespassing
on yonr space. J. III. G.