The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-13
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JOURNALISTS vIEws.
Mr.. J. G.. Baird, late editor of
the LEADER, whose journalistic ex-
perience justifies an opinion
founded on an intimate acquaint
ance with people in every part Of
the territory, said: "The history
of other western states and terri
tories will, in my judgment, be
repeated in Wyoming. We have
the youngest territory; the last to
be freed from the dominating in
fuence of the Indian, and the last
to take the form ofterritorial gov
eminent. Prospectors and CAPT
talists have been but too prone to
delve among the older communi-
ties surrounding us. But now
that an absolute beginning has
been made-a movement inaug-
urated and executed by our citi-
zens thus showing an example of
taithl the result will undoubtedly
be to attract foreign capital and
foreign prospectors. When a COM
pany of the standing and wealth
of Col. Rabbits, plants its hun
dreds of thousands in mines and
smelters, none need hesitate to
follow.
Actual demonstration being
necessary to prove the value of our
minerals, the first successful smell
ter will be but the beginning of
the growth of forest of smelters
that shall one day cover u ex-
tensive mineral belts,
cat the start only the higher
grade ores will probably be work
ed. But experience and increased
skill will teach the method of
treating the low grade ores eco
nomicaIly and therefore proftably;
so that the thousands of mining
claims that are now almost worth
less will become valuable. Look
at the Lake Superior region,
where, as | learn, ore containing
five per cent of copper are treated
with good profit. This great re-
suit, [ take it, was not brought
about at once years of exper.
fence were probably necessary
And the Lake Superior region has
for the same reason, maintained
the lead thus far in the production
of copper. The same principle:
made Trenton and East Liverpool.
the great chinaware producing
centers; they made Pittsburgh the
great iron and glass manufac
turing center; they made New
England the center of the cottor
goods factories and small hard
ware; they made Michigan the
great factory of furniture ant
wooden ware /; and SO on.
"Once that smelters get intC
successful operation, and | mear
by that the treatment of ores u
the minimum, there will become
available a vast extent of minera
belts, beyond present computation
Ofcourse thatmeans more miners
more capitalists and therefore al
increase of our wealth and popu
lation. And [ see no reason why
Wyoming should not retain he
prestige of possessing more CAPT
tai per capita than any other state
or territory or organized commu
nifty in the world.
at seems to me that the rea
development of Wyoming is bu'
dawning. Nature, that has beer
so lavish with her treasures on the
south in Colorado, on the west il
Utah and idaho, on the north il
Montana, and on the northeast il
Dakota, could not have cheated
Wyoming. The same grand, rich
old Rockies hat yield the wealth
of Colorado and Montana, range
through Wyoming. No mere
geographical line can divide the
wealth at our southern and north
ern borders and leave the thou
sands of assure veins between
barren of mineral wealth. Blu
these need to be developed thai
stage seems to me to be assured
by the erection of smelters.'