The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-13
TERRITORY.
Irs RESOURCES, PRoanEss AND PROSPECTS.
ny GOVERNOR JOHN W. HoYr.

miles and, is as large, therefore, as New York, Pennsylvania ana
New Jersey combined, or one and a half times as large as the
whole of New England. The Territory is also one of yasi
resources.
The numerous eccentric chains and spurs of mountains, much
broken up and interrupted by broad stretches of valley and plain,
besides being clothed, many of them, with splendid forests OF
pine, fir and spruce, are VAST sToREHoUsEs OF MINERAL WEALTH
OF minerals in such variety that there is barely room in this brief
space to inventory them as follows
Gold, in the Wind River, Seminole, Shoshone, Medicine Bow,
Laramie and other ranges of mountains.
Silver, in the Snowy Range at the sources of Green River;
in the mountains near CuInmins City; in the hills on the Platte
River, above Fort Laramie; at Rawhide Buttes, and on the
Running Water.
Copper, at many places in the Medicine Bow, Seminole and
Ferris Mountains; near Rawlins; in the Laramie range, both
north and south Of the railway; at Copperopois, Hartvile, Wha-
lens Canon, Muskrat Canon, Iiawhide, Running Water and in
numerous other districts.
Iron, undesirable in amount, in the Laramie range north Of
Laramie City; at Rawlins; in the Seminole Mountains, and
elsewhere.
Graphite, in the hills north of Laramie City and northwest OF
Fort Laramie.
Sulphur, IN large bodies in the region south of Evanston.
Soda-immense bodies of both the sulphate and the bicarbon-
ate-in the Sweetwater valley and near Laramie City.
Common salt of excellent quality, in the unorganized county
of Crook, west of the Black Hills.
Magnesia, in the neighborhood of Rock Greek.
Kaoin, south of Red Buttes.
Fire clay in several localities.
Mica, in the mountains northwest of Fort Laramie, and in
Albany county.
Coal measures of vast extent, with veins of 4 to 40 feet in
thickness, and of excellent quality, along the line of the U. +.
Railway; on the Oregon Short Line; in the Seminole region;
in the regions east OF the Laramie range and of the Big Horn
mountains-in fact coal in nearly every section of Wyoming.
Petroleum, of best lubricating sort, in the counties of Uinta,
Sweetwater, Carbon, Albany and Laramie.
Building material in great variety-granites, marble, lime
stones, sandstones, slate and brick clay.
Our many rivers are so distributed as to admirably drain
and water nearly every section. They are also, except in the
case of a few unimPortant creeks, of purest water, most of them
Astounding in fish.
While there are some sandy and bad lands, The soils of the
Territory generally are ercsedngy fertile, producing the most nu-
tritious grasses.
1t may now be considered settled that Wyoming possesses tie
best cattle ami sheep ranges IN tie United States; Whae orer seren mil
lion acres of urigaUe GALLEY lands invite the tller Of the soil with
promise of great crops of wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, roots.
tame grasses, and the small, hardy fruits.
Add to the foregoing that we hre one Of The finest CLIMATES IN he
~oRd-more temperate in winter than that of the north western
states, as well as cool and delightful in summer-and what need
to say more of natural advantages?
Wyoming has made extraordinary progress in the thirteen
years since organization.
business sma and an nublic bniiidings t r. xmuIp5 bo " +b Ua o hsm o mrn
munities her more than 600 miles of railway and 400 miles of
telegraph lines; her multiplying wagon roads and stage lines
leading almost everywhither; her numerous mines already opened
and receiving development; her many hay ranches and farms,
rapidly growing in number; her plains and valleys, with their
and 5000 horses; her large commercial houses in many lines,
some of them outsening competitors in the larger towns in the
neighboring states; her banks, the strongest often found with
half n million to a million in deposits; her factories of one sort
traordnary iberality of the laws enacted-laws according fullest
rights OF citizenship to women; making the education of her youth
obligatory; encouraging the industries; and providing for the
administration of the territorial charities.
Witness her excellent schools, some of them occupying build
lnHs eUuul III VI TGSpSCIs % InOSe III the larger cltleS east, ana
provided with superior teachers; her numerous churches; her
well sustained newspapers, daily and weekly; her territorial
library OF 1000 volumes, and her several literary and musical
associations, with beginnings of public libraries in nearly all the
larger towns; her territorial stock association, the largest and
strongest in the United States, possibly in the world-represent-
ing over Sl5,0 900 of invested capital, and drawing unto itself
by attractions irresistible, stoclmen of neighboring states and
territories; and finally her territorial academy of sciences, arts,
and letters, including in its membership a large number of lead.
ing citizens, and zeaouIy taking up the work Of scientific in.
vestigaton, promoting of the arts, making historic records Of
territorial settlement, and forming scientific hnd historical mu,
seums.
Wyoming has a brilliant future. No Territory has brighter
prospects. If the Achievements above rected are the fruit of
thirteen years, and of a people now numbering %, 900, what NAV
not be expected of the next decade, with 4 population and means
of industrial development coming 10 us IN a geometric ratio, as
the resources aud advantages of the Territory are more.and more
widely known
Already we are entering upon u new'era. The feeling is com
ing TO he universal among our own people that Wyoming is no
longer an experiment-that we stand upon the solid ground of
vast resources and extraordinary advantages of many kinds. One
feels it in the t9aeh OF hama WIN hand, sees it in the kindling
eye, breathes it in the air. There is confidence. New. business
blocks, dwelling houses, and public buildings, are showing il
every day, in both substantially and elegance of construction.
The very respectable pioneer churches are giving place to hand
some brick edifces. There is new activity in the mountains
in both prospecting and mining, with promise of an unwonted
stir another season. Capital from the east, and even the Old
World, is seeking for opportunities in the cattle business, in min
ing. aud in other new fields a never before. Plans are Oh foot
to utilize our great soda deposits, petroleum, and other minerals.
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