The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-01-02
an ernenae of $3.50, 600; and just her

at an EXPENSE of $3.50, 600; and just nere
it NAV not be inappropriate to remark tnee
persons who invest such large suins VI n -.
nev in building surely have confidence III
CHEYENNE becoming permanent to"h'
else WHY such investments
Property is very high, and lots sell al
Philadelphia and New York prices ana
rents are ditto. The smallest artscie puf-
chased costs two bits tweney-n7e ceutsj,
excent newspapers, which latter article
can he had for fifteen cents, which demon
strates the fact that the dissemination OF
useful knowledge is considered by the
liberal publishers of great utility and q
desirable result.
The price of labor is very hlgn mere,
mechanics obtaining for their services pay
at the rate of six dollars per day, end per-
sons engaged in other pursuits receive
salaries ranging from s75 to s25o per month
CHEYENNE, it is confidently expectea'
will ALWAYS remain town of considerable
Importance and to give your readers some
idea of the amount of business done and
trade supplied, will say that not less than
half million of dollars worth OF goods
are sold here monthly, and large quanti-
ties of freight and goods purchased are
sbiLped daily to the frontier posts.
It is the belief on the part OF many tnat
nayt snrinp a town will be built on the Big
Laramie, twenty miles from Fort Sanders,
and to that end many persons are MAKING
their calculations.
There is already organized here large
and fourishipg Sabbath school, with one
hundred members, under the superintend-
of IN
fnnd has been contributed by the cltlZens,
irrespective of classes, for the purpose "
erecting a suitable school.room,' ana VIII
which to purchase Bibles, Iestaments'
HYMN books, sc.
General Jack Easement, of Union Pacific
railroad fame, has started East, ana VIII
soon. no doubt, present himself in WASH
ineton for admission in Congress as dele
oaie from the proposed Territory OF Wyo-
ming. Ghich, it is earnestly hoped by very
many persons here, will be organized and
admitted into the Union as a Territory.
Tho project of connecting Denver Clty
with this place by rail meets with general
favor. and company is now being organ
ized having that object in view. u ntll SAID
road is started and completed, Wells,
Fargo g. Go. will continue to run daily
coach TO Denver City to connect with all
points in Utah, Montana, and California.
Politics in Cheyenne are ignored, no
party lines having as yet been drawn, al
though if any political question should be
raised the probability is the anti-adminis-
tration would gain the day.
The Sunday law is observed here to
reasonable extent, and the authorities are
striving to regulate the municipal affairs
in such a manner that beneficial results
are likely soon to follow. The labor upon
the Sabbath day is at present, owing to the
exigencies of the times, almost matter OF
necessity but that evil will be remedied.
Order generally prevails, and with the ex-
ception of drunken brawls and an occa-
sional murder, one of which was last week
committed, the commission of high crimes
is of rare occurrence. To prevent disor-
der and destruction of life, an ordinance
is in force prohibiting any person not au-
thorized from carrying any kind OF dan
gefous weapon, either concealed or pub
licly exposed.
The weather the year round is cool,
snow remaining on the Black Hills and
Snowy Ridge during the entire twelve
months. But very little sickness is com
planned Of almost every one from the
healthrul climate and the roughncss OF life
ESCAPES disease. SO the gentlemen, men,
bers of the Society Esculapian, are not
very liable to hurriedly amass large for
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