Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-07-09

JUNE Is, 1859.
CHEYENNE. ETC.

4 nt.WeeH the Dig Mliuuy anu oalt
Lake this morning. and have done
the place about all Z crcq I'd; 70 |
will scratch accordingly. The place
is situated about twenty miles east
| of the Black Hills, on a high level
plain off a little west or south of
| Fort Laramie. There is not q Tree
or shrub in sigh. and is decidedly
the most bleak looking place | have
met with. / find relief in looking
at the Black Hills through the rain
and mist prevailing to day. / have
frequently alluded to the weather
on my round, and will simply re-
peat that have managed to land
every time in rain or snow, at Oma-
ha il was rain, and mud that sticks
/ worse than Poorman's Plaster. Well
Cheyenne has or claims population
| of ever two thousand, and has hous-
as enough empty for half as many
more, still, the place appears really
lively, and will perhaps hold its own
as the Denver Il. Il. is graded and
the m ltcrial sad to be Forthcoming
50 as TO finish it by fall. But as to
that there are doubts. The general
features of the town is oil the hastily
constructed m ming town class, ey-
ceptng the railroad works. 1t Is
the end OF Il division, and the rail-
road has quite extensive arr nge-
ments, though it seems to me they
run one locomotive Il long ways be-
fore resting 1.-two hundred and fifty
miles, or but one change between
here and Om TIA. North Platte IL
the hlll-w " house. | bal a clirios-
ity to see what supported ta zee or
ionr big da; y papers at this place.
nv curiosity is no. yet satIsiicd--i
III TO see it," But vofy lately
the number has been reduced TO TWO
the Argus and Lea Ter. Laramie
g and Swcetwaler on ahead have
the other two. l;us yet it seems to
m. il loree.i put these two d iilies
left. by examination, ! smell much
dead matter" on the " inside, :
al d altogether, l don't want any
s ok in Oh ycnne generally. There
3 liiH prospccted coal mine tea
mics south of here, and some little
agriculiur al work not far about,
but very little, it is too b gh and
cold for that, 80 there is really moth
ing but the railroad prospects foI
the place. 1t drinks much aud
shoots in proportion. Old Daniel
Mclaughlin is here, and seems TO be
dong vel in the law business. lie
is the oaly familiar face + have seen
here, and / bayen't seen h.in, 1t was
his wife or better half.
| e. 80 rs a. (. isrs.s $50 - i.rss
From Omaha to Cheyenne, the
time is made, in, abeut4z4 hours, and
nothing of interest on the Way tx
cspt that il is Il satisfaction to r'de
over the ground imam el,gant car,
5 miles an hour that | walked oven
years ago little d ramli g oil this
never rode over smoother road
han that between here aud Omaha
whether . cotton wood Ties = art
the call-e of it cant say, as ldiin !
exam ne the case, / presume the
road will be rousher lhsstd Is, But. u
cnI'. nev~r be SO rough rs that frs
trip OF mine - the plans across =
III am at LAT getting asv~n" on thai
which is The size Of II With me- lls
lime OF se.tlement is comparatively
| tim along, the old lead, and as iai
as population is concerned. Nebras-
lika Is about rs weak u State as this
| ;is a Territory which is only Ter
i. tory egally, just now, GOV. CAM
bell) having arrived anI started
ahc1Liug. cheyenne is Tbs C'pstai