The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-11-11
COMMERCIAL JOB PRINTING
CHEYENNE AS AN OUFFIrrING
POINT!

POINT!
Being daily in receipt Of letters
making inquiry as to the distance
from here to the Black Hills, and as
to the facilities for QUILTING when
here, we propose I answer all these
correspondents through the LEADER.
The distances from here to the hills
and to the various points IN the
route have already been published.
Cheyenne is situated at the june
ton OF the Union Pacifir and Kansas
Pacific railroads, and about seventeen
miles east of the Black Hills range,
on a high plateau of land, the eleva-
ton of which is about 5000 feel above
the sea level. A small stream, called
Crow Creek, flows down from this
range of Hills aud through the west
ern and southwestern part of the
town site. Cheyenne Depot (%Sutne-
times called Camp Cariinl "A military
supply post, where there are II mum
Der of warehouses and store houses
for the safe keeping of military aud
Indian stores, is W miles distant,
on Crow Creek, and has n branch
railroad leading from il To the Union
Pacific. AT this depot are a govern
mem wagon shop, bl tcksmiih shop
and other shops, where IA large mum
Der of tradesmeu find employment
in the government service. \ mile
still further up Crow Creek is Fort
Russell, n fifteen company military
garrison, commanded by Gen. }. j.
Reynolds. AT present there are but
nine computes stationed there.
There are in the town TWO large
Hardware, stove and tin stores
Henry Housman and +. Schweiekert
Where all manne of mining tools
and carpenter tools are for sale; three
large wholesale grocery hou-es-I.
O. Whipple, Pease Il Taylor, L Ma
gle where everything in the grocery,
provision aud grain trade AN be pro-
cured. Besides these theirs are Il
number of retail grocery establish
m~uts-Leiby x Co., Underwood d
McGregDr at all of which good
stocks of fresh groceries can Ice
had. Fruit and Produce, =. III. Woud.
OF bakery and confectionery -
Establishments there ARE the follow
ing: Ii. IL. Ellis, Underwood Il Me
GregOr, and +. w. krpliuger,
where Everything usually KEPT ia a
baking and Confectionery establish
ment may be procured. OF drug
stores there are two-Addnus &
Glover AM. Hurlhut BrOS.-,tnd there
will be no difficulty in procuring at
these places anything usually kept at
II first class drug establishment.
There are three large dry guuriS IS.
Observation-Disclosures & Meyers, Geo.
ID. FogleSOng & Co, L.. Herman &
Co.,-each of whom keeps an CX-
tensive and varied assortment Of all
articles usually kept in first class dry
goods stores. There are three large
ready made clothing" huuspS--B.
Holman, Marks q Meyers, |Prrrr
Smith all Of them carry extern
sive stocks, and wholesale uS wNIi as
retail. b. HelIman has in c~onuectfnT
with his clothing emporium, a first
class Merchant Tailoring establish
men OF wholesale liquor and cigar
houses there are thrpe-T. A. Kent,
IL. Murrin, Geo. q. Maston,-at each
of which there is Il good stock to
purchase from, In the furniture and
crockery line the large and extensive
establishment of Converse & Warren
can furnish all demands on these
branches of trade. In the boot and
shoe trade the stores of Stephen Bon
and e.. e. Thompson, can outfit,
all who call upon them, with boots
andshees. In jewelry establishments
Cheyenne boasts two-JuSlm & Park
and-bavid Miller. The former has IL
reputation throughout the United
States and Europe for excellence
of workmanship, an I the place may
vel be proud OF it.
The country for miles around
Cheyenne is a rolling prairie, well
adapted to the raising of cattle aud
sheep, and covered with herds and
hOcks of the ame Eighteen miles
away to the west, the Metcalf Min
ing District begins, where good rop-
per and silver ores are found In
abundance. This district is now
being developed by citizens of Chpy-
enne, and will, no doubt, prove of
great value.
Cheyenne has about 3,On0 inhahi-
tantS. This number does not include
transient persons. 1t has five good,
Substantial church edifreS. as fol-
lows Catholic, Father McGnldr rick,
pastor; Episcopal, Rev. F. W. Hill
lard, resident clergymen; Prpsby-
terrain, Rev. w. B. Reed, resident
minister; Methodist, Rev. w. F..
Warren, resident minister; Congrp-
gatfonal, no resident minister ct
present. There is one good public
school, with an average attendance
of two hundred scholars, resided
over by n. f. Stark, rs principal.
and Misses Tenney, MrGeehon and
Bryant as assistant teachers. The
school building is a c0nmodinus,
Comfortable two story brick ediice.
AMI wa erected in 1871 at q cost nf