The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-05-03
CHEYENNE As AN OUTFIT~TING
POINT!

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here, we propose t answer all these
correspondents through The LEADER.
The distances from here to the hills
aud to the various points IN the
route have already been published.
CHEYENNE is situated al the JUNG
ton OF the Union Paciti" and hansa
Pacific railroads, and about seventeen
miles east of the Black Hills range,
on a high plateau of land, the eiCva-
tion of which is about {, 900 feet above
the sea level. y small stream, called
Crow Creek, flows down from this
range of Hills and through the west
ern and southwestern part Of the
town site. Cheyenne Depot some
times called Camp Carlin) a military
supply post, where there are a num-
Der OF warehouses and store houses
for the safe keeping Of military and
Indian stores, is two miles distant,
on Grow Creek, and has a branch
railroad leading from it TO the Union
Pacific. At this depot are a govern
ment wagon shop, bl tcksmith shop
and other shops, where a large NUM-
Der of tradesmeu find employment
in the government service. a mile
still further up Crow Creek is Fort
Russell, a fifteen company military
garrison, commanded by Gen. }. j.
Reynolds. AT present there are but
nine companies stationed there.
The country for miles around
Cheyenne is Il rolling prairie, well
ADAPTED TO the raising of cattle and
sheep, and covered with herds and
hOcks of the same. Eighteen miles
away to the west, the Metcalf Min
ing District begins, where good cop
per and silver ores are found IN
abundance. This district is now
being developed by citizens of Chey-
enne, and Will, no doubt, prove Of
great value.
Cheyenne has about 5000 inhabi-
tants. This number does not include
transient persons. 1t has five good,
substantial church cditices, as fol-
lows: Catholic, Father McGoldriCk,
pastor; Episcopal, Rev. f. w. Hi
lard, resident clergymen Presby-
terrain, Rev. w. Is. Reed, resident
minister Methodist, Rev. w. +.
Warren, resident ministers; Congre-
gational, no resident minister at
present. There is one good public
school, with an average attendance
of two hundred scholars, resided
i've by n. +. Stark, as principal,
and Misses Tenney, MCGCphUn and
Bryant as assistant teachers. The
school building is Il commodious,
comfortable two story brick cditicu,
and was erected in 1871, at Il cost Of
$l2 1000. There is also a private
school kept by a Miss ELLIS, who has
1t number Of small scholars IN attend
ance-probably twenty-five.
There are in the town two large
Hardware, stove and tin stores
Henry HOusnun and +. Suhwcichcrt
where all manner of mining tools
and carpenter tools are for sale; three
large Wholesale grocery hOu7c5-I.
G. Whippie, Pcasc 4 Taylor, L Ma
gle where everything in the grocery,
provision and grain trade can be pro-
cured. Besides these there are a
number of retail grocery establish
ments-Leiby d Co., Underwood 81
McGregor, at all of which good
stocks of fresh groceries can be
had. Fruit and Produce, ). H. Wood.
OF bakery and confectionery es-
adjustments there are the follow
ing: II. II. Ellis, Underwood & Nc
Gregor, and +. w. Keplinger,
where everything usually kept in a
baking and confectionery establish
ment may be procured. Of drug
stores there are twO-AddOmS &
tAAAA AA'li ~ DlO's
will be no difficulty in procuring at
these places anything usually kept at
n first class drug establishment.
There are three large dry goods es-
Observation-Disclosures & Meyers, Geo.
d. FoglesOng & Co., l.. Herman &
Co.,-each of whom keeps an eX-
tensive and varied assortment of all
articles usually kept in first class dry
goods stores. There are three large
''reauy made clothing" houseS--B.
Hellman, Marks & Meyers, Peter
Smith-all of them carry extern
sive stocks, and wholesale as well rs
retail. b. Hellman has in connection
with his clothing emporium, Il first
class Merchant Tailoring establish
ment. OF wholesale liquor and cigar
houses there are three-T. a. Kent,
l.. Murrin, Geo. G.. MastOn,-at each
OF which there is a 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 G.. E. Thompson, ran "outit"
all who call upon them, with boots
and shoes. In jewClry establishments
Cheyenne boasts twO-JoslIn & Park
and David Miller. The former has a
reputation throughout the United
States and Europe for excellence
of workmanship, and the place may
well be proud OF it.
There are a number of good hotels
in the place, the principal among
which are Dyers Hotel, American
House, Planters House, and Railroad
Hotel. There are also several res
taurants in the place, where meals
can be obtained at any time. There