The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-11-17
COMMERCIAL JOB PRINTING
or EVERY KIND
oHEYEsSE As AN OUrFITTING
POINTl AZ

llS AQuAlN III W Allt
from here to the Black Hills, aud as
to the facilities for QUILTING when
here, we propOset answer all these
correspondence 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 1T the JUNG
ton OF the Union Pacific and Kansas
Pacific railroads, and about seventeen
miles east of the Black Hills rauge,
on a high plateau Uf land, the eieva-
ton of which is about 5000 feel above
the sea Jewell. a small strram, called
Crow Creek, flows down from rthiS
range of Hills and through the west
ern and southwestern part of the
town site. Cheyenne Depot tSaIne-
times called Camp CarIinl u military
supply post, where there are Il mum
Der OF warehouses aud store houses
fordhe safe keeping of military and
Indian stores, is two miles dts ant,
on Crow Creek, and has IA hrHnch
railroad leading from il iu the Union
Pacific. AT this depot are II govern
ment wagon shop, bl tckSmilh shop
and other shops, where u large mum
Der of tradesmeu find employment
in the g-overnnIent service. y mile
still further up Crow CIR, eK il Fort
Russell, "A fifteen company military
garrison, commanded by Gen. }. j..
Reynolds. At present thercare but
niue Companies stationed there.
There are in the town two large
Hard ware, stdve and tin stores
Henry HousnIan and +. Schweickert
where all manner of mining tuuis
and carpenter touls are for sale; three
lar 80 az IaI.A.H . .
G. WhipPIe, Pea~e x Taylor, l. M
gle where everything In the grocery,
provision and grain trade can Ice pro-
cured. Besides these there arr. a
mum Der of retail grpcery establish
mruts-Leiby a. Co., Underwood IL
McGreg0r, at all of which good
stocks of fresh groceries can be
had. Fruit and Produce. 5. H.. Wood.
OF bakery and confectionery es-
tablisbmentsathere ARE the follow
ing: II. IL. Ellis, Underwood & Me
Gregnr, and Il. w. ANkppliugpr,
where everything usually kept IN II
baking aud c~nfpcliouery establish
ment may be procured. CT drug
stores there are two-AddouIS q
Glover and Hnrlhut Bros. and thpJp
will be no difficulty in procuring IT
these places ANYTHING usually kept at
n first class drug establishment.
There r three large dry goods Cs-
Observation-Disclosures & Movers, Gpn.
ID. FogleSong & Co., l.. IIrrnau d
CO.,-each of whom keeps an pX-
tensive and varied assortment Of all
articles usually kept ia first class dry
goods stores. There are three large
READY made clothing" huuspS--B.
Hellman. Marks & Meyer~, Peter
Smith-all of them carry eXIen-
sive stocks, and wholesale ny well as
retail b. Hellnian has in connection
with his clothing emporium, a first
class Merchant Tailoring establish
ment. OF wholesale liquor and ci Ear
houses there are three-T. A. Kent,
l.. Murrin, Geo. q. MaStou,-at each
of which there is II COOL stock Ia
purchase from. In the furniture and
cruckery line the large and extensive
establishment of Converse & Warren
can furnish all demands an these
branches of trade. In the bout aud
shoe trade the stores of Stephen Bon
andLG-E- Thompson, can "nuifit"
all who call upon them, with boots
and shoes. In jewclry establishments
Cheyenne boasts two JnSlIn & Park
and David Miller. The former has II
reputation throughout the United
States and Europe for excellence
Of workmanship, an the place may
well be proud fit.
The country for miles around
Cheyenne is a rolling prairie, we'll
adapted to the raising of cattle aud
sheep, and covered with herds and
hocks of the anne. Eighteen miles
away to the west, the Mptcalf Min
ing District heginS, where good cop
per and silver O. are found IN
abundance. This district is now
being developed by citizens of Ghev-
enna, and will, no doubt, prove of
great value.
Cheyenne has about 5000 inhahi-
tantS. This number does not include
transient persons. 1t has five good.
substantial church edifreS. a. full
lows: Catholic. Father MrGnldrick,
pastors Episcopal. Rev. F. w. Hill
lard, resilient clergympn; Prpshv-
terrain, Rev. w. b. Reed. resilient
minister; Methodist, Rev. w. F..
Warren, resident minis pr; Congrr-
g%ational, no resident minister st
present. There i one good public.
school, with an average attendance
of two hundred scholars, resided
over ny N. F.. Stark. ~ principal.
anil Misses Tenney, MrGephon and
Bryant as assistant teachers. THE
school building ia a commodinus.
comfortable two story brick ediice,
andawas erected in 1871. at a cost of
$l2, On9. r. There j. also a. private
school kent by a Miss Ellis, who has
a number of small schSllrs in attend-
anee-probabiy Twenty-Five.
As all who intend going to the
Black Hills need firearms and am
munition, for their own protection
and to snpp'y the cpmmisSarv de-
partmentswe are often asked whether