The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-06-04
ConnEHvIAL ION PRINTING
CHEYENNE AS AN OUTFITTING
- FONT

from mere tO-tne Biack HIS, anu as
TO the facilities for=outftting when
here, we propose { answer all these
correspohdents throughtlle LEADER-
The distances from heTe[to inc nus
audsto the various pQlnta IN the
route have already been published.
CHEYENNE IS situated at The juno
tion OF the Unfun Pacific and Kansas
Pacific railroads, and about seventeen
miles east OF the Black Hills range,
snfa high plateau of land, the eleva-
ton of which-is about 6 1000 feet above
he-seaIeSeL-A sHsI4-stFea 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 Carlin1 Il military
supply past, where there are anum-
Der of warehouses and store houses
fotthe safe keeping of military and
Indian stores, is two miles distant,
on Crow Creek, and has a branch
railroad leading from it to the Union
Pacific. At this depot are a govern
ment wagon shop, blacksmith shop
and other shops, where a large NUM-
her of tradesmen find employment
in the government service. A mile
still further up Crow Creek is Fort
Russell, u fifteen company military
garrison, commanded by Gen. j. j.
Reynolds. At present there are but
nine companies stationed there.
The country for miles around
Cheyenne is IA rolling prairie, well
adapted TO the raising of cattle aud
sheep, and covered with herds and
foeksaaf the sumo! 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 iRhabi-
tants. This Number does not Include
trausienhpersonsg Itshas five good,
substantial church edi6ces. as fol-
lows. Catholic, Father McGoldrick,
pastor Episcopal, Rev. +. w. Hill
lard, resident clergymen; Presby-
teriHnD Rey.y w. b, Reed, reSident.
minister; = Methodist, Rev. ~. f.
Warren, resident ministers; Congre-
ga,ionaf, no resident minister at
present. There is n evgood public
school, with an average attendance
of two hundred scholars, resided
I'VE by N. E Stark, as principal,
and Misses Tenuey, McGeehon aud
Bryant as assistant teachers. The
school building ia a commodious,
comfortable two story brick edifice,
AMI was erected in 1871, at IA cost of
$4,000. There is also a. private
schonl kept 10y a Miss Ellis, who has
u number Of small scholars in attend
ance -probably twenty-five.
There are in the town two large
Hardware, stove and tin stores
Henry Housnlan and-F. Schweickert
where all n of mining tools
and carpenter tools are for sale; three.
large wholesale grocery houSes-I.
c. Whipple, Pease & Taylor, Il 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
meuts-Leiby d CO., Underwood &
McGregor, Mt all of which good
stocks of fresh groceries can be
had. Fruit and Produce, 5. H. Wood.
OF bakery and confectionery es-
Adjustments there are the follow
ing: H. IL. Ellis, Underwood & Me
Gregor, and E. w. Keplinger,
where's everything usually kept-in a
baking and confectionery establish
ment may be procured. OF drug
stores there are two-AddOms &
Glover and HurlbutB ros.-and there
will be no difficulty in procuring at
these places anything usually kept at
n first class drug establishment.
ThereLare three large dry goods es9
Observation-Disclosures & Meyers, Geo.
d.. Foglesong & Co, |. Herman &
Co.-each of whom keeps an eX-
tehsive and varied assortment of all
articles usually kept in first class dry
goods stores. There are three large
READY made Fclothing'' hbuses--B.
Hellman. Marks 4 Meyers, Peter
Smith-all of them carry extern
sive stocks, and wholesale as well as
retail. B. Hellman has in connection
with his clothing emporium, a 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
cruckery 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.. 3. Thompson, ran heutfit"
all who call upon them, with boots
andshoes. In jewclry establishments
Cheyenne boasts two-JoslIn & Park
andsDavid 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