The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-29

making inquiry as To the distance
from Eere 10 the Black Hills, and ns
Ia the facilities for UuItiitiug when
here, we propose I answer all these
correspondents through the LEADER.
The distances from here To The hills
and To tnv various points N the
route have uiT,udy been UuJii~hpd.
Che. CuUC ! situated at the iIuc-
ton uI the Uu:uu I'Hrin and Kansas
Pacific rajlrOad-, and ai,uul seventeen
miles east of the Black Hills range,
on Il high plateau Of land, the elcyu-
tic of which i about 6, UGHD feel above
The sea Level. \ 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 some
times called Camp Curlin) Il military
supply post, where there are a mum
ter OF warehouses and stnrcthuu~i,
inr the safe kvvIiug Of military and
Indian slurrs, Is two miles distant.
on Crow Greek, and has "A branch
railroad leading from it 10 the Union
Pacific. At this depot are a govern.
mcnt wagon shop, bl ,cksmilh shop
and other shops, where a large mum
her of trudssuIen find employment
in the government service. \ mile
still further up Crow CrrcK j. Fort
Russell, u fifteen company military
garrison, commanded by Gen. }. j.
X ynuids. At present there are but
nine companies stationed there.
The country for miles around
Cheyenne is a rolling prairie. well
ADAPTED to the raising Of cattle and
sheep, and covered with herds and
hocks of the amc Eighteen miles
away to the west, the MetcaIf Min
ing District begiuS, where good cop
per and silver ores are found in
abundance. This district is now
being developed by citizens of Chcy-
enne, and Will, no doubt, prove of
great value.
Cheyenne has about 5000 inhahf-
tantS. This number does not include
transient persons. Ii has FIVE good,
substantial church ediiceS, as fol-
lows: Catholic, Father McGoIdrick,
pastor; Episcopal, Rev. +. w. Hill
lard, resident ciergymen; Presby-
terrain, Rdv. w. b. Kand. resident
minister; Methodist, Rev. w. +.
Warren, resident minister; Cungre-
gationaI, no resident minister ct
present. There i one good public
school, with AN average attendance
OF two hundred scholars, resided
over by n. +. Stark, as principal,
and Misses Tenuey, McGeehOn and
Bryant rs assistant teachers. The
school building is IA cummodious.
comfortable two story brick ediIice,
anL was erected in 1871, al a cost of
I-'OOu. There Il also n private
Schn"i Kept by q Miss Ellis, who has
" Anhinpr OF small scholars in attend
aIrS-pr"hahIy Twenty-Five.
lhere are IN the town W o large
iidrHW'!Te' stove and tan Stores
iieiifE iiunSnihn Il +. Schweickprt
where nj manner of mining tools
ana carpenter tools are for sale; three
i"Ee wholesale grocery houSeS-I.
:. "hipp!e, fet~e d Taylor, e Ma
sc "''c 'E'rEihlIE III the grocery,
pros iN'"n ana gram trade can be pro-
VuF'u' Besides These There are a
number of retail grocery establish
Iu"ntS-h"i"N " Co., Underwood q
Aic'irrg"r, =. II. Wood, al all at which
E'od H'"rks 81 ir"-h groceries IAN he
hti; ~ bakery u confectionery
C7'a"'IriilnthI ihrIr are Tn" follow
inG: ii. II. fi!l~, Underwood Il Me
uf'R"r' aHd l. W.. kepiInger,
where everything usually kept in Il
DaklnE ana confectionery establish
lnrilt may De procured. OF drug
stores mere are two-Addoms q
Clover anu Hurlhut BrOs.-nnd there
VIII De n" uithculty in procuring at
lleSe places anything usually kept at
4 Hrst class drug establishment.
mere are three large dry goods es-
tantishmehtS-Nlarks & Meyers, Geo.
r. - ~Co' l.. herman "
t]a,,iva ond ,,iihd hetPe an eA
-, Wv r"tieu aosoPtnleht OF All
o,ndN 80" Up III nrsL c'aSS ury
SSooco IheIt are ihfee large
tIuS uiaIe IlotiillS nouSeS--b.