The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-04-21
CEEXESNE As AS OUTLYING
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AA%NiL5 INJURY u 40 NIe. Nt=LElGG
IRON here tO the Black Hills, and It's
10 the facilities GOr Quitting when
here, we propose t. answer ali these
correspondents Through the LEADER.
The distances from here to the hIIl-
and to the various points On the
route have already been published.
CHcN eIIIc l. Situated at the iuuC-
ton uI The Union Pacific and Kansas
Pacific railroads, and about seventeen
miles east OI the Black Hills range,
ON a high plateau Of land, the eIeNu-
tIOu oil which l. UGuut G,OUJ feet above
the sci level. ! shall stream, called
crow Greek, flows down from this
range at Hills aud through the west
ern and southwestern part Of the
town site. Cheyenne Depot lsome-
times called Camp Carlinl IA military
supply post, where there are a num-
ter III warehouses and store HOUSES
for the sale Keeping OF military and
Indian stores, Is two miles distant,
ON Crow Greek, aud has "A branch
railroad leading from il 10 the Union
Pacific. At this depot are a govern
ment wagon shop, Blacksmith shop
and other shops, where a large num-
Der uf tradesunen find employment
in the government service. y mile
sun lhiAlAtA ny Nlu" Nllth - LbEt
Russell, Il 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 IA rolling prairie, well
adapted to the raising Of cattle and
sheep, and covered with herds and
iOCks nf the same. Eighteen mikes
away to the west, the Metcalf Min
ing District begins, where good cop
per and silver ores arc found III
abundance. This district is now
being developed by citizens OF Chey-
enne, and VIII, no doubt, prove of
great value.
Cheyenne has about 5000 inhabi-
tauts. This number does not include
transient persons. 1t has five good,
substantial church cdiiiceS, as fol-
lows: Catholic, Father McGoldrick,
pastor Episcopal, Rev. +. w. Hill
lard, resident clergymen Presby-
terrain, Rev. w. b. Reed, resident
minister; Methodist, Rev. w. +.
Warren, resident minister; COngre-
g%atiOnal, no resident minister at
present. There is one good public
school, with an average attendance
Of two hundred scholars, presided
over by n. +. Stark, as principal,
and Misses Tcuney, McGcehon and
Bryant rs assistant teachers. The
school building is n commOdious,
comfortable two story brick edifice,
and was erected in 1871, at n cost of
S12 600. There is also n private
school kept by q Miss Ellis, who has
II number of small scholars in attend
ance-prObably twenty-five.
Tbnrp arc in tho tnygn fy.A I arm
Hardware, stove and tin stores
Henry Housman and y. Schweickcrt
where all manner of mining tools
and carpenter tools are for sale; three
large wholesale grocery huuS&-I.
G. Whipp!e, Pease Il Taylor, E Ma
gle-where everything in the grocery,
provision and grain trade N be pro-
cured. Besides these there are q
number Of retail grocery establish
ments-Leiby " Co., Underwood Il
McGregUr, at all of which good
stocks of fresh groceries can be
bad. Fruit and Produce, =. Fl. Wood.
OF bakery and confectionery es-
adjustments there are the follow
ing: II. II. Ellis, Underwood IL Nc
GregOr, and L. W. kUplingcr,
where everything usually kept III Il
baking and confectionery establish
ment may be procured. OF drug
stores there are twO-AddOmS u
Glover and Hurlbut Bros.-and there
will be no difficulty in procuring at
these places anything usually Kept III
Il first class drug establishment.
There are three large dry goods es-
Observation-Disclosures & Meyers, Geo.
ID. Foglesong & CO., /. Herman d
Co.,-each of whom keeps al eX-
4---s,,, 49, mi - E 81
articles usually kept in first class dry
goods stores. There are three large
"'ready made clothing" hOuses--B.
Hellman, Marks q 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 cigal
houses there are three-T. y. Kent,
l.. Murrin, Geo. G.. MastOn,-at each
of which there is a good stock 10
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, can "Outtit'
all who call upon them, with boots
and shoes. In jewclry establishments
Cheyenne boasts tWO-JOslIp Il 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 hOtek
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 meal:
can be obtained at any time. There