The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-06-24
CHEYENNE As AN OUFFITTING
POINT!

Ah4NAA u W ANit AATldilGG
from here t the Black Hills. and as
to the facilities for Quitting when
here, we propose I answer aiI-these
correspondents through the LEADER.
The distances from here to the hills
and to the various points IN tue
route have already been published.
Cheyenne is situated at the juno
tion OF the Union Pacific and Kansas
Pacific railroads, and about seventeen
miles east of the Black Hills range,
on a high plateau of land, the eleva-
tion of which is about 6 ,0Ugfeei above
the sea level. a small stream, called
Grow 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 Cariin) Il military
supply ppst, where there are Il mum
Der of warehouses and store houses
for the safe keeping of military and
Indian stores, is w miles distant,
on Crow Greek, aud has a branch
railroad leading from IL TO the Union
Pacific. AT this depot are "A govern
ment wagon shop, bl tcksmiIh shop
and other shops, where "A large mum
her of tradeStnen find employment
In h government service. a mile
still further up Crow Creek is Fort
Russell, IA 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 "A rolling prairie, wei
adapted to the raising of cattle aud
sheep, and covered with herds and
1ocks of the same. Eighteen miles
away to the west, the MetcaIf Min
ing District begins, where good cop
per and silver ores are found in
abundance. This district is now
being developed by citizens of Chpy-
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 editiceS, "a fol-
lows; Catholic, Father McGuldrick,
pastor; Episcopal, Rev. +. W. Hill
lard, resident clergymen Presby-
terrain, Rev. w. Il. Reed, resident
minister Methodist, Rev. W. L.
Warren, resident minister /; Congre-
gationaI, no resident minister 1t
present. There Is one good public
school, with an average attendance
OF two hundred scholars, resided
over by N. T. Stark, as principal,
and Misses Tenney, MrGeehon aud
Bryant a. assistant teachers. The
school building is Il Cpmmodipus,
SOM Portable two tory brick ediica,
and was erected in 1871, at Il cost of
ST., 600. There is also a private
school kept by n Miss Ellis, who has
II number nf small scholars In attend
ance probably twenty-five.
There are in the town two large
Hardware, stove and tin stores
Henry Huusman and +. Sch weickprt
where all manner of mining tools
and carpenter tools are for sale; three
large wholesale grocery huuses-T.
Z. Whipple, PeaSe & Taylor, = Ma
gle=where everything in the grocery,
provision and grain trade ran be pro-
cured. Besides these there are a
number of retail grocery establish
ments-Leiby & Co., Underwood &
McGregor, at all of which good
stocks of fresh groceries can be
had. Fruit and Produce, ). II. Wood.
OF bakery and confectionery es-
Establishments there are the follow
ing: II. II. Ellis, Underwood & Me
Gregor, and Il. w. Keplinger,
where everything usually kept in n
baking and confectionery establish
ment may be procured. OF drug
stores there are twO-AdGoms &
Glover and Hurlhut BrOS.-nnd there
will be no difficulty in procuring AT
these places anything usually kept at
a first class drug establishment.
There are three large dry goods es-
Observation-Disclosures & Meyers, Gen.
D.. FogleSOng & Co, l.. Herman &
Co.,-each of whom keeps an eX-
tensive and varied assortment OF all
=, .t.la .-,.II, I--.N -. a. -. 10 -.
goods stores. There are three large
ready made clothing" hDuses--B.
Heilman. Marks & Meyers, Peter
Smith-all of them carry extern
sive stocks, and wholesale as well rs
retail. b. IIelIman has in connection
with his clnthing emporium, n first
class Merchant Tailoring establish
ment. OF wholesale liquor and cigar
houses there are three-T. A. Kent,
l.. Murrin, Geo. G.. Maston, lat each
of which there is a good stock to-
purchase rom. 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 aud
shoe trade the stores of Stephen Bon
and G.. E.. Thompson, can "outfit"
all who call upon them, with boots
and shoes. In jewClry establishments
Cheyenne hoasts twO-JoSlIn & Park
ami David Miller. The former has a
reputation throughout the United
States and Europe for excellence
OF workmanship, AMI 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