The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-10-13
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Being daily in receipt of letter.
making inquiry rs to the distance
from here To- the Black Hills, aud HS
to the facilities Tor uurtittng when
here, we propose I answer all these
correspondence through the LEADER.
The DISTANCES from herr Ia tile nus
and To the various points IN the
route have already iet'l published.
Cheyenne is situated at the june
tiun nt the Union PIcIi' and Kansas
Pacific railroads. aud about seventeen
miles east Of the Black HIS range,
OH a hugh plateau of land, the eicvii-
ton of which is about q ,Uuu lpet above
the spa level. a small sir'ani, called
Crow Greek, flaws down irum this
range of Hills aud through the west
ern and southwestern part of The
town site. Cheyenne Drpnt (~nme-
times called Camp Caring II military
supply pn~f, where there arr a nun
Der of wHrenou~eS and store hnuSeS
for The safe Keeping of military aud
Indian stores, i w miles dts ant,
on Crow Creek, and has n hriuch
railroad leading fr1u IL Ia the Uninn
Pacific. Al tlIiS depot are a govern
lllNlll NdZtill TllfIfs III " NH'liiAi FAAfIi
and other shops, " here u large nuu-
Ter of trHdrSnIen tiud employ uirnt
in the government service. y mile
still further up Cru" Cr,e Elk il Fort
Russell, n fifteen cumpiny military
garrison, commanded 10y zen. j. j.
II ynoldS. AT presrui There are but
nine companies stationed there.
There are In the town two large
Hardware. stove and tin stores
Henry Housman and Il. S~rhweickert
where all manner of mining Tools
and carpenter t0nlS are for sale; three
large wholesale grncPry hou-eS-I.
&. WhippIe, Pra-e X Taylor, l. Nj
gle where everything IN the Er,rery,
provision and grain Trade can bP pm
cur d. Besides these lhrrr are Il
number of retail or Icr'rH cSiGh l~h-
m"nIS-Leiby x Co., underworld IL
McGrrgur, ut all OF which guud
stocks of fresh groceries can l'
hal. Fruit and Pruluce, =. III. Wood.
OF bakery and confectionery -
Establishments there are the follow
ing: IL. IL. Ellis, Underwood & Nc.
Gregnr. aud f. W. Krihnuger,
where everything uShIlly kept u II
baking and confectionery establish
ment may he procured. Ot drug
stores there ur'. two Addunis &
Glover an Hurlhut Bros. -nnd tlIert,
will he "a difficulty in procuring ut
these places anything usually kepr ut
n first class drug establishment.
There are three larg" dry gunI- ~.
Observation-Disclosures & Meyers. Geo.
ID. FngiPSnng & Co, l.. Herman &
Co, each of whom keeps an .rN-
tenSivr and varied assortment of all
articles dSHalIy Kept in first rlaSS dry
goods stores. There are three large
really made clothing" hnu5p---B.
Hcllmdu. Marks d Meyer, Peter
Snith-Hll of them carry Xtp
Sivp stocks, and wholesale as Well aS
retail. b. lleliman has ia connection
with his clothing emporium, II first
class Merchant Tailoring establish
mpnt OF wholesale iiquur and cigar
houses there are thrpe-T. A. Keui,
l.. Murriu, Cleo. G MaStuu,. al each
of which there is u good stock Ia
purchase frpm In the furniture aud
crorkerr line the large and extensive
establish nPnt of Converse e. Warren
can furnish all demands on these
branches nf tr uie. In the Inot aud
shoe trade h stores of Stephen Bon
AMI e.. +. Thompson, t7tu ''nuItit"
all who call upnn them with ~
aulshJpS. In j-wtlry establishments
Cheyenne hnaSiS Iva JuSlIn & Park
and David Miller. The former has n
reputation throughout the United
States AMI Europe for excellence.
of workmanship, AN | the place may
well he proud -; it.
The country for miles arnunI
Cheyenne j. ~ rolling prairie, well
adapted tn the raising uf cattle aud
sheep, and covered with herds and
flockS nf the same. Eightp II miles
away To the west, tue MrtraIf Min
ing District hpgiuS. where good rOp
per and silver ores are found m
abundance. This district i now
being developed bv %citizrns of Chrv-
ennp, and will, no doubt, prove Of
great value.
Cheyenne has about 3,09O inrnhi-
tantI. This number lnrS moi inr'ud"
transient pprSnns. II has FIVE gnpi,
substantial Church rlif .pS. "a fol-
lows: Catholic. Father MrG ,Irlrirk,
pastor: Episcopal. Rev. +. Will
lard. resilient clergrmpn; PreShv-
teriln. Rev. w. B. X mrI. resident
minister; Methodist, Rev. w. f.
Warren, resident minister; Comgrp-
gatipnpl, No re Ideut minister 81
present. There l. one yorI pul,Iic
school. with an average attendance
of two hundred scholars, resided
over nv n. f.. Stark. ~ PRINCIPAL.
anil Misses Tenupy, MrGephon and
Bryant "a assistant teachers. The
school building is 81 cnrnmnlinns.
comfortable two story brick pdiicp
an | vas erected in 1871. at n "oSi uf
Sl2.0lo. tn re is also a private
Sphpnl kent IN, a Miss Eli. ,rb, H.,