The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-10-25
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making Inquiry H. to the distance
from here To the Black Hills, aud AS
20 the facilities for Quitting when
here, we propose { answer all the~e
correspondence through the LEADER.
The distances from here to the hills
and tn the various points IN the
route have already been published.
Cheyenne is situated at tile june
tion Ot the Union PAcifir md Kansas
Pacific railroads, aud about seventeen
miles east OF the Black Hills range,
On a high plateau of land, the eleva-
tion of whirh * abuut6 ,OOu feel above
the sea Level. "A small stream, called
Crow Creek, hOws down from this
range of Hnl$ aud through the west
ern and southwestern part Of the
town site. Cheyenne Depot (Sulne-
times called Camp CarIinl a military
supply post, wherp there are a mum
Der of wurehouses AMI sttire houses
for The safe Keeping of military and
Indian stores, Is two miles distant,
OIL Crow Creek, and has n branch
railroad leading from il 10 the Union
Pacific. AT this depot are II govern.
ment wagon shup, al ,cksiniih shop,
and other shops, where n large mum
Ter of tradeSuIeu find employment
III liG EONtTtiilltilA wi lNfs ~ llllit
still further up Crn1 Creek il Fort
Russell, IA fifteen company military
garrison, con- anded by Gen. j. j..
Reynolds. AT present there are but
nine companies Stationed there.
There ARE ia the town two large
Hardware. stove aud tin stures-
Henry Housnlan and r. chweickert
where all of mining tools
"a, -. - -. -. - -. -
large wholesale grocery hau-eS-I.
G. WhIppie, Pea1e 4 Taylor, l. MAJ
gle where everything IA the grocery,
provision and grain trade Tan tie pro-
cur. a.. Besides these theirs are N
m-uts-Leiby II Co., Underwood 4
McGregor, at all Of which good
stocks of fresh groceries can lie
had. gFruif aud Produce. =. III. WoOd.
OF bakery aud confectionery ps-
tahlishmeuts there the fulluw-
ing: II. IL. Ellis. underworld * Me
Gregor. and +. W. k~splinger,
where everything usually Kept IN a
baking and confectionery establish
ment may he procured. OL drug
stores there are two-AddamS x
Glover ard Hurlhut Bros.-Hnd there
will he no difficulty in procuring at
these places anything usually kept al
n first class drug establishment!
There are three large dry guniS es-
Observation-Disclosures & Meyers, Gen.
ID. -Fdglesnng x Co, /. Herman &
CO.,-each Of whom keeps an ex-
tensivr and varied assortment al alt
articles usually kept in first class dry
goods stores. There are three large
ready made lclpthing' hnuseS--B.
Hellman. Marks & Meyers, Peter
Smith-ali of Them carry extern
sivetstocks, and wholesale as well as
retail. b. Hellman has in connection
with his clothing emporium, a first
class Merchant Tailoring establish
mem. or wholesale liquor and ci Lar
houses there are thrpe-T. A. Kent,
l.. Murrin, Geo. q. M~aston,-at each
ar which there is a good stock To
purchase from. In the furniture and
crWkery line the large and extensive
establishment of Converse 4 Warren
can furnish all demands on these.
branches Of traie. In, the boot aud
shse trade the stores OF Stephen Bon
and G.. +. Thompson, ran "outft"
all who call upon them. with boots
anil shoes. In jewrlry establishments
Chpyenne boasts two-=JnsIIn & Park
and David Miller. Tire former has a
reputation throughout the United
States and Europe for excellence.
of workmanship, an the place may
we'll he proud OF It. - =.
The country for miles around
Cheyenne Is n rolling prairie, we'll
adapted to the raising Of cattle aud
sheep, and covered with herds and
flOcks of the same. Eighteen miles
away To the west, the MptcaIf 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 inhahi-
tantS. ThisFnumber does NIT include
transient persons. 1t has Ave good,
suhstuntiai churrh .eyiifires. as fol-
Lowry. Catholic. Father McGhEIr rick,
pastor; Episcopal, Rev. F. w. Hill
lard. resfHent ciprgymen; Presbv-
teriaM @Rev.AW. B. ltend. resident
minister; Methodist, Rev. w. F.
Warren-T resident minister; sCnugrr-
Rational. no resident minister st
preSepts There Il one good pnhlic
schhni, with an average Attendance
of tvna fhundred scholars, resided
over -hy-N-E.- Stark. ~ principal,
anil Misses Tenney, McGeehon and
Bryant As assistant teachers. The
school building is a cnmmodinus,
cDmfortahle two story brick adifice
AMI vas erected in 1871. at a cost of
$1,000. There j. also a private
schpolE kept bya NiSszElis. who has
n number Of small scholars in attend
c probably twenty-five.
AS all who intend going to the
btack lHips peedI firearms anil am
munition, for their own protection
ana To supply, the 1cnmmissarv de-
partmeni, we areoften aske ell whether