The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-05-26
CHEYENNE AS AN OUTFITTINC
POINT

Being daily in receipt of letters
making inquiry as to the distance
from here to the Black Hills, and as
to the facilities for Quitting when
here, we propose [. answer all these
correspondents through the LEADER.
The distances from here to The hills
aud to the various points On the
route have already been uublished.-
Cheyenne is estimated at the june
ton OF the Union Pacifr' and Kansas
Pacific railroads. and abUutseventeen
miles east Of the Black Hills range,
on a high plateau of land, the eieva-
ton of which is about 6,tDOfe feet above
the sea level. A small stream, called
Crow Creek, flows down from this
range of Hills and through the west
ern and southwestern part of the
town site. Cheyenne Depot isOmc-
times called Camp Carlin) Il military
supply post, where there are a num-
Der or warehouses and store houses
for the safe Keeping Of military and
Indian stores, is I'VE miles distant,
on Crow Creek, and has Il branch
railroad leading from il 20 the Union
Pacific. At this depot are a govern
ment wagon shop, blacksmith shop
and other shops, where a large mum
Der of tradesmen find employment
in the government service. \ mile
still further up Crow Creek is Fort
Russell, fifteen company military
garrison, commanded by Gen. J. j.
Reynolds. 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 same. Eighteen miles
away to the west, the Metcalf Min
ing District begins, where good cop
per and silver ores are found ia
abundance. This district is now
being developed by citizens of Chpy-
-eHne, 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 cdifcpS, as fol-
lows: Catholic, Father McGoldrick,
pastor; Episcopal, Rev. +. W. Hill
lard, resident clergymen; Presby-
terian, Rev. W. b. Reed, resident
minister; Methodist, Rev. W. +.
Warren, resident ministers; Congre-
g%ational, no resident minister st
present. There is one good public
school, with an average attendance
OF two hundred scholars, resided
Owe by N. Il. Stark, as principal,
ana Misses Tenney, MCGeuhOn and
bryant as assistant teachers. The
school building is a cOmmOdiOus,
comfortable two story brick cditice,
ami wa erected in 1871, at cost Of
$4,000. There is also Il private
school kept 10y a Miss Ellis, who has
II number Of small scholars IN attend
ance-prOhahly twenty-ive.
There are in the town two large
Hardware, stove and tin stores
Henry HOusman and +. Schwpickrrt
where all manner of mining tools
and carpenter tools are for sale; three
large wholesale grocery h0uSeS-I.
G. WhippIe, Pease Il Taylor, Il Ma
gIe-wheree everything in the grocery,
provision and grain trade can be pro-
cured. Besides these there are a
number of retail grocery establish
mrnts-Leiby g. Co., Underwood &
McGregor, at all of which good
stocks of fresh groceries can be
had. Fruit and Produce, $. H. Wood.
or bakery and confectionery es-
Establishments there are the follow
ing: IL. H. Ellis, Underwood d Nc
Gregor, and +. w. Keplinger,
~ NNNAN NllAllS usually kept III a
baking and confectionery establish
ment may be procured. OF drug
stores there are tWO-AdIOms *
Glover and IUrlhUl BrOS.-und there
will be no difficulty in procuring at
these places anything usually kept at
Il first class drug establishment.
There are three large dry goods ps-
Establishments MARKS & Meyers, Geo,
ID. togleSOnG < Co, |. Herman <
CO.,-eaCh of whom keeps an cv-
tensive and varied assortment Of all
articles usually kept in tiE1r cia-s dry
goods stores. There are three large
READY made clothing" house---B.
Holman, Marks d Meyers, Peter
Smith-all of them carry extern
6ive stocks, and wholesale as well as
retail. B. HelIman has in connection
with his clothing emporium, A first
class Merchant Tailoring establish
lnent. OF wholesale liquor and cigar
houses there are three-T. A. Kent.
l.. Murrin, Geo. G.. Maston,--at each
OF which there is a good stock to
purchase from. In the furniture and
crOckery line the large and extensive
establishment of Converse q 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 ''outft"
all who call upon them, with boots
and shoes. In jewclry establishments
Cheyenne boasts twO-JoslIn & 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 hotels
in the place. the principal among
which are Byers Hotel, American
House, Planters House, and Railroad
Hotel. There are also several res