The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-10-22
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Being daily in receipt of letter.
making inquiry5as toEthp distance
from here L. the Black Hills, and IT.
TO the facilities Tor uuititt.ug when
here, we propose { answer all these
correspondence through The LEADER.
The distances fruiu here t~utne-Iuil-
and to the vHrhIuS points III the
route have already been published.
Cheyenne i situated AT the june
ton oT the Union PacIfir and knn-aS
Pacific RAILROADS. and ,aiIout seventeen
miles east Of tine BI3nk His range,
on a high piateaupf Band, the eiev
ton of which il about g ,n1U lee above
the sea- level. a Small stream. called
Crow Crerk, lows duwu from this
range of Hills aud through the WEST
ern and southwestern part of The
town site. Cheyenne Depot (Snrup-
times called Camp CnrIiu) II military
supply I,sIr whtrethere are Al puHI-
Der al warenthIA-s and store houses
for THE Stfps keetfirfg of military and
Indian stores, is we mites dis ant,
on Crow Creek, and has IA branch
railroad leading irSurit 20 the Uniun
Pacific. AT lhiS depot are a Cavern
ment wagon slrpp, III cksIniih Shop
and other shops, whrrr II lHrgr nutn-
her of .radr-mru find employment
i'm the government service. y mile
still further up I rp" CT'ek l. Fort
Russell, n fifteen company military
garri >nn, commanded by Glen. j. j.
II yn"ids. AT presrui there are buu
nine companies stationed there. s.r
There are in the town two large
Hard ware. Stove and tin stores
Henry II%uuSnInn and +. Schwctckcrt
where all manuer-of ntininghtunt-
and carpruter tnulS ARE FOR SALE; three
large Wholesale grocery huu-es-I.
{. Whippir, Pra~t' d Taylor, + Ma
gle -wIurrePrerylhIIg inihe gruwery,
provision aud grain trade can lac piu-
cur Il. Besides these IhrrI ARE Il
number of retail gr ic,.rN c~uunn i~ii-
mrutS-Leiby * Co., Underwood IL
McGregOrguAt all erof (which gund
STOCKS uf fresh grlcrrtes eau lac
hat. Fruit and Produce. :. II. Wood.
IF bakery and confectionery rs-
Establishments there are the follow
ing: If. H.nEllis, Underworld Il Me-
Gregnr, and l.. W. Keplmger,
where everything usually kept m Il
baking and confectionery establish.
ment may he procured. CT drug
stureS there are two-AtldomS d
Glover an I lInrlhui Bra-. -and filer,.
will he no diilirulty in procuring at
these places ANYTHING usually kcptut
u first class drug establishment.
There are three large dry gnu,i~ ps-
tabti-hIuentS-Nnr Meyers, GP-.
D.@Fuglesoug e Gn ~ l.. Herman d
CO.,-each of whom keeps an OK
tenSivr and varied Assortment dt alt
articles Usually kept ia first caSs dry
gonfl| stores. There arr thrrr- large
''~eauy made clothing" hbusp>--B.
Hcllmtn. Marks & Mryrr-, Peter
Smith-all of them carry pxtGn-
sive storks. and wh0leSa'e ns well rs
retail. B. llellrnauhu S iIrcOnnectinn
with his clothing emporium, Il first
class Merchant Tailoring rStaGIiSh-
ment. or wholesale liquor and cigar
houses there are tiree-n. k.lKpui,
l.. Murrtn, Geo. q. MaStun,--nt each
of which there Is II good stnck To
purchase from. In the furniture and
cre-kerr-lttf-. the large and extensive
establishment of Converse 4 Warren
can furnish all demands ON these.
branches of iruie. In tile boot and
shoe trade tie Stores df stephen Bon
and q. +. Thompson, ran ''outtit"
all who call upon them. with boots
and shoes. In jevt Try rStahliSH meut4
ChtyennfHhoaSts two Jn~iIh x PARK
and David Miller. The former has u
- lfIAlA WI llA OfllNtfl
States and Europe fnr pXtpIIente.
of workmanShip,,anl the place mny
well be proud oi il.
The country for miles around
Cheyenne j. n rolling prairie, well
adapted to the RAISING of cattle aud
sheep, and covered with herds aud
6ocks nf the same. Eighteen miles
away tothr4 west, the MntcaIf Min
ing District begiil4. ywhprp good ,-up
per and silver ores are found IN
abundance. This district i now
being devrlepedl,v citizans of Chry-
eTme, and WILL, nos Doubt prove of
great value.
Cheyenne has about 3,0m inhahi-
tantS. This numbcr Hoes NOT INCLUDE
transient persons. 1t has five gnnd,
sui'~ipntiali rhpr'h euifirp@. saSF I'll
lows: Catholic. Father MtTHf drirk,
pastor Eei~cnpll. Rev. f, w. lii
lard resilient eiergvhen; Pre~hv-
terrain. Rev. w. B. X frI' rpSidpn,
minister; Methodist, Rev. w. F..
Warren, resident minis-er; Congr.-
gatinnal, M resident minister 81
present. { There "A one gnzaI pribrI,.
school, with an average attendance
of two hundred scholars, resided
yer by n. F.. Stark. ~ PRINCIPAL.
anl Misses Tennev, McGeehon and
Bryant -aS-assiSiant teachers. Tha
school building is a rnrnmodinus.
comfortable two story brick pdifcp
an | was erected in 1871. al n cost of
Sl24QpQr -FThsre is alsn--a rprivaff
school kent hv-a Miss Ems, whe has
II nf small scholars in attend
ance probably twenty-five.
.As az who, intend going tn the
Black lHifis need 6ra-art,S ami mn
mnnition, for their protection
and to- Supply tharcuuprniss-rv de