The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-01-07

MD ALtOD A1EzNN .
January ., 1875.
Editor Of Cheyenne LEADER:
Yesterday was New Years, so, in
keeping with the lime honored Gus
tom, your correspondent, accom-
panied by a party OF gentlemen,
started out to make n few New
Years calls, having previously been
Informed that most of our people
would keep open house" and be
"At hume"
Our first call was made or that
veteran Of the Plains, "Old Man
AfrAid-o f. his Horses" Here we
were met with a chorus OF "how 4"
from many of his fellows who had
gathered at his lodge to pay the
compliments of the season. After
wishing the old gentleman n Happy
New YenF and many returns, we
were invited to sit down and par
take of the starboard side of a cold
dog, on toast. One of our party was
80 ungentlemanly as to suggest that
"that pup had run the Plains too
long to make q good square meal"
We gave the old man a shake and
started for she residence of Mr..
Spotted Cow, where we were met
by many ladies, all of whom vert
introduced to our party as Mrs.
Spotted Cows. After shaking hands
all pOtS1A we sat down to a lunch
consisting of buffalo ears baked
brown, garnished with dried Ne
braska Gnsshoppers. Doing ample
justice to this lay out, we backed out
of the august presence of Mr.. Cow
and his ladies, TO take in Mr.. Blue
Horses outfit.
This family has just returned from
quite an extended tour on the North
and South Platte, Republican and
Arkansas Rivers, where they have
been staying buffalo. This gentle
man knowing our party would call
upon him, had prepared u sumptuous
dish of musk rat tails, crisped in
ashes. Some of u party thought
they were not done enough, therefore
this call was not enjoyed as much as
the former one.
After leaving Blue Horses resid-
ence, we visited some twelve or four
teen more of our friends, where dog
was served up in all its western
STYLES with a lavish hand, so much
so that some of our party felt like
barking, others like scratching and
some like growing.
Arriving at the Agency late in the
evening, we found there vas a dance
going on, and after refreshing our
selves from White Rivers best, our
party set out to round up the dance.
Arriving at the hall, we were not tt
little surprised at hearing as good
music as could be heard anywhere,
and seeing as good dancing as you
ran trot out in Cheyenne. The
ladies were all natives, but their
behavior and movements or the
floor were accompanied with as much
dignity rs is generally found in any
poor community.
Things are just now most fearfully
dull. With q scarcity OF reading
matter, and the same routine of
business every day, makes things
very monotonous. 1t il" hoped that
Congress will do something in regard
tc opening up the Black Hills, that
will set things moving.
Cnl. Henry, 3rd Cavalry, with a
detachment of troops, left Camp
Robinson about ten days ago, to
drive out some one hundred and fifty
miners, said to be on Elk Creek in
The Black Hills.
Thanksgiving day and Christmas
was generally observed by closing
the offices and stores, and the suspen-
sion of business.
OF the attaches and employees of
this Agency, too much cannot he
said. They are, without exception,
as fine a lot of men as a be found
anywhere. This is the general re-
mark Of all who visit here.
PIONEER.