The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-11-13
cHEYEaSE As AN oUrFITrING
nEFEs ~r POINT


from here to the Black Hills, and rs
TO the farilitie5 for QUILTING when
here, we proposet anSwer all these
correspondents uhroughthe LEADER.
The distances from here To the hills
and to the various points IN the
route have already been published.
Cheyenne is situated at the iunc-
ton OF the Union Pacifi'' and Kansas
Pacific railroads, and about seventeen
miles east of the Black Hills range,
on a high plateau of land, the eleva-
ton Of which is about 6 ,OOO leeT above
the sea level. A small stream, called
Crow Creek, flows down from this
range of Hills and through the west
ern aud southwestern part of the
town site. Cheyenne Depot (~nme-
times called Camp Carlin) ii military
supply post, where there are II mum
Der al Warehouses aud store houses
for the safe keeping of military aud
Indian stores, is two miles distant,
on Crow Creek, and has u branch
railroad leading from il la the union
Pacific. AT this depot are n govern
ment wagon shop, bl tcksmith slnp
and other shops, where ~ large mum
Der of trade-nIen find employment
in the government service. y mile
still further up Crow Or, FIX Is Fort
RuSsell,a fifteen company military
garrison, Commanded by Gen. j. j..
Reynolds. AT present there are but
nine companies stationed there.
There are In the town two large
Hard ware. stove and tin stores
Henry HouSman and +. chweickert
where all mnnner of mining tools
and carpenter tools are for sale; three
/. large wholesale grocery huu-es-I.
G. WhippIe, PeaSe & Taylor, L Ma
gle where everything in the grurery,
provision and gnrin trade can be pro-
cur-d. Besides these there are IL
number of retail grocery establish
mrnts=Leiby u Co., Underwood Il
McGre2Or, at all of which good
stocks of fresh groceries can Toe
had. Fruit and Produce. >. IL. Mood.
OF bakery anil confectionery es-
ing: IL. H. Ellis, Underwood & Me
Gregor, and +. w. kepIinger,
where everything usually Kept in a
baking and confectionery establish
ment may be procured. ct drug
stores there are twu-AdhouIS d
Glover and Hu-lbut BroS.-pud there
WILDE no difficulty in procuring at
these places anything usually Kept at
n first class drug establishment.
There are three large dry gOntI~ es-
Observation-Disclosures & Meyers, Gen.
ID. FoglesOng * Co, l.. Herman Il
Co.,-each of whom keeps an eX-
tensive and varied assortment of all
articles usually kept in first class dry
goods stores. There are three large
ready made clothing" houseS--B.
Hellman. Marks & Meyers, Peter
Smith-all of them carry extern
Sive stocks, and wholesale aS well Ms
retail. b. Hellnmn has in connection
With his clothing emporium, Il first
class Merchant Tailoring establish
ment. OF wholesale liquor and cigar
houses there are thrpe-T. y. 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 K Warren
can furnish all demands on these
branches of trade. In the boot and
shoe trade the stores of Stephen Bon
and G. f. Thompson, can ''nutfit"
all who cali upon them. with hnnl~
andshoeS. InjPwClry establishments
Cheyenne hoastS two-JoSlIn & Park
and David Miller. The former has II
reputation throughout the United
Stats and Europe for excellence
OF workmanship, an | the place may
well be proud OF it.
The country for miles around
Cheyenne is II rolling prairie, well
adapted to the RAISING of cattle aud
sheep, and covered with herds and
hOckS of the same. Eighteen miles
away to the west, the MetcaIf Min
ing District hegins, where good cop
per and silver ores are found in
abundance. district is now
being developed bv citizens of Chpy-
enpe, md will, no doubt prove Of
great value.
Cheyenne has about 3,000 inhahi-
tantS. This number does not include
transient persons. II has Eve good,
substantial church edificeS. a. fol-
lows Catholic, Father McGoldrick,
pastor; Episcopal. Rev. F. w. Hill
lard, resilient clergvmen; Presby-
terrain, Rev. w. B. Reed, resident
minister Methodist, Rev. w. F.
Warren, resident ministers; Congrp-
g%ational, no resident minister ct
present. There il one good public
school, with an average attendance
of two hundred scholars, resided
over by N. Z. Stark, as principal.
and Misses Tenney, McGeehon and
Bryant as assistant teachers. The
school building is a enmmodious.
comfortable two story brick ediice.
and WAS erected in 1871, at a cost of
$4,000. There is also a private
school kept by a Miss Ellis, who has
q number of small scholars in attend
ance-probably twenty-five.
Az all who intend going to the
Black Hills need firearms and am
munition, for their own protection
and tn supply the commiSsarv de-
partment. we are often asked whether
these goods can be obtained hero