The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-06-10
CHEYENNE AS AN OUTFITTING
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@A~A0N W.
correspondents through the LEADER.
The distances frunB here TO fhelbti@
and to the various points IN the
route have already been publishedgf
Cheyenne is situated at the juno
ton OF the Union PHcifi" and Kansas
Pacific railroads, and about seSsgtesRG
miles east of the Black Hits rhhEe,
on a high plateauof land, the eteva-
ton of which Is about {, 900 feet above
the sea level. A small stream, called
Crow Greek, flows down from this
range of Hills and through the west
ern and southwestern part Of the
town site. Cheyenne Depot (some-
times called Camp Carlin) a military
supply pnst, where there are a num-
Der of Warehouses and store houses
for the safe keeping of military and
Indian stores, is two miles distant,
on Crow Creek, and has a branch
railroad leading from it to the Union
Pacific. At this depot are a govern
ment wagon Sshop, blGekSmith sbnp7
and other shops, Where a large lnm-
Der of tradesmen find employment
i'll the government service. A mile
still further up Crow Greek is Fort
Russell, a fifteen company military
garrison, commanded by Gen. D. 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 aud
sheep, and covered with herds and
fiocks Of the anne Eighteen miles
away to the west, the Metcalf Min
ing District begins, where good cop
per and silver ores are found In
abundance. This district is now
being developed BY citizens of Chey-
enne, and will, no doubt, prove of
great value.
Cheyenne has about 1900 inhabi-
tants,, This number does moi include
transient persons. 1t has Ave good,
substantial church edilces, as fol-
lows: Catholic, Father McGoldrick,
pastor Episcopal, Rev. +. w. Hill
lard, resilient iclergymeuJ Presby-
terrain, Rev.. w. B. lieed, resident
minister; Methodist, Rev. ". f.
Warren, resident minister; Congre-
%gational, no resident minister at
present. There is Que good public
school, with an average attendance
OF two hundred scholars, resided
owe by NE. Stark, as principal,
aud Misses Tenney, McGeehon and
Bryant as assistant teaehers.- The
school building is a commodious,
cpIufOrtable-two story brick edifce,
anpFwas erected in 1871, at Il cost of
ST., 900. There is also a private
school Kept by a Miss Ellis, who has
HIlumber Ofsmall scholars in attend
ance-probably twenty-iYe.
There are in the town two large
Hardware, stove and tin stores
Henry Housman and II. Schweic&ert
-whereN all manner of mining tools
and carpentertOols are for sale; three
large wholesale grocery houses-I.
e. Whippie, Pease 4 Taylor, L Ma
GLE where everything in the grocery,
provision and graimtrade can be pro-
cured. Besides these there are a
number ofcretail grocery establish
ments-Leiby q Co., Underwood q
McGregor, cat all of which good
stocks of fresh groceries can be
had Fruit and Produce. s. II. Wood.
OF Bakery and confectionery es-
Adjustments there are the follow
ing: H. H-Ellis, Underwood & Nc
where everything usually kept in u
baking and Confectionery establish
ment maybe procured. OF drug
stores there are two-Addoms q
Glover and TTurlbut Bros.-and there
will be o-difficulty-in-pEocHEing- at
these places anything usually kept at
\ first class drug establishment.
There are three large dry goods es-
Observation-Disclosures & Meyers, Geo.
d. Fogiesong az Cos 1. Herman &
CoS-eaeh of swhom keeps an eX-
tensive and varied assortment of all
articles usually kept in first class dry
goods stores. There are three large
ready ufade clothing" 9houses--B.
Hellman, Marks & Meyers, Peter
Smith-ail of them carry extern
sive stocks, and wholesale as well as
retail. B. Hellman has in connection
withAhisS clothing emporium, a first
class Merchant Tailoring establish
ment. OF wholesale liquor and cigar
houses there are three-T. A. Kent,
l.. Murrin,f Geo. o. Maston,-atleach
of which there is a good stock to
purchase from. In the furniture and
crockery line the large and extensive
establishment of Converse & Warren
can furnish all demands on these
branches of trade. In the boot and
shoe trade the stores of Stephen Bon
and G.. e. Thompson, a "outft"
all who call upon them, with boots
andshoes. In jewelry establishments
Cheyenne boasts twoAJoslln & Park
and David Miller. The former has a
reputation throughout the United
States and Europe for excellence
of workmanship, aud the place may
well be proud Of it.
There are a numberof good hotels
IN the place, the principal among
which are Dyers Hotel, American
House, Planters House, and Railroad
Hoteia There are also several res
taurants in the place, where meals
can be obtained at any time. There
Mre three blacksmith and wagon