The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-05-11
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to the facilities for Quitting when
here, we propose { a~nswerZall these
correspondence through the LEADER.
The distances from here 60 Tie hIiiS
auIu[tU tle various .pulntS ln the
route have already been uublished.
Cheyeunefs situated ~ the june
ton of the Onion Pacific and Kansas
Pacific railroads, and dbput seventeen
miles east of-tTe Black His range
ON n high plateau Of land, the e'evH-
tion of whichls abuutG, 0Bn feel .
the sea level. y suu!l stream, called
Grow Creek, flows dUyn from this
range Of Hills and through tue west
ern and southwestern part OF the
town site. Cheyenne Depot (snrne-
times, called Camp CHriiul a military
supply pist, where there are a nun
Der of warehouses and store houses
for the safe keeping Of military and
Indian Stores, is TWO. miles distant,
on Crow Greek, and has Il branch
railroad leading from it 20 the Union
PACIFIC. At this depot are II govern
ment wagon shop, bl tcksmith shop
ami other shops, where II large ufn
Der of tradesmen find employment
in the government service. a mile
still further up Crow Creek is Fort
Russell, & fifteen company military
garrison, commanded by Gen. J.. j.
Reynolds.a at present there are but
nine companies stationed there.
The country for miles around
Cheyenne is IA rolling prairie, we'll
adapted To the raising uf cattle aud
sheep, and covered wifi herds and
focks of the same, Eighteen miles
away to the west the Metcalf Min
ing District begins, where good cop
per and silver ores are .iUundDm
abundance. This district IS now
being developed by citizens Of Chcy-
enne, and Will, no doubt. prove Of
great value. on
Cheyenne has about 5000 jnhabi-
tants. This nuInber does not Include
transient persons. Ii las i've good,
substantial church editiceS. "a fol-
lows: Catholic, Father MctiohIrick,
pastor; Episcopal, Rev. L. W. Hi
Hard, resilient clergymen; Presby-
terrain, Rev. Wy b. Heed, resident
minister; Methodist, Rev. w. +.
Warren, resident minister; Cougre-
gatiunal, no resident minister a.
pre~eat. There is one good public
school, with an average Attendance
of two hundred schOi,trs, resided
~ by n. +. Stark, ss principal,
and Misses Teuuey, McGcrhum and
Bryant a a~siItant teachers. The
school building is II cummudious,
comfortable Two story brick cdjhCr,
ami Was erected in 1871, at Il cost Of
ST., OJu. Tnrre is also q private
school kept by q Miss IliIia, who has
II mum BIER ntlsinall schnlar5 in attend
ance-prohahIy Twenty-Five.
There are in the town two large
Hardware, Stove and tin stores
llenry. IIousmun and +. Schweickrrt
where all manner of mining Tools
and carpenter tools are for sale; three
large wholesale grocery hOuSes-J.
q. Whipple, Peslse q Taylor, j. Ma
gle Where everythilE in'the grocery,
provision and grain trade can be pro-
cured. Besides these there are a
number of retail grocery establish
mrnts-Leiby & Co., Underwood II
McGregor, at all of which good
stocks of fresh groceries eau he
had. Fruit and Produce, ). II. Wood.
OF bakeryrrun Confectionery es-
Establishments there are the follow
ing: II. H. Ellis, Underwood Il Me
Gregor, and l.. w. Keplinger,
where everything usually kept In II
baking and confectionery establish
ment may be procured. OF drug
sun" NilSAS "it "v-ANlNlplllN ~
Glover and Hurlhut BrOs.-and there
will be no difficulty in procuring Mt
these places anything usually kept at
Il first class drug establishment.
There are three large dry goods es-
Observation-Disclosures & Meyers, Geo.
d. FogleSOng IL Co, l.. Herman &
Co.,-each of whom keeps an eX-
tensive and varied assortment Of all
articles usually kepti in first class dry
goods stores. There are three large
ready made clothing" huuseS--B.
Hellman, Marks q Meyers, Peter
Smith-all of them carry eXtpn-
sive stocks, and wholesale as well rs
retail. b. Hellman has in connection
with his clothing emporium, n first
class Merchant Tailoring establish
ment. OF Wholesale liquor and cigar
houses there are three-T. A. Kent.
l.. Murrin, Geo. G.. MastOn,--at each
of which there is aLgQod stock to
purchase from. In the furniture and
crockery line the large and extensive
establishment of Converse & Warren
a furnish ali demands on these
branches of trade. In the boot and
shoe trade the stores of Stephen Bon
and G. E.. Thompson, AN outfit"
all who call upon them, with boots
ndshOes. 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, AMI the place may
well be proud OF it.
There are a number of good hotels
in the place, the principal am0ng
which are Dyers Hotel, American
House, Planters House, and Railroad
Hotel. There are also several res
taurantS in the place. where meals