The Red Cloud chief., 1875-06-24
LETTER FROM The WEST.
CHEYENNE CRY. Wyoming. Ty.

CHEYENNE CRY. Wyoming. Ty.
June 18th, 1875.
Ed. CHIEF :-Hoping that l shall
not intrude upon your time, and
thinking that q few lines from Chey-
enne would not be altogether uninter-
esting, | will venture to send the fol-
lowing:
Cheyenne is situated on the line of
the Union Pacific K. r., SIG miles
west of Omaha, it il the terminus of
the Kansas Pacific r. r., it is a City
Of about 1900 population, and has
many fine buildings, both public and
private. Among these may be men,
toned FIVE churches ; the Presbyterian
Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal,
and Roman Catholic.
There is an excellent public graded
school here, which 10 every particular
is equal to any graded school in the
east. The school building is a fine
two stories brick, 36x5O feet, and cost
about $4,000. The court house is a
neat brick structure, two stories high,
with q Mansard roof. The countyjail
and Sheriff. residence are locateo in
the e a Of the court house. and are
connected with it. There is several
fine brick blocks 10 Cheyenne, and q
very fine two story city hall, built Of
brick. There IS two banking houses.
one National Bank, and the other Is .
private banking house. There are 8
hotels in good running order, Of which
Tim Dyers takes the lead. There are
three new brick hotels being built here
this season, the largest is called the
Ford House ; the job Of building it
was let for So, OOO, it is to be compile
ted by the first Of next September.
There are also several new brisk stores
being built.
The country around Cheyenne is q
rolling prairie ; the grass Is very short
10 this vicinity and but a very little Of
ii, yet the stock looks well, and have
had to pick their own living all winter.
The ranchmen brag this up as a great
stock growing country, but in my
opinion it cant hold a candle" to the
Republican valley, of your State.
The grasshoppers are very thick
here. They are small yet but are
growing larger very fast. l don't see
IS they can hurt this part Of the ter.
risory any way, for it is no farming
country. There is . beautiful stream
called Grow Creek, which BEADS in the
Black Hills, south Of the North Platte
and flows through the western part of
the city Of Cheyenne /; on this stream
north of this city one mile and . half
is situated Camp Carlin, where the
military and subsistence stores are
kept. Fort A. D. Russell, one of the
largest military posts in the United
States is located one mile and . half
north Of Comp Csrlin, or three miles
north Of Cheyenne. One mile north
ward Of Cheyenne is q beautiful srti6-
cisl lake, filed With splendid fish. This
hike when full 10 shout three miles io
circumference. It was made By brlng-
ing the water from Crow Creek
through . ditch about six miles which
empties into . natural basin. There
is also another lake Of tie same kind
within the city limits in the east part
Of town, and is about the same size of
the one north Of the city. and is called
Minnie ha hA. h is filed with the
surplus wsser from the other lake.
There is quite q number of miners
camped here waiting impatiently for
the BIsck Hills to open. There seems
to be DO doubt among the Miners but
what there i gold in tie Black Hills
in paying quantities. A good many Of
the miners hare gone mp to The North
Platte and are waiting there. The In
dian chiefs arrived here from their
visit to Washington day before ye>ter-
day, and are stili here Whiting for the
government 10 purchase them horses,
which il has do0e. The Iodian agent
bought l9 splendid Americas horses.
each horse has . new saddle md bri-
die. There is one horse apssee for the
chiefs except Spotted Tail. be did not
want any, and sid he would rather
hase the money They are to start
home this evening". They say that
they want . heap If neney If they
i've uH the Back HsIh." Pc aeeat
teadsue thns be thoaehs thst Shs
Blnck Hill veala b opsse6 tak sos
ngAi a~aE HseY ere I'll dreeed.ia
Indian costume NTH paint On their
faces snS feathers y their hatA Red
Cepd snpporss . new Plug hat with .
turkey feather n it.
ASRELDox.