The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-11-04
caRHKNNE A. An oUTPIrrING
POINT!


making inquiry a. 10 the distance
from here To- the Black Hills, aud rs
TO the facilities for uutfirt,ug when
here, we propose I answer all these
correspondents through the 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 juno
ton oI the Uuinn Pacifi' and Kansas
Pacific railroads. anil alHIul seventeen
miles east OF the Black Hills range,
OIL a high ,lhateau of baud, the eleva-
ton nj which is about 6,OUD feet above
the sea level. A small stream called
C~rpw-Greek, tiFIws down from this
range OF HIS and through the west
ern and southwestern uart of The
town site. Cheyenne Dupot (sumr-
times called Camp Carlin) a military
Supply post, where there are IA mum
Der mi Eysirenpd~tS and store houses
for The "A Keeping Of military and
Indian stores, Is two miles distant,
On Crow Creek, and has "A branch
railroad leading from il Ia the Union
Pacific. AT this depot are Il govern
ment wagon shop, bl Icksmith shop
and other shops, where a large mum
her uf trade-tnpn find employment
In the government service. A mile
still further up truw Creek is Fort
Russell, u fifteen company military
garris"n, commanded 10y Gen. }. j.
X ynoldS. Al pr,Srni there are but
nine companies stationed here.
There are in the town two large
Hardware, stove and tin stores
Henry Housnau ami +. Schweickert
where all manner of mining tools
and ~csiEpenttsr TOOLS are for sale; three
large wholesale grocery huu~eS-I.
{. Whipple, PeH~e & Taylor, + Nn-
gle where Everything in the grocery,
provision and grain trade can he pro-
u a.. Besides these there arr, a
number of retail grocery establish
mrnts-Leiby d Co., Underwood &
McGreEOr, at all of which good
stpgkSonf fresh groceries can Toe
had. Fruit and Produce, =. III. Mood.
or bakery and confectionery cs-
Establishments there IRE the follow
ing: III. Ill Ellis, Underwood & Me
Gregnr. and f. ". K%eplinger,
where's everything usually kept la "A
baking and confectionery establish,
ment may he procured. OF drug
stores there Hrs two-Addoms &
Glover AMI IIurIhut Bros. and there.
will he no difficulty in procuring AT
these places anything usually kept at
n first class drug establishment,
There are three large dry goudS Is.
tabIEhmpntSEMirks & Meyers, Geo.
D.~FIgfeSoug & Uu |. Herman &
Cu.,-etch at whom krpyS an py-
tenSivr and varied assortment ni all
articles rISH,llIy kept in first class dry
goo l. SlirrS. Iltt'rp are rhTp, large.
'"eauS mihdp clothing" hnusp---B.
HrtAtLItI. Marks d Meyer, Peter
SniiIhEall, of thrtu carry extern
sivr stocks, and wholesale as well as
retail. b. Hellman has il connection
with his clothing emporium, Il first
class Merchant Tailoring establish
mpnt. 0f~ wholesale liquor aud cigar
hnu~eS there are thrpP-r. 4. Kent,
l.. Murrh, Cleo. q Ma-ton,--n each
of which there is n good stock To
purchase from In the furniture and
cr6rkerY Tinr The large and extensive
establish aitnt OF Converse IL Warren
can turn iSh all demands ON these
brdfchpS pf tr.nte. In the boot and
shoe tratie the stores of Stephen Bon
and Il. Il. ThpmlISon. ran ''outfit"
all who call upon them. with huut>
andshMs4F In1ewolry establishments
Cheyenne tiuasts twO-JoSIln K 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 0f it.
The country for miles around
Cheyenne is Il rolling prairie, we'll
adapted tn the raising of cattle and
sheep, and covered with herds and
hockS of the same. Eighteen miles
away ~ the west, the NlptcaIf Min
ing District begins. where good cnp
per and silver oreS are found IN
ahupdunce.- This district is now
hejugalevrlepe,i by citizens of Chey-
enne, and will, no doubt, prove OF
great value =
Cheyenne has about 5000 fnhahi-
stantS. This number does not INCLUDE
traRTipRt pPr10nS. IChaS Eve good.
Substantial Church edifires. as fol-
lows: Catholic, Father McGnIarirk.
pastor Episcopal. Rev. F. w. lii
liarda residentZ clergymen; Presby.
terrain, Rev. w. B. Reed, residen,
ministers; Methodist, Rev. w. F.
warren, resident ministers; Congrr.
g%ational, no resident minister a.
present. There is one gnud public
school, with m average ATTENDANCE
of-tHn-huudred- scholars, resided
over by n. f. Stark. ~ principal
anil Misses Penney, McGeehon and
Bryant aS- assistant teachers. The
school hnfiding is a cnmmodious
chiafortable two story brick edifce
an was erected in 1871, at a cost %
St7de6 ETThnre l. also a privat,
school kept by a Miss Ellis, who ha,
Il of small scholars in attend
n ee-prohably twenty-five.
As all who intend going tn the
BiackC Hills need firearms and am
munitinn, for their own protection
and ossufpw tha cnmmissarv de
partmant, we are often asked whethe,