The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-10-26
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Being daily In receipt of letter.
making ipqtnry aS Il the distance
from here Ia the Black Hills, aud ~
To the facilities lOr outfit ny " hen
here, we propose I answer All tIe~e
correspondents through the LEADER.
The distances from here 10 the hills
and to the various points III the
route have already been published.
Cheyenne i situated at the june
ton of the Union P.tcifi, and Kansas
Pacific railroads, and abouI seventeen
miles east of the Biark Hills raugp,
sn a high plateau of land, The eieva-
iiqn of which i about 5000 Ices above
the sea level. A small strtfam, called
Crow Iertk, flaws down from this
rangeAf HfifS aud through tue west
ern and southwestern part of the
town site. Cheyenne DHput (%SntIip-
times called Camp Cariin) Al military
s~upphsNfr.-h where Here-aan. a num-
Der OF w,ar-nDdSeS aud store HOUSES
fnIAhe<sffe Keeping of mttitary and
Indian stores, is two miles dis am,
OH Crow Greek, and has II branch
railroad leading from il In the Union
Pacific. AT this ,teIlut are a govern
ment wagon Sh1P, hi. ckStniih shop
and other shops, where a largr mum
her uf trade,nrn find employment
in the government service. y mile
still further up truH CIR, eK l. Fort
Russell, n fifteen company military
garrison, commanded lay Glen. J. j.
II yuolds. At present there are but
nine companies stationed there.
There ARE in The town two large
Hard ware, stove and tin stores
Henry HOuSmAu and +. Schweickert
where ail manner of miuing tOols
and cirpentTrtpolS are Tor ssIe;. three
large wholesale grocery huu-eS-I.
{. Whippie, Pea~e d Tsylpr, l. Ma
gle -wnrrF everything ia the grocery,
provision and grain trade cIin hp pro-
cur 4. Besides these there are Il
number of retail grocery C-ilh i-b-
m-uIs-Lrihy II Co., Underwood Il
McGregor,E ut 'ailr ot which good
stUckS of fresh groceries can he
had. Fruit anu Produce. =. II. Wood.
OF bakery and confectionery cS-
Establishments there arr. the follow
ing: IL. H.-Elli-,AU Underwood x Me
Gregnr, and t. W. Kpplinger,
where eeverStrifg usually Kept M II
baking an1 cpnfec,i unerS establish.
mrnt may he procured. CD drug
store there are two 2AdduurS &
Glover AMI lIurinui Bros. -,ind there
will he no difficulty in procuring at
these places anything usually kept at
n first CluSS drug pSt~ahlj~hurnt.
Tier" are three arg" dry gnut- cs-
talBishmeutS MARKS q Meyers. Gs"h
ID. gFngipSbhSs& Go ~. Herman &
Co.,-each of whom keeps an pX-
tensivr and varied assortment al all
articles LSuIlIy Kept IN first e 49, dry
sr,., - FNt..r. 49,. Ill., $500.
''reauy nfatlp clothing" h~ruSe---iB.
H"llullu. Marks & Meyer. Peter
SmiphEsll of them carry exien-
sivr Stocks. and wh0lr>a'p ~ well ~
rettiE. Il b.. HellnIan haSNin rnnuertiun
with his clothing emporium, Il first
class Aerrhant Tailoring 1~tHtIiSh-
ment. OF wholesale liquor aud cigar
houses there, are thrpe-R A. Kent,
l.. Murrip, Geo. G. MaStou, each
of ShtchS there il II good St'srk to
purchase from. In the furniture and
cro-krrv-f tre-t the large aui extensive
establishment of Cumverse.& Warren
cfB furnish all demands on these
brpnrhtS oe trade. In tile boot aud
sine trade The stores of Stephen Bon
and q. r.. Thompson, III ''uuttit"
all who call upon them. with boots
and ShnrS. In 1--WE Try establishments
ChASenny l,ppStS two Jnslm & Park
and David Miller. The former has II
reputation throughout tn" United
States and Europe for ex~rpllpnte
Of workmanship, an ! the place may
well be proud -; il.
The country for miles around
Cheyenne is II rolling pr Uric, well
auaptpl tn the raising IF cattle aud
sheep. and covered with herds and
flnckS of the same. Eighte' u miles
awsy-tnihp. west, the Nh'tcaIf Min
lug SbagpI{. whpra grnd rop
per and silver ores ARE found IN
abundance. This district j. now
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~eitizrns of Ghrv-
evrnt, aitl WHly nusitl6uht, prove OF
great value.
ChpyPnne.has about 3,OnD inhahi-
tantI. Thismninhtr Toes mt inrfuhr
transient persons. II has Eve good,
SUBSEQUENTLY rhdsrh zedifbp-s as fA-
lows! Cath6iid. Further Nee ihTirk
pastor -Eeisc2pLA Rev. F W Hill
liardu Fesi3eIt -clergrmen; PrpShv-
terrain. Rav. w. 3. Il SnI. rpsid"n'
minister; Methodist, Rev. w. F.
wIrrah. tesiiiein mtnfsrr: ConeFr.
gaiinnal, M. resident minister 81
pre-4it' FfRenf siS Fenei gi,5F pnhfic
school, with nm average ATTENDANCE
of two hundrel scholars, resided
over ny n. f. Stark. a. principal
AMI Misses Teaney McGeehpn aud
Bryant~saSraSsis.ant teachers Thu
sSnool baiidiny is a co,nmodtnus.
c epfprtabla twn story brick pdifcp
an I was erected in 1871. at a cost OF
$l2apa. rrT4t're iS gatsn ra-priv vat.
sdifo6r Kern hS a Miss Eiris, who hi,
n number nj small scholars in attend.
ance-prnhahly Twenty-Five.
IA all whn intend going 10 tbs
Back Hills need Arp-arhIs aulltan