The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-09-25
CHEYENNE Az AN oUTFTTTING
POINT

CHEYEaSE As AN oUTFIrrING
Being daily in receipt of letters
making inquiry as tn the distance
from here Ia the Black Hills, and rs
to the facilities for Quitting when
here, we propose t. answer all these
correspondents through the LEADER.
The distances from here 10 the hills
aud to the variuns points IN the
route have already been published.
Cheyenne is situated at the juno
ton ni the Union Pncifi" and Kansas
Pacific railroads, and about seventeen
miles east of the Black Hills range,
on a high plateau of land, The eleVa-
ton of which Is about 1000 ieei
the sea level. \ small stream, called
Crow Creek, flows down from this
range of Hills and through the west
ern and southwestern part of the
town site. Cheyenne Depot tSome-
tunes called Camp CarIiul n military
supply post, where there are u mum
her uf warehouses and store houses
for the safe keeping of military and
Indian stores, is two miles distant,
on Crow Creek, and has Il branch
railroad leading from il Ia the Union
Pacific. At this depot are a govern
ment wagon shop, bl ,rksmiih shop
and other shops, where a large nuuI-
her of tradesmen find employment
in the government service. y mile
still further up t'ru'v Greek is Fort
Russell, q fifteen company military
garrison, commanded by Gen. j. j..
Reynolds. at present there are but
nine companies stationed there.
Nh. =. A.. s-.. $780,. l,-.u
Hardware, stove and tin stureS-
Henry Huusman and +. Schwrickert
where all manner of mining tools
and carpenter TOOLS are for salt; three
large wholesale grocery huuSes-I.
&. Whipple, PeaSe & Taylor, L Ma
gle where everything in the grocery,
provision and grain trade can he pro-
Cur-d. Besides these there are a
number of retail grocery establish
mrnts-Leihy q Co., Underwood q
McGregor, at all of which good
stocks of fresh groceries eau he
hal. Fruit and Produce, 5. H. Wood.
of bakery and confectionery es-
Establishments there are the follow
ing: III. IL. Ellis, Underwood d Nc
Gregur, aud +. w. Kepliuger,
where everything usually kept IN II
baking and confectionery establish
ment may be procured. OF drug
stores there are twn-Addoms &
Glover AID Hurlhut BroS.-and there
will be nc difficulty in procuring at
these places anything usually kept at
II first class drug establishment.
There are three large dry guuIS es-
Observation-Disclosures & MEYERS, Geo.
ID. FuglpSOnE d Co, /. Herman d
Cn.,-each of whom keeps an eX-
tenSive and varied assortment Of all
articles usually kept in first class dry
goods stores. There are three large
''ready made clothing" hnuSpS--B.
Holman. Marks & Meyers, Peter
Smith-ali Of them carry extern
sive stocks, and wholesale as well as
retail. b. IIeliman has in connection
with his clothing emporium, a first
class Merchant Tailoring establish
ment. OF wholesale liquor and cigar
houses there are thrPe-T. A. Kent,
l.. Murrin, Geo. G.. Mastun,--at each
of which there is n good stock tn
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.. +. Thompson, can ''outtit''
all who call upon them, with boots
andshnoS. In jpwclry establishments
Cheyenne boasts two-JoSlm & Park
and David Miller. The former has Il
reputation throughout the United
States and Europe for excellence
of workmanship, AMI the place may
well be proud OF it.
The country for miles around
Cheyenne is a rolling prairie, well
adapted to the raising of cattle and
sheep, and covered with herds and
hocks of the same. Eighteen miles
away to the west, the MetcaIf Min
ing District begins, where good cop
per and silver ores are found IN
abundance. This district is now
being developed by citizens of ChPy.
enne, and will, no doubt, prove oi
great value.
Cheyenne has about 5000 inhahi-
tantS. This number does mot include
transient persons. 1t has five good.
substantial church edffireS. as fol
lows: Catholic, Father McGnldrick,
pastor; Episcopal, Rev. F. w. Hill.
lard, resilient clergymen; Presby,
terrain. Rev. w. B. Reed, resident
minister; Methodist, Rev. w. F,
Warren, resident minister; Congre.
gational, no resident minister 81
present. There is one good public
school, with An average attendance
of two hundred scholars, presided
over ny N. f. Stark, ~ principal,
and Misses Tenney, McGeehon and
Bryant as assistant teachers. The
school building is a commodious,
comfortable two story brick edifce,
ami was erected in 1871. at a cost ot
$4,000. There is also a private
school kept by a Miss Ellis, who has
number of small scholars in attend.
ance-probably twenty-five.
As all who intend goin- to the