The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-11-16
COMMERCIAL JOB PRINTING
CHEYENNE As An oUrFrrrISG
POINT

lIOiu liClG ~ AAlG DAhNh IlllA1s Ailh d5
to the facilities for nutfittIug when
here, we propose [ answer all these
correspondence through the BEADER.
The distances from here to the hills
and to the various points IN the
route have already been published.
Cheyenne is situated aC the june
ton OF the Union Pacific and Kansas
Pacific railroads, and about seventeen
miles east of the Black Hills range,
on a high plateau Of land, the eleva-
ton Of whirhis about q, GOU feet above
tire sea level A small stream, called
Crow Creek, flows down from TIL,
range of Hills aud through the west
ern and southwestern part of the
town site. cheyenne Depot tsome-
times called Camp Cariin) uInilitary
supply pnSt, where there are Il mum
Der OF warehouses aud store houses
for the safe keeping Of military and
Indian ,stnres, is two miles distant,
on Crow Creek, and has Il branch
railroad leading from 1t iu the Uuinu
Pacific. AT this depot are a govern
ment wagon shop, bl tcksnIith ship
and other shops, where n large num-
her of trsdesmen fiun employment
in n government service. a mile
stillLfurther up GRAVY Creek is-Fprt
Russell, n fifteen company military
garrison, commanded by Gen. j. j.
Reynolds. At prescut there are but
nine cpmpsaies stationed there.
There IRE in. the town two large
Hardware, stove and tin stores
Henry HoGsnIan aud f. Schweickert
where sl of mining tulls
and cirptuter tools are for SALE; three
large Wholesale grocery hou~eS-I.
c. WhipI,ie, Pease d Taylor, L Ma
gle where everything ia the grncery,
provision and grain trade can be pro-
cured. Besides these thers are a
number of retail grocery eStablISh-
m-nts-Leiby d Gu, Underwood K
McGregor, at all of which good
stocks of fresh groceries can be
had. Fruit and Produce. =. III. Wood.
or bakery and confectionery pS-
Establishments there are the follow
ing: IL. III. Ellis, Underwood Il Me
Gregor, and T.. w. kepliugpr.
where everything usually Kept il "A
baking and confectionery establish
meut may he procured. OF drug
stores there are twa-AtldnuiS a.
Glover and Hurll'utB Bros. -,nd there
will he no dimiruIty in procuring at
theSe places anything usually kept-Ht
n first class drug establishment.
There are three large dry gond- es-
AiuEhS " AlENtTS, Nutll.
ID. Feglesong & Co, L. Herman 4
Co, each of whom keeps an eX-
tenSivr and varied assortment al nil
articles usually kept in first class dry
gaoiS stores. There are three large
ready made clothing" huuspS--B.
Holman. Marks d Meyers, Peter
Smith-all of them carry extern
siv" stocks, and wholesale as well ns
retail. tB. lIellInan has in nnupcti0n
with his clothing emporium, IL first
class Merchant Tailoring establish
mpnt. or wholesale liquor and cigar
houses there are thrPe-T. A. Kent,
l.. Murriu, Geo. q. Maston, at each
of which there Is IL good stock To
purchase from. In the furniture and
crockery line The large and extensive
establishment nf Converse Il Warren
can furnish all demands ON these
branches of trade. In the. boot and
shoe trade the stores of Stephen Bon
and G. T.. Thompson, ran "nutfitr
all who call upon them. with huals
aud shoes. In jewtlry establishments
Cheyenne boasts two-JnSiIu & Park
and David Miller. The former has n
reputation throughout the United
States AMI Europe for excellence
of workmanship, a n the place may
well be proud of it,.
The country for, miles AROUND
Cheyeune is a rolling prairie, well
adapted to. the raising uf cattle and
sheep, and covered with herds and
hOcksrof the same. Eighteen miles
away to the west; the Mptcalf Min
ing District begins, where gnod cop
per and silver ores are found in
abundance. This. district is now
being developed by citizens of Chey-
enne, and will no doubt, prove of
great value. a. 81
Cheyenne has about 5000 inhahi-
tants. This number Hoes not include
transient persons. 1t has FIVE gond,
substantial church edifires. as fol-
lows: Catholic. Father McGoldrick,
pastor; Episcopal, Rev. F. w. Hill
lard, resilient clergymen; Presby-
terrain, Rev. w. B. Reed. resident
minister; Methodist, Rev. w. F.
Warren. resident minister; Gongre-
gatiopal,r no resident minister at
present. There il one good public
school, with an average attendance
of two hundred scholars, resided
over by N. f. Stark, ~ PRINCIPAL,
AMI Misses Teuney, ,McGeehon and
Bryant as assistant teachers. The
school building ia a commodious,
comfortable two story brick ediice
AMI was erected in 1871, at a cost of
S12 ,0a0. There IA also a private
school kept by a Miss Ellis, who has
II number nf small scholars in attend
ance-probably twenty-five.
AS all who intend going to the
Black Hills need firearms and am
munition, for their own protection
and to supply the comnissary de-
partment, we are often asked whether
these goods can be obtained here,