The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-05-07
CHEYENNE As AN OUTFITTING
POINT!

Being daily in receipt of letters
making inquiry as to the distance
from here to the Black Hills, and as
to the facilities for Quitting when
here, we propose answer all these
CORRESPONDENTS through tie LEADER
The distances from here To the hltlS
and TO the various points IN the
route have already been published.
CHEYENNE is situated at the JUNG
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 which is about 6 ,OOOfeeI above
the sea level. AsInall stream, called
Grow Greek, flows down from this
range of Hills and through the west
ern and southwestern part of the
town site. Cheyenne Depot (SOme-
times called Camp Carlin) Il military
supply post, where there are a mum
Der of warehouses and store HOUSES
for the safe keeping of military and
Indian stores, is two miles distant,
on Crow Creek, and has IA branch
railroad leading from it 10 the Union
Pacific. At this depot are Il govern
ment wagon shop, bl tcksnith shop
and other shops, where a large mum
Der of tradesmen find employment
in the government service. y mile
still further up Grow Creek is Fort
Russell, a fifteen company military
garrison, commanded by Gen. j. j..
Reynolds. At present there are but
nine companies stationed there.
The country for miles around
Cheyenne is u rolling prairie, well
ADAPTED to the raising of cattle aud
sheep, and covered with herds and
tiOcks of the same. Eighteen miles
away to the west, the Metcalf Min
ing District begins, where good 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.
Cheyenne has about 5000 inhabi-
tants. This number does not include
transient persons. 1t has five good,
substantial church edihceS, as fol-
lows: Catholic, Father McCfoldrick,
pastor; Episcopal, Rev. +. w. Hill
lard, resilient clergymen; Presby-
terrain, Rev. w. b. Reed, resident
minister; Methodist, Rev. w. +.
Warren, resident minister; Cungre-
g%atiunal, no resident minister at
present. There is one good public
school, with an average attendance
of two hundred scholars, ! resided
over by n. l.. Stark, as principal,
and Misses Tenney, McGeehon and
Bryant as assistant teachers. The
school building is a commodious,
comfortable two story brick editicp.
AMI MAS erected in 1871, at II cost of
Sl2,OOO. There is also a private
school kept hy q Miss Ellis, who has
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ance-probably Twenty-Five.
There are in the town two large
Hardware, stove and tin stores
Henry HOusman and f. Schweickcrt
where all manner of mining tools
and carpenter tools are for sale; three
large wholesale grocery hOuSes-I.
q. Whipple, Pease & Taylor, Il Ma
gle-where everythiagin the grocery,
provision and grain trade can be pro-
cured. Besides these there are a
number of retail grocery establish
ments-Leiby d Co., Underwood d
McGregor, at all of which good
stocks of fresh groceries can be
had. Fruit and Produce, 5. II. Wood.
OF bakery and confectionery es-
adjustments there are the follow
ing: II. H. Ellis, Underwood e Me
Gregor, and T.. w. Keplinger,
where everything usually kept in a
baking and confectionery establish
ment may be procured. OF drug
stores there are twO-AddOms d
Glover and Hurlbut BrOs.-and there
will be no difficulty in procuring at
these places anything usually kept at
a first class drug establishment.
There are three large dry goods es-
Observation-Disclosures &vNIeyers, Geo.
D. FoglesOng & Co., /. Herman &
Co.,-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" houses--B.
Hellman, Marks 81 Meyers, Peter
Smith-alI of them carry extern
sive stocks, and wholesale as well as
retail. b. Hellman has in connection
with his clothing emporium, q first
class Merchant Tailoring establish
ment. or wholesale liquor and cigar
houses there are three-T. A. Kent.
L. Murrin, Geo. G. Maston,-at each
of which there is a good stock to
purchase from. In the furniture and
crockery line the large and extensive
establishment of Converse & Warren
"a furnish all demands on these
branches Of trade. In the boot and
shoe trade the stores of Stephen Bon
and G. E. Thompson, can outfit"
all who call upon them, with boots
andshocs. In jewclry establishments
cheyenne boasts twO-JOsIIn & Park
n David Miller. The former has a
reputation throughout the United
states and Europe for excellence
oil workmanship, and the place may
wei be proud of il.
There are a number of good hotels
IN the place, the principal among
which are Overs Hotel. American