The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-06-11
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from here to the Black Hills, and as
to the facilities for QUILTING when
here, we propose I answer all these
correspondents through the LEADER.
rhe distnncesLfrot here Is the hills
and to the various points IN the
route have already been published. .
Cheyenne is situated at 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 eieva-
tion of which is about 5000 feet above
the sea level. A smIdt strpam, called
Crow Creek, flows down from this
range of Hills aud through the west
ern and Southwestern part Of the
town site. Cheyenne Depot (some-
times called Camp Carlin) Il military
supply PIst, where there are a num-
Der of warehouses and store houses
for the safe keeping of military and
Indian stores, is two miles distant,
on Crow Creek, and has a branch
railroad leading from it To the Union
Pacific. AT this depot are a govern
ment wagon shop, bl tcksuliih shop
mi other shops, where a large Durn-
Der of tradesmen find employment
in the government service. A mile
still further up Crow Creek is Fort
Russell, u fifteen company military
garrison, commandetl by Gen. }. j.
Reynolds. At present there are but
nine companies stationed there.
The country for miles around
Cheyenne is "A rolling prairie, well
ADAPTED to the raising of cattle aud
sheep, and covered with herds and
flocks nf the same. Eighteen miles
away to the west, tile Metcalf Min
ing District begins, where gtod cop
per and silver ores are found in
abundance. This district is now
being developed By citizens of Chey-
enpe, and will, NO Doubt, prove Of
great value.
Cheyenne has about 5000 inhabi-
tauts. This number does not include
transient persons. 1t has FIVE good,
substantial church editiceS, as fol-
lows: Catholic, Father McGnldrick,
pastor; Episcopal, Rev. +. W. Hill
lard, resilient cIergymen; Presby-
terrain, Rev. w. b. Reed, resident
minister; Methodist, Rev. w. +.
Warren, resident minister; Congre-
EatiUnal, no resident minister at
present. There j. one good public
school, with AN average attendance
Of two hundred scholars, resided
over by NE. Stark, Us principal,
and Misses Tenney, MrGeehun aud
Bryant as assistant teachers. The
school building is a commodious,
cotnfortableItw story brick edifce.
and was erected in 1871, at II cost of
ST., 000.T- There is also q private
school Kept by n Miss Ellis, who has
aSmmber of small scholars in attend
ance-probably Twenty-Five.
There nrelm the toWn-two large
HARDWARE, stove and tin stores
Henry Housnlan and T.. Schweickert
where all dmanner of mining tools
and carpenter tools are for sale; three
large Wholesale, grocery houses-I.
G. Whippie, Pease & Tsylor, Il Ma
gle-where everything in 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 &
McGregor, ut all of which good
stocks of fresh groceries can be
had, Fruit and Produce, ). II. Wood.
or bakery and confectionery es-
adjustments there are the follow
ing: IL. H.zEflis, Underwood & Nc
Gregor, aud Z. w. Keplinger,
where everything usually kept in a
baking and confectionery establish
ment may be procured. OF drug
stores there are two-AddOms &
Glover nd1Iurlhut Bros.-and there
will be no difficulty in procuring at
these places anything usually keptut
n first class drug establishment.
There are three large dry goods es-
Observation-Disclosures & Meyers, Geo.
ID. Foglesong * Co, l.. Herman &
10 aonh IF ms h,,N, B,nns -, -.
tensive and varied assortment Of all
articles usually keptlm first class dry
goods stores. There are three large
ready made clothing" hhuseS--B.
Hellman, Marks & Meyers, Peter
Smith-all of them carry extern
sive stocks, and wholesale as well as
retail. B. Hellman has in connection
with his clothing emporium, a first
class Merchant Tailoring establish
ment. OF wholesale liquor and cigar
houses there are three-T. A. Kent,
L.. Mufrin, Geo. q. Maston,L-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
car furnish all demands on these
branches of trade. In the boot and
shoe trade the stores of Stephen Bon
and G. E. Thompson, can "outft"
all who call upon them, with boots
and shoes. In jewelry establishments
Cheyenne boasts two-Joslm & Park
and David Miller. The former has
reputation throughout the United
States and Europe for excellence
of workmanship, aul the place may
well be proud oft,
There are a number of good hotels
IN the place. the principal among
which are DyerS Hotel, American
House, Planters House, and Railroad
Hotel There are also several res