The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-11-15
COMMERCIAL JOB PRINTING
CHEYENNE As AN oUrFrTrInG
afsfrr POINT

Being udllN IN EetbllL Ol ltlltTc
making inquiry as tO-the distance
from here To the Black Hills, and H.
to the facilities TOR uutfiR.Hg when
here, we propnse { answer all these
correspondents through the LEADER.
The distances from here TO the Hills
and to the various points IN the
route have already been published.
Cheyenne is situated at the june
tiun OF the Union Ptcii. and Kansas.
Pacific railroads, aud about seventeen
miles east of the Black Hills range,
on a high plateau of laud, the eIevH-
tioh Of which Is abuut6 100 leei above
thesea level. a small StrssIru, called
Crow Creek, flows down from this
range of Hills aud through the west
ern and southwestern part. OF The
town site. Cheyenne Depot lSDtne-
times called Camp Cariiu) asnHlitury
supply post, where there are luum-
Der of warehouses aud store HOUSES
for the safe keeping OF military aud
Indian stores, Is Two miles dis ant,
on Crow Greek, aud has a branch
railroad leading trutn il 10 the Union
Pacific. AT this depot are u govern
ment wagon shop, bl5rksurith shop
and other shops, where n Iarg" num-
Der of LtradeSnen find employment
in the government service. y mile
stili1furtfter up tro'v Gre * * Fort
Russell, y fifteen COMPANY military
garrSan,t commanded by Gen. }. j.
RrynoidS- AT present there are but
nine Companies stationed there.
There are ia the town two large
Hard ware, stove and tin Sturps=
Henry HouSman aud +. Schweickrrt
where all manner Of mining tunls
andcdpprhtrr tunls are for SALE; three
large wholesale grocery huu-cs-J.
G. Whipple, PcaSe x Taylor, Il Ma
gle -wherecNprytmlJg In the grprrry,
provision and grain Trade can lie pro-
cured. Besides these .lhvr5 ara. a
number df retail grocery pSta5ii-h-
m-uts-Leihy * Co., Underwood Il
McGregpr, at all Of which EUpt!
stocks of fresh groceries can hp
had. Fruit aud Produce. :. II. Wund.
OF bakery md confectionery e--
Establishments there are the follow
ing: IL. II. Eiii$, Underwood q Nc
Gregnr, and +. w. Eepltuger,
where Everything usually kept IN II
baking and confectionery t9utblish
ment may. be procured. OF drug
stores there are twu-Addum~ Il
Glover AMI Hurlhut Bros. -,und tlIprc
will be h0nludcultY in procuring III
ttfpsr PLACES any fling u~ualiv kpptnt
n first class drug establishment.
There are three large dry gopl- IS
Observation-Disclosures & Movers, Geo.
u. F6tlpsong & Go, l.. IIurm!m 4
GO,,-each of whom keeps an en-
tenSive and varied assortment uf all
articles usually Kept in first c:a~~ dry
goods stores. There are three large
ready made clothing" itpuSr---B.
Hellmdn, NJ rEs & Meyer, Peter
Smith-Ill of them carry cXIpn.
sive stocks, and whulrsa'e rs well IT..
retail. B. llellniau has in connection
with his clrthipg emporium, a first
class Merchant Tailoring establish
ment. OF wholesale liquor and eli gar
houses there are thrpp-T. y. Kent.
H.. Murrin, Geo. q. MaStou, at each
of which there is a COOL stock Ia
purchase frbm. In thu. furniture and
%crockery line the large and extensive
establishment of Converse & Warren
furnish all demands ON these
branches of trade. In the boot aud
shoe tratie the stores of Stephen Bon
and G.. +. Thompson, ran "uutht''
all who call upon them. with bunI~
andshors. La i"wClry establishments
Cheyenne hafSts two-JuslIn Il Park
and David Miller. The former has II
reputation throughout the United
States and Europe for excellence
Of workmanship, AN the place may
well be proud OF 1t.
The country for miles around
Cheyenne is a rolling prairie, well
adapted to the raising of cattle aud
sheep, and covered with herds and
6ackS of the same. Eightes n miles
away to the west, the Metcalf Min
ing District heginS, where good cop
per, and silver ores are found IN
abundance. This district is now
being developed by citizruS of ChrV-
enpe, and will, no doubt, prove of
great value.
Cheyenne has about 3,nOO inIahi-
tantS. This number does moi include
transient persons. II has Eve gnud,
suhsttntial church edihres. aS fol
losys:s Catholic, Father McGnIIrick,.
pastor Episcopil, Rpv. +. w. Hill
lard, resilient clergvmen; PrpShy-
terrain. Rev. w. B. Reed. resident
minister; Methodist, Rev. w. F.
Warren, resident minis Gr; congrr
gatiohal,J no &resEdprst minister ct
present. There il one good public
school, with an average attendanrc
of two hundred scholars, resided
over by N. f. Stark. ~ principal
anil Misses Tennpy, 5AIrGeehOn aud
Bryant as assistant tearharS. 'Thr
school building is a cmnmodtous
cnrnfortable two story brick pdifice
anil was erected in 1871. at a cost of
Sl2,0 Thhre is also a privat"
school Kept by n Miss Ellis, who hn~
a number of small scholars in attend
anee-probably twenty-five.
As all who intend going to the
Black Hills, need firearms and am
munition, for their own protection
and ia supptvftha epmniSStrv de
partmant. we are often asked whether
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