The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-06-15
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CHEYEANE AS AN OUTFITTING
POINT

here, we propose [ 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 i situated at the juno
ton OF the Union Pacific and Kansas
Pacific railroads, and about seventeen
miles east of the Blark Hills range,
on a high plateau of land, the elevu-
tion of which is about G,anD feel above
the sea level. A 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 ](SnInc-
times called Camp Curlin) Il military
supply post, where there are Il NUN
Der of warehouses and store houses
for the safe keeping Of military aud
Indian stores, is " miles distant,
ON Crow Creek, and has n branch
railroad leading from il iu the Union
Pacific. AT this depot are a govern
ment wagon shop, bl tcksmilh shop
and other shops, where "A large mum
Ter of tradesInen find employment
In the government service. y mile
still further up Crow Creek is Fort
Russell, u fifteen company military
garrison, commanded 10y Gen. }. j..
II ynolds. At present there are but
nine companies stationed there.
The country for mileS around
Cheyenne Is Il Ruling prHiric, well
ADAPTED to the raising of cattle and
sheep, and covered with herds and
flScks of the same. Eighteen miles
away to The west, the MIetcaIf Min
ing District begins, where good cop
per and silver ore are found IN
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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 editiceS, aS ful-
lows: Catholic, Father Mctiuldrick,
pastor Episcopal, Rev. +. w. Hill
lard, resident clergymen; Presby-
terrain, Rev. w. b. Reed, resident
minister; Methodist, Rev. w. +.
Warren, resident ministers; Cougrr-
gat.Onai, no resident minister At
present. There j. one good public
school, with an average attendance
of two hundred scholars, resided
over by n. L. Stark, as principal,
and MISSES Tenury, MlcGcrhOu and
Bryant as assistant teachers. The
school building is Il cuInmOdiOus,
comfortable two story brick editicp,
and vas erected in 1871, at n cost Of
Sl2 ,0J0. Thrre is also n private
schoul kept 10y n Miss Ellis, who has
Il number Gr small scholars IN attend
ance-probuhly twenty-five.
There are in the town two large
Hardware, stove and tin stores
Henry HOusman and f. Srhwpickert
where all name of mining tools
and carpenter tools are for sale; three
large wholesale grocery hOuSeS-I.
G. Whipple, Pease & Taylor, + Ma
gle where everything in the grncery,
provision and grain trade can he pro-
cured. Besides these there are a
number of retail grocery establish
mrnts-Leihy d Co., Underwood d
McGregor, ut all of which good
stocks of fresh groceries IA be
had. Fruit and Produce, :. IL. Wood.
OF bakery and confectionery ps-
Establishments there are the follow
ing: ii. II. Ellis, Underwood & Me
Gregor, and L. w. Keplinger,
where everything usually kept in Il
baking and Confectionery establish
ment may be procured. Of drug
stores there are twO-AddOmS x
Glover and Hurlhut BrOs.-nnd there
will be no difficulty in procuring mt
these places anything usually kept ut
q first class drug establishment.
There are three large dry gOndS cs-
Observation-Disclosures & Meyers, Gen.
ID. Fnglesong & Co, l. 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
''reauy made clothing" hnuSeS--B.
Holman. Marks & Meyers, Peter
Smith-all of them carry extern
sive stocks, and wholesale as well as
retail. b. IIellmHn 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. CT. 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
can 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 hnni~
and shoes. In jewClry establishments
Cheyenne boasts tw0-JOslIn & Park
and David Miller. The former has Il
reputation throughout the United
States and Europe for excellence
of workmanship, an | the place may
well be proud OF it.
There are a number of good hotels
in the place. the principal among
which are Dyers Hotel, American
House, Planters House, and Railroad
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taurants in the pl ce, where meals
can he obtained at any time. There
ure three blacksmith and wagon
shops-John Nealon. H, Haas. and