The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-04-24
CHEYEHNE As AN OEEFIETING
POINT!

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TO the facinies for Quitting when
here, we propose t. answer All these
correspondents through the LEADER.
The distances FROM here TO the hills
and 10 the various points in the
route have already been published.
Cheyenne Is situated at the iuuc-
ton uG the Union PHcifir and Kansas
I Pacific railroads, and about seventeen
miles east Of the Black Hills range,
on a-high plateau of land, the eIeva-
tiOn of winch Is about G,UUU ieeI above
the sea level. A small stream, rallied
Crow Creek, flows down from this
range of Hills and through the west
ern n Southwestern Iart Of the
towD- site. Cheyenne depot tsOme-
times sailed Camp UaTiiu) n military
supply ppst, where there are IA mum
Der ui warehouses aud store houses
tuI me sale Keeping of military and
Indian stores, Is Two miles distant,
on Crow Creek, and has u branch
railroad leading from il 10 the Union
Pacific, AT this depot are "a govern
mept wagon shop, blacksmith shop
and Uttier shops, where a large nunf-
Ter of trudesmen find employment
in. the government service. A mile
still further up Crow Creek is Fort
Russell, Il fifteen company military
garrison, commanded by Gen. }. j.
Reynolds. AT present there are but
nine companies stationed there.
J. The country for miles around
Cheyenne is II rolling prairie, we'll
auapted to the raising OF cattle and
sheep, and covered with herds and
tlocks of the same Eighteen miles
away to the west, the Metcalf Min
ing District begins, where good cop
per and silver ores are found n
abundance. This district Is now
being developed by citizens of Chey-
emne, and Will, no doubt, prove of
great value.
Cheyenne has about 1900 inhabi-
tants. This number does NOT include
transient persons. IChas i've good,
substantial church editices, as foi-
lows: Catholic, Father AIcGuldrick,
pastor; Episcopal, Rev. +. w. Hill
lard, resilient clergymen; Presby-
terrain, Rev. w. b. Reed, resident
minister; Methodist, Rev. W. f.
Warren, resident ministers; Congre-
g%utional, no resident minister Yt
present. There j. one good public
school, with an average attendance
of two hundred scholars, resided
over by N h. Stark, as principal,
and Misses Tenuey, MCGeehOn aud
Bryant AS assistant teachers. The
school building is a. cUInuodious,
comfortable two story brick editice.
and was erected in 1871. at n cost of
Sl2,0O0. There is also a private
school kept by n Miss Ellis, who has
II number Of small scholars IN attend
ance-pTobably twenty-five.
There are in the town " large
Hardware, stove and tin stores
Henry HOusman and +. Sch weickert
where all luanner of mining tools
and carpenter tools are for sale; three
large wholesale grocery hou~es-l.
e. Whipple, Pease & Taylor, + Ma
le-whrre everything in The grocery,
provision and grnlu trade can be pro-
cured. Besides these there are q
number Of retail grocery C-tnUiish-
m~ruls-Lri5y Il Co., Underwood <
NCGre%Or. Mt ali of which good
stocks of fresh groceries can b.
had. Fruit ana PrOHUc", y. u Wood.
OF bakery and Confectionery cs-
Establishments there are The follow
ing: II. II. Ellis, Underwood * Nc
Gregur, and l.. w. KepIinger,
where everything usually Kept in a
baking and confectionery establish
mcnt may be procured. OF drug
stores there are twO-AddomS q
Glover and HurIbut BrO@.-And there
will be no difliCplty in procuring at
these places anything usually kept at
II first class drug establishment.
There are three large dry goods es-
Observation-Disclosures q Meyers, Geo.
ID. 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" huuSeS-B.
HelIman, Marks Il Meyers, Peter
Smith-all of them carry extern
sive stocks, and wholesale rs well as
retail. B. Holman has in connection
With his clothing emporium, Il first
class Merchant Tailoring establish
ment. OF wholesale liquor and cigar
houses there are thrPe-T. a. kenI,
l.. Murrin, Geo. G.. MaStOn,--at each
of which there is Il good stock to
purchase from. In the furniture and
crOekery 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 CT. E. Thompson, a outfit"
all who call upOn them, with boots
and shoes. In jewclry establishments
Cheyenne boasts twO-JOshn & Park
and David Miller. The former has a
reputation throughout the United
States and Europe for excellence
of workmanship, and the place may
well be proud OF it. . ..-E
There are u 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
taurapts in the place, where meals
can be obtained at any time. There
are three blacksmith and WAGON