The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-06-03
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cHRyEnNE As AN NOUrFITTING
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making fnquiry as 10 the distance
from here Ia the Black Hills, and as
tothe facilities for QUILTING when
here, we propose I answer all these
correspondents throughthP LEADER.
Thesdistances from here To the hills
and TO the Various pouhta IN the
route have already been published.
Cheyenne is Situated ut the juno
ton OF the Unfun PacifrJand Kansas
Pacific railroads, and about seventeen
miles east ofEthe Blark Hills range,
en- high plateau of land, the eleva-
tion of which isabout @ ,oUO feet above
the sea leveI-Asmal stream, called
Crow Creek, flows down from this
range of Hills and through the west
ern and southwestern pirt of the
town site. Cheyenne Depot (some-
times called Camp Carlint Il military
supply past 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 n branch
railroad leading from it TO the Union
Pacific. At this depot are n govern
ment wagon shop, bl Icksiuiih shop
and other shops, where a large num-
Der of tradesnen find employment
In the government service. a mile
still further up Crow Creek is Fort
Russell, n ifteeh company military
garrison, commanded by Gen. }. j.
Reynolds. At present there are but
ntue companies stationed there.
The country for miles around
Cheyenne is IA rolling prairie, well
adapted to the raising of cattle aud
sheep, and covered with herds and
fiocksl of the same. Eighteen miles
away to the west, the Z Metcalf Min
ing District begins, where good COPS
per and silver ores are found in
abundance. This district is now
being deceloped byrcitizens Of Ohey-
enne, and viii, no doubt, prove of
great value. Hl ir
Cheyenne has about 1900. inhabi-
tants. This number does not include
transient persons.i It-has Ave gOod,
substantial church edihces, as fol-
lousi Catholic, Father McGuldrick,
pastor; Episcopal, Rev. f. w. Hill
Hard, resident clergymen; Presby-
terian, Rev. w. b, Reed, resident
minister . Methodist, Rev. w. f.
Warren, resident minister; Congre-
g%atiOnaI, no resident minister 1T
present. There j. one good public
school, with an average attendance
at two hundred scholars, resided
over by N. l.. Stark, as principal,
and Misses Tenney, MrGeehon aud
Bryant as ASSISTANT teachers. The
school building is "A commodinus,
comfortable w story brick edifice,
and was erected in 1871, at a cost of
$l2, There is also a. pri vate
schoet kept by a Miss Ellis, Who has
u number pf small scholars in attend
e-prObably twenty-five.
There are in the town two large
Hard ware, stove and tin stores
Henry Housman andTE. Schweickert
where all of mining tools
and carpenter tools are for sale; three
large wholesale grocery houses-I.
q. Whippie, Pease & Taylor, 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
m-nts-Leiby d Co., Underwood q
McGregor, ut all of which good
stocks of fresh groceries can be
had. Fruit and Produce, 5. II. Wood.
or bakery Y and confectionery Ies-
adjustments there are the follow
Gregor, and +. w. Keplinger,
11Ct NhiiS AouNllg HhCDl"l I d
baking and confectionery establish
ment may be procured. OF drug
stores there are twO-AddOms &
Glover and Hurlbut Bros.-and there
will be no difficulty in procuring at
these places anything usually kept al
n first class drug establishment.
There are three large dry goods es4
Observation-Disclosures & Meyers, Geo.
ID. Foglesong & Co, L. Herman &
Co.,-each of whom keeps an ex-
tensive and varied assortment ofRalI
articles usually kept in first class dry
goods stores. There are three large
''ready made JclothiDg'r houseS--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.. Murrin, Geo. @. 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.. 4. Thorn psOn, can ''outfit"
all who call upon them, with boots
and shoes. In jewclry Establishments
Cheyenne boasts two-JoslIn & 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.
There are a number of good hotels
In the place. the principal among
House, Planters House, and Railroad
Hotel. There are also seuarnI rns-