The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-07-06
| most earnestly do.

! most earnestly do.
Nine years ago the place waere we
now stand wes q grass-coyered plain,
inhabited only by wild animals and
the more wild and Indian.
Nine years ago no white mans
habitation existed IN Laramie county
outside of the immediate vicinity Of
Fort Laramie. To-day CHEYENNE is
a city of four thousand people carry
ing on a commerce Of millions
of dollars annually with elegant
church edifces, public schools. banks,
hotels and hundreds of business
houses representing all classes of bu-
siness, and Laramie comfy contains
within its boundaries at a low esti-
mate n hundred thousand head of
live stock, the greater proportion of
which is cattle. Nine years hence ]
confidently predict that not less than
twenty thousand people will be in
d%ustriously and pro~sperously living
in Cheyenne.
In the very nature of our situation.
this must be the case, located a
we are at the centre point between
the Missouri river and the valley of
the great Salt Lake, on the line Of
the great trans-continental railway
connecting the orient with the occi-
dent, with great agricultural interests
lying east Of us aud vast mining and
pastoral interests lying west and
north Of us. Give us a longitudinal
railway connecting all that portion
of onr country lying south of us, yes
and the republic of Mexico also with
the rich valleys and auriferous noun
tains of central and northern Wyo-
ming, and our sister Territory of
Montana, and you will find that the
requirements Of commerce necessar-
lily existing between large popula-
tons following diverse pursuits will
cause the peoples SO employed to
seek the ''Magic City" as being the
most accessible point where the ex-
changes desired can be effected. And
now fellow-citizens, having thus
briefly placed before you my recol-
l~ections and knowledge of the past
and present, as we'll as my conclu-
sions as to the future of our Young
Territory and city, in conclusion let
us all cherish the hope that peace
and prosperity may prevail through
out this broad land. Let us strive
to cultivate tho most fraternal rela-
tons with our sister States and Ter
-ritories to the end that this govern-
ment of the people, by the people,
and for the people shall not perish;
that America, in the future, as in
the past, may be an asylum for the
oppressed of all nations, and recog-
nizing no north, no south, no east
or west, we shall continue to press
forward the tide of emigration with
the priceless benefits derived from
our form of government, until the
whole American continent shall be
brought under the benign influence
of our enlightened civilization.
After Judge Whitehead concluded,
the procession was reformed and the
several companies returned to their
rendezvous.
The afternoon was enjoyed by the
many pleasure seekers in various
ways. A large crowd assembled at
the race course near Lake Mah-pe-
ah-lu-ta, where a number of races
had been arranged. In the evening
the people witnessed the fire works
and visited the suburbs Of the city
in search of fun and recreation. On
the whole, the day was one of mail
Logged pleasure ; nothing occurred to
mar the enjoyment of the great ma
tional holiday. The crowds which
assembled here were orderly and
good natured. Nc accidents of a Sc
rious nature are reported, and all
will agree that our celebration was
one worthy of the one hundredth
anniversary of the Nation.