The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-11-14
A Flying Trip wish the Y. s. Postal
Commission.

gram from Division Superintendent
w. r. Davis informed a few OF ouI
leading business men that "GardineF
T., Hubbard wanted to make their
acquaintance and desired their com
pany on a trip to Laramie City. Upon
inquiry it Wa ascertained that Gardi-
ner r. Hubbard, the chairman of the
U. S. Postal commission, appointed b.
the President in accordance with q
late act of Congress, accompanied by
Hon. Frank NJ. Palmer, of Illinois,
editor of the Inter Ocean, and Hon.
Thomas ]. Fox, late mayor Of Phila-
delphia, members of the commission,
en- route to the Pacific coast. desired to
obtain information in regard to Chey-
enne, its business, and its mail CONF
munie alton with the Black Hills min
ing country. On the arrival of the
westward bound train Messrs. Warren,
Post and Glafcke boarded the train and
joined the party consisting of the above
named gentlemen, Senator Hitchcock.
Mr.. D. J. Mccain, Postmaster Yost,
of Omaha; L. N. Vail, superintendent
of the railway mail service, and his as
s~istant, Captain ]. E. White, of Chica-
go; Paul Vandervoort, chief clerk of
the u. P. division, and several ladies.
Mr.. Corlett, Judge Carey, Col. Murrin
and Judge Mclaughlin, who had been
invited, were unable to leave the city.
Division Superintendent Davis de-
tached the palace car containing the
distinguished party from the passenger
train, and taking a locomotive and ca
boose, made up a special fast " train,
which o o sped on its wayto the quiet
village over the hill, making excellent
time. While the train was ascending
to the 'shighest point T" the investigating
committee took the three Cheyenne
gentlemen in charge, and put them
through a course of questioning, which
only the eloquence of N. E. Post and
the shrewd business tact of F. E. War
len could meet successfully. These gen.
tlemen gave a concise history of Chey-
enne since its foundation, its resources
as a commercial and financial metropo.
lis, and its facilities of intercourse with
the outside world, but especially with
the Black Hills mines, in which the
gentlemen of the commission seemed to
take an absorbing interest. Mr.. Post
gave an account of his recent trip tc
the Hills, of the mountains of gold in
which he has an interest, of the untold
millions yet lying hidden in the moun
tains and valleys of the new Ell Dorado,
foreshadowing the speedy organization
in northern Wyoming of a grand COM
m~onwealth, second to none in import
ance, and exceeding all other states Of
the Union in wealth and natural re-
sources. Being brought from these
flights of imagination by a question Of
Mr.. Hubbard to facts as at present ex-
listing in the Hills, Mr.. Post gave the
price of hard tack, bacon and beans,
and the cost OF other necessaries of life
at Deadwood City. He related the many
complications in the mail service north
Of Cheyenne, and the impositions un-
der which the hardy miners suffer, ow-
ing to the lack of regular mail facilities.
He gave the distance from Cheyenne &c
Custer City and Deadwood, and other
important information regarding the
Cheyenne and Black Hills stage route,
and spoke of the general desire on the
part of the Black Hills people to have
their matter placed in the hands of that
company, which has agreed to deliver
the mail there free of charge.
Mr.. Warren. when called upon, gave
to the commission many important
statistics in regard to Cheyenne's COM
merce with the northern country, also
as to the amount of gold brought to
| Cheyenne from the Hills since July
last. He formed a glowing picture for
his audience, describing the unlimited
resources Of the land of gold and the
| glorious future of this section of Uncle
Sans dominions. The writer, being o
close observer, imagined that the in
terested listeners would be induced by
our merchant prince to abandon their
journey to the Pacific coast and return
to Cheyenne to seek their fortunes in the
Black Hills; but the sober second
thought prevailed, and the commission
concluded to first conclude their labors
under President Grants appointment.
Messrs. Hubbard, Fox and Palmer
expressed themselves a. exceedingly
gratifed with the valuable and interest
ing information furnished them BIZ
Messrs. Post and Warren, and prom
ised on their return from California to
stop in Cheyenne to personally acquaint
themselves with the Magic City, her
people and commercial interests.
The primary practical result of this
interview, we are glad to say, was {
hint given to Messrs. Vail and White,
in charge of the railway mail service,
that the Black Hills mail matter should
be sent via Cheyenne, and in the care
Of the Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage
company, Gilmer, Salisbury & Patrick,