The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-09
CHEYENNE.
"1Hs GATEWAY TO THE LAND OF GOLD. >
The Great Supply Depot for the Black
Hills Mines.

Among the letters of inquiry address,
ed to the publisher of The LEADER,
many relate to Cheyenne and its re-
sources and facilities for outfitting large
and small parties en- route for the new
gold mines. Not having the time to
pen replies to these letters, we have
prepared the following statistics, which,
we think, will furnish the information
desired by our correspondents.
Cheyenne is situated at the junction
of the Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific
railroads, and about seventeen miles
east of the Black Hills range. There are
in town three hardware, stove and tin
stores--Draper s. Hammond, Cassels &
Co., F. Schweickert-where all kin'ls of
mining and carpenter tools are kept for
sale; three large wholesale grocery
houses-Whipple & Hay, Pease & Tay-
lor and E. Nagle-where everything in
the grocery, provision and grain trade
can be procured. There are also two
retail stores-Foglesong & Co. and I'm
derwood & McGregor. These firms do
a large retail business, and supply min
ing parties at reasonable prices.
WAGONS, ETC.
We have in Cheyenne three first
class blacksmith and wagon shops-H.
ler-at which large assortment of
two, four and six-horse wagons of the
leading eastern manufacturers, can
be. found.
DRY-GooDS AND CLOTHING.
There are two large dry-goods stores
Marks & Myers and o. +. Cowhick-
each of whom keeps an extensive and
varied assortment of all articles gen.
orally found at lirst-class stores. Of
clothing houses we have-B. Hellman,
Smith, t;uiterman. & Harrington,
Marks & Myers and Henry Wagner
all of them carry extensive stocks, and
wholesale as well as retail. B. He'll
man has in connection with his cloth
ing emporium first-class merchant
tailoring establishment.
FAMILY MEDICINE.
Liquors, cigars and wines can be
found at the wholesale depots of Col.
Murrin and McNa nara & Co., both on
Seventeenth street. These firms have
u large trade, and sell at small profit.
Messrs. Hannafin & Ryan, Ferguson
street, also deal in family medicines of
all kinds. They are honorable gentle
men and have large circle of Gus
toners. Geo. G.. Masten carries an
immense stock of the finest goods in
|
and sells at wholesale and retail.
FURNITURE, BOOTS AND SHOES, JEW
| ELRY.
In the furniture and crockery line,
the extensive establishment of Con-
vefae Il Warren can furnish all
demands in these branches of trade.
In the boot and shoe trade, the store OF
Stephen Bon can "outfit" all who call
upon him for boots and shoes. vi
jewelry stores we have one first-claSs
establishment, where native jewelry OF
the richest kinds is produced by set
of skilled workmen. 1t is the house OF
Joslin & Park, who have well earned
reputation throughout the United
States and Europe for excellence OF
workmanship.
HOTELS.
There are number of fine hotels in
the city, among which Dyer's hotel, the
Railroad house, Metropolitan, Western
hotel, and Eagle house occupy the front
rank. The Central house, opposite the
postoffice, furnishes lodgings at very
low rate.
ARMS AND AMMUNITION.
Guns and ammunition can be pur
chased at the lowest living rates at thu
Wyoming Armory, Freund Brothers
| pTOpI1tlOTS. L Hty Keep Ou udHu
, large assortment of Sharp's and Win
chester rifles, and all the latest sportin.
arms.
BANKS.
Two banks of sound financial stand
: ing-the First National'' and Steb
. bins. Post & Co.-attend to the want
of our merchants in the financial line
No better or safer banking houses cal
| he found west of the Mississippi river.
: sADDLER SHOPS.
a Harness, saddlery and similar good
are supplied by G. II. & j. s. Collins an
E. L. Gallatin g. Co., who keep ol
; hand a large stock, and manufacture t
order.
: FEED AND SALE STABLES.
OF feed and sale stables, where trav
i elers can put up and receive good &C
l commodations for their stock, We hav
: three-the Lone Star stables, j. D. May
: proprietor; the Central Corral, Milto
! Taylor, proprietor, and the 1 X L.
| Terry &c Hunter, proprietors.
The public may rest assured tina
Cheyenne has abundant facilities to tax
e care of and outfit everybody that ma
want to 60 to the Black Hills, c
Northern Wyomir G; and that it can b
e done cheaper here than parties ca
e outfit at other points, and transpol
their outfits here. Besides they wi
know just what they need when the