The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-16

tie attention from the prospector; but
it is known that that section also
abounds in gold and silver, which dur
ing the present year will be brought to
light by the hardy miner.
How to Reach the Black Hills.
Without decrying any of the propos-
ed routes from points on the Upper
Missouri river, we assert that the route
from Cheyenne northward is the safest,
| speediest, cheapest and best to reach the
Black Hills. Cheyenne is at the juno
ton of the two competing railroads from
the East-the Union Pacific and Kan
sas Pacific. 1t will be two days rail-
road travel to Cheyenne from Chicago
or st. Louis. The following table will
show the distance and present rate of
fare from these two points to Cheyenne:
LIST class ID class
Miles. Fare. Fare.
Chicago to Omaha..""...--:" 400 SIG 90 Sl3 90
St. Lonls via st. Joe to Omaha 4G5 10 90 - 90
Omaha to Cheyenne...-"...". 5l6 3lo0 q 90
Chicago to Cheyenne.............-.l0O6 II 90 81 20
st Louis to Cheyenne, via
Leavenworth and Denver...lO53 40 90 40 10
We are credibly informed by the rep
resentatives of these two railroad COM
panies, that special rates viii be given
from Chicago to Cheyenne, to Black
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third less than the above rates.
Through tickets from Omaha to Gus
ter City via Cheyenne, are being sold at
the u. p. ticket offices at the following
rates:
First W
Second So 0C
Third 70 W
From Cheyenne to the Black Hills.
A fine natural road, over which the
United States mails have been carried
for many years, leads from Cheyenne
to Fort Laramie, a distance of ninety
miles. This route passes through a
settled country, and good ranches are
found at convenient distances from
each other. From Fort Laramie to
Custer and Deadwood City a good wag-
On road is found, which has recently
been shortened by u county officers,
thus reducing the distance necessary to
be travelled by freight teams over sixty
miles. The whole distance from Chey-
enne to DeadwOod over thisroadi is about
two hundred and thirty miles. The
| Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage COM
pany, Luke Voorhees,, superintendent,
makes at present tri-weekly trips over
this road to Custer and Deadwood, car
/ Lying pdootlSClo. ShplSoo liiutlSi Ill
the u. S. mails. Earlyin the spring this
company will puton a daily line of coach
es and, with a superb outfit of horses
and stages, well-kept stations at con-
venient points, and reasonable charges,
this stage line will continue to be the
only first-class line of communication
between the Black Hills mining towns
and the outside world.
The Stage company sells first class
tickets to Custer at $500; to Deadwood
City, $4,000.
OUTFITS for Miners.
As miners and prospectors generally
travel in parties not less than four, we
give below a list of the necessary arti-
cles needed by four men with teams,
comprising provisions and grain for
ninety days:
Five hundred pounds best quality of
flour in so ID. sacks; 1900 pounds grain;
200 pounds sifted corn meal; 90 pounds
Drowned coffee; 4 pounds of tea; 5 gal
Ions syrup; 5 gallons vinegar; 10 pounds
dried apples; so pounds white beans;
100 pounds bacon; salt, black and red
pepper, mustard, etc. And in camp
chest the following articles:
COOKING UTENSILS.
Two camp kettles, l coffee pot, l min
er's oven, l fry pan, l dish pan, l ladle,
l meat fork, 4 tin cups, 4 tin plates, l
butcher knife, 4 set knives and forks,
4 tablespoons, 2 crane hooks, 1 coffee
mill and l lantern.
PROVISIONS.
Five pounds of coffee, l pound of
tea, 20 pounds of sugar, 2 boxes yeast
powder, 1 sack of salt, l quart of syrup
and jug, 2 quarts of vinegar, l quart of
sperm oil. / dozen boxes of matches,
35 pounds of flour.
Mining Tools.
Four mining shovels, strap gold picks,
gold pans, sluice forks; l two-inch
augur, l half-inch augur, / hatchet,
hammer, screw-driver, dr~aw-shave,
hand saw, file, gold scale, assorted nails
and screws and gold blower.
a complete outfit should also include
rubber boots, heavy pegged boots, extra
double miners blanket, rubber blanket,
pack saddles, lariats and pins.
Those who desire to purchase their
own teams for the transportation of
miners and miners, supplies, can pro-
cure an outfit to much better advantage
in Cheyenne than elsewhere. Grocer
les, provisions, clothing, mining tools
and all other necessary articles can be
procured at this point. The following
may be considered average prices for
animals and wagons.
Team oftwo horses 500 to 80
Team oftwo 10 3t
Oxen per so" lt
Saddle 40" Is
Saddle 40" q
Pack horse IN. ~