The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-09

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new gold fields. As between the Indi-
ans and the white robbers the latter
appear to be much more feared by
travellers. Many robberies are COM
mitted on the route, which do not get
into the papers from the fact that no
official report of them is made. Be-
fore taking the stages to Custer City
the passengers generally leave some Of
their most valuable things here and
arm themselves to the teeth You
talk with the inhabitants here and they
will tell you they take little or no stock
in the Black Hills stories, that they
have been very much exaggerated, and
that for every one who succeeds in
finding gold a hundred fail. | should
infer, from the appearance of things
hereabouts, that more are returning
now from the Black Hills than are
going.
II EVENT OF TIE DAY
here is the arrival of the eastern and
western passenger trains on the Union
Pacific railroad, both of which reach
here not far from noon. For a few
moments there is Il scene of hustle and
excitement on the spacious platform,
where loungers, ranchmen and persons
expecting friends, have congregated to
see the train come in. After passing
through a long stretch of comparatively
dead country, the tourist is quite .ex-
hilarated by the lively appearance of
things as he steps from the a plat
form. He is reminded of New York
or Chicago. Ten to one if he does not
see somebody on the platform he has
seen or met before. Among the first
c~ountenances / recognized that of n
former Wall street broker, who failed
OH Black Friday for u quarter of Il
million of dollars. lie is now running
a cattle ranch a few miles from here.
A PROFITABLE BUSINESS.
During my trip hereabouts l have
visited the ranches of several New
York, Boston and Philadelphia boys
who have left homes of luxury TO be-
come ranchmen, and who are making
money rapidly in growing cattle and
sheep. Among those who have X
changed the comforts of the East for
this life of adventure and excitement,
are Professor Clarence King, Charles
Motley, n nephew of the dead historian;
l.. G. Briggs, son of Richard Briggs,
the Boston merchant: Wilbur Raymond,
who graduated from Wesleyan Univer-
sity, class of 1874; Galusha \. Grow,
Jr.; n nephew of Sydney Dillon, and
many others, whose names | might
mention. Clarence King says the only
true way TO live in this world is to raise
stock on the Laramie Plains during the
Summer months and spend your Win
ter alternately in New York, London
and Paris. There is n fascination about
this wild, rowing, adventurous, indie
pendent life of a ranchman which | can
readily understand captivates young
men of birth and education, especially
when there is money in the business.
"When lam my own master, am not
tied down, and can make five times as
much money as l could at any business
in Pennsylvania, is it surprising"
said Mr.. Grow to me, THAT | should
enjoy this life."
Many of the ranch houses n few miles
away from here are made of old worn
| out rail ties, when new were cut in the
Medicine Bow and other neighboring
ranges of mountains, and hoated down
in the Laramie and other streams to
the railroad track.
JAY GoULD's LAST COUP D'ETAT.
BY looking at the map you will see
that the Denver and Pacific Railroad
runs nearly due south of here about
hundred miles. to Denver, Col. This
road has always been mismanaged, and
there has always been more or less cor
tention for its management. Latterly,
the Kansas and Pacific road, which is
now in the hands of a receiver. and vir-
tually bankrupt, therefore, has been III
without any regard to the accommoda-
ton or convenience OF the Union Pacific
road. Tired Of this. Jay Gould took
this part of the world by surprise by
deciding, when here in June, to build II
railroad down TO I.ongmont, to which
point there is already road running
from Denver. The Denver and Pacific
railroad people at first ridiculed the
idea that the Union Pacific people were
going to build this new roa to COM
pletion have, however, convinced them
of their mistake. The new and rival
road establishing direct communication
between the Union Pacific and George
town and all the places of interest in
the Colorado mountains will be the
ruin of the old road. (Signed)
"NAPANoCH.