The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-23
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How the City Looks to an Old Res
ident OF Cheyenne-Some Per-
sonal Mention.
DENVER, Coz, Sept. 20, u

Special correspondence of the Leader.
DENVER, Col, Sept. 20, 10.
The city has been SO often described
by able writer's, and has beer so often
visited by C~heyennites, I shall merely
say that after a period of four years. alb
sence l was prepared to fluid great i'm
~provements, but nothing compared
with tho reality. J. ii. Nichols drove
me around the city in his carriage. /
was astonished to see elegant mansions,
trees and beautiful flower gardens,
where a few years ago tho cactus flour
ished, undisturbed by the hand of man.
1 find several old ~Cheyennites resid-
ing here. j. H. Nichols is engaged in
the real estate business. 1t is unne-
cessary to say that with his character
istic energy he is making it a success.
Harry Conley has a billiard hall. He
seems to be doing a fair business.
Willie McAllister, or, "a he was
sometimes called Street, is one of the
clerks at the Alvord. He has always
a smile and a welcome for his friends
from Wyoming, and takes pleasure
in making them comfortable, and he
certainly has the convenience for doing
so. The Alvord is unquestionably one
OF the best houses in Denver, and the
rates are most reasonable.
Col. Ed. Bishop is one of the solid
men of Denver, judging from his beau
tiful residence and the number of his
other buildings.
John II. Martin is the great fruit
dealer of Colorado. He supplies the
whole mountain trade together with
that OF Denver.
Great preparations are being made
for the fair, which is to commence on
Tuesday next. The grounds will be
open on Monday, but nothing will be
done of any consequence until Tuesday.
l wish to say to parties coming here
from Cheyenne that they had better
telegraph ahead for apartments, else
on their arrival here they may have to
get n tent and camp out. The city
seems full Of travellers and visitants to
the fair, already, but there is plenty of
room for more.
Jay Gould this name needs no hon.
orary addition us 1t is one of our ma
tional prides) and party are out on a
trip over his new acquisition-the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad. They
will return here on Monday.
Rev. A. B. Campbell is engaged in
a series of temperance lectures. He ID
unquestionably one of the ablest and
most effective / have ever listened to.
He is actively assisted in his efforts to
reclaim persons to temperance, by w.
6. Sprague, esq.,, and many ladies, who
arc exerting their kind and gentle In
lueuce 10 assist In the laudable work.
God bless them.
There Is no more need here to dis
patch messengers around to the prin-
cipal offices and places in town. You
step up to telephone, tap the call; the
general office instantly
You request to be connected with the
desired point, and then the CONVERSE
tion commences. 1t is somewhat an
noying for u person unacquainted with
the system, at first, to stand by and
listen to the "Hellol Yesl Well What
do wantp l didn't understand; all
right; thanks,n etc.
Captain w. II. Pierce is having
seven telephones placed In his office on
Blake street, in order to have indie
pendent wires to each OF the depots and
places with which he t~ransacts busi-
ness, thus facilitating its transaction
and making its despatch immediate.
The captain has an immense transfer
business, but it appears no trouble for
this able veteran business man.
Weather quite pleasant, but I don't
like 1t as well as Wyoming air, even if
there are not so many ''gentle zephyrs"
floating about. WYo.
For Sale.
A fine, three quarter seat, gentle