The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-17
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1ncrc Afc l1c Ar&s anu ofAruuiu
grazing land along the Cheyenne route
70 the park.
Tramps have taken to burning the
small wooden bridges on the Kansas
Pacific road.
Highest temperature yesterday, 61o;
lowest, 20; highest velocity Of wind,
2s miles per hour.
The unreliable stage coach in south
ern Colorado continues to upset with
frighiful regularity.
There was q heavy rainstorm At Og-
den last night. Would that IL had
reached TO Cheyenne.
The mail ABILITIES Of Leadville are
lacking. The sprightly Herald fails to
come 10 US regularly.
John splan viii have three horses
at the forthcoming Nebraska state fair,
10 be held at Omaha.
Love, Thall Il Co., will soon bring
"Alvin Joslin," by Chas. Z. Davis and
company. TO Cheyenne.
Gov. Tabor's new building In Denver
win be an opera house and hotel COM
bined, Of six stories In height.
Wyoming has eleven newspapers,
three OF them dailies. All are pub
lished on the line OF the u. p. road.
Hon. NJ. Z. Post Is not through
buying sheep on the Pacific coast. The
Jocks will arrive some time next fall
1t is estimated that the loss TO live
stock ON the Laramie plains during the
winter has been less than ten per cent.
A letter from one OF the party on the
Laramie river says that parties bound
for the Park will have TO wallow
through 20 miles Of snow at present.
A rich strike OF Of free gold quartz Is
reported from the Box Elder, southwest
OF Cheyenne. Some fine specimens Of
quartz were brought into town yester-
day.
The Baptist congregation has pur-
chased q lot on the corner diagonally
across the street from the Congrega-
tional church. from 7. Dyer, esq. They
propose to build ut an early day.
The excursion train from the east
arrived yesterday morning Mt 11:55 and
departed an hour later. The throng
was composed mainly Of ministers and
Sunday school teachers, and was very
Iovial.
Col. Patrick telegraphed from Omaha
yesterday to Deputy Marshal Schnitger
to know what he was doing toward re-
covering the property Of the stage coach
company, that was stolen by the es-
capped convicts.
1t has been suggested that troops be
asked for, TO go after the United States
prisoners who recently broke Jail at
Laramie. There is not the slightest
hope yet of their capture being effected
by any other means.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. 3,
10 Cheyenne, 100 Colorado. and %
through; No. 4, o Cheyenne, 10 Colora-
do and "a through; Denver Pacific, II
Cheyenne, II east, 2 west; Colorado
Central, IL Cheyenne, @ west, 10 east.
The bill In congress authorizing the
issue Of bonds by the projected Wyo-
ming, Montana and Pacific road, will
soon pass the house. When the bill
shall become n law, the last thing for
which the company is waiting will be
disposed Of !; SO the work will begin at
an early day.
Those who pretend to know say that
the recent visit Of Russell Thorp, Of
Cheyenne, to Gillem's mountain and
Laramie, was more to see about put
ting In n stage line from here to Gillem
and the North Park, than to look at
the mines.-1imss. Which is n matter
Of news to Mr.. Thorp.
The Times Is mistaken IL IL supposes
the LEADER desires 10 keep secret the
| Gillem mountain discoveries. But we
didn't propose to advertise that or any
other district until 1t gives evidence Of
wealth. Once Gillem mountain comes
up to the prospectus we shall take plea
sure In spreading the tact. The LEAD.
ER believes in developing the entire
territory.
\Geo. W. Jones, the lightning jerker,
Is the proud possessor Of q thorough
bred Gordon setter, the gift Of ]. J.
Schwind, who arrived from Cleveland
yesterday. The mother Of the dog came
from England. and was valued at 500.
jones' pet is six years old, and one Of
the best workers in the fields Of north
ern Ohio. Mr.. Jones will soon try his
fine animal hereabouts. Meanwhile,
he will take pleasure In showing the
prize to friends.
Our ranchmen should carefully con
the article on u second page this
morning, on the new cereal. 1t is just
the grain for our country, requiring no
irrigation, little moisture, and yielding
largely. We have sent for some seed
for the purpose of experiment, and will
feport the result through these columns.
In n few days we shall be able to in
form the ranchmen where the new
0rain mav ba ohfa;oad In larga ouapti-