The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-23
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given out Wednesday evening at 7:20 at
the opera house.
A rich strike in silver is reported on
Meadow creek, Montana, a tributary of
the Madison river.
The trial of John Carr, for the MUIR
der of George w. Bailey, will COM
mence at Laramie tomorrow MORN
ing.
Hon. j. Newton Evans, a Pennsyl-
yania congressman, one of Wizards ex-
c%ursionists, has purchased a residence
in Bozsman.
The cattle men are fast leaving town
to spend The winter in more c%ongenial
chimes, and their absence makes itself
very apparent.
No. 4 was some five or six hours late.
The detention was probably due to the
heavy fall of snow, which reached fully
an inch in depth.
The Jones & Sawin surveying party
arrieed at Rock creek Saturday and
reached Laramie yesterday. There are
about thirty Laramie boys in the party.
The Indies of Laramie are discussing
the p%racticability Of opening a coffee
hovse and reading room for the enter
tainment Of young men temporarily in
the city.
New coal chutes are in progress of
erection at the railroad shops, compris-
ing a building 200 feet long, having a
capacity of sixty chutes. 1t will be
completed this year.-Boomerang.
The highest temperature yesterday
was 500; lowest, 2so; mean tempera-
ture, $40; mean humidity, 60 per cent;
highest velocity of wind, 10 miles per
hour; rainfall, 81.
Among our visitors to-day was Mr.. J..
w. Sullivan, late of the Cheyenne
LEADER, accompanied by Luke Voor-
hees, of the Voorhees, Cattle company,
range, Rawhide, Wyoming.-Drover's
Journal:
Late explorations have discovered
that the recent forest fires in northern
Wyoming did an immense amount Of
damage, consuming much valuable tim
Der. They we're started by hunting
parties, who carelessly left their camp
fires burning .-Sentinel.
A full dramatic rehearsal of "The
Beauteous Queen" vas held last even
ing, the entire opera being sung from
beginning to end. No rehearsal to-
night, but on Wednesday evening there
will be an important n on the stage
at the opera house, commencing at 7
O'Clock.
Already a movement is on foot
which, 1t is to be hoped, will result in
making the Arizona mineral exhibit the
center of a creditable display of the
mineral wealth of our territories in one
OF the chief centers of capital, where
the best results will be secured from
well directed efforts in this direction
Mining Review.
Jacob Scherer, of Denver, says stock
men In that section have never had a
more thorough cattle hunt than this
year, but beeves are scarce owing TO
the great losses of 1881 which are now
being heavily felt. Mr.. Scherer says
the losses in Colorado, Nebraska, Wyo-
ming, Idaho and Montana amounted to
about 335 per cent. in 1881.
Caldwell, the new town on the Ore
gon short line, has now six general
stores, two for warding firms, five sa-
looms, two meat markets, a hotel, res
taurant, barber shop, livery stable,
blacksmith shop, carpenter shop, coal
depot, drug store and hardware stores.
Besides the above, a physician and no.
tary public hsve hung out their shin
giles.
Saturday will be an entertaining
day for lovers Of outdoor sports. There
will be a trotting ace between local
horses, for which three horses are as-
sured and a possibility of more, for
which the purse will be a sweepstakes
of at least 800; a running race be-
tween horses owned by ]. A. Apperson
and John Chase, and maybea match be-
tween other local trotters. One or two
Denver horses are expected to partici-
pate.
For the week ending Friday evening,
October 10, the shipments of cattle,
hogs and sheep from Chicago with their
points Of destination were as follows:
Cattle-New York, 236 car loads; Jer-
sey City, 100; Boston, 70; watertown,
Is; Calumet, ia; Philadelphia, 81;
East Liberty, Go; Albany, 80; Buffalo,
p; other points, 1856; total. 1907. Hogs
New York, 43 double-deck cars; Jer.
sey City, -; Boston, 40; Philadelphia,
43; Providence, 30; Buffalo, 10; Cam
ada, %; other points, IL, total, 1873.
Sheep-Boston, 8 double-deck cars;
Buffalo, IA; P%ittsburg, 8; other points,
/; total, SO cars.
Proposals Wanted.
Bids will be received until October
% Mt COOper ~ Anderson,a omca for