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, 1889-02-20

w. Hoyt one OF the lots now oc-
cupied by the Burlington depot
for 5000. The shrewd druggist
Melted $4,000 by the operation.
The Abney corner, Sixteenth
and Capitol avenue was once sold
for $3.50. Strong pressure Undue
ed Mr.. Abney to relinquish his
title for a cool $4,000, and the
buyer secured a bargain at that.
The first Cheyenne realty COM
handing a gilt-edged price was
the Idelman corner. Its sale for
$4,000 several years ago was the
talk of the town for weeks. 1t
was once a $3.50 piece and the
man who disposed of it for $3.50
was designated as a long-headed
citizen.
The Union Pacific might have
made much more out of town lots
than it did. The company was
fair in its dealings, but perhaps
was more generous than it thought
when its Cheyenne representa-
tive was instructed to donate the
Ferguson-Eighteenth corner to
the Episcopal church society.
In the late '70s a Cheyenne at
torney, who was brainy but indis-
Greet, departed between two days.
Messrs. Organ &. Hammond were
among the multitude of mulcted.
In looking over Stevens effects,
Mr.. Organ found some tax re-
ceipts and bid them in at a con-
stables sale. The firm soon ac-
CURED title to the tax property
and in realizing sold to E. r.
Hurd two lots just south of st.
Mary's cathedral for 500. In a
deal with a Cheyenne syndicate
which purchased that corner, Nh.
Hurd received $4,000 for his
500 buy. Henry Altman bought
some of the Stevens lots from Or
gan & Hammond and still smiles
when his mind reverts to the in
vestment.
, 1889-02-20
a GREAT TERRITORY.
vestment,

NSHE city of Cheyenne must in
"S evitably become to Wyo-
ming what Omaha~is to Nebraska
and Denver is to Colorado. 1t is
already the biggist town between
Omaha and Salt Lake. Back of
it is a territory $4,000 square
miles i'll dimensions-confesssedly
one of the richest but least devel-
oped regions on the continent.
Perhaps the most extensive and
remarkable deposit is oil. This
is found in an area larger than
that covered by the celebrated
fields of Pennsylvania and Ohio.
1t is already extensively used as a
lubricant and proven to be of
equal value as an illuminant, but
it has not been refined in great
quantities owing to the fact that
the region is just being penetrated
by railroads. The coal deposits
are the most wonderful in the
west and have been worked for
over twenty years along the line
of the Union Pacific. Coal is
found in all parts of the territory.
Soda is found in its natural state
in big deposits or lakes. Iron ore
exists in boundless deposits, while
copper, silver, gold, building
stone Sandstone, granite and
marble particularly exist in ex-
haustless quantities.
As the metropolis of this grand
region Cheyenne must inevitably
be a city of commanding impor-
lance in the far western section.
, 1889-02-20
THE NEW O

NSHE Union Pacific now owns a
"S strip of ground a mile and a
half long by three blocks wide,
level rs a floor and admirably
adapted to shop purposes. This
will afford the company every fac
ility for making as great an ex-
tension of its shops as business
necessities may require.
Under the contract the COM
pany will finish the following
buildings this season:
An oil house 40x100 feet in di-
mansions.
A coal storage house 25x2OO
feet.
A blacksmith shop SOx300 feet.
Iron, coal, sand and scrap iron
house 40x300 feet.
Boiler room 50xG0 feet.
Engine room 15x500 feet.
Flue cleaner 40x100 feet.
Machinery and erecting shops
140X275 feet.
Transfer table 60x300 feet.
Boiler and tank shop 90x275
feet.
Sheet-iron and tin shop S0x279
feet.
These alone will employ from
$50 to 400 men at average wages
of $40 per month.
The buildings will be built OF
stone.
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Although Cheyenne is in its
twenty-third year it is surround
ed by a comparatively new coun
country. The etewn affords all
the advantages of modern civilza-
ton while at the same time the
undeveloped country back of it
affords rare opportunities for the
investment of capital. During
the next five years the territory
will make its greatest advance
ment and those who are on the
ground early may expect to reap
arich harvest. Energy, persever.
ance and a little capital will dc
the business.
, 1889-02-20

try and here the investors made
their homes as being within
ready access to the great ranges.
AT this period great improvements
were begun and paid for. An
extensive and elaborate system of
sewerage was commenced and n
chain of artificial lakes built for
the storage of water which was
supplied to the city by gravitation.
Gas works were built and an cleo
trio light plant lone ofthe very first
in the country was established
and the entire town lighted by
the arc system of electric light.
Handsome residences began to
spring up on all sides and their
surroundings were beautified with
all the resources of wealth and
art. A handsome club house was
built for the accommodation of
the stockmen and their friends.
The crash which followed in
the cattle business was inevitable
through the overstocking of the
ranges and the consequent scare
ity of food for stock. Added to
this came a great depression in
the market value OF cattle, fol-
lowed by severe winters, which
sadly depleted the ranges. The
business, now conducted by safe
and more intelligent methods, is
emerging from the cloud of adver-
sity. The grasses, no longer
overtaxed as they have been, and
supplemented by crops raised with
and without irrigation, have again
recuperated and the market prices
of cattle r again touching the
old familiar figures. There is
still about $50 900 invested
in cattle, horses and sheep raising.
In the immediate neighborhood
of the city over 5000, 900 are
now invested in horse raising
alone, the country being pecul-
iarly adapted to the business.
The most striking structure in
the city is the new capitol build
ing, which overlooks the city at
the head of Capitol avenue. The
building itself covers nearly three
quarters of an acre and to the pin
nacle of the prodigious copper
dome is 1853 feet in height. 1t
will be entirely completed next
January at a cost of S275, 900.
The new stone Union Pacific
depot cost 100000, while the
depot Of the Cheyenne and Bur
lington (the Cheyenne extension
of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy cost $4,000.
The Academy of the Holy
Child was completed at n cost of
$4,000.
Cheyenne has elegant churches,
all of the leading denominations
being represented; well conduct
ed public schools; a free public
library, maintained at the expense
OF the county; free Y. M. G. A.
reading rooms and gymnasium; a
street car system, the cars for
which were built here; complete
water, sewerage, gas and electric
light systems; free postal delivery;
electric fire alarm system; three
daily and three weekly news
papers; four banks with a COM
bined paid up capital of $500, 900;
an assessed valuation of over
S3,000,0 900 and an actual valua-
ton of 100000 900; II $40, 900
opera house; a United States fort
within three miles of it upon
which 100000 has been spent in
ten years; two railroads from the
East, one from the West, one
from the North, and one from the
South, and still there's more to
follow; an all : the round
climate which cannot be dupli-
Gated on the face of the globe and
10000 thrifty, energetic citizens
who are never far from the head
of the procession.
, 1889-02-20

The LEADER has just received a
large invoice of new job type.
Bring on your orders for job work.
, 1889-02-20
SOLD AT BIG PROFIT.

PiOBNit III UuIl
1867, and since that time have
fluctuated in value with the vary
ing fortunes of the irrepressible
Magic City. Union Pacific sur
veyors plated the TOWNSHIP into
blocks and lots and did it on n
broad guage plan, making the
latter 66x132 feet IN size.
The first boom occurred early
in the history of the city, as evil
denced by this excerpt from the
first residence and business direc-
tory, issued in 1868:
"Town lots 66x132 feet that
were sold by the Union Pacific
Railway company for $3.50, only
one-third cash required, within
thirty days after sold for $1,000
each, spot cash; and in from two
to three months later the same
lots were in demand at from
$4,000 to s2,5O0."
Early in the '70s, the national
financial panic gave the town a
serious set back, and in the few
years Immediately preceding the
great Black Hill boom of 1876
city real estate was anything but
desirable commodity. 1t was at
this time that some of the promi-
ment citizens who collected in a
club room occupying the site
of the magnificent Commercial
block for a quiet game of cards,
were accustomed to indulging in
a mysterious game wherein one
town lot called two. A good old
pioneer, who has gone to his eter-
nal rest, struggled hopelessly
with evasive fortune one night
and decided 200 lots to his oppon-
ents the following. morning. He
thought at the time that the loss
amounted to nothing but some OF
those lots are worth thousands
to-day.
1t is not claimed that anyone
has made a colossal fortune by
dealing in Cheyenne realty, but
there have been enormous returns
from small investments and a few
examples on this order will be
given.
Only last week V. Baker gave
b. Hellman 5000 for a block
not far from the city park. A
day or two since Mr.. Baker re-
fused an offer of $4,000 for four
of his eight lots. Mr.. Hellman
isn't tearing his hair although he
perhaps thinks he was a some
what premature in letting go.
That block was considered away
out in the suburbs only about
three years ago and Mr.. IIellman
gave $3.50 for it Just for a flyer.
In 1885 John Roberts con-
ceived the idea of securing some
real estate in Cheyenne. After
%hesitating for a time he "coughed
up" $500 for a block in the east
end as a feeler. He has lately re-
fused to transfer his title for
$4,000. Only a year or so ago
Mr.. Roberts gave $1,000 for an
other square in that quarter of the
city and was induced to relinquish
ownership by a tender of $500
advance. This block is now con-
sidered cheap at $1,000.
Ben Council is a sturdy and in
dustrious Union Pacific employee
and has been so for years. In
1883 he was inveigled into Civ
ing 500 for a block on the South
Side. Ben now smiles compla-
Gently MS he refuses to make n
deed for the property Tor less
than a goodly sum more than
$4,000.
Mr.. b. Hellman is in q fair way
to realize a good sized fortune
from his As acre tract on the bou-
levarde. No one envies him for
the clothier has sworn by the
town through thick and thin
and merits his luck-if luck it
may be termed. But touching
the tract. When Mr.. Hellman
, 1889-02-20
CHEYENNE.

West. 1t is situated in the south
eastern part of Wyoming Terri
tory on the main line of the
Union Pacific, midway between
Omaha, on the east, and Ogden,
Utah, on the west. Besides its
east aud west line of railroad, it
has direct rail connection, with
out change of cars, with Chicago,
by means of the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy railroad; south
ern connection clear through to
the Gulf of Mexico by the Den
yer Pacific, and northern connec
ton by the Cheyenne & North
ern, which is to be extended to
the Yellowstone Park and North
ern Pacific.
The site of Cheyenne was for
mally selected by a party of rail
road engineers and army officers,
July 4, 1867, the name being
derived from the Cheyenne tribe
OF Indians. On the oath of the
same month some rude building
was commenced and in three
months thereafter the town num-
bered over 1000 souls. Chey-
enne was mt that time included in
the tremendous scope of country
known as Dakota territory. The
first newspaper ever issued in the
territory was THE CHEYENNE
LEADER, the publication of which
was begun Sept. 10, 1869 The
railroad did not reach this point
until the following February and
the territory of Wyoming was not
organized until late in 1869.
The railroad was not pushed
west of here during the winter of
1868 and the town became the
rendezvous of a most remarkable
floating population. Cheyenne, or
the "Magic City of the Plains as
it was properly named, soon ac-
quired a reputation that was
worldwide MS a mushroom from
tier town, consisting mostly of
tents and numbering among its
residents rs remarkable a con-
glomcration of people as this re-
markable western country has
ever seen gathered together.
When the Union Pacific road
was pushed farther west the town
was to a great extent left to its
w resources, although it had
been so thoroughly advertised
that it became a focus of i'm
migration from all parts of the
continent. Very soon it became
an Quitting post for hardy adj
venturers and n basis of supply
for all the military operations in
the tar West. Fort D.. A. Russell
was soon established here and
Camp Carlin, the latter a supply
depot for transportation and all
needed military supplies. From
here was drawn the outfits for
many of the most celebrated Ind
ian campaigns.
When the town ceased to be
the terminus of the railway it lost
a great deal of its floating popula-
ton and in a rude way it began
to develop permanent characters
ties. In the course of a few years
the cattle business began to re-
ceIve some attention and the
town gradually became a center
for the western stock interest.
The Black Hills excitement in
1876 also helped to stimulate the
growth of the town. There was
direct stage connection between
this point and Deadwood, and
from Cheyenne was sent many of
the men who now populate the
Black Hills region.
The most extraordinary ad-
vance made by the town was,
however, in the early eighties,
when the unprecedented jump of
cattle values made everybody in
the business wealthy. The result
was the most remarkable activity.
Money flowed into the region
, 1889-02-20

Courtesy Of Hyo. Archives & His+ol
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-28
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. MAY 2s 1880

The tram was beautifully decorated and
made a very imposing Nappearance MIR
Beahm is one of the heavy shippers of the
state, and last Monday made q shipment of
twenty-one cars. a.
James Carr was in from Plum Creek with
two cars of cattle. 4 %.
A. C. Stowell of Cedar Rapids, was in with
two cars of cattle.
CJ. Furren was in from Fairfield with
two loads Of hogs. y
Henry Shinstock was in from West Point
with hogs.
L. M Gibson was in from Clarks with two
cars of cattle and two,of hogs.
J. b. Adams of Gibbon, had cattle on the
market,
J. f. Fairman was in from Axtell visiting
the yards. 4t5
Wiley s. Jenkins were in from Alma with
hogs,
J. G. Wysong was in from Cedar Rapids
with four loads of cattle
Robert Baker was in from Dorchester with
hogs, and sold at s4.20.
II. N. Lee was In from Indianola with four
loads of cattle and one car of hogs.
A. A. Harney was in from Davenport Neb.,
with cattle.
J. Lightly, OF Lightly e. Bearnes, of Daven-
port, was on the market with hogs and cattle
Fremont Hoy of Silver Creek, was in with
hogs.
S. Culver & Son were in from Clay Center
with cattle.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-28
LIVE STOCK.

Kansas City, May Observation-Disclosures
$500; shipments, 1000: light weight fairly
active, heavy slow; good to choice corn-fed,
50. S5@4.l5; common to medium, 50. 25CD3. as
stockers and feeding steers Rrm at 81. .25@
3.45; cows, Sl75(03.25.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; shipments, 1928;
market slow. weak and lower; common to
choice. S2.5004.25.
Chicago, May 27.-The Drovers' journal
Cattle-Receipts, 1000: market strong
choice TO extra boeyes, "a. 10QD4.35; steers,
So. .35(I4.00; stockers and feeders, 81. 300
$40; cows, bulls and mixed, g.. .00lp3. 40 (;
Texas cattle. $l.90(d360.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; market active.
&c lower; mixed A.40@4.6O; heavy, s435@
460; light, 81 40@4 05; skips, S3.50@4.25.
.Sheep-Receipts, a,ool; market firm, ioc
higher; natives, S350@4.30; westerns,
shorn, s3.6594l5 Texans, shorn, 50. OO@
400; lambs, $4.50@p525.
The Drovers' journal special London cable
quotes prices 10c lower than last week, best
American steers making only 1lc per pound
estimated dead weight.
National Stock Yards, East ST.
Louis, May "a. - Cattle :. Receipts, 2,7OO;
shipments, 1900; market steady; choice
heavy native steers, $3. S0(14. 40; fair to good,
80. 1904 90; stOckers and feeders 81. 20@3. Is
rangers, corn-fed, S2.7O93.5O; grass-fed, 80 10
92.90
Hogs-Receipts, $500; shipments, 2,4OO;
market lower; choice heavy, s4.40@4. so
packing, $4.3O@4.4O light grades, "a. 4.40(e4 So.
Sioux City, May 7.-Cattle-Market
steaoy; fat steers, s3.0093S0; stockers, az. 81
(92.40; feeders, g.. 40@2. 80; Gamers and bulls,
Sl.O00l.75; veal calves, $200Q9400.
Hogs-Receipts. 1900; steady; light and
mixed, $4.l794.11H; heavy, $4.20.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-28
CHICAGO LIVE srooK MARKET.

CHICAGO, May 27.-TSpecial Telegram to
THE BEE. i CATTLE There was a good
active trade in all handy smooth steers, aver
aging between |, $50 and 400 pounds. Heavy
steers, on averages Of 1,450 pounds up, were
slow Of sale. Rough, coarse grade steers Of
ali weights, dragged. Dressed beef men,
both for home use and export account, were
the most liberal buyers, eastern shippers on
the hoof operating continuously, notwith-
standing favorable advices from eastern and
European markets. The native cow trade,
owing to q moderate supply Of Texans ruled
from steady to strong, according to quality
Bulls and veal calves moved slowly. Texans
made strong prices, largely around s3.4O for
grass steers. AS Is generally the case on
Mondays the stocker and feeder trade ruled
duh, with only a limited number of transac-
tions to record. Prices, however, may be
quoted firm, desirable stylish feeders proper
tiODately outselling beef qualities. Choice
to extra beeves, S4.10G435; medium to good
steers, 1850 to l.500 lbs, 90. 7O(9400; 1000 to
l,S5O lbs, sS.6o@3;9o; $50 to l. 200 lbs, $3.50
$50; stockers and feeders, 81. 50@S7O; cows,
bulls and mixed, s2.OO@3.40; bulk, g.. 500
200; Texas cattle, Sl,90(93.60.
HoGs-The market, today, ruled fairly
active at last Saturdays closing prices, or an
average of &c lower than the bulk of the
transactions of that day. Packers were
rather indifferent buyers, though finally
they absorbed fair number Of hogs. The
sales of packing grades and mixed ran from
H.4bd455, largely at S4.50. Shipping shapes
Of heavy and butchers pigs ranged from
II 5O94 6o, principally at $3.50. Sorted light
weights or 2l0 lbs down sold around S455(d
100; mixed hogs commanded $44T1S094 80
Tor heavy mixed, and S4.50--i511a for light
mixed, the bulk making SI.50a455; rough
packing grades sold down TO s4.40.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-28

strong stocks, went below the opening a g.
ures. During the hour TO 10 o'clock there
was return of strength. The movements
OF Importance were confined to few stocks,
and Missouri Pacific took the lead, advanc-
ing ~ per cent on a largely increased pusi-
ness, followed by Northwestern, Louisville
& Nashville, and Wabash preferred, each OF
which moved up * per cent. The stock
market did not result in good prices at the
close. There was much liquidation in
granger stocks, and while Burlington and
st. Paul closed as on Saturday, and North
western but 4 per cent higher, Rock Island
closed with 4 per cent loss for the day.
Atchison, after touching 419{, closed at 45aS,
the opening figure. Chicago Gas attracted
attention by selling up to SO and closing at
5Ssl, or 8 points higher. Cotton Oil made
net gain Of 15S per cent; Louisville, rs;
Missouri, Pacific and New England, e per
cent each. The total sales for the day were
445 600 shares.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-28
On the Market.

Cattle-Rothchlds g. Wills; Madison;
Rothchilds & Altschults, Madison; Sackett
Widre, Arcadia; Richard Stubbs g. Co.,
Bradshaw; w. G. Swarts Silver City; w. p.
Clark Talnadge; Standard Cattle company,
Ames; J. N. Hill, Schuyler; G. Oscamp,
Clarks; Thomas Hams, Central City; Alfred
Clarke Wayne: Van Hoven & Co., Sioux
City, La. o. W. Perley, David City G; M.
Alma; H. G. Cutter, Cowles; r. N. Lee, In
dianoa; ID. M. Benedict, Culbertson; j. III.
Henderson, 1ndianola; X. N. Lee, Indianola;
A. Cruickshank. Crete, William Boyer,
Green g. Barr, Greenwood; George w. Nc
Kee, Syracuse; Faulkner & Carr, Leighton; /;
Potter s. Black, Elm Creek; b. F. Griffin,
Gibson; II. M. Cubbins, Gibson; j. b. Adams,
Gibson; Thomas Langau, Wood River; Perry
o. & Co., Aida; Nels Anderson, Davenport;
A. A. Harvey, Davenport; Adam Graham,
Papillion: S. Culver & Son, Howard; j. Os-
born, Humphreys; ID. A. Hale, Humphreys;
Knapp Humphrey;a e. W. Banks Council Ma
Cloud, Love & Co., Omaha
Hogs-A. S. Dexter, Blair; Smith & Ma.
har, Blair; P. Ehlers, Minden, Ia; j. Has
tie, Brock; A. b. Wilson, Logan, Ia; Jake
Hoe, Platte Centre; Rothchild Il Wills, Mad
ison; Isaac Deardorf, Merna; B. F. Silly,
Tobias; w. e. Swarts, Silver City; j. Has.
tie, Talmage; Cambell & Dorm. Nicola, Ia;
]. J. Dougherty, Dunlap, Ia; w. 7. Roden,
Missouri Valley; E. M. Gibson, Clarks; F.
Central City: M. F. Nichols, Crooks, Ia.; J.
B. Keck & Co., Petersburg; H. Schnstock,
West Point; N w. M. Co, Stanton; Wiley
Jenkins, Alma; III. G., Cutler, Cowles; II.
James Miller, Axtel; Jeppa Jergensen, Min
ddn; Miller Gibson, Minden; r. w. Dunn,
Farnam; Thomas Powers, Sutton; Robert
Baker, Dorchester; Alva Smith, Wayerly;
Elm Creek: ]. r. Black, Kearney; w. Hol-
man, Cozard; G. j. Furer, Clay Centre; ].
A. Crane, Risings; CD. Furer, Pauldlng; G.
Wanser, Brainard; Beckley q Ross, Stroms'
burg; Perry & Frust, Wahoo; W. b. Hollis
ter. Wood River; ]. r.. Holderman, Aida;
Lichty & Beames, Davinport; M. II. & Co. /;
Morse Bluffs; Steele a. Barto, Gordon; John
Pfeifer, Johnstown; Nye w. M. Do; Corn
liza; p. Knapp, Humphreys; ID. Diedricksen,
Darlington; Burlington & b., Glenwood.
Sheep-A. A. Hommond, Kansas City.
1--we Stock Notes.
z. Fl. Juda was in from Aida with cattle.
Adam Graham was in from Springfield with
| four cars of cattle.
o. A. Clapp and Joel Henderson, of Adrian,
Mich, were on the market with i've
| loads of cattle from their western ranches.
J. p. Sauires & Co., of Boston, were on the
market, the first time for week, and
| took eight double decks Of hogs.
Thomas Logac was in from Wood River
| with cattle.
Harry Clark was on the market with cattle
| with drive from Bellevue.
II. 7. Pratt, of Humphreys, was in with SIX
| cars of cattle and one car of hogs.
George Nauman was in from North Platte
| with cattle.
| Wayne was represented by Alfred Clarke
| with two cars of cattle.
b. f. Grimm of Gibbon, was in with cattle
| A. w. Beahm shipped twenty-one cars Of
| cattle from Courtland yesterday. They were
| all street cars, and came in over the UnloI
| Pacific and went out via the Rock Island