, 1896-12-09
ADVENT OF THE UNION PACIFIC
What Occurred in Cheyenne When the
Overland Reached That City.

Overland Reached That City.
In the presence of a monster crowd
Of people, in which were to be seer
preachers. bankers, merchants, officers
and soldiers, cowboys, gamblers, In
dams and female characters. the work
of laying the track of the Union Pa
cifc railroad was witnessed in Chey-
enne on the afternoon Of November 10,
1867. says the Cheyenne Tribune. The
event hal long been anticipated and
the Magic City of he great western
pains was filled with rejoicing and
enthusiasm. The current Of systema>
tized forces swept forward at such a
furious rate as to put to flight all pre-.
vious ideas of business energy and ac-
tivity. Business in the city was sus>
pended: gamblers laid aside their
cards. games and chips: transfers
ceased hauling goods to the stores;
freighters turned loose their long
teams of oxen; the bu~ll-whackers coil
tu up ilu AN away loi lhO IAAiS uOiAi6
their long, cruel lashes, and together
with hundreds of citizens engaged in
other occupations, swarmed along the
grade, and watched with the most in
tense delight and enthusiasm the mag
ic work of track-laying. The workmen
were given a hearty greeting and many
presents were showered upon them.
Among the crowd were hundreds who
had never seen a railroad and who
watched the work with open-mouthed
wonder. Many were too dumbfounded
to speak and simply shook their heads
and shrugged their shoulders.
On the evening Of November 10 a
great mass meeting was held on Eddy
street, between Sixteenth and Seven>
teenth streets. The large assemblage
Of citizens and railroad men convened
there to celebrate the occasion OF the
advent of the railroad. Eddy street
and the city hall building which
stands on the alley just south of the
Dyer hoteD were splendidly decorated
and Illuminated. A large transparency
was erected lear the speakers stand
and bore the motto: THE Magic City
Greets the Continental Railway.
Honor to Whom Honor is Due"
A number of speakers addressed the
jolly, uproarious and jubilant crowd.
among the number being General Case,
ment, delegate-elect at that time to
congress. 1t was a grand celebration
and old-timers will look back upon
that night as one OF the greatest events
in western history.
icled above had t%ranspired. the shrill
shrek of the locomotive, the hiss OF es>
Gaping steam and the clang, clang OF
the engine bell were heard in Chey-
enne.
Colonel Burr, of Virginia, was a
mighty fox-hunter, and loved the sport
beyond words. He owned a fine pack
of hounds, and. during the season,
Thought of nothing but his hunters, his
dogs, and the weather. He was once
entertaining an army friend from Tex
as. whose ideas Of hunting any animal
involved the use Of firearms, and who
had never seer a fox-hound. He had
been with difficulty persuaded to go
forth one morning with the colonel and
some friends to a meet, and they were
waiting impatiently for the hounds to
take the scent. Presently there burst
upon their listening ears the din Of 30
canine voices in full cry. The colonel's
eyes cleaned, and, as he settled his feet
in the stirrups and stretched his arm
toward the yelping pack, he cried:
Major, listen to that heavenly music!"
The major pricked up his a for a
second or two, and then replied: II
can't hear a thing. Those damned dogs
are making such a noise" The colonel
put his spur savagely into his horses
side and dashed away, leaving his guest
to his own devices.
1t is often a mystery how a cold has
been Caught" The fact, is, however,
that when the blood Is poor and the
system depressed, one becomes pecul-
iarly liable to disease. When the appe-
tite OF the strength fails, Ayers Sarsa-
parilla should be taken without delay.
Parties desiring suits for the North
Star masquerade on the 18Th will order
from Chris Tegner before the 18th.
Tickets for the ball are now on Ale
by the commdttee only. 96eodet
Fine barrel pickles just received 1t
Hunts; also. the finest mutton IN the
city. Mutton by the carcas 1t 8 ceats
per pound. Receiving new goods daily.
n1sm1
Furnished housekeeping rooms for
eent. saysr Hanssa. lSl tEh serssG
Carload ofchoice APP
piles just received at
"a. M. Bauman's.
is pit z q. nh er s,
screenings and all 9TH
er choice varieties.