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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1875
Page
3
Commercial job printing is advertised as a service in The Wyoming Weekly Leader with emphasis on bulk orders and quality work. The note highlights printing options and potential client benefits for local businesses and individuals needing printed materials.
The article describes Cheyenne at the junction of the Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific lines, about seventeen miles east of the Black Hills, with Crow Creek flowing through the town. It notes military depots, ports, and a growing population near 3,000, plus churches, schools, and a wide array of merchants and services including hardware, groceries, dry goods, clothing, liquor, jewelers, hotels, and restaurants serving residents and travelers.
The article notes Cheyenne offers abundant facilities including boarding houses tailor shops barber shops and small retail stores to outfit prospectors cheaply and efficiently. It highlights a stock market for horses mules and cattle with prominent buyers such as W. M. Ward J. C. Abramard & Co and Tracy & Co guiding newcomers to purchase mining outfits at this location, saving time and trouble.
A long list of officers and lieutenants from multiple cavalry regiments and infantry units is named, including Captains, Lieutenants, and Majors, with assignments across Co A to Co L of the 2nd and 3rd Cavalry and supporting infantry commands. The roster mentions posting roles, recruiting, and staff positions under Gen. Crook.
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