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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1875
Page
3
The notice outlines weekly updates and a new press service. It highlights affordable pricing and quick turnaround for job printing. It mentions weekly publication cadence and an invitation to potential customers seeking reliable printing.
The article describes Cheyenne at the junction of the Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific railroads near the Black Hills, on a high plateau about 6,000 feet up. It notes Crow Creek, the Cheyenne Depot, and Fort Russell nearby, with a cavalry garrison, cattle and sheep outfits, nearby Metcalf mining district, and a population around 3,000. It lists churches, schools, merchants, and various trades including hardware, dry goods, grocers, bakers, druggists, clothing, liquor, furniture, boots and shoes, jewelers, hotels, and the American Planter House, highlighting Cheyenne as a well-served military and commercial hub.
The article notes Cheyenne has many tailors barbers and shops and a large stock of outfits for Back Hills and Northern Wyoming. It promises cheaper outfitting locally and guidance on required items. A stock market for horses mules and cattle is active with several firms named as stock dealers.
A long excerpt inventories officers from multiple cavalry and infantry units, naming captains lieutenants and posts. It lists Capt T B De subordinate officers in 2nd Cavalry, 1st Lieuts C T Hall J N Allison, Capt Henry Noyes, Lieut Sibley, Capt James Egaff, Lieut Sibley, and many others including Capt Gerald Russell, Captain 9th Infantry and Post Adjutant operations.
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