Wyoming Weekly Leader informs readers of distribution
The Wyoming Weekly Leader proclaims a weekly Saturday issue with team notices and advertising rates. It bills itself as a large paper in the West and offers commercial printing services.
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1875
Page
3
The Wyoming Weekly Leader proclaims a weekly Saturday issue with team notices and advertising rates. It bills itself as a large paper in the West and offers commercial printing services.
The article describes Cheyenne with around 3,000 residents and multiple facilities. It lists churches, a public school with about 200 pupils, private schooling, several hardware and grocery firms, warehouses, breweries, drugstores, dry goods stores, clothing houses, and tailors. It notes the Metcalf Mining District 18 miles west with copper and silver, and a government presence at Cheyenne Depot including a wagon shop and prison.
The article describes Cheyenne as a hub for boarding houses tailor shops barber shops and small retail attire with a large ready stock market for horses mules and cattle. It notes buyers traveling to the Black Hills or Northern Wyoming can outfit more cheaply here and transport outfits to ship points. Local stock dealers W M Ward J C Abney Burnard & Co Tracy & Co are mentioned as active players.
A historical roster lists officers from multiple battalions of the 2nd Cavalry and associated units. Captains, lieutenants, and majors across Co A to Co M are named, with roles including surgeons, aid, and staff positions, alongside agency personnel and clerks.
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