CHEYENNE, WYOMING
During the absence of Grand Master Henry M. Teller during the early part of 1868 Right Worshipful O. A. Whittemore, Deputy Grand Master, granted a dispensation to the brethren of Cheyenne, Dakota Territory, to open a lodge with Brother James Scott, 1865 Master of Golden City, No. 1, as Worshipful Master.
On his return from the east M. W. Bro. Teller visited the lodge and found it in a “prosperous condition. The inhabitants of Cheyenne are as yet quite unsettled, yet I think there is suitable material to support a good lodge at that point.”
It was chartered on October 6th, 1868 with 23 members. It had initiated, passed and raised three while under dispensation.
During the following year it initiated 25, passed 24, and raised 17. It had eight affiliations and five dimissions. Its roll contained 43 Master Masons plus the Tiler who was not a member of that lodge, seven Fellowcrafts, and eight Entered Apprentices.
The Wyoming Grand Lodge was formed in 1875 by four lodges, three of them belonging to Colorado jurisdiction. This lodge became Wyoming No. 1.
