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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1877
Page
6
Local notes praise a new sidewalk from the Railroad house to Hill street and report rapid arrangements for uniting the Denver News and Tribune. In mining news the Hidden Treasure Gold Mine posts $62 daily net at twenty three days, with a May start for its twenty stamp mill and further ore wealth expected as depth increases.
Farmers in Iowa Minnesota Kansas Nebraska and Colorado report excellent prospects for grasshopper invasions this spring. Heavy winter snows did not halt hatching. Government science measures join local actions to harass and exterminate pests by burning dead grass in spring to destroy grasshoppers before maturity.
A private letter from Col Steele in Washington dated 23d states he secured a Postmaster General order extending the Hat Creek to Custer and Deadwood mail route. It will give Cheyenne a daily mail to Deadwood, a first for any point. He expects to close Wyoming duties, survey the Wyoming Dakota boundary, and return to Cheyenne in early April after a stop in Ohio.
A critical reflection on mixed juries asks what happened to the participation of women jurors. It recalls Judge Howe praising their intelligence and propriety and questions whether recent officials who poll juries can drop women from lists without authority. The piece cites past judges Kingman and Jones and queries a shift in judicial opinion.
The Chicago Times on April 3, 1875 lauds Malle. Cerito performing at McDaniels as Europe’s finest molded artist. It says she remains the academy’s most attractive feature and headlines her extraordinary transformation act as a striking novelty, predicting great New York and Chicago popularity.
A Readfield Maine company of over one hundred men left on Monday April 2 for Black Hills via Cheyenne. The circular promises speedy private trains from Cheyenne to Deadwood, offers 100 pounds baggage, sacks for clothing, Cheyenne outfits at reasonable prices, and no fees. Three California miners and a veteran Black Hiller accompany the party. Each man handles his own money and cashier duties, with a tip-top, businesslike plan under right wing management.
A brutal double murder occurred at the Jackson ranch on Horse Creek when Norman McCuaig shot James P. Jackson and his son John as they confronted him. After the killings McCuaig fled toward Clark's ranch, pursued by a posse organized by Deputy Sheriff Dalton. The motive appears tied to a school-teacher matter and long-standing feuds. authorities note prior suspicions and alleged past arson by McCuaig.
Livamie Sentinel notes a pattern of exchanging jokes and copied items among papers. The author laments repeated reuse of content from Detroit Free Press and other papers. He highlights streetlined misreadings and the dulling effect on humor.
The wife beater’s post near the county jail in Virginia City Nev draws daily crowds. The eight foot pine frame with two pegs forms a grim reminder, bearing crude inscriptions like Stewart’s bill The Widder Fee the Judge Here’s the Place to get Well Posted and No Family should be without it.
A stranger recounts the fatal confrontation at a ranch six miles from the scene. McCuaig says John Jackson rushed with a knife and he fired in self defense, then shot the father who pursued, with Mrs. Jackson later chasing him with a gun. The feud traces to a cousin teacher punished harshly and a fire at the schoolhouse blamed on the Jacksons.
A Cheyenne woman, vexed by a man’s scandalous insinuations, lures him with a note for an eight o’clock visit. He arrives as invited, is confronted by the woman and three men including her husband, and is made to admit his lies and surrender the note, then dismissed.
A Chicago Tribune correspondent praises the Laramie plains and Cheyenne region for rich grazing land and potential irrigation. The area already hosts vast cattle and sheep herds, with buffalo gone from the plains and domesticated stock thriving. Observations note healthy air, no cattle diseases, and strong profits from cattle and sheep operations, citing Iliff as a cattle king and predicting Chicago shippers will soon source most supplies from there.
The Standing Rock Agency features a two foot diameter rock said to be the petrified form of a grief stricken squaw and her infant. A local Indian tradition explains the petrified pair, with offerings left daily and beads cloth arrows and other items surrounding the rock. The top is painted as part of the ritual.
Orry Hardwicke writes from Deadwood on March 23 defending his record as a plains scout commander. He denies Wind River valley claims from 1868, asserts he never deserted comrades, and says he traded with and fought Indians to defend life and property while blaming a "miserable liar" for the alleged information. He requests publication of his rebuttal.
A letter to the Cheyenne Leader from J H Burns in Deadwood March 23 defends Tom Hardwicke amid rumors soldiers may return to Red Cloud. Burns asserts Hardwicke is highly regarded locally, a quiet gentleman, and reputed for striking hard blows against the Reds, once sought by the Canadian government after a twenty six day trial authorities refused extradition.
The Black Hills rapid growth continues as 20,000 settlers prepare to make it a permanent home. Quartz deposits attract steady development with new mines and higher dividends from Lead City, Sioux City, Tenderfoot, and Wooley mines. The Deadwood Pioneer will become a daily paper, signaling permanent progress and possible territorial expansion toward statehood for the region.
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