Cheyenne News Notes From 1877 Local Happenings
Cheyenne reports a rush of gold seekers to the Hills and a large influx of immigrants. Rev. F W Tomkins Jr arrives as new rector, John Harrington returns to work, and H G Hay grows alfalfa four inches high. A running race offers 250 dollars a side at Lake Mahpahluta. Sheriff Bullock recovers stolen horses from Deadwood. A German inventor creates a music sheet turning device. District court convenes and adjourns. many items reflect city life and prospects in 1877 Cheyenne.
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Cheyenne
F. W. Tomkins, Jr
Episcopal Church
John Harrington
H. G. Hay
Gov. Safford
Hoyt
Arizona
Magic City
Gold
Froude
England
Custer
Hayward
Black Hills
Dakota
W. G. Proviness
Gee, Wilson, Jr
Carr
Bullock
Deadwood
Kuykendall
Durance Yile
Colorado Central R. R
Union Pacific
U. P
Crow Creek
E. Tillotson
Fort Fetterman
New England
John D. Lee
Mountain Meadow
New York
Sheriff Carr
Sheriff Bullock
Judge Kwykendall
Poorly-Paid Preachers in Nebraska Letters
A Nebraska newspaper excerpt quotes a preacher describing low pay from his Grand Island congregation. He notes growth from 63 to 103 members over six months, yet earned only 52 dollars, attributes hardship to being single and a Western man.
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Nebraska
Grand Island
Camp Contentment Debates Winter Life at Fort Reno
Northern winter at Camp Contentment breeds gloom and uncertainty as regiments face unclear garrison timelines. Maj. Edwin Pollock commands a mixed force, with scant mail, sporadic pay, and daily routines of games and hunting amid sparse provisions. Migrant mule shipments to Glasgow promise new bustle and logistical drills.
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Old Fort Reno
Maj
Ferris
Illinois
Camp Contentment
Wyoming
Edwin Pollock
Ninth Infantry
Ninth
Mark Twain's Old Home Sight at Virginia Depot
A Virginia newspaper recalls a surreal moment at a railroad depot where a boxed butterfly flew free, its wings turning to gold in sunlight. The scene sparks memories of past travels, landscapes, and a wistful remark about a country lacking flowers and birds.
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Mark Twain
Virginia
New
Piuto
Sacramento
Mount Davidson
The Black Hillers Prepared for a Long Road Westward
The narrative follows a steady stream of emigrants toward the Black Hills. It notes diverse travelers from Kansas, the Southern States, Colorado and New Mexico, ranging from organized wagon trains to lone families. Observers describe working teams, mining gear, and a hardy, enduring spirit as they seek land and gold beyond Montana and Oregon.
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Black Hills
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Platte Valley
Missouri
Arkansas
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Pacific
China
Japan
East Indies
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railway
Union
Governor Thayer to Maintain Cheyenne Residency Voting Site
The Lara mie Sentinel notes Gov. Thayer will stay in Cheyenne, spend Sundays at Rock Creek, and regard Rock Creek as his legal residence and voting place in the territory.
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Gov. Thayer
Territory
Laramie
California Strawberries Prices and Record Yield Expected
A California paper notes strawberries retail at thirty five cents per pound and predicts prices will likely drop soon. The season is unusually favorable with no cold weather hindering growth, and indications point to the heaviest yield in the history of California strawberry culture.
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California
Cheyenne Carriage Works Offers Complete Wagons and Repair
The new Cheyenne Carriage Works by Mr. N. Robertson on O'Neil near 18th presents a full service shop for repair trimming and painting and a factory for light spring wagons and buggies. Prices are advertised as very reasonable and competitive with eastern rates.
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Cheyenne
Cattle and Sheep Thrive on New Grass Amid Fine Weather
The article notes sheep subsisting entirely on new grass with excellent flesh and fleece, cattle fat and hearty, fed well as they cannot yet graze much, and forecasts strong profits for stock owners. It also mentions fashionable ladies slippers with three strapped sandals adorned with bows.
Crazy Horse encamped with 1500 at Bear Butte on way to Spotted Tail
Crazy Horse and about fifteen hundred warriors camped north of Bear Butte creek last night. They are destitute and seek peace. They say Sitting Bull will not surrender and is heading for British possessions.
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Cateatrom
Crazy Horse
G. O. Eaton
5Th Cavalry
Fort
D. A. Russell
Maine
Railroad Racket and Colorado Central Extension News
Gen J A Evans arrives with survey party to map a branch line from the city to the Black Hills. Capt E L Berthoud leads the Colorado Central Extension survey from Longmont to here with plans to begin work at once. route praised as easy grade and low cost. Town wages trimmed but debated as public funds are scrutinized amid other frontier business developments.
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J. A. Evans
U. P
Black Hills
Evans
Sidney
North Platte
Colorado Central
E. L. Berthoud
Longmont
Colo
The
C. C
Box Elder
Berthoud
W. F. Brown
Chicago
Brown, Thompson & Co
Brown, Adams & Eldredge
Exchange
Union Stock Yards
Brown
Sidney and Red Cloud
Deadwood
W. P. Davis
The Blighted Scout Hubble’s Narrow Escape at Stillwater
White trapper Hubble and two companions endured a Sioux onslaught near Stillwater as 500 warriors attacked their camp. Hubble wounded multiple times, seized a fallen horse, used a navy pistol to fend off riders, and escaped to the prairie with miraculous survival and grim humor.
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Col. Stanton
Crow Agency
Fort Ellis
Hubble
John Cox
Jas. George
Yankee Jim
Muggins Taylor
Stillwater
Hubbie
Taylor
George
Navy
Spotted Tail Heads Hundred Hostiles To Camp Sheridan
Telegram from Col. T. H. Stanton Cheyenne reports Spotted Tail has 1500 hostiles including Crazy Horse’s band. They will reach Camp Sheridan between the 16th and 20th of this month along with others from Rotten Grass Creek. Lieut. Clark secured a strong detachment at the Agencies with chiefs including Little Wolf Spotted Tail Black Coat Sharp Nose and Old Red Cloud joining. Major Powell plans reach Green River mid May for the geological survey.
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Col
T. H. Stanton
Spotted Tail
Crazy Horse
Camp Sheridan
Clark
Too Muchee Late Hoodlum Assault Report
A youth attacked a Chinaman on Eddy Street near 16th and fled. The victim rang the police several times but says the response was slow, lamenting that no officer arrived promptly to help.
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Eddy Street
16Th
City Council Deliberates Saloon Hours and Public Works
Regular city council meeting approves new saloon hours easing Sunday closures and passes bids for ditch cleaning. It postpones gas works plans, reviews railroad ticket advertising rule, and hears on street watering via Lake Minnehaha ditches. Lieutenant Eaton leaves for Maine on sick leave.
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Davis
Yeas—Davis
W. M. Delaney
W. R. Steele
Congress
Finance Committee
C. A. Westover
L. Kuabis
Lake Minnehaha
Crow Creek
Saturday Racing at Driving Park Features Two Events
A Saturday program at Driving Park offered a trotting race for 200 dollars a side with best three in five and mile heats. R Thorp's gray faced T Mulqueen's Toby and won in three straight heats with times 1 47, 1 46, 1 34. A running race for 25 dollars a side saw Dick Richards' white horse defeat Ed Roberts' mare in a mile dash.
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Driving Park
R. Thorp
T. Mulqueen
Toby
Dick Richards
Ed, Roberts
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Simmons, Dyer
Lone Star
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