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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1878
Page
16
The Sheyenne Weekly Leader highlights pending Supreme Court cases, rising rail travel to the Black Hills, and a planned paying expedition by Major J. W. Wham. It mentions Montgomery Blair unlikely to win the presidency, the Colorado Democratic State Convention in Denver, and prospects for a narrow-gauge railroad from Utah Southern to Arizona.
In a Chicago interview General John Gibbon discusses Nez Perce and Sioux fighting qualities, frontier defenses in Montana, milk river position, and the lack of troops to guard Montana. He warns of possible war and the need for posts and reinforcements, noting Crow loyalty and frontier exposure.
A meeting of the Colorado and Wyoming Presbytery will be held in Denver on the 7th proximo with Rev. J. Y. Cowhick and A. C. Snyder attending as ministerial and lay commissioners. Henry Swan named alternate. Two commissioners to the General Assembly to gather in Pittsburg on May 16. Also notes on Sharp Shooting practice and a buyer listing Merino ewes with lambs for sale by Weldon.
Correspondence from The Leader details a legal clash in Utah between President John Taylor and Brigham Young’s heirs over the estate he left to the church. The Young family challenges Taylor’s move to transfer most property to the church, while opponents accuse Young of dishonest gains and argue for greater church control amid broader Democratic and railroad interests. The dispute threatens schism in the Mormon church and political maneuvering by the Democratic machine to win a Senate seat.
Leave of absence for six months with sea passage is granted Assistant Surgeon Valery Hovard. Major H. Clay Wood receives four months leave with potential extension and sea passage. Frederick Schwatka of the 8th Cavalry has extended leave from T Headquarters Department of Dakota. Major James W. Forsyth of the 10th Cavalry is nominated for promotion to Lieutenant Colonel, and W. L. Elliott of the 1st Cavalry to Colonel of the 8th Cavalry. Fifty three recruits will be forwarded to Mort Lincoln, Dakota Territory, for assignment to the Seventh Cavalry.
The Denver Tribune discusses Democratic efforts in the upcoming canvass to win a legislative majority to secure a United States Senate seat. It notes vague rumors of an alliance, unholy or otherwise, influencing the maneuvering.
The Woman’s Temperance Union held a second meeting at the Presbyterian church to promote a Cheyenne Reading Room Association. A endowment of 57 dollars and 59 dollars monthly in pledges were reported, with a plan to secure a room and draft by laws, aiming to use the old library effort as a base.
In Laramie on April 12, 1878 a writer directed to The Leader urges J.8.C. not to shoot tame ducks. The anonymous note claims plain speaking and requests restraint from the noted “old boy” and other friends.
The article reports ore yields from several mines including Golden Terry and Lulu Carrier lode and notes a new district near Little Rapid creek named Rochford after discoverer Michael Rochford. It details mill capacity at Forbes & Co in Gayville and a contract for crushing Old Abe ore, plus Fitz John Porter’s court martial sentence.
Bear Buttes owner Floreman reports a tunnel depth of 350 feet with over 600 tons of ore on the dump averaging at least 100 dollars per ton. An assay by Chambers Davis shows 14 947.06 dollars per ton. Shipments to Omaha smelting works yield high profits while a larger smelter is urged.
A liberal reward is offered for the return of three described animals to Baxter's Ranch on Crow Creek seven miles east of Cheyenne. The property includes a grey horse mule about 164 hands high, weight 900 pounds, brand P on the near fore shoulder. a bay horse with multiple brands and P on the left fore shoulder, blind in the right eye, 11 years old. and a small black horse mule six years old, branded C on the left shoulder and left hip, with P near fore shoulder. Signed W. B. Ilvaus.
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