Weekly Leake Notes Progress and Local Ventures
Railway and road developments dot the week with new mail service between Hut Creek and Spear Fish, a daily Concord coach Fort Laramie to Hurtyslile, and two new Laramie division stations. Ogden Short Line may reach Wood River by September, and Cheyenne hosts the Sells Brothers shows with a $50,000 aquarium and hippo exhibit. Cattle prices rise amid broader infrastructure plans and local industry expansions.
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Hut Creek
Spearfish
J. C. Abney
Concord
Fort Laramie
Hurtyslile
A. H. Reel
Sixteenth Street
Omaha
Rawlins
Green River
Washakie
Red Desert
Bitter Creek
Black Buttes
Boonerang
Lander
Frank Coffee
Laramie
Washaki
Patrick
Patrick Bros
Sells Brothers
Cheyenne
Ogden Pilot
West
S. H. E. Clark
Robert Law
2. P. Shelby
H. C. Newton
San Francisco
B. Jones
Grand Army
Order
Nebraska
Arrival of Gov Hale and party in Cheyenne
The arrival of Hon. William Hale to assume the governorship was marked by a public reception hosted by Gov. Hoyt. Hale and his party including Judge C. F. Loofborough and spouses, Mr. Smith McPherson, Capt. E. C. McMillin, J. W. Jones, and Secretary Morgan toured Inter Ocean dining, then proceeded west toward Denver before settling permanently in office.
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Wm. Hale
C. F. Loofborough
J. B. Loofborough
Hale
Hoyt
Gubernatorial
Cheyenne
Mr. Hale
Denver
Camp Life Sparks Hartville District Prospect News
John Conly reports elation over the Hartville camp with town lots laid out and a smelter site shaping up. A natural bridge spans rock abutments near the smelter while the Village Belle pushes a second tunnel and ore bodies are awaited. The Sunrise sold for 60000 dollars to the smelting company. Green Mountain Bay work paused awaiting smelter decision.
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John Conly
Hartville
Phil
Sheridan
Green Mountain Bay
Rawlins Aims to Become a United States Watering Place
The Journal reports Rawlins plans to develop thermal waters from Warm Springs into a premier watering place. A stock company with capital of 100000 will be formed after bids to bring the waters fail. Book opening days are forthcoming and hotels and bath houses are expected by 1883 with Rawlins rising in prominence. Marsh and Cooper of Laramie City bought 600 wethers from M H Clugston.
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Laramie
Union Pacific
Dickinson
Fred
Sickles
Omaha
Rawlins
Warm Springs
United States
Mines At Tie Siding Draw Attention As Ore Quality Improves
The Fort Collins Courier reports Endemile mine near Teller is producing fine ruby silver ore with steam hoisting and plans for further scientific upgrades. Hartville property changes hands at high prices as a mining boom begins. Black Hills copper mines are described as stupendous with recent sales and bonds noted. Reports from Jeff McDermott and P. H. Daily mention high ore yields, copper content around 19 percent and silver 126 ounces per ton, from mines near Steamboat Rock and Lulu exhibits planned for the Denver exposition.
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Fort Collina
Endemile
Teller
Hartville
Black Hills
Higby
Rawhide Buttes
Jeff McDermott
Fortune
Jeff
Cheyenne
P. H. Daily
Valley Smelting
Golden
Agsay
Mr. Daily
W. C. Dilts
Steamboat Rock
Fort Collins Express
Wyoming
Collins Express
Joseph Shipler
Lulu
Sheep Mountain
Esmiralda
Boanarges
Robinson
Southern Cross
Georgianna
Rustic
Denver & Middle Park Mining Company
Robber Baron Dines in Style and Demands High Bill
A famed guest enters a leading hotel poses for autographs and dines with royal bearing. He rejects oxtail soup, orders ham and eggs with milk and coffee, and pays seventy five cents, deeming the hotel third class for serving ox tail soup.
Arizona Campaign Letter Details Indian Fight and Desert Heat
Capt Gerald Russell reports a severe arduous scout from Fort Venipe on Aug 6 1882 over the Nigellan mountains. Indians were found and badly whipped. Col Mason stays at Fort Whipple due to illness. Lt Morgan wounded at Ft Whipple. Evans and Haas plan to ship 6000 head of cattle from North Park.
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Fort Venipe
Nigellan Mountains
Col. Mason
Fort Whipple
A. T
Morgan
Ft. Whipple
Evans & Haas
North Park
Colorado Notes on Exposition and Earned Heir
Richard Alford a Denver teamster at 45 dollars monthly has inherited six hundred thousand dollars from his Dublin county Ireland born mother. Senator Chilcott visits Denver and urges more expo advertising and lower railroad excursion rates. A slack wire performer and water walker entertains at the grounds as Sunday attendance sets a new record. Morning crowds, full-day foot traffic, crowded trains and a lively evening concert mark a day of strong visitor interest and foreign guests praise the exposition.
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Richard Alford
Denver
Dublin
Ireland
Senator Chilcott
Colorado
Tribune
Union Pacific Affects Time Card Promotions and Line Status
The article notes a new time card today and S K Jackson of the Omaha shops promoted to head the car and building department between Green River and Ogden with Evanston as headquarters. It also describes a wheat freight car test at Kansas City and personnel moves to Green River and Evanston, plus Utah Rio Grande extension progress toward Cimarron and Salt Lake. It mentions a Creek nation clash with casualties and includes a long humorous piece about a mewl and a divorce joke at the end.
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Union Pacific Affairs
S. K. Jackson
Omaha
Green River
Ogden
Evanston
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Kansas City
Solomon City
Gould Lines
Barnum
Bennett
Union Pacific
Kansas
Utah
Denver and Rio Grande Railway
Cimarron
Denver
Salt Lake
Live Stock and Military Movements Across the Frontier
The article notes cattle losses from black leg in Grant county New Mexico and discusses eastern capital seeking Wyoming wool interests. It reports cattle purchases for range, Montana prospects, and a Cavalry troop return to Fort Russell, with mentions of smallpox fears along the Oregon Short Line and quarantine concerns.
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Gila
Duck Creeks
Grant County
New Mexico
Wyoming
New Mexican Exchange
Texas
Adams and the Right to Petition in the House
In February 1837 John Quincy Adams defended the right of petition after presenting a paper signed by eleven enslaved people. The House, led by Speaker Polk, debated censure amid fiery calls to expel Adams. Henry A Wise argued slaves should petition, while the House ultimately refused to receive the petition to avoid affronting Southern rights and dignity.
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Adams
Speaker Polk
House
Polk
Alford
Haynes
Lewis
Shis
Henry A. Wise
Virginia
South
United States
The Tender Kiss and a Tide of Demands
A retrospective lament on romantic era changes and the rise of monetized, coercive relationships with multiple named cases. A sewing girl wins $800. Miss Livingston seeks $75,000. Miss Hattie Engle demands $50,000. a Brooklyn man asks $60,000. a St Louis wink leads to $100. a Philadelphia arm and a Middle Tennessee farm sale accompany a broader moral critique. Sentences reflect a harsh tone and circular condemnation, ending with a note on medical missives and a local editor’s remark.
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Moon
Haidee
Miss Livingston
New York
Henry Fleming
Hattie Engle
Levi Wilson
Providence
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Middle Tennessee
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