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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1877
Page
7
A dense catalog style entry lists goods such as Cuban and New York products, coffee, box items, colors, and paints with scattered quantities and prices. References include Cuba and Porto Rico origins, New York varieties, and wholesale paint entries amid fragmented numerical data.
The article outlines proven gold in the Black Hills with Deadwood and Whitewood creeks as key sites, notes heavy yields in 1876, and predicts more discoveries despite Indian hostilities. It details Cheyenne and Kansas Pacific rail routes, fare from Chicago and St Louis to Cheyenne, and a planned daily stage service to Custer and Deadwood with expanding line and lower rates for Black Hills parties. It also lists livestock and wagon prices for prospectors and supplies in Cheyenne.
An item notes a location situated on the Mail and Stage Route connecting Cheyenne to Fort Laramie and extending toward the Black Hills. The reference highlights a transit corridor used for mail, stages, and early travel in the region.
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