Rumors Fly and Rail Depot Rises in Nebraska News
A late January 1878 update reports on social mores with fashion shifts and a note on Sitting Bull’s wish to return to traditional ways. It covers the Paris Exhibition honors for Morton and Dorsey, a Denver Pacific depot update, and local stock market insights including Balch’s Albany county herd. It also notes a Dudley army case, smelting gains under Union Pacific, a costly jackass shipment, weather effects on stock, and a counterfeit $50 bill issued by the Central National Bank of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Pacific
Dodge and
11Th Streets
Garber
Nebraska
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska City
G. W. E. Dorsey
Fremont
Soul BO
Union Pacific
Omaha
Salt Lake
Utah
E. J. Baldwin
San Francisco
Louisville
Baldwin
Los Angeles
Cal
Slack
N. G. Balch
Balch, Bacon & Metcalf
Albany County
Central National Bank of New York
Justice
New Coal Fields and Annexation Talk in Black Hills
Central City reportage surveys Wyoming coal finds near Hay Creek 28 miles NW, costs, and potential railroad. Reports rich ore near Beaver Creek, with 40 to 70 percent metal. samples tested favorably for mills. Announced iron ore development and strong California capital ties signal Wyoming growth. mentions Bobtail Gulch gold and a Reno mine find with expected high per ton returns. Discusses public appetite for a new territory and argues annexation to Wyoming via Cheyenne as practical capital. postal matters note Cheyenne mail reliability versus Chicago.
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Central City
Black Hills
Hay Creek
Wyoming Territory
Beaver Creek
California
Wyoming
Bobtail Gulch
Reno
Bobtail
Weber and Casey’s
Washington
Dakota Territory
Yankton
Supreme Courts
Cheyenne
United States
Europe
Montana
Telena
Marriage Notice in Cheyenne on January 28 1878
In the city on January 28 1878 Reverend J Cowhick presided as Catherine Beno wed E Bescher erer of Cheyenne.
Sitting Bull's Camp Receives Heavy War Preparations
Fort Keogh reports Sitting Bull commands about 2,300 warriors and 56,000 dependents with sharps rifles and government horses. Black Moon Four Horns Long Dog and Red Bear lead the hostiles. Red Bear fled Agency with 2000 lodges. Gen. Miles has 500 soldiers and fears a Custer-like outcome near Fort Peck or Fort Keogh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Keogh
Montana
Sitting Bull
Sharp
Black Moon
Four Horns
Long Dog
Red Bear
Washington
Death of Sergeant Moore at Fort Russell
Sergeant John Moore of the Fifth Cavalry died at Fort Russell Hospital at 5 o clock Monday morning after being shot on the night of the 21st by Philip A. George. Coroner Goldacker summoned a jury and held an inquest, the verdict aligning with prior Leader reporting of the facts.
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John Moore
Fifth Cavalry
Philip A. George
Fort Russell
Goldacker
Murder at Council Bluffs Farm Shocks Community
A brutal killing occurred last Thursday in Council Bluffs Indiana when Mrs. Sarah J. Smith was murdered during her husband’s absence. The suspect, Charles Fisher, a half breed Indian who worked for the family, is believed to be the killer and has vanished. Anger runs high and mob violence is threatened if he is caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Sarah J. Smith
Charles Fisher
Smith
Courts-Martial Selections for Fort Cameron Detail
A general court martial is ordered to meet at Fort Cameron Utah on February 4 with officers from the 14th Infantry headed by Lieut Colonel Douglass. Fort Bridger Wyoming also to host February 4 with Captains Collier and Brewer and lieutenants from the Fourth Infantry serving as detail. Major Burt returns to Omaha from Chicago after witnessing Buffalo Bill play May Cody. He travels with Sioux chief Two Bears who will be sent to Yankton and the New Spotted Tail Agency.
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Sitting Bull
Black
John J. O’brien
Fourth Infantry
Missouri
Deadwood
Friday
J. P. Welch
Daniel McLaughlin
Placer
Fort Cameron
Utah
Col
Douglass
Cowdrey
Kennington
McConibe
Austin
Lloyd
14Th Infantry
Fort Bridger
Wyo
Willian
Collier
John W. Brewer
Horace Neide
John Scott
Lewis Merriam
Albert B. Crittenden
Theodore E. True
Adjutant Fourth Infantry
A. S. Burt
Omaha
Chicago
May Cody
Major Burt
Two Bears
T. B
Bill
Burt
Yankton
Spotted Tail Agency
Cheyenne Votes Solid Bond Majority in Rail Road Election
Cheyenne reports a decisive bond victory with a majority of 952 in favor and 99 against, 1,299 votes cast. Precincts Cheyenne No 1 and No 2 lead, others pending total five precincts. Officials note countywide majority expected around 800 in favor with five precincts remaining. telegram from H H Grady confirms satisfaction and pledge to fulfill contract.
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Cheyenne
Ag’st Maj
Pine Bluffs
Egbert
Fort Laramie
Hat Creek
J. T. Clark
Omana
Supposed Road Agent Healey Captured in Deadwood
Sheriff Manning arrested George Healey in Morton's exchange after shadowing him through town. Healey, accused of mule theft and highway robbery tied to a train attack, denies guilt claiming a mule injury. I. M. Proctor from Myers party identified him at the jail.
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Manning
Morton’s
George Healey
Myers
Healey
Deadwood
I. M. Proctor
Larer
Deadwood Times
Mountain Lion Quartz Lode Bonds Offer to Local Firm
In Custer City South Dakota the Mountain Lion quartz lode seven miles away has stirred excitement after an assay certified $102 in gold per ton. The ore was sent to a Salt Lake assayer and the mine is bonded for $30,000 to Voorhees Gilmer and Rought.
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Custer
Deadwood Times
Custer City
C. T
Mountain Lion
Salt Lake
Messrs. Voorhees, Gilmer & Rought
Wyoming Gold Mines Near Forest City Highlight Early 1900s Mining
In Rawlins District at Forest City rockers yield eight to ten dollars daily. Hughey Johnson started a claim in Negro Gulch on the 22d and mined seventy five dollars that day. The Spearfish and Bear Creek Ditch Co. has laid about three and a half miles of ditch work and aims to finish by May 1 if weather and obstacles hold. Investigations show Rawlins District adjacent to the territorial boundary.
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Forest City
Rawlins
Hughey Johnson
Negro Gulch
Spearfish
Bear Creek
Rawlins Distrigt i
Denver Pacific
Slack
J. A. Banning
Big Thompson Cafton
Cafton Creek
Prescott, Scott & Co
San Francisco
W. L. Kuykendall
D. WY. Barkalow
Seventeenth Street
Denver Times
Joseph Maron
Cheyenne
D. P
Howe
Nugent
Deadwood Times
Quartz claims cluster spans Dako ta and Wyoming districts
The report notes many quartz claims in the district would lie within both Dako ta and Wyoming, raising patent costs and difficulties for mining titles. It mentions Sand and Spotted Tail creeks holding good placer claims alongside valuable quartz leads.
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Dakota
Wyoming
Spotted Tail
B. H. Pioneer
Sheridan on Sitting Bull and the border crisis
Sheridan says Sitting Bull may be only a short distance south of the boundary if at Frenchman’s Creek and might not know it. Military men doubt hostiles are active near the border and think renegades may be moving toward Canada. Miles could field 800 men if needed. Sheridan says troops would be dispatched if Sitting Bull crosses. General Gibbon notes Canadian police captain McLeod is at Fort Shaw and calls hostile moves unlikely.
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Sheridan
Sitting Bull
Frenchman’s Creek
Canada
Dominion
England
Miles
Custer
Congress
Gen. Sheridan
Sherman
United States
Col
Fort Keogh
Gibbon
Montana
Fort Shaw
McLeod
Oil Discovery and Youths Clash in Hills Region
A Deadwood Times correspondent reports petroleum finds in the Hills near Jenney’s stockade with springs yielding 20 to 40 gallons daily. The author notes regional geology, a north south oil belt, and up to 150 miles of potential petroleum area, while recounting a local shaft dispute involving several youths and intruders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood Times
W. G. Keller
Pennsylvania
California
Jenney
The Champion Flopper and Local Happenings
A mix of satirical verse, local notices, and mining news recounts Straddlebug Slack as a titled flopper, with a Denver Pacific depot update slated for February. Reports detail dam and mill work contracts, accidents, Homestake mine plans, cattle and sheep conflicts, and allegations of timber theft and peonage along the Union Pacific line.
Leading Printing Firms in Cheyenne Wyoming Advertised
The text advertises KarSteam Printing House in Wyoming and Leader Printing Co in Cheyenne offering all kinds of book and job printing with prompt execution. Contact details are given by name and location.
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Wyoming
Callon
Address Leader Printing Co
Dawtt
Cheyenne, Wyo
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Wheely
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Our
Postal Matters
Chicago Times
Sidney
Th& Bull
Black Catfish
Fort Peck
Wolf Point
Sergeant Moore
H. H. Grarx
Wyoming Gold Mines
City Creek
Yellow Rock
Deadwood Pioneer
Gould
I. M. West
Boulder County
Colorado
John Thompson
Pueblo
Secretary of the Interior
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Ogden
Mexico
Ana
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