Our New York Letter on Vanderbilt Will and Hayes Reform
In New York, March 19 1877, impressions on President Hayes reveals civil service reform as a reality. Republicans cheer the decisive change while Democrats lament unfulfilled promises. Vanderbilt’s will dispute ends in probate. William H. Vanderbilt’s heirs loom large. Business revival follows Hayes ascent. optimism grows as exchanges and sales rise.
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New York
Gov. Hayes
Grant
Congress
Blank
Mayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
Gen. Hayes
Vanderbilt
Friends of
William H
Republic
Hayes
Black Hills El Dorado Report From Gardner And Coleman
Messrs. C V Gardner and J H Coleman report to the Inter Ocean on the Black Hills boom. They claim 800 quartz lodes found with seven tenths likely to pay, naming Hidden Treasure Father De Smet Homestead Golden Gate Chief of the Hills and Golden Star as prime mines. Silver lodes near Bear Butte District yield assays up to 2000 per ton, though shallow and undeveloped. They describe abundant coal copper iron ore timber fertile valleys and thriving cattle markets in Deadwood City urging capital to move quickly.
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Black Mills
Messrs
C. V. Gardner
J. H
Coleman
Black Hills
el Dorado
Inter- Ocean
Father de Smet
Homestead
Golden Gate
Chief of the Hills
Golden Star
Bear Butte
California
Nevada
Montana
Colorado
Ilinois
Deadwood City
Chicago
United States
Coumman
Modern Cantonment Life at Fort Reno Described in Detail
Alter Ego recounts the Sioux war era cantonment near Powder River. About thirty rough log huts form a hollow square on the river’s west bank, ninety miles from a fort and 240 miles from the railroad. Each hut houses a dozen men, with a stove, bunks, and minimal furnishings, while a large storehouse and hospital supply care, bakery, blacksmith, and stables cluster nearby.
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Old Fort
Reno
Powder River
Uncle Sam
Crook
Mrs Hayes and Her Children
Mrs Hayes mothered eight children including Birchard at Cambridge Law School Harvard Webb 21 Rutherford 17 Cornell Joseph deceased infant Georgia Crook Fannie 9 Scott nicknamed Tuss 6 and Manning born in Fremont died at 20 months. The piece notes her close friendship with General Crook and the President and Mrs Hayes.
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Mrs. Hayes
Birchard
Cambridge Law School
Harvard University
Webb
Rutherford
Cornell
Joseph
Georgia Crook
Crook
Hayes
Fannie
Scott
Return of the Whipping Post Advocated in Kentucky
The Lexington Gazette argues for reinstating whipping as punishment, claiming the current penitentiary overcrowding demands the lash. It urges voters and legislators to support restoring the whipping post and questions candidates on this issue.
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Lexington
Davis Backs Nevada Mine Assay Mission To Deadwood
Chambers C. Davis, formerly with the Denver Mint, now with the Nevada bonanza mine assay offices, arrived Thursday en route to Deadwood with a stamp mill and full assaying outfit. He will test El Dorado ores and report to San Francisco capitalists who sent him. If favorable, California capital could pour into the Black Hills.
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Chambers C. Davis
Denver Mint
Big Bonanza
Nevada
California
Black Hills
Whale enters Anaheim Creek and fights off hunters
A forty foot right whale enters Anaheim Creek on March 2 and, unable to escape the ebb tide, is pursued by locals. Firearms fail and a skiff crew barely escapes as the whale thrashes water in foam and blood before slipping back to sea, depriving curious onlookers of a rare spectacle.
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Anaheim
Sacramento Record- Union
Grasshoppers and horse roundup across Coal Bank region
The Cache la Poudre valley enjoys pleasant weather and dry roads as grass begins to grow. Max Clark reports grasshopper eggs likely hatch April 15 to 25. Strawberries wintered well. A horse roundup starts Monday April 9 at Eaton’s corral and continues west to Moodie’s, with inquiries directed to Hart or McClellan.
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Max Clark
Eaton's Corral
Coal Bank Draw
Black Hollow
Brady’s Corral
Box Elder
Moodie’s
A Fighting Editor Praised by National Republican
The National Republican of Washington lauds Gen. McComb of the San Francisco Alta for resisting a bully, praising his discipline and sharpshooting, and noting his long leadership of California’s pioneer newspaper and his stature on the Pacific coast.
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National Republican
Washington
McComb
San Francisco
Alta
The
Pioneer Journal of California
Pacific Coast
National Guards of
California
Republican
United States
Sheridan Warns Against Relying On Peace Signs On Frontier
General Sheridan doubts any peace signs on the frontier and fears a delusion. He expects no reduction in preparations for a strong campaign and notes a spring round up will occur per annual custom.
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Sheridan
Yellowstone Field Notes by J W Bogert on the Yellowstone trip
Three miles below Fort Pease and again five miles below, the Yellowstone valley shows deep water channels and broad fertile stretches with cottonwood. The account notes Coy ote Butte, frozen to death creek, the Great Porcupine, Little Porcupine, Table Creek, and Big Wolf mountains, with observations on sandstone bluffs, plateaus, and rich hay country.
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J. W. Bogert
Fort Pease
Yellowstone
Coyote Butte
Yellowstone Valley
Death Creek
McClernand
Lewis and Clarke
Table Creek
Tongue River
Phis
Ifere
Dry Creek
Powder River
Buffalo
Missouri
Buffalo Rapids
Fort Elis
The Big Bonanza in the Black Hills
Geo B Moulton writes from Galena Black Hills March 8 to Salt Lake Herald about climate and resources. He predicts a bright mining future, notes current mills and operations including Hidden Treasure Grasshopper Nicholls Wagen and Deadwood placer work. He endorses Cheyenne route and urges spring settlement with rifles and ammo.
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Black Hills
Salt Lake Herald
Galena
Mark Twain
America
Big Horn Range
Black Hills Gold Mining Co
Grasshopper Company
Pinney Brothers
Wolsey
Inquirer
Nicholls & Wagen
Golden Gate
Utah
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Gilmer, Salisbury & Patrick
Mouton
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Lash
Kentucky
Greeley Tribune
Cache la Poudre
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