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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1877
Page
14
The Cheyenne weekly notes sleighing boredom and street barber quirks, hints at a booming Big Horn mining outlook, and reports the Cheyenne & Black Hills stage trip with 168 passengers. It also jokes about Turkish war origins and a Nevada legislator’s hotel billing tale.
A man strolling near 18th on Eddy Street yesterday slipped and bumped another man in the back. He then accidentally collided with three young ladies, who sat down and thanked him. All responded that it was so slippery as the scene unfolded, ending with the wobbly actor slipping again and choosing silence.
The coroner held an inquest into Harrison's death after notification on Thursday. A jury returned a verdict that Harrison died from a gunshot wound inflicted unlawfully by J. Levy.
The Chicago Times states the Union Pacific plans to complete the Colorado Central to join the overland line at Cheyenne. A 125 mile gap remains before completion, which would give Union Pacific parity with Kansas Pacific for Colorado mining trade.
Order from J. J. Dickey superintendent of the A. and P. telegraph line directs a reduction for messages of twenty words at night between Omaha and Ogden Salt Lake and intermediate points and to points east of Omaha at the regular ten word rate.
Thursday afternoon Officer Fallen arrested a man for stealing an overcoat. The suspect divulged details to gain release, then was rearrested by a nearby officer. The case went before Justice Fisher, who sentenced him to twenty days in jail.
Jacques Braun discovered youths entering the ice-house behind his brewery using an exterior ladder. He detained three boys and brought them to Marshal Slaughter for confinement. The rumpus had kept the upper ice-house as a hangout for days, but that behavior may cease.
A reader criticizes the Omaha Herald for praising the Sidney stage line after alleged trials and tribulations. The letter urges interviews with Omaha travelers and warns con artists promoting the bogus Sidney route, advising removal of wagons to route through Kearney toward the Hills.
C H Harrison the gambler shot by J Levy on Eddy street died at 5 o clock Thursday morning in his Dyers hotel room. Funeral from the hotel at 4 pm followed by a hearse procession of about forty carriages and 125 people, largely sporting fraternity. Mrs Harrison left destitute. said to be daughter of a well known Illinois clergyman. Her and her fatherless daughter should be provided for.
The article argues most killings scalping and plundering on the plains are by white banditti disguising as Indians. After mail-carriers were killed the thefts were blamed on Indians, but only registered letters were taken. A stage road horse theft shows a duplicate key unlocked a corral gate and a dog was removed, leading General Crook to suspect white banditti rather than genuine Indians.
Charles Blackwell, famed in Cheyenne for joining Capt. Russell’s winter 1874 Black Hills march, arrives with emigrants. The article revisits 1875 files recounting stockade near Custer Valley, early mining prospects, and hopes for government protection to lure miners back.
The text offers comic portraiture tips guiding a lady to shape her mouth for cameras. Phrases like Bosom Brush Flips Cabbage Kerchunk Seat are suggested to elicit specific expressions. The tone mocks or satirizes faux diction used by photographers of the era.
A humorous Green River letter recounts a Nebraska granger and his daughter aboard a train. The old man buys bananas, causes a chaotic scene with a Jewish merchant, biscuits, and a hat, ending with the man tangled with the Jew and dozing in his shoes during the ride. Pizarro signed the note.
Charlotte Godbe writes from Salt Lake City to the Women’s Journal countering claims that Mormon women favor continuing polygamy. She argues the Salt Lake Exponent misrepresents educated Mormon women and notes leaders’ offspring oppose polygamy. She cites a Brigham Young family wife praising emancipation from oppression and stresses lawful redress for misrepresentation. The Philadelphia Times border drama anecdote follows, contrasting public interest with theatrical violence.
In Golden Breezes Lead City, mining activity surges with many mines in operation. The Pilgrim lode owned by Wiser & Co shows good prospects, and the Black King lode by Gerard & Co is newly discovered. Several mines report high ore yields, including Omega, Milwaukee, and Wooley, with dumps containing hundreds of tons of ore and assays reaching $73 per ton. News notes mention Deadwood gold at $20 per ounce and local arrivals and accidents.
Nebraska Congressman Frank Welch furthers mail service aims from Kearney through the Elkhorn Valley toward the Black Hills. A tri weekly route may begin May 1, aiding central Nebraska settlers though four hundred miles of Bad Lands may hinder beyond the Elkhorn settlements. Welch secures extra facilities for Elkhorn neighbors in contrast with Columbus North Platte and Sidney demanders. Cheyenne officials see no conflict with the Elkhorn plan.
A party of sixty-one Kansans bound for the Black Hills arrived on the Kansas Pacific train. Wisner, a California miner and early Denver settler, claims he mined 3600 dollars last summer near Deadwood. A large group of young men from Ypsilanti, Michigan, is en route to the Black Hills. Charles E. Parker, longtime Denver businessman, departs for Deadwood to open a broker’s office, with Denver News best wishes for his move.
Mr. James Halley once Western Union chief operator and now Cheyenne and Black Hills telegraph manager rides in from Deadwood reporting miners at work in placers and quartz, warm hills and lively activity. He describes a 230 mile procession of gold seekers along the Cheyenne route and says he cannot be hired to leave the land of gold.
Letter from Tlon W. R. Steele to W. H. I Holliday describes new mail routes from Laramie City through North Park and Hahn's Peak to White River Agency Colorado and via Houston's McGreeveys North Park and Independence Mountain to Bear Gulch Colorado. Advertisements by Post Office Department expected today for distances and service to begin July 1 1877. Indian Affairs plans ads for transportation of Indian supplies from Laramie City to White River Agency for next fiscal year.
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