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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1877
Page
6
The Cheyenne Weekly Leader notes political jests and social quips as it reports on spring signs and a coming mining boom in northwest Wyoming. It mentions Cheyenne and Black Hills travel, Deadwood outfits, and Powder River exploration plans while recounting humorous anecdotes about Turkish war talk and Carson hotels.
A man walking on Eddy Street near 18th yesterday slipped and bumped another man in the back. He then collided with three young ladies who sat on the sidewalk thanking him. The group debated the slip saying it was so slippery as the waltzing man vowed to speak only through the incident.
The coroner convened a jury after Harrison died from a pistol shot. The verdict states the death resulted from the effects of a gunshot wound fired unlawfully by J. Levy.
The Chicago Times reports Union Pacific plans to complete the Colorado Central to join the overland line at Cheyenne. A 125 mile gap remains to fill, enabling UP to compete with Kansas Pacific for Colorado mining trade.
An order from A. and P. Telegraph superintendent J. J. Dickey lists new night rates for twenty word messages between Omaha and Ogden Salt Lake and intermediate points and east of Omaha at the regular ten word rate. Office to office communication now aligns with the adjusted schedule.
A man arrested by Officer Fallen for stealing an overcoat gave information after a police offer. released, he was immediately re arrested by another officer. He appeared before Justice Fisher and received a twenty day sentence in the cooler.
Jacques Braun found youths entering his alley side ice-house used as a pigeon roost. He trapped three of them as they came down and took them to Marshal Slaughter to be locked up. The habit of the roost had persisted for days but is likely ended now.
A letter-style remark questions Omaha Herald claims that the Sidney stage line now equals the Cheyenne route after hardships. The writer urges Omaha travelers to review the Sidney outfit and criticizes the bogus line while attacking unscrupulous promoters.
C H Harrison the gambler shot by J Levy on Eddy Street two weeks ago died at 5 am Thursday in his Dyers hotel room. Funeral from the hotel at 4 pm followed by a hearse procession of about forty carriages and 125 people, mostly sportsmen with wives. Mrs Harrison left in destitute circumstances. said to be daughter of a well known Illinois clergyman.
The article claims white banditti masquerading as Indians are behind killings scalping and plundering on the plains. After mail-carriers were killed and letters stolen it was blamed on Indians but later found only letters were pilfered. A horse stampede on the Cheyenne to Fort Laramie route involved a duplicate key to a corral gate and a Newfoundland dog taken alongside horses. General Crook suspects white Indians orchestrated the thefts.
Charles Blackwell, longtime figure with Capt. Russell’s party, arrives in Cheyenne with emigrants bound for the Black Hills. The piece recalls 1874-75 reports from Sioux City to Custer Valley, noting stockade life, mining prospects, and calls for government protection for miners amid Indian danger.
A period guide describes facial commands to alter appearance in photos. It advises using words like Bosom for serene lips and Brush for a military bearing. It notes flips cabbage kerchunk and eat for various mouth shapes and moods, with explicit tonal aims.
Dear Leader writes from Green River Wyoming recounting a comic train incident involving a Nebraska granger and his daughter. The tale centers on a banana purchase, a chaotic baggage contents mishap, and a Jewish merchant passenger fleeing to the smoking car.
Charlotte Godbe in Salt Lake City counters the Salt Lake Exponent view, arguing Mormon women oppose polygamy but note it lingers in rural areas. She cites support from Brigham Young’s son’s wife and urges emancipation from what she calls slavery. The piece juxtaposes media misrepresentation and public calls for reform.
Prospects flourish across the Black Hills area with multiple lodes showing rich ore and active development. Wiser & Co. own the Pilgrim lode, Bailey & Durbin install a new boiler at Golden Terry, and Gerard & Co. hold the Black King lode. Notable finds include Omega, Sioux City, Deadwood extensions, and Wooley mine with a potential tramway to mill site. Bear Butte district reports strong outputs as Red Cloud and Florence lodes advance, while new appointments by the Dakota governor shape county offices.
Frank Welch Nebraska’s representative in Congress builds backing in Washington for extended mail service from Kearney through the Elkhorn valley toward the Black Hills. A tri weekly schedule may begin May 1, aiding central Nebraska settlers while long black Hills travel remains unlikely. Welch wins extra mail facilities for Elkhorn towns Columbus, North Platte and Sidney, while Cheyenne backs the plan.
The Denver News notes sixty one Kansans bound for the Black Hills arrived on a Kansas Pacific train. Among them is Wisner an early Denver settler who claims he washed out 3600 dollars last summer near Deadwood. Also en route are many young men from Ypsilanti Michigan. Charles E Parker, longtime Denver businessman, departs for Deadwood to open a broker's office and help boost the new camp's commerce.
James Halley formerly of the Western Union office and now manager of Cheyenne and Black Hills telegraph says miners are at work in placers and quartz, weather is warm and pleasant, and long trains of gold-seekers stretch 230 miles along the Cheyenne route. He plans to remain in the Hills and would not be hired to leave.
Letter from W. R. Steele to W. H. I Holliday notes new mail routes from Laramie City via North Park and Hahn's Peak to White River Agency Colorado and via Houston's McGrevey's North Park and Independence Mountain to Bear Gulch Colorado. Posters to advertise distances for July 1 1877 service. Indian Affairs plans proposed transport of supplies from Laramie City to White River Agency for next fiscal year.
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