New Cheyenne items mix war maps and local crime
Local leaflets report war maps circulating as Black Hills guides, a Deadwood mining party, and a temperance rule against drinking unless a foreigner is present. Cowboys, Utah notables, and Buffalo Bill visitors appear amid civic meetings and a murder case involving Dick Tewey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temperance Society
Cheyenne
Buffalo Bill
W. F. Cody
Capt
Jack
J. W. Crawford
Tim Dyer’s
San Francisco
Black Hills
Deadwood City
Territory
Washington
Fritz
Adolphy
Alta City
J. E. Field
Utah
Chas. Buneman
Jacob Behrman
Wm. Brenecke
James Slater
Salt Lake City
Hills
Dooley
Gen. Merritt
Lieut
King
Fifth Cavalry
U. S. Army
Merritt
Fort
D. A. Dussell
Mr. Egbert
Our City
Cowhick
Dr. Stone
New Military Posts at Tongue River Construction
The New Military Posts report that Lieut. Col. G. P. Buell of the 6th Infantry is ordered for temporary duty on the construction of new posts at the mouth of the Big Horn and Tongue rivers. Both posts will be built of hewn logs with paper board lining. Six hundred carpenters from St. Paul are likely at Bismarck, intended to work first on Tongue river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. P. Buell
6Th Infantry
Big Horn
Tongue Rivers
St. Paul
Bismark
Tongue River
Married Klett and Kalmaur Wed in Cheyenne
In Cheyenne on April 30 at the residence of Mr Herbert Clarke on 16th street the wedding of Albert Klett and Lina Kalhaur was solemnized by Rev. J Y Cowhick. Both were residents of Cheyenne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klety
Kalmaur
Herbert Clarke
16Th Street
J. Y. Cowhick
Albert Klett
Lina Kalhaur
Cheyenne
Origin of the Bock Beer and a Court Challenge
Bavarian chronicles recount a Duke of Bavaria hosting a Brunswick nobleman. The Brunswick guest boasts of Mumme, while a page wagers with a Bavarian cup bearer to prove Bavarian beer outshines Brunswick. The Brunswicker drinks a massive bumper, falters after half an hour, and the tale ends with the beer named Bock as the court cheers the stout performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bavaria
Brunswick
Knight
Duke
Christendom
Deadwood migration swells as miners flood Black Hills
The Black Hills Times reports Gov. Pennington reportedly missing after a Deadwood storm. Counterfeiting cases surface as brass filings pass for gold dust. Deadwood sees a boom with miners, investors, and capital, including Pinney and Pearson mines in Central City. The Wooley mill, Graves & Curtis store, and Bent & Deetkin on Main Street reflect growth woes, road delays, and a literary society proposal. Armes Bolling & Co. from Youngstown eyes purchases. Fort Pierre routes surge with over 100 daily arrivals. new coaches and steamboats boost travel, trimming trip times to Deadwood.
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Black Hills Times
Pennington
Deadwood
Hills
Central City
Pinney
Pearson
Wooley
Graves & Curtis
Land Bent & Deetkin
Main Street
Armes
Armes, Bolling & Co
Youngstown
Ohio
Union
Fort Pierre
Yankton
Progress of the Movement for a New Territory Reported
An executive committee of a recent Deadwood public meeting met at Stebbins Post and Co bank in Deadwood on April 24 1877. Members Brearly Miller Stebbins Feay Clagett Star Kuykendall elected a three man pamphlet committee to outline proposed territorial boundaries organic act and convention proceedings. Barker elected secretary. The committee adjourned to meet on call of the chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Stebbins, Post & Co’s Bank
E. E. Brearly
Joseph Miller
W. R. Stebbins
A. T. Feay
W. H. Clagett
Sol. Star
W. R. Kuykendall
Mr. Clagett
Messrs. Kuykendall
Miller
McCutcheon
E. C. Brearly
Chas. E. Barker
Sol, Star
D.T
Citas
E. Barker
Antiquities from the Clay Family Library
A set of rare early modern volumes loaned by the Clay family. The collection includes a 1737 Greek Asop’s fables, a 1638 Latin history, a 1657 Latin poems volume, and a 1697 English treatise The Sacred Theory of the Earth. All volumes are well preserved and may be unique in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Clay
Asop
London
Troops at the Big Horn Fort to be erected soon
United States troops are already stationed near the Big Horn country and the erection of a fort is to begin soon. Prospectors will gain protection against potential Sioux raids in the vicinity. The article notes little likelihood of depredations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Horn Country
United States
Gen Crook to Confer on Sioux War at Washington
Gen Crook who left Red Cloud Agency April 26 is en route to Chicago to consult Gen Sheridan on Indian matters and may extend to Washington. He is joined by Gen Forsyth. Couriers report Crazy Horse approaching. a Sioux war may end within a week and leaders plan a permanent reservation on the upper Missouri with swift removal of the Indians.
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Crook
Red Cloud Agency
Chicago
Gen. Sheridan
Washington
Forsyth
Sheridan
Crazy Horse
Sherman
Missouri
Moving Tent Debacle and Counterfeit Caution
In a crowded scene near Frank Abt's boot store a photographer resisted removal as a tent occupation clashed with new Brown and Thum bank construction. The rig collapsed the tent while the photographer saved a view of the crowd. Also covered are circulating counterfeit half dollars, their composition and tests, plus a reader notice about new dress goods at Joslin's.
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Larimer
Frank Abt
Main Street
Messrs. Brown & Thum
Brown
Black Hills
du Bois
The Sun Returns and Brightens the Streets
The Sunshine brings clear skies and drying mud as local ladies flock outdoors. The piece notes sun worship as a nod to ancient reverence and mentions a daily congregation starting near the upper side of 10th Street.
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10Th Street
Fragment from a Jalil Deliveries scene with a singing youth
A stock headed youth in a cooler sings about sorrow while passing by. He dismisses a lighter than life remark, saying a friend is engaged in religious meditation and he does not want to distract him.
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Jalil
Death of Mrs J N Slaughter shocks city
The City Marshal J N Slaughter mourns the death of his wife Mrs Slaughter who expired last Sunday at 6 p.m. The family, grief stricken, receives community sympathy after the loss following the earlier death of their eldest son John who was killed by foot-pads near Deadwood City.
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J. N. Slaughter
John
Deadwood City
Slaughter
Montana Barnums Propose Sioux Exhibition in U.S.
Bozeman Times reports some old mountain men plan to bring live Sioux to the States for exhibition. Bucks squaws and papooses would be part of the display as a sensational sight. The Sioux are praised for cavalry skills and bold defiance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Bozeman Times
Rocky Mountains
Tartary
New Paymaster Maj. Wham Arrives in Cheyenne
Maj. Wham arrives to take Col. Stanton's Cheyenne post, well known here for prior service in the territory and praised as a popular, capable officer. Richard Bell of Huddersfield, England, returns home after meeting old classmates the Williams brothers here. He was drawn by Wyoming’s beef potential and plans to bring capitalists to invest in cattle.
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Maj
Wham
Arriviny
Col. Stanton
Cheyenne
Richard Bell
Huddersfield
Yorkshire
England
Williams Brothers
Wyoming
Coffey & Webb
Distinguished Party En Route to the Hills
Cheyenne serves as a hub for travelers bound for the Black Hills with notable figures forming a party from Alabama, New York, and Brooklyn. Senator Spencer leads a delegation including P. H. Jones and Geo. H. Butler, aiming for Deadwood and mining settlements. They deny government expense and intend a self-funded tour of the region.
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Hills
Cheyenne
Black Hills
Eldorado
U. S
Spencer
Alabama
P. H. Jones
N. Y
Senate Committee On
N. Y. Sun
Train of ten wagons seeks Wind River Big Horn trip
Mr D Main writes from Kearney Junction to The LEADER describing a caravan of about ten wagons traveling from Kearney Junction toward Cheyenne en route to the Wind River and Big Horn mountains. They expect to reach Cheyenne and be in town around May 10 seeking companions for the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Horn
D. Main
Kearney Junction
Cheyenne
Wind River
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Lower
French Creek
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Iowa
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Judge Lynch
J. K. Moore
Camp Brown
Patrick Donohue
Tewey
Donohue
Richard Tewey
Donahue
Herr Ritter
Sbock
Deadwood Odriftings
Antiquities
the Big Horn
Mattalasse
Joslin’s
Deadwood Pioneer
Hayward
Bear Buttes
Robert Floorman
C. Ir. Jacobs
Bear Butte
Messrs. Volin and Champaign
Colorado
Messrs. Muller
Story, Gibbons and
Norton
Fairview Lode
Pearson’s Mill
Battlecreek
Battle and
Iron Creek
Harney District
Battle Creek
Nick Sands
Racine Gold Mining Company
Lead City
Vosburg & Company
Rosebush
Harney
J. C. Munn
B. C. Swartout
J. Hamlin
T. G. Jones & Co
Minneapolis
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Durham
Moore
Clifton
Whitewood
James
Frank Sutherland
Mr. Sevier
John Keetley
Fraser & Chalmers
Nimrod
Lancaster
California
Thompson
Carle, Thompson, Snell & Co
J. S. Meckling
Ayres
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