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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1878
Page
1
A broad summary of political maneuvering and international events includes expected tariff debates, New York temperance ideas, Russian and English tensions, and looming campaigns. Reports cover Emerson's temperance lecture, John Morrissey's funeral, and remarks on reform, with notes on Utah silver prospects and Mormon influence.
The Paris Exposition opens with ceremony but the United States has a surprisingly small display. Delays in Congress prevented timely presidential acceptance and many citizens who wished to contribute were discouraged by the tardy preparations.
The Salt Lake letter argues Southern Utah cannot soon rival Nevada in silver wealth. It describes the San Francisco district two hundred miles south as a solid silver mountain discovered by three young men who arrived empty handed. They were offered five million for their mine, but the writer suggests wealth could reach hundreds of millions.
Western Wyoming report from May 3 1878 notes the Sweetwater valley offers ample timber and pasture. It describes the shallow Sweetwater River valley between Wind River mountains and Platte, with white pine and cedar in the southern mountains and rich grazing in the plains. The writer observes cattle wintered along the river, green feed emerging by mid March, and potential for farming, promising future fact-based updates.
The writer argues that both hostile and friendly tribes threaten settlers, noting Ute and Arrapaho Shoshone visits since December at Sweetwater and a fresh spring influx. They question permitting Indians to stay in Wyoming valleys while settlers seek wealth and settlement proceeds.
A Cheyenne Kansas City era notice records Resolutions of Respect by Wroming Commandery No 1 K T Cheyenne May 6 1878 mourning Sir Knight Channing Swan Dunbar noting his service to Masonic and religious communities and requesting a memorial page in the Journal. The text includes signatories and a shift to an advertisement for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters praising persistence in treatment.
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