Weekly Cheyenne News Highlights From May 24 1877
Local notices report that army paymasters may certify indebtedness to officers without legal concerns. William J. Lewis of Nevada City heads to the Hills with a 15 stamp mill, a veteran miller with twelve years in milling or mining. A Chicago man sues the Sidney stage line for 15000 dollars after a coach tipping. Posts asked for Little Bear Bard’s Ranch by Horse Creek and Bear Creek residents, with Corlett forwarding to Washington. John Chinaman arrivals continue as workers on claims, while carpenters earn 3 to 3.50 dollars daily and brick masons five dollars. A Sidney line stage accident injures the drunken driver McDonald. passengers escape with bruises. A large 800-pound grizzly is killed at Spotted Tail Agency by White Fox who plans to present the skin to the agent. Telegraph notes the drowning death of M. C. Page, U.S. Attorney for Montana, a Wyoming pioneer and Republican supporter of the Corlett ticket in 1869.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devens
Secretary of War
William J. Lewis
Nevada City
Colorado
Lewis
Chicago
Bishop
Sidney
Post Office Department
Horse Creek
Bear Creek
Little Bear
Bard’s Ranch
W. W. Corlett
Washington
John Chinaman
John
Cheyenne
Spotted Tail Agency
Neb
White Fox
M. C. Page
U.S
Montana
Page
Wyoming
Miners’ Delight
Sweetwater County
Ite
Corlett
Nemo
Black Hills
Denver
Col
Daily Tribune
Eli Perkins
Annanias of the Press
L. P. Richardson
Man of Scribner’s
L. D
Richardson
Scribner’s
Bismarck
Kearney
The Hotel Bilk Threat Rises Across The West
A Chicago hotel keepers’ protective association targets a famed “hotel bilk” described as a troublesome young guest who demeans staff, complains about linen, and vanishes with a suspicious trunk. Reports tie similar trouble to Council Bluffs and Omaha, noting his criminal side ventures and travel toward the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bilk
West
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Missouri
Hostile Sioux Camp Reported Near Badwater
May 16 reports from Camp Brown note Snake Indian scouts found a hostile camp on the head of Badwater about seventy-five miles northwest on the west side of the Big Horn range. Fifty or sixty lodges reported. Capt Mix 2d Cavalry with a detach ment and Shoshone guides under Tom Cosgrove plans immediate action.
Doings in Deadwood and Scribner's critics
Nemo, the Black Hills correspondent, rails at L. P. Richardson and Scribner's, while Eli Perkins counters with a witty letter. The piece sketches Deadwood life, commerce, and miner hardship, noting mail by Cheyenne and Bismarck, a crowded dining room, and a scarcity of fresh meat amid tough roads and a bacon laden diet.
Bob Ingall’s Adventure Ended In Pursuit
Two men sought to settle a misunderstanding with a fight and gathered five participants including a likely surgeon. Officers Bob Ingalls and another guard stepped in near 18th and Ferguson as rounds began, the group fled, Ingalls fell to his knees in prayer, and pursued the man down the street. No update by press time. a later note says Bob may have been heard from in Sydney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
18Th
Ferguson
Guardians of the Peace
Bob Ingalls
Bob
Sydney
Homestead and Pre-emption Law Summary
A brief outline of U S homestead and pre emption acts. Anyone over twenty one may file for 160 acres with 14 dollar fee and five years residence for deed. Six months residence allows deed at 200. Soldiers’ service time counts toward five years. Pre emption grants 160 acres with 2 dollar fee and six months to three and a half years residence for deed at 200. Timber land grants 160 acres for tree planting and cultivation eight years, with 40 to 80 acres additional on similar terms. Fees match homesteading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ti Leapor
United States
Black Hills Letter Praises Mills and Routes in Deadwood
Special correspondence from Custer City May 11 reports on new Prospector stamp mill set at Tomblin Bros. works, its expected ore yield, and the plan to place similar mills in Deadwood. It notes the county seat moved to Deadwood, criticisms of Sheridan, and praise for the Cheyenne stage route while urging lower, uniform freight rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custer Crry
Deadwood
Messrs
Warner
A. W. Adams
Jas, Halley
L. T. Babcock
C. C. Davis
High Joint Commission
U. S. Land Office
Sheridan
General Land Office
Here
Crook City
Sidney and Pierre
Cheyenne
Omaha
Sidney
Cheyenne’s bid to lead Black Hills outfitting trade
The text argues Cheyenne must systematize the business, maintain road quality, and outbid rivals with stronger inducements to become the region’s premier outfitting point for the Black Hills, urging decisive action before the opportunity slips away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Black Hills
The Last of the Doubters on Black Hills Gold
A Chicago Tribune correspondent reports rapid gold discoveries in the Black Hills near Deadwood and Bear Butte, with quartz mine values from hundreds to 100,000 dollars. Prospector life is rugged, wages 4 to 6 dollars daily, board high, and California capital surges into mining ventures as courts establish titles and wealth grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago Tribune
Black Hills
Deadwood
Gayville
Bear Butte
Hayward Notes on Wamp County Seat Declared
Special Correspondent reports Wamp City proclaiming county seat of Custer county. Town rapidly grows with one main gulch claim yielding 60 to 70 dollars per day, others 40 and 20 to 30 dollars, plus many profitable side gulches. Over a thousand miners, growing buildings, sawmill strained, lumber 36 to 45 per thousand feet. Lodes like Little Grace near town and Silver King on Iron Creek draw attention. tin ore misidentified as silver causes excitement. Daily mail soon, three county roads planned. shortage of mining tools warns newcomers to bring gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staywamp City
D. T
Cheyenne Leader
Custer County
Ed. W. Hope
Quincy
Ill
Iron Creek
Rouze &Co
Was the Black Hills a New Mining Camp from Deadwood to Montana
The Deadwood Daily Times reports living evidence along Deadwood gulch Whitewood district and Montana suggesting the Black Hills were prospected and mined years ago by skilled labor. Signs include old sluice remnants pine timbers shot through logs buried sluice boxes and a grindstone found near Morton's saloon.
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Black Hills
Deadwoodwood Gulch
Whitewood District
Montana
Hills
Whitewood
Golden Run
Deadwood
Morton
Deadwood Daily Times
Silver Mining News in Black Hills Nuggets
Report covers high ore values at Lyons Moor assay and Lucky Boy claim sales, with 206.46 oz silver per ton and multiple Red Cloud and Luella mine assays. Notes mining activity, new claim ownership shifts, a fatal shaft cave at No.7, Buckley & Co drainage work, and local travel hardships between Custer City and Deadwood. Also mentions a recovered missing boy case from Castle Creek and local medical and legal office activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills Times
Whitewood
W. J. Sidway
Lyons & Moor
Lucky Boy
Buckley & Co
Gilmer, Salisbury & Co
Smith Ehinger
Luella
Gayville
Red Cloud Mining Company
Bear Buttes
Ward
Cheyenne
Custer City
Deadwood
Stebbinss Wood & Co’s Bank
Chambers & Davis
Register of Deeds
South Deadwood
Ten Cents To Hit A Street Centrepiece Penny Jest
A St Louis Republican item notes a sidewalk scam where players pay ten cents for three throws at a one-foot square illuminated target. Hitting center once wins a cigar, twice a cigar plus chromo, thrice a cigar chromo and fifty cents. The piece calls out overconfidence and the street hustle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharp
St. Louis
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Ceater
Gheyenne Weekly Lancer
Sidney Line
McDonald
Hotel
Bob Ingall’s
Our
California
Atlantic
Pacific
Hayward
Castle Creek
Ross
Ropherty
Thas
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