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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1883
Page
8
A 1883 letter from Queyenne argues against male dictates that women must be perfect cooks to marry. It denounces the idea of marriage as reward for domestic prowess and calls for recognizing women's education and talents beyond kitchen duties.
Nebraska notes report irrigation plans for North Platte area with a new company, J M Osborne in Pawnee county recovering cattle losses from hydrophobia, Lincoln insane asylum crowding, Kearney pupils practicing a fire drill, Minden residents hanging the state supreme court in effigy over a stay of execution, a record apple weighing twenty nine and a half ounces with a Smithsonian model on display in Washington.
Foremen Charles Fisher and Duncan Grant outline a trek from Big Crow Spring on June 1st, tracing Crow creek Ull man’s, Terry’s ranch, Lone Tree, Duck creeks, Twin mountains, Crow head, Whit comb’s, Arnold’s, Pole creek, Stage road, Horse Creek, the Lakes, Bear creek, Kelly’s, Chug head, Reeshaw and Hunton creeks, west of Chug to Fort Laramie and up Laramie and Sabille creeks.
Round Up No 2 details a trek starting at Durbin's crossing on Pole creek May 20 proceeding down Pole creek to Julesburg then meeting Cheyenne county and South Platte round-ups at that point. The party then travels north to Tush creek and up the North Platte to Pump kin creek mouth and up Pumpkin creek to its head with John Snodgrass as Foreman and William Ashby as Assistant Foreman.
A surveying party led by Foreman Chris Streaks will start May 20 at Camp Clark on the south side of North Platte. They will work the river up to Fort Laramie then explore Cherry and Box Elder creeks and Fox Bear and Horse creeks from the telegraph road to their mouths under W. G. Lancaster as assistant.
Round Up No 4 begins at Sidney Bridge on May 15 with two divisions. The first division travels from Red Willow head to Snake creek and across to Godfrey Bottom then joins the second division on the Platte. Both divisions cover Sheepcreek Rawhide and the Running water area up to Fort Laramie and Broom creek with Lea Minor as foreman and assistants directing the ranges.
Round Up No 5 will begin at Fort Laramie on May 25 proceeding along the Laramie River to the mountains then to the territory between the Platte River and the Black Hills including Lapreille with Jas Shaw serving as foreman.
Round Up No 6 will commence May 15 1883 at the mouth of Broom Creek on the north side of Platte River. Division one travels up the Platte and its tributaries to the Rattlesnake range and Carey’s horse ranch on Salt Creek then Salt Creek up Powder River to the Forks and Pine Mountains to Fort Fetterman. Division two moves to Hecht’s old ranch on Sage Creek and with Round Up No 12 to CO.S Pens on upper Black Thunder then down to its mouth and up the Cheyenne River and its tributaries including Antelopeisu. John Lind foreman division one W F Jaycox assistant division two Joseph Stratton foreman division two A A Falkner assistant.
Round Up No 7 will assemble at the lower bridge near McGill’s ranch on the Big Laramie river June 1. The group will scout country between the river and Black Hills divide as far south as Red Buttes and split into two divisions with No 1 continuing as described.
The document lists Division No. 1 and Division No. 2 routes from Red Buttes across the Big Laramie to Cummins City and other creeks, with a long circuit across the Laramie basin. Foremen Rafe Rhodes and Wm. Lannen supervise No. 1 and No. 2 respectively.
Sam Moses leads crews starting May 25 from Swan's ranch to Harney and Lightning creeks then across to Black Thunder and Cow creeks. Ad Spaugh and Joe Stratton move from Black Thunder to finish. June 1 operations begin at Bacon’s corral heading to Devil’s Tower and Little Powder. Ben Lawless names assistants.
Round Up No 8 will start May 20 at Nichols station moving west along the Platte. Forces will split at Julesburg to cover the South Platte toward Julesburg and North Platte toward Rush creek, reuniting at Julesburg for the Colorado and Laramie County rounds on June 1. From Julesburg it proceeds to Rush creek head, then Creighton’s lower ranch on Pumpkin creek, surveying tributaries of the North Platte and Pumpkin creek. Alton Seitz named foreman with an assistant foreman to be appointed.
Commence at Rankin's ranch on Middle Loup May 10 and meet at Sterns Patterson's ranch May 13 to split. One group covers Dismal river prongs to Birdwood forks and North Platte to Blue creek, the other from Sterns Patterson's to Blue creek head and join North Platte. North Platte round up splits at Blue mouth. one group to Sand Hills head of Snake creek, the other upriver to Sidney road and await Sand hill split. Foremen from owners or representatives for each range.
Round up set for May 10 to assemble at Poor's ranch. Teams split to head north to the Wounded Knee area and Newman’s ranch then west along Running Water and its tributaries. Additional work covers sand hills from Kearney crossing to Sidney road and west along Running Water to the same road then to Player's ranch and White River with all tributaries to Wolf Creek. Robt Harrison, foreman, leads from White River.
Round Up No 11 lists a long exploratory route starting at Players ranch on May 20 guiding along Running water to the head of Indian creek then downstream to Camp creek and Hat creek and Davis ranch. It continues across to Cottonwood and Big and Little Cottonwood heads then to Horse head Sand creek and Cheyenne river to Shiner’s ranch. The plan includes repeated traverses up Cheyenne and Hat creeks to Alum springs and Burnt station.
Foreman Henry G. Williams leads a planned Tongue River roundup starting May 20 1883 at Line Riders Camp near the Rosebud big bend. The task covers north side routes along Tongue River tributaries to the mountains, then south side descent to Hanging Woman, then up Tongue River and its south side tributaries to Piney Dutch divide.
Round Up No 15 begins May 22 1883 at Powder River mouth of Crazy Woman. Teams move along Powder River to the 76 cow camp then Seventeen mile creek stage station divide. Foremen J R Brazier and Fred G Hesse lead with assistants Covington and Donahue.
Round Up No 18 starts May 8 1883 at Muddy springs to Wind River with Little Wind and tributaries and Big Wind head. Northern division under Jacob Price begins June 6 1883 at Gooseberry mouth up to head then down Grass Cottonwood to Big Horn. Round Up No 19 meets at Fort Halleck June 1 to work Rattlesnake Pass Creek Platte Brush Creek and Savoy to Ferris ranch then Fer ris range and St Marys chimneys.
Round Up No. 20 known as Bitter Creek Round-Up gathers at Rawlins on May 10 and begins work at Fort Steele. The party will travel up the Platte to Warm Springs then west and south of the Union Pacific as far as Green River and back north of the railroad to Bell Springs under Foreman W. H. Weaver.
Ed Ordway, foreman, announces the round-up will begin at R. B. Conner's ranch when No. 6 reaches the mouth of Sweetwater around June 10. Work covers Dry Creek south of the Rattlesnake range to Sweetwater bridge, from Sweetwater onridge to Green mountains and Crooks Gap, then down the Sweetwater river to Sand Creek.
May 5 start at Poison creek head on Wind River, tracing Bad Water and its forks to mouth, then Big Carson and Wind River East side to Poison creek, up to Deer Creek, Rattlesnake divide to Muskrat, west fork to Alkali springs, Kirby’s corral on Pig Wind River, up Little Popo Agie to its head, along foot hills to Sweetwater head and Beaver mouth, foreman Riley Haskell.
A historical notice outlines Weld County round ups in 1883 with multiple start dates. Round Up No. 9 begins April 20 twenty miles above Denver on Cherry Creek. Round Up No. 10 Section 1 starts May 25 at the head of Frenchman up the Republican and down Beaver Creek to the Platte. Round Up No. 10 Section 2 starts May 15 or 20 at Bijou mouth on the south side of the South Platte, joining Round Up No. 11 on the north side of the Platte by June 1 1883.
Round Up No 11 starts June 1 1883 at Denver Junction working up South Platte and its tributaries to Twin Mountains before disbanding. The southern rounds begin May 5 1883 on the Arkansas River.
Round Up No 7 starts May 1 1883 at Ashworths ranch on Grey Bull. The work proceeds north to Stinking Water and east to Big Horn. It includes the country between Grey Bull southwest to the Big Horn and up Big Horn as needed. The round up will then proceed up Grey Bull to Ashworths ranch where division occurs.
Colorado shows 28338 miles of railway across seventeen lines. Pennsylvania Republicans foresee Blaine winning three fourths of its national convention delegates. Nebraska hosts over 100000 acres irrigated in Poudre valley.
A Mansfield reader reports relief after using Brown's Iron Bitters for long standing pain weakness and loss of appetite. The letter claims the product cures dyspepsia indigestion malaria weakness and lung and kidney complaints citing improved appetite weight gain and near full recovery.
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