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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1876
Page
5
A garbled OCR passage hints at a local news note involving terms like Til and Caro with references to hiring, corners, and war reports. Names and places are unclear, raising questions about the original incident or notice reported.
The Sheyenne Weekly Leader reports a new printing shop capacity with updated type and presses and promises neat cheap work. It covers multiple court actions including J W Dear vs Tracy Hoshier set for Dec 2 and U S vs Cyrus Hedges for murder, along with various trials and verdicts.
The Black Hills Gold Mining Company formalized last Tuesday evening with M. E. Post elected president I C Whipple secretary Luke Maurrin treasurer and Terman Haas general superintendent They own the Hidden Treasure gold lode near Deadwood and plan development at several other lodes The companys principal office will be here Haas may oversee Hills properties in a couple months The paper also debunked a Wild Bills murder story linking John Varnes to McCalls crime and apologized for causing harm to an innocent man.
A field dispatch dated November 25 reports Gen. Mackenzie's dawn attack on a Cheyenne village in a cafton. about two hundred lodges and five hundred warriors faced a near thousand-strong American force. Early on many enlisted Indians fought but soon plunder and horse theft diverted some from combat.
About twenty Indians killed and several wounded as Sioux Cheyenne and Arapaho attacked a Shoshone village north of Owl Creek. Dr James Irwin reports a village of two to three hundred lodges on the western slope of the Big Horn mountains. Wounded include several named soldiers and civilians. horses and tepees lost. two trappers may be killed.
The Black Hills Pioneer reports an interview with Jack Baronett who has mined Rapid and Castle creeks since July. Nuggets found are orange in color and range from pearl to Lima bean in size with high assays. Pay dirt lies eight feet to bed rock. daily yields 10 to 12 dollars for rockers and sluicing could pay fifty dollars per hand. A steam hydraulic method is being considered to wash abundant gold from dry gulches feeding Rapid Creek.
At the Bella Union Varieties on Thursday evening an axe was thrown from the audience. Dick Brown fired four shots, striking Edward Shaughnessy in the right arm and just above the hip. Shaughnessy was taken to McKinney and Philips drug store for treatment.
In Cheyenne, Shaughnessy died after lingering illness while under care of a physician. Reports say he became involved with actress Fanny Garretson, formerly of McDaniels Theatre, then moved to Deadwood with Dick Brown and married by Mayor Farnum. Jealousy over Garretson’s liaison with Brown led to threats of vengeance before his death.
Remaining letters in the Cheyenne Wyoming Territory post office dated November 27 1876 will be sent to the Dead Letter Office if not called for within thirty days. The notice lists numerous names including J B Browne Mrs J X Schreffer Fisher Bros Smith W Gregg Lizzie-2 Griffin Miss M Tyler and many others with post office and payer details.
Groceries grain and provisions updated by Whipple and Hay. Prices cover breadstuffs dairy meats canned goods teas sugars fats and ocean fish with names of brands and pack sizes. Includes case goods canned fruits vegetables and oils with per unit and per case pricing across multiple categories.
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