Weekly Leaver columns and frontier notes from 1876
A feisty Wyoming periodical lists advertising rates for the Weekly Leader and Daily Leaver, notes Cheyenne rates, and reports shipments by Stebbins and Co. It covers frontier items from Deadwood dust shipments to grasshoppers in Colorado, a Chinaman’s marriage in San Francisco, Indian Mike in Uintah Valley, a stage robbery near Eureka, and Denver Times remarks on mountain sickness. It also riffs on public figures like Oldman Tchernayeff, cattle humor, and South Carolina politics with Moses and Hampton.
Mountain bivouac and hunt amid Big Horn views
The narrator describes a mountain bivouac on a grassy hollow rimmed by a ridge, a deer killed on the slope brought to camp, and venison grilled over fires after a long trek. They note vivid sunset and glacial lake reflections, then mix in dispatches about Fort Laramie era soldiers, Indian scouts, and the Big Horn country landscape.
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Colorado
Big Horn
Dingle
Rocky Mountains
Heart Mountain
Yellowstone Lake
Sheridan
Stevens
Doane
Fremont
Union
Wind River Mountains
Washakie Needles
Owl Creek Mountains
Winters at Fort Reno Silent on Supply Lines
General Crook's command reached old Fort Reno on November 28 in good condition and were paid off by Major Stanton. Severe weather pressed the troops as they prepared for a winter campaign, hampered by a lack of adequate transportation and only eleven days of full forage and supplies on hand.
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Crook
Thomas Cosgrove
Big Horn Mountains
Crazy Horse
Rosebud
Mackenzie
Old Fort Reno Noy
Stanton
Etterman
Colorado ranch double murder shocks La Veta area
A Mexican assailant beat John Brown and his wife to death at a ranch near La Veta Colorado while nearly killing their daughter Mrs Rice. A witness described a scene of ghastly horror with the elderly mother beaten on the floor and the daughter left unconscious. Police pursue the suspect who may face hanging if convicted.
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la Veta
Colo
John Brown
Rice
Cafion
Brown
Corral
Thanksgiving Day Delays Spark Vexed Invitations Nationwide
The fragment recalls a brutal assault on an elderly woman and injuries to her daughter, followed by seasonal chatter about Thanksgiving postponements. It mentions a miner in an open boat heading to New Orleans, a petrified wood find with silver profit, and urban squibs about Evanston church design, city editors’ woes, Dakota prospects, and Colorado salaries. The text notes ongoing electoral suspense and speculative political maneuvering, including repeated “scratches” to win offices.
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George A. Fitch
Pueblo
Colorado
New Orleans
Arkansas Valley
Mississippi River
Utah
Evanston
Stickney
Omaha Herald
Gold Hill
New
Dakota
Big Horn Mountains
Black Hills
California
Supreme Court
Denver News
Sayes
Election Irregularities Reported in Uinta County
The Evanston Age notes inability to obtain board of canvassers proceedings and relays a rumor that Stoddards Mill precinct and Granger may be discarded due to irregularities, with possible exclusion of Evanston Hilliard Almy Piedmont and all other precincts except Smiths Fork east.
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Evanston
Deserters Shot Near Fort Ellis Detected by Pursuers
The Ogden Freeman reports two of Captain Norwood's recruits attempted desertion while crossing mountains between Virginia and Fort Ellis. They were shot for refusing to halt, one in the head and the other in the leg, and were transported to the port in a wagon.
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Ogden Freeman
Norwood
Fort Ellis
Virginia
Prophet on No 3 Detained After Attempted Jump
A mentally troubled man claimed to be a prophet aboard train No 3 and tried to jump from the cars. Conductor Seth Sharpless notified authorities. the man was restrained by Officer Devoe and sent to the county hospital. He named Win and Holland as times and claimed a Denver brother. telegraph inquiries show his father and brother live near Longmont Colorado. He will be held pending contact with relatives.
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Chronicle
Sherman
Buford
Sentinel
Sidney Telegraph
C. R. LeRoy
Black Hills
Blair
Andrews
Board of County Commissioners
Seth Sharpless
No. 3
Devoe
Christ
Tie
Win
Holland
Denver
Telegraph
Longmont
Colorado
Ife
Wyoming's centenarian and frontier notes in 1887 era
Albany county holds Wyoming's oldest resident while Cheyenne reports an heiress. Lieut W P Clark formerly of Fort Sanders leads Crooks Sioux scouts. Deadwood City reaches about 3000 residents with signs of permanence, while Custer lags due to stalled quartz mine development.
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Cheyenne
Albany County
Wyoming
W. P. Clark
Fort Sanders
Crook
Black Hills
Deadwood City
Custer
Westward Travel and Congressional Visitors Arrive
Personal Paragraphs, George M. Bradley, Esq., returned Thursday night from the Black Mills. Hon. 8. B. Axtell, governor of New Mexico, arrived Friday and left for Denver and Santa Fe this morning. He is on his way home from an eastern tour after serving in California and Utah offices. Senator Morton of Indiana and Senator Sargent of California, with other commission members, passed through Friday returning from California where the commission studied Chinese emigration.
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George M. Bradley
Black Mills
B. Axtell
New Mexico
Denver
Santa Fe
Axtell
Congress
California
Utah
Oliver P. Morton
Indiana
Sargent
Congressional Commission
Military Movements and Court-Martial Details
Capt. R I Eskridge of the Twenty third Infantry will move from Omaha Barracks to Sage Creek W I to join his company. Second Lt J D Huntington of the Second Cavalry at Fort Sanders W T granted one month leave with possible one month extension. Capt Samuel Munson of the 9th Infantry is detailed to the general court martial convening at Omaha Barracks Neb by Special Orders No 755. Camp Sheridan is made a sub post of Camp Robinson Neb until further orders.
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R. I. Eskridge
Twenty-third Infantry
Omaha Barracks
Sage Creek
J. D. Huntington
Second Cavalry
Fort Sanders
W. T
Samuel Munson
9Th Infantry
Neb
The
Black Hills
Camp Sheridan
Camp Robinson
Centen nial Insect Sighting From Greeley’s Big Thompson
In Greeley Colorado a curious freshwater creature was found by FE Dunham. The inch long insect has six legs tusks like an elephant and gill like fans along its back. It fed voraciously on bread crumbs and was described to Professor Hayden by Dy Law.
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Greeley
Colo
FE. L. Dunham
Big Thompson
Law
Prof
Hayden
Teller Arrives in Washington as Elected U S Senator
Senator Teller of Colorado arrived Friday rooming at the Railroad House. The Leader praises his public service potential, calling him an orator and jurist fit for national legislation. Teller shows interest in Wyoming affairs and pledges aid, while colleague J B Chaffee heads to Washington.
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Henry M. Teller
U.S
Colorado
Railroad House
Teller
Senate
Republic
Wyoming
Commonwealth
J. B. Chaffee
Denver
Washington
Territorial Notes from Indian Territory Frontiers
Cherokee complaints about grasshopper and horse thefts near Tahlequah. A new hotel rises as Tahlequah builds. Chickasaw legislature plans a Washington delegation to urge removal of Freedmen from the reservation and waives share of a $300000 lease fund. Pawnees report illness and worry about Pawnee scouts with Sitting Bull expedition. Sioux set to become Pawnee neighbors amid fears of reckless youth actions.
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Tahlequah
Chickasaw
Washington
Indian fair hears speeches by notable visitors and leaders
The recent Indian fair concluded with speeches by white visitors including ex Mayor Fox of Philadelphia Friend Pumphrey of England and Friend Enoch Hoag Editor Ross of the Cherokee Nation observed he would not talk politics at the fair Colonel Porter of the Creek Nation asserted independence by a foreign house plea for Indian rights drew down the crowd.
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Fox
Philadelphia
Pumphrey
England
Enoch Hoag
Ross
Porter
Florence oil stoves praised for safety and efficiency
Report on the Florence stove after tests at Cassells & Co and Whipple & Hay shows marked improvements over prior coal oil models. The base holds two quarts, two wick tubes, curved deflecting plate for complete combustion, and versatile heating options with a water basin on top.
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Atwell
Florence
Cassells & Co
Ferguson Street
Cassells & Co’s
Whipple & Hay
Florence Company
Messrs.Atwell & Co
LiApEr
Curious Coincidence Of Colorado Political Origins
The Denver Tribune notes a coincidence that Senators Teller and Chauffee were born in New York while late Colorado governors were born in Kentucky and Congress members came from Indiana. It suggests New York for senators, Kentucky for governors, Indiana for Congressmen, and predicts future Colorado manufacturing by Byers.
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Denver Tribune
Colorado
Teller
Chaffee
New York
Kentucky
Indiana
Byers
Deadwood To Get A First Class Bank
Deadwood and the Black Hills will welcome a new bank established by Stebbins Post Co of this city. A large safe is en route and will soon reach Deadwood, with one firm member ready to open the bank for legitimate banking and gold purchase. The firm's high standing and integrity are pledged to local customers.
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Deadwood
Black Hills
Messrs. Stebbins, Post & Co
el Dorado
Three Women Argue Over Election Bet At Corner
Yesterday morning at Eighteenth and Ferguson streets three young ladies debated the Presidential election. One offered a $160 wager that Hayes would win, producing the money and a gold watch and chain as stake while a third girl took custody. They parted after the heated exchange with flushed faces.
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Eighteenth
Ferguson
Hayes
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Wyoming Weekly Leader
HH. Glafcke
Stebbins, Post & Co
Colorado Mountains
Ah Wah
San Francisco
Fannie Waters
Maine
Oldman Tchernayeff
Tehernayeff
Virginia City
Nev
Salt Lake Tribune
Mike
Uintah Valley
Eureka
Pioche
Crown Point
Denver Times
Black Hawk
Central
Bill Stumps
George Stokes
Queen City
Times
Gange
Sitting Bull
Elange
Laramie
Rocky Mountain
U. P
South Carolina
Moses
Chamberlain
Goy
Gen
Hampton
Moses-Hampton
Cacti
Red Devil
Las Animas County
Verne Rice
Uinta County
Laramie Chronicle
Senator Teller
Indian Territory News
Pion
Wwe
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