Chimney care and frontier notes from October 4 1877
Weeklyeater reports house winter prep and fire safety, a large land-buying party west of the line US rail, massive bullion shipments from Deadwood, Sitting Bull Commission arrivals at Fort Benton, a Tecumseh elopement scandal, political notes on Morton and Thompson, Omaha County actions, a mail robbery confession, Joslin dry goods upgrades, Emma mine work, a new Masonic Temple plan, and a Nevada silver consignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Deadwood
Sitting Bull Commission
Fort Benton
Mont
Tecumseh
Nebraska
Ward
Stamp Mills Wanted for Black Hills Mining Boom
There are nearly 500 stamps at work in the Black Hills and ore to employ 1,500 hands day and night. It costs 1.50 to 1.75 per ton to crush ore, with 6 to 7 dollars paid to custom mills. Capitalists urged to invest in stamp mills at Deadwood Gayville Central or Lead City. Reports say Gen Wesley Merritt and Maj W K Hart of the 8th cavalry near arrival to Fort Russell with five companies. Gen Eugene A Carr and units to station at Fort McKinney Wyoming for winter, with other Fifth and infantry troops reassigned to camps Brown Stambaugh and eastern posts.
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Deadwood
Gayville
Central
Lead City
Wesley Merritt
W. K. Hart
Bth Cavalry
Fort Russell
Eugene A. Carr
Price’s
Adams
Babcock’s
Fort McKinney
Wyo
Brown and
Stambaugh
Sanders, Russell
Carlin
Railroad magnates scout new transcontinental route via Hannibal
The Hannibal Courier reports a party of prominent railroad leaders led by Sidney Dillon Jay Gould and Hopkins arrived by Wabash and headed to St Joseph. They discuss possible realignment creating a New York Central Canada Southern Wabash line through Hannibal to Cheyenne linking toward San Francisco. Gould reportedly favors moving Union Pacific car shops from Omaha to Cheyenne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Sidney Dillon
Jay Gould
Mr. Hopkins
Wabash
Stevens
St. Joseph
West
New York Central
Canada Southern
Denver
Gould
Omaha
New York
San Francisco
Trannibal
Cheyenne
Pacific
Union Pacific
California rifle team returns with Inter-State trophy
The California rifle team led by Brig. Gen. Leslie McComb passed through town after winning the Inter-State military rifle match at Creedmoor New York. The team scored 995 of 1200 and earned a bronze statue titled The Soldier of Marathon valued at 350.
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California
Creedmoor
N. Y
Leslie McComb
Alta California
San Francisco
C. P. LeBreton
H. J. Burns
Lieut. J. Robinson
J. W. Maher
E. Unger
L. Barrere
W. Wright
F. G. Blinn
H. W. Brockhoff
Chas. Nash
Harry Hook
J. Warren
E. Snook
W. EF. Leeman
Geo. H. Strong
T. E. Carson
Gen. McComb
W. Brockhoff
Nerewith
Bt Brockhotl
Robertson
LeBreton
Inasiian Penny Caseinett
Warren
Burns
Maher
Tasessistus Ieee
McComb
Bauere
Wright
Dead Train Robbers Collins and Bass Captured and Killed
In Buffalo Kansas on the morning of the 26th two men riding ponies entered the station with a heavy load. Sheriff Beardsley and a posse nearby pursued them after the agents noticed the name Joel Collins on an exposed envelope. The robbers attempted to draw, were shot, and died instantly. The loot hid in their pantaloons along with twenty dollar mint coins from 1877. Collins is said to be from Dallas Texas. pursuit of the rest of the gang continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Kansas
Collins
Bass
Joel Collins
Beardsley
Ellis County
Texas
Dallas
Names and Ohio links in Benedict Black Hillers tale
A reader contributes names from Ohio tied to the Benedict Black Hillers legend after an earlier Deadwood extract. The note promises further details on the individuals involved and their possible connection to the story.
Benedict expedition claim questioned by Ohio survivor
Ashley Ohio letter disputes a Western paper's claim that a 1852 party led by Bentley Benedict went to the Black Hills. The writer recalls leading a 1849 overland trek to California with 300 men from several states and says Benedict never joined California-bound parties. He also notes Benedict’s father lived nearby in Morgan County and dismisses the 1852 tale as Benedict’s fabrication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley
Leader
Black Hills
California
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
St. Joseph
Delaware and Morrow Co
Mount Gilead
Bently Benedict
Morgan County
Bently
Josephus McClreeap
The Pueblo Petrifaction and Barnum Conant Negotiations
Reports say negotiations between Mr. Barnum and Conant over the petrified giant are off. Barnum seeks a guarantee of authenticity and no nearby similar discoveries before purchase. The discoverer, once a New York legislator, is deemed reliable. Inside the head crystals appeared when broken, suggesting a petrifaction rather than a genuine stone statue.
Nez Perces Attack at Cow Island Telegraph Report
A Benton Montana telegram reports the Nez Perces attacked the rifle pile at Cow Island at sundown on the 23d. They made seven charges and fought until 10 o clock the next morning before leaving probably for the Milk River. Sunday night they burned the freight pile with thirty tons of Government and twenty tons of private freight. Citizens Weimar and Walker were seriously wounded. The hostiles are believed to be moving toward British possessions.
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Benton
Montana
Cow Island
Stundown
Milk River
Weimar
Walker
Our Naval Representative
We announce with pleasure that John P. Arnold son of M. A. Arnold has passed the final examination at the Naval Academy and begun his studies. He is the first Wyoming boy admitted to Annapolis and we trust he becomes Wyoming Territory’s first U. S. navy representative.
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Naval
John P. Arnold
M. A. Arnold
Naval Academy
Wyoming
Naval School
Annapolis
Wyoming Territory
U. S. Navy
The Finest Car in the World
The private car of George M Pullman attached to the west bound U P express yesterday carried leading directors and officers of the Grand Drunk and Great Western Railways of Canada en route to the Pacific slope for a pleasure tour. The mammoth car featured plate glass rosewood mahogany gold and ornate upholstery and drew a large crowd at the depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Pullman
Pullman Palace Car Co
U. P. Express
Blawsted
Grand Drunk
Great Western Railways of Canada
Pacific Slope
The Dead Desperado Joel Collins of the Plains
Joel Collins, leader of the Big Springs train robbers, was shot in Kansas and long tainted by crime. He used a ranch near Big Springs for studying trains and signals while his Ogallala base housed a gang linked to the Hills robberies. He ran cattle schemes, staged a brief dancehouse, then vanished to form a band of robbers along the Black Hills route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Collins
Big Springs
Kansas
Ile
Law
Omaha Herald
Ogallala
Texas
Collins
Lone Star
Joel Tool
Deadwood
Black Hills
Wild black stallion hunted near Pine Bluffs by herders
A large jet black stallion leads a roaming band of wild horses near Pine Bluffs forty miles east of here. For five days a posse of cattle herders pursued the horse, changing mounts to wear him down. He separated from the herd on day two and remained free, while hunts continue. Also notes Indian discontent at Red Cloud and Spotted Tail and Dr Kampf the astronomer injured in Utah.
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Pine Bluffs
Lodge Pole Creek
Mr. Cole
Dr. Kampf
Lieut. Wheeler
Ogden
Utah
Washington
The Trials of a Housekeeper Mentioned with Dooley's Yeast
A promotional reference praises Dooley's Yeast Powder for producing light wholesome biscuits bread and muffins, claiming reliable results every time and urging readers to try it to be convinced.
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Dooley
Denver Election Yields Republican City County Ticket
Denver voters chose the Republican city and county slate in yesterday’s election. Mayor B. B. Stiles captured a 127 vote majority, while county officer tallies were not yet counted due to extensive ticket scratching.
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Denver
Aim
B. B. Stiles
Cattle Theft Suspect Taylor Recovered Herds In Albany County
Sheriff Nottage of Albany county chased a man named Taylor who left Green River with a small herd and reached Pine Bluffs with a large herd. He mixed stolen cattle with his own to evade capture. Most stolen cattle were from Albany county. All have been recovered. reports place Taylor in Lara mie jail or on the run.
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Sheriff Nottage
Albany County
Taylor
Green River
Pine Bluffs
Laramie
Indian Tribes Seek Different Territories in Plains Ranging
The Ogallala Sioux led by Red Cloud prefer Tongue River country while the Upper Brules under Spotted Tail want a southern region by the White River. The Arapahoe wish to unite with Shoshones as Shoshones and Red Cloud and Spotted Tail are under Protestant Episcopal supervision. Dr. Irwin long agent moves to Red Cloud Agency with Gen. Crook and Mr. Welch.
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Red Cloud
Tongue River
Spotted Tail
White River
Arapahoe
Protestant Episcopal Church
Irwin
Red Cloud Agency
Gen. Crook
Mr. Welch
Arapahoes
Circus Troupe Heads to Australia for Sydney Invasion
A party of thirty aboard yesterday's west bound U P express led by James Bailey of Cooper Bailey & Co. heads to Australia to join a vast circus collaboration in Sydney. The group includes top athletes acrobats and specialists including Mdlle de Granville famed as the Woman with the Iron Jaw and the educated pig handler known as Bismarck. They plan to travel from Australia to Java the West Indies and back to New York via Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. P
Bismarck
Australia
Java
Territorial Board of Canvassers Declares Election Winners
The Territorial Board of Canvassers met with Gov. Thayer and declared elected the members of the Fifth Legislative Assembly. Albany County names Downey Stelliday Pease. Carbon Merrill. Laramie Draper Keller Dyer Maas Swan. Sweetwater Cheney Mertzheimer. Uinta Pease. Representatives from Albany include Homer Congdon Caldwell Andrews Spicer Scin German. Voters from Carbon L. Ferris Ross Whitney. Laramie J J Davis Hamma Ryan Tracy McKay Glover Coad Welphenstine Boplenona. Sweetwater Gurney Lowe Kinney. Uinta McGlinchy Steno Carter Farrell Hoy. Elector at Large Tisdel. Board adjourned sine die.
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Territorial Board of Canvassers
Geo. W. French
F. E. Warren
Ilon
Orlando North Auditor
John M. Thayer
Fifth Legislative Assembly
Albany County
Stephen W. Downey
William N. Stelliday
L. D. Pease
Carbon Couunty
Tamer Merrill
Laramie
G. A. Draper
J. N. Keller
T. Dyer
Herman Maas
A. of
Swan
Streetwater
F. I. Cheney
Uinta County
E. T., Pease
Fred Mertzheimer
Sweetwater
Carbon
Lawrence Dayes
Robert Homer
John Congdon
J. P. Caldwell
N. L. Andrews
N. I. Spicer
Chas
Scingerman
Carbon Couity
Leader seeks news from readers nationwide
The notice asks friends across the country to send in news and keep the paper informed about progress and developments. It invites readers in the city to visit the office and provide any information they may have.
Nearer to Taurus and Sitting Bull Commission at Helena
Helena Montana September 25 The Sitting Bull Commission arrived after a 400 mile stage ride through mining and grazing country. The party notes Helena’s growth and local attractions while foreseeing possible interview with Sitting Bull. Escorts from Fort Ellis and Fort Shaw are en route as telegraph lines fail and flood and field actions unfold along the Missouri region. The correspondent reports on a Nez Perces incident and a Yellowstone party member Barnes witnessing a fatal encounter. Further dispatches promised from Fort Shaw.
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Helena
M.T
Sitting Bull Commission
Missouri
Northern Pacific Railroad
Brisbin
Franklin
Terry
Fort Shaw
Fort Ellis
Guv
Potts
His
Sitting Bull
Shaw
Milk River
Pakoke Lake
Joseph
Nez Perces
Barnes
Yellowstone
Telena
Mistah Barnes
Letter From Missing Son Describes Indian Attack
The Snodgrass family of Miflinburg Pa learns of possible death of son William B Snodgrass 26 after a letter from Denver dated Sept 14 1877 recounts a six man party attacked by Indians near the Black Hills. The letter lacks date of the fight and publishers have no corroborating report, leaving the parents hopeful yet seeking full details from S W Snodgrass in Miflinburg Union Co Pa.
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Denver
Mr. Snodgrass
Black Hills
Will
Cheyenne
S. W. Snodgrass
Miflinburg
Union Co
Wheat farms on the line of the Colorado Central grow in Larimer
The Town Talk reports rapid uptake of wheat farms along the Colorado Central line in Larimer County. A Central woman allegedly misplaced her teeth into a gentleman’s outside pocket at a festival. Two drunken men burned down the Longmont calaboose Thursday night, rescued only with great effort. Tort Collins links direct railway to Cheyenne market aiding state farmers by widening Colorado flour outlets. John Ray of Denver invents an iron cross tie for railroads, drawing eastern factory interest after months of neglect. There may be large profits in the venture.
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Colorado Central
Larimer
Central
Longmont Calaboose
Collins
Ife
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Weeklyeater
Morton
Thompson
McDonald
Board of County Commissioners
Union Pacific Railroad
Frank Fosdick
Yunkton
D. C
Fort Sully
Ogalalla
Neb
Furay
U.S
General Custer
J. Jay Joslin
Emma
Say City
Masonic Temple
Phiadelphia
Nevada
Martin
Barker
Sweetwater County
Julia
Chawley
Oyster Bay
Stamp Mills
Gould and
Gillon
Benedict's Bush
Black Hillers
Benedict
Pueblo
the Plains
President Hayes
Council
Taurus
Wm. B. Snodgrass
MiMinburg
Colorado
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