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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1876
Page
6
The issue notes court terms for November 6 in the First Judicial District at Laramie. It reports mountain lion captures by C Covington, a new Boulder County wheat yield, and a Bent County reward for Caveness Blackburn and Bone. It also mentions a grizzly attack on Col Jairus W Hall, a Deadwood editor joke, and jewelry advertising from Joslin Park.
Late eastern reports by telegraph and letter show active wool demand. Manufacturers expect prices to rise before easing, meeting buyers at current rates. Goods sell quickly, mills need material, raw stock is light, especially fine grades, with a favorable outlook for holders.
In Cheyenne on October 12 1876 Samuel Ramsey and Emma Wilson were married by Rev W F Warren at the A M E church. The ceremony drew a large crowd and a wedding feast followed with festive cheer. Rankin-Smith Nuptials at Dyers Hotel in Rawlins
Guy V. Beers of Sherman died suddenly at Livermore Colorado on October 10, 1876. Friends mourn a noble, true and big-hearted man and hope for a better land.
A Cheyenne area postmaster writes to the First Assistant Postmaster General in 1876 complaining that frequent bond executions cost him $20 to $30 each and offering to relinquish the post office. He notes ten months in the job, four bonds, no pay, and no meaningful commission, urging replacement with someone willing to operate for free and renew bonds bi monthly.
Hinsdale reports 27 to 1 Republican margin for the state ticket and a Republican representative W S Green. San Juan elects Chas H McIntyre Republican representative but state ticket leans Democratic by 15. Henson leads for senator and La Plata may alter outcome. Ouray tally 156 votes Routts 96 Hughes 58. House stands 32 to 16 with one county to hear from. Democrats concede Hayes Wheeler electoral vote.
The Grand Lodge of A F and A M of Wyoming met October 10 1876 at Masonic Hall Cheyenne with representatives from all lodges. Election results announced for grand officers, with notes on speeches, local affairs, and regionwide concerns including education, recruiting, and Black Hills trade routes.
The Colorado Congregational Association will meet in Longmont Colorado on Thursday October 26 Rev C M Sanders of this city will attend and read a paper on the life of Rev E N Kirk D D He will also deliver an essay on the Personal Power of the Sabbath School Teacher The meeting will convene Thursday afternoon and continue over the Sabbath
Lieut Crawford of the Third Cavalry reports General Merritt departed Custer City with 600 men on a scouting expedition. Destination unclear but believed to be the Belle Fourche Fork of the Cheyenne River. The rest of the troop remains at Custer City.
Rock Springs fuels a labor crisis with 150 Chinese workers brought into the mines last year to fill strike-related vacancies. Caucasian workers remain on the old wage scale of four to six dollars per day, while strikers lament the efficiency and lower cost of Celestials. Three mines operate, Nos. 1 and 2 by the U P company.
The U P strikes in corner and pulls fifty loads daily of hard coal noted for its top quality, unmatched west of the Mississippi, in the lower town scene.
Salt Lake Herald reports Lund, longtime associate of Ben Tasker, vanished after threatening to expose him. Tasker, later jailed and indicted for Lunds murder, is tied to the discovery of Lunds body in a 90 foot well near Bingham. Also recounted are horse thefts by a four-Indian band including Jules Ecoffey and Nick Janise, with pursuit and a cache of stolen horses recovered near Fort Laramie.
The Bozeman Times recounts a deserter named Mulvaney who fled Fort Ellis with three horses and three needle guns. Sheriff Ralston pursued him for a week, finally locating Mulvaney at Reddick's after a tense chase.
Gen Gibbon arrives at Fort Ellis with his command on Sept 29. Deer Lodge Masonic society is debt free with building and furniture valued at 9000. A six year old boy died after being crushed by wagon wheels near Sterling Madison county. Windy Woods made a $2009 four day mining run in Emigrant gulch. Fifteen to twenty men sack potatoes at Fort Ellis for Tongue River post, with 140000 pounds soon shipped. Col Kemble and Major Benham inspected Crow Agency, with expected revealing reports. A gov needle gun found on Custer battlefield appears Sioux-owned. Sitting Bull recalls a single faltered moment during Custer massacre. Prof Jenney claims Deadwood gold country lies in Wyoming, possibly shifting Black Hills jurisdiction. Authorities urged swift settlement to enable Wyoming rules and Crook County formation benefiting Black Hills residents.
A mounted soldier sought by a sheriff after a clash over a gun and a horse fought across Cherry creek and Elk creek. The fugitive fled to hills near Alder Gulch and Brown's Gulch while Lt. Quinton and Frank Murray continued the ten day chase toward Madison river.
J F Finerty in the Chicago Times compares Deadwood City to Braidwood Cheyenne and McGregor noting straight frame streets good hotels and imminent mining boom. He describes residents and sights as he traverses the town amid gold fever hearing talk of free gold quartz sluices and mills for hours.
The public school opened four weeks ago with 287 pupils and has grown weekly. Projected total reaches 861 with 20 under Prof Stark and others taught by Wells Williams Dunlevy and White. Excess pupil load prompts hiring of more teachers when new rooms and furniture arrive.
The Friday issue features Bobby Bramel wrangling three columns of text naming Guv Thayer and THE LEADER. With Major Giafcke absent, the city editor enlists literary experts who after twelve hours cannot decipher Bramel’s meaning and await his return for further reference.
Col Brackett commands Fort Siders troops 126 strong to fit out several companies sent to the Black Hills. They will report at Fort Ellis in Montana fully armed and equipped for service.
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