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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1877
Page
5
A garbled OCR fragment references veterans and political figures including General Washington era themes. It mentions terms like soldiers, navy and cavalry, and hints at a public election or appointment process. The readable content is too incomplete to determine a clear event, date, or location.
The September 13 1877 issue reports scarce water delaying Bobtail gulch placer work. Upper Whitewood shows promise. Mountain Lion prospects and a 20 stamp mill under construction. A wagon accident near Anchor City injures the driver seriously. Black Hills telegraph line to Deadwood opens with Central City office led by Mr. Greene.
The Keets mine tunnels into the hill and opens into a large irregular chamber about one hundred feet square where an ore body is extracted. Production runs about sixty tons per day with thirty five stumps in operation. The Hinden Treasure mine houses tunnels and large chambers. ore from the mill includes many tons from the ore body. a tunnel into the hill is seventy feet in and daily ore removal continues. The Fairview mine uses an open cut, with a tunnel dug but not yet enough to gauge extent. The company plans a large ore supply on hand before mill completion JiB Pioneer JB.
The Deadwood market shows full stocks and falling rents with big banks handling most gold mined in the Hills. Gambling and sport businesses fade after a boom, while legitimate drama and a sober, law abiding community emerge amid rising winter population and lower living costs.
The piece describes a well ordered mining camp with two churches a Catholic and a Congregational both well attended and supported. Many citizens bring families, a school has been opened, and residents can choose refined society over gambling dens.
Up North profiles the Powder River country as a potential home for a large, wealthy population. It highlights rich mineral prospects, abundant water, favorable climate, cattle and sheep husbandry, diverse wildlife, and nutritious grasses. It predicts future fame for Big Horn country in wool, mills, and mounted game. It also reviews a compact revolver by All Right Fire-Arms, praising safety and power, with prices and trade terms.
A noted advance in defensive weapons appears in a compact pocket pistol that blends several practical advantages. The item is described as the latest novelty in firearm design, showcasing notable ingenuity in its small form.
An Arapahoe Indian wrote a letter to an imprisoned Cheyenne in Florida. Forwarded to Gen. Sheridan, the doodle map seems to chart Russia and Turkey with horse track hoof prints. The Custer fight is depicted by animals and redskins amid chaos. rivers and creeks are encoded as horned, beaver, and tongue symbols.
Louis Demers of Corinne loses a large store and house contents in a 1 AM Saturday fire. A piano and some items saved. A livery stable also burned with eleven horses and mules, a saloon and more. Estimated loss about $30,000 with $4,500 insured.
From 1872 to 1876 the Wyoming penitentiary in Laramie City received 151 offenders. Between Jan 1 1872 and Jan 1 1876, 27 were pardoned or discharged, and since then 58 more have been pardoned. A Sept 1 1877 monthly report lists each convict with name, crime, reception date and sentence length, on file with Marshal Sweesy and Deputy Balcombe.
The Laramie division undergoes several shifts as Mr H L Mills resigns as Superintendent's Clerk to move to California. M H Mills becomes Chief Train Dispatcher, succeeding the departing Mills. J A Edson arrives from Evanston to take over as Chief Train Dispatcher. J H Kern rises from Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Office to Night Train Dispatcher. R W Baxter of Rawlins is promoted to the vacated position.
Major Albert Hurtsuff and Major Julius W. Mason of the Third Cavalry are detailed as members of a general court martial convened at Fort Laramie by special orders No 44. First Lieut. John B. Johnson of the Third Cavalry is the judge advocate, similarly named in orders No 44 and No 10. Acting Assistant Surgeon R W Odell, relieved from Hat Creek camp, must report to the medical director in Omaha for termination of service.
A Black Hills man named Cuffee carried a sleeping fawn from the woods. A large buck and a doe charged, tearing his coat tail as they chased him up a tree. After two hours the buck left, and Cuffee descended to return home hungry but unharmed.
In Chicago yesterday cattle receipts totaled 4,000 head. Market quotes across regions include Colorado and Texas cows at 33.40, steers and native butchers at 34.00, and varied cow grades from 2.50 to 3.50 with top grades reaching 4.00.
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