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Newspaper

Cheyenne Weekly Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1876

Page

3

Subscriptions and Local Notes From The Daily Leader

Local items report subscription rates for The Daily Leader in Cheyenne Wyoming with annual ten dollar terms and weekly price. note harvest supper receipts of thirty one fifty for A M S church. social commentary humor and reader quips about mortgages, belts for young ladies, thefts, houseflies, and questions about overcoats and pawned garments. mention Omaha stage line discussions and Red Cloud Agency trip patronage.

Mr. Smith Miller Omaha Herald Omaha Sidney Hills Red Cloud Agency

False Sidney route dangers contrasted with Cheyenne route safety

The piece warns travelers that the Sidney route to the Black Hills is deadly and lawless, with murders and scalp-hunters along the way, poor facilities, and high tolls, urging readers to choose the safer Cheyenne route protected by troops. It notes a visit by Gen Sherman and officials, praising Crook and the move away from Terry toward the Black Hills.

Black Hills Sidney Plains Agency Union Pacific South Platter Valley Sidney Crossing North Platte Eh] Dorado

Campaign actions and frontier trades in the Northwest

General Crook pursues Indian bands near the Little Horn with Mills cavalry, seizing lodges and ponies while rescuing captives. A parley yields a mortally wounded chief American Horse and Caesar wounds to several soldiers. Later actions drive off reinforcements and push toward the Black Hills as the column carries wounded on litters.

Sumner Fifth Cavalry Foster Madden George Cloutier Black Hills Clements von Luettwitz Kennedy Mills Lieutenant Ruble Frank Giuard

Gen Crook in a lively brush with a band of good Indians

A courier from General Crook reports a swift raid on a hostile Sioux village. Crook’s column turned south toward the Black Hills and, with a 150 strong force led by Col Mills, attacked a village of forty one lodges and a band of ponies and horses. The march began after nightfall with rain and fog, as scouts and packers prepared, hoping for a quick victory before reinforcements could be sent.

Lieut. Schwatka Pellmell Crook Seventh Cavalry Custer Little Horn Powder River Terry von Sutorius Medbron Charles Foster Augustus Dorn Mills Gruard American Thorse Frank White Kennedy McKeenan 5Th Cavalry Col. Mason Sergt. Schrider Dorn Crazy Horse Col. Mills Howard Spotted Tail Agency FF. C. Bouchet Roman Nose Cheyenne Agency Black Hills Third Cavalry Luettwitz Schwatka Crawford Ruble Fourth Infantry Tom Moore Packer Frank Giuard Owl Creek

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