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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1876
Page
6
The Sept 28 1876 issue reports Cheyenne train arrivals and freightmovements with 35 Cheyenne passengers aboard, a fruit car from the west, and U P trains on time. It notes economic strain, seasonal advice, and local commentary on fashion, recreation, and morality amid frontier life.
A reader from Camp Stambaugh Wyoming defends Colonel Carrington against past newspaper accusations. He recounts participation in the 1866 Fort Phil Kearny events and describes military actions near Big Piney Creek. The letter asserts firsthand observations from Company C of the 2d Cavalry and disputes prior claims in Tim Leader.
At Fort Laramie Red Cloud and key chiefs meet with U S officials as Sitting Bull and others speak. Red Cloud offers to surrender Black Hills if promised good country. Young Man Afraid notes aim to take chiefs to Washington. Indians demand rapid agent action and a series of assurances. Soldiers are urged to arrest bad northern elements, while Red Cloud assigns interpreters and agents to carry his message.
A snapshot of Sidney life with autumn air amid worn merchants and a dwindling town team. Reports on travel, political jabs from Colorado exchanges, and a Wyoming Colorado boxing challenge slated for Sept 20 at Denver fairgrounds. Cheyenne youth romance, eastbound travelers warned of robbers, and frontier tension over treaty delays with Red Cloud and scouts.
Red Dog and Black Coal led talks with F C Bouchet Antoine Janise Bill Rowland Hank Clifford Todd Randall Frank Solway and Nelse Moran as interpreters. The Arapahoes demand equal rights to Black Hills and a share of any payments. Bishop Whipple and Judge Gaylord urged signing to ensure future rations while Sitting Bull delayed, promising more days for discussion as supplies were issued for a feast and another council was anticipated tomorrow.
George Stokes, once with the Denver Tribune, writes from Deadwood about the men in the mines. He parodies regional characters by origin, noting Montana Alecks, California lean-ground miners, Utah wage-seekers, Nevada price-hawks, Colorado cocktail prospectors, and a weak-kneed growler among others.
Red Cloud and chiefs of the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho sign a treaty at Red Cloud Agency, agreeing to terms presented on Sept 7 with no changes. Several named leaders including Red Cloud, Young Man Afraid, and American Horse sign. Cheyennes and Arapahoes delay signing until tomorrow. Post-signing speeches reflect concerns over food, annuities, and potential relocation to the Indian Territory, with Little Wound and others urging timely rations and gifts. Preparations for further council at Spotted Tail Agency, and subsequent talks about annuity goods and hunting rights.
A narrator recalls a miner describing compelled wage labor since arriving, earning twenty four dollars weekly, more than a month’s pay elsewhere. He then seeks work himself, noting not all nerveless men are tenderfeet. Some arrive from other mining regions and seek partnerships or quit if not favored by claim holders.
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