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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1890
Page
6
Rail industry notes report Vanderbilt family acquiring substantial Union Pacific shares. A proposed contract aims to extend the road from Cheyenne River to Deadwood, with impact assessments on the Sandstorm’s effect on the Cheyenne and Burlington line. Passenger and cattle traffic discussions accompany sidetrack notes.
The Fort Worth and Union Pacific offices moved from the big railroad building to the union depot. General Manager Meek held the Eagle's nest. General Freight Agent Johnson moved to Chicago. his assistant Fred Wyle managed operations in the new quarters.
Fierce windstorm in Northern Colorado disrupted railroad operations for days, especially on the Burlington line. Sand and gravel piled in Cheyenne and Burlington division cuts, blocking multiple trains for up to twelve hours. Near Holyoke gravel depths exceeded three feet, snow plows failed to clear due to dust, and workers manually shoveled the obstruction after the storm abated.
The New York World reports Wall Street interest in the Vanderbilts acquiring a large Union Pacific holding and aims to reorganize the board at the upcoming annual election to favor them.
John Fitzgerald of Lincoln won the Saturday night award to build the Burlington and Missouri extension from a Newcastle line point to Deadwood. The branch will start about fifty miles southwest of Newcastle at Cheyenne River crossing and run roughly 100 miles.
All sleeping cars in the United States will be equipped with the Pintsch light as soon as practicable. A production plant will be built in St Louis enabling trains emanating from that city to be supplied with this economical and brilliant illuminant.
Railroad managers from Texas roads reveal that cattle shipments behind an angle slow passenger service to St Louis. The article notes that longhorns outrun passenger trains, with passenger trains being side tracked to let the cattle herd pass.
The Emma Juch Opera Company traveled from Denver to Kansas City and St Louis in a special Burlington car at about forty five miles an hour including stops. Rumors say Manitou to Pike s Peak round trip fare may be six dollars with a coupon on tickets sold eastbound. Cogwheel passes are expected to be limited. Fort Worth penal freight moves tracked to depot as road offices relocate by early next week. May first opens the regular excursion season with cheap rates and new advertising soon.
The Gordon Ditch company, with over 6000 acres near Horse Creek forty two miles northeast of Cheyenne, plans a large fish hatchery under manager Charles A Campbell. The project aims to raise trout and other fish for markets, citing profitable precedents near Denver. Four years ago Campbell introduced 1500 fry at the site, then part of the territorial holdings.
The article notes extensive fish raising experiments led by Mr Campbell showing fish reaching nearly two pounds. He reports readiness to expand with proper apparatus and artificial ponds at his home ranch. Springs there flow about ten times those at the territorial hatchery, signaling strong prospects for the venture. Colorado hosts four to six state hatcheries and over twenty private ones.
Special dispatch reports Caspers win as county seat after Bessemer vote was rejected for unsigned tallies. Casper precincts backed the seat 353 to none, Bessemer outside votes 64, total Bessemer count 185 would not change the result. W. W. Jaycox. Peter OMalley. John McGrath win sheriff clerk probate treasurer. Casper declared county seat. Republican ticket would have won if Bessemer counted. Democratic funds aided Caspers result. Authority names and officials listed.
F D Carper & Co publicize Cheyenne as Wyoming's future metropolis. They cite Cheyenne as capital for a decade or more, Union Pacific investment of 3 million dollars in new shops, a superior water system, nearby iron mountains and building stone, natural streets, healthful climate, and rich coal petroleum and minerals awaiting development.
Representative Phelan explains a dispute with Colonel Fleming of Knoxville. He says he sent a message aiming to elicit a challenge after Fleming ignored the code and questions the moral distinction between malicious mischief and expiation. Fleming calls Phelan ridiculous, and Phelan leaves it to the brave and just to judge if his act had palliation.
The senate confirmed several nominees on April 11. Lewis A. Grant is named assistant secretary of war, Nelson A. Miles is appointed major general, B. H. Grierson becomes brigadier general, H. Stanton deputy paymaster general, J. H. Disney of Indiana Indian inspector, G. C. Thaxter receiver of geos monies at Carson City, and C. Furritin surveyor general of Nevada.
The presioes party of California adopts a platform denouncing high license and state subsidies for wine promotion. It calls for distrust of government ownership of telegraphs and railroads, advocates woman suffrage and stricter Sunday laws.
The Interior Land and Immigration company buys 1200 acres south of Cheyenne for development. A 10 acre donation joins the property for Prof Saunders’s college, with a $10,000 building and room for 100 students by Sept. The plan seeks 200 acre endowment and a $50,000 campus expansion, plus a cemetery one mile south and a broom factory on section 9.
The Egyptian Book of the Dead contains early evidence of belief in the soul’s immortality. Its chapters, found on mummy cases and papyrus, describe the osiris after death entering blessed fields and facing judgment. A sarcophagus inscription from the great pyramid predates Jesus and asks for protection in the land of spirits.
In Wells Maine a local tale of ancient superstition surfaces when William Maxwell cuts shingles from a fallen Boston and Maine tree and discovers a hair lock nail balls embedded in four shingles. The wood shows the solid deposit and the town hopes the charm remains unbroken despite the discovery.
City officials in San Francisco said yesterday the Burlington route will charge a 25 dollar fare for a standard class ticket. The move sets the new price for travelers from the hub to the adjacent line and impacts daily commuters.
A sportsman recounts an expedition around Signspots where monkeys catch crabs by lying prone and luring crabs with skill. The pigtail monkeys are trained by Malays to pick ripe fruit for the rambling forest harvest, avoiding fruit until enough are gathered for reward.
Popular speakers say the hardest audience in the United States is the 400 or 500 girls at Vassar College. Chauncey Depew endured the ordeal with composure as he was escorted to the platform by Miss Sanders, who quipped about a runaway train in a humorous exchange.
A Canadian surveyor recalls Hud son's Bay ex peditions of 1686 and 1886 noting vast resources and abundant fur bearing animals. Shores host musk ox moose reindeer red deer white bear otter beaver mink fox and walrus. Waters teem with valuable marine life and hides. Walrus tusks and hides are prized with hides averaging 800 pounds and high value per pound.
Cheyenne eyes a major brick plant powered by a Crow creek clay bank near the city limits. Partners Rees C Vidler and B Langridge bring brick industry experience and local building ties to form a company using Andrews trip hammer machines with 75 000 bricks daily. Initial operations require 31 workers, with potential expansion to 60 if demand warrants, matching Kansas City and Denver output. The project promises local benefits and strong returns for investors.
A minister recalls a country guest room scare and an odd dream about flicee in a spare bed. He describes finding hundreds of sluggish insects hibernating in the feather bed and how warm room air released them, prompting a late night bed shift and escape to the hall.
In St Louis on April 11 locals buzz about a heavyweight negro fighter named Big Six who, on a bet, butted an ox to death. Moe reportedly seized the horns and struck the animal between the eyes four times then fled, the ox collapsing after a short struggle. No serious injuries were reported.
In Chicago on April 11, directors authorized removal of private wire quotations from members offices and empowered further actions to end such quotations. Members or combinations may not collect or disseminate continuous quotes. Telegraph rates to be restored to pre removal levels, or a telegraph company may be organized among boards of trade nationwide.
Notice is hereby given that Francis Wilkinson of Archer Wyoming filed intent to make final proof for the ne4 ne, ne sw in section 10 township 17 north range 66 west. Proof will be before the Register and Receiver at Cheyenne Wyoming on April 19 1890. Witnesses: Jonas Laycock John Eubanks James Kirkbride and Elexandrew Kirkbride all of Archer Wyoming. E P Cuamrtix Register.
Lane Office at CHEveNNet Wyoming lists a named settler filing a notice before the Register and Receiver in Ennee Wyoming on May 10 1890 for a land claim in section 14 township 14 north range 61 west. Four witnesses from Pine Bluffs Harry Coffman Charles Groves Ace Robinson and Jok N Willson are named. E P Cuametin Register.
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