Daring Expedition Down the Grand Canyon by Brown Party
Wyoming men plot to navigate the Green Grand and Colorado rivers with the Green Grand and Colorado River Navigation Company formed by Rawlins builders. Ethan Allen Reynolds relays the Brown expedition details six boats, flotilla threading Labyrinth and Cataract canyons, dangers from fountains, and a fatality among the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Colorado River
Maj. Powell
Frank M. Brown
Denver
E. Stuver
S. Stover
Thos. E. Roberts
Chas. A. Wagner
Rawlins
Green
Grand and Colorado River Navigation Company
Daring Corporation
Green, Grand
Colorado
Territory
Utah
Secretary of State
B.S. Ross
E. Stover
T. E. Roberts
Homer Merrell
Geo. W
Chas. H. Durant
Ethan Allen Reynolds
Blake
Labyrinth Canyon
Perilous Colorado River Trek Through Cataract Canyon
The narrative recounts a six mile descent below the Colorado head, dramatic rapids, boat losses of 1,200 pounds of food, and a series of disasters. The crew endures portages, rescues, and near drownings near Hell's Half Mile and Marble Canyon while seeking plundered supplies and a mining camp for aid.
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Colorado
Dandy Crossing
Brown
Hughes
Hell's
Maj. Powell
Cataract
D. Julien
Myself
Hell
Number One
Marble Canyon
McDonald
Wyoming expedition tragedy ends after two months wandering
The account describes a perilous river journey where Brown dies and Hansbrough is lost while Henry survives then sinks. The survivors reach a cattle camp and find a railway, ending two months of wandering. The doomed enterprise is likened to a mammoth project akin to building the Union Pacific.
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Brown
Henry
Hansbrough
Union Pacific
Spoons from Zehner Bueehner feature World’s Fair design
Zehner, Bueehner and Co mark spoons with Cheyenne souvenirs now shaping an elaborate World’s Fair themed design. The piece will be copyrighted and the firm expects strong returns for its originality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zehner, Bueehner & Co
Cheyenne
Capitol
Train Conductor Mistakes Tourists for Not Marsh Fugitive
Not Marsh, Bob Shingle, the conductor, thought he had Marsh the Philadelphia banker on his train night before last. He was wired the description from this office after reading in Tue Lux. The man he had resembled the $5,000 criminal but proved to be a tourist.
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Bob Shingle
Marsh
Philadelphia
Mr. Shingle
Prentice Mulford and the White Cross Library
An intimate friend recalls Mulford growing younger with age through his philosophy and notes his career shift from New York journalism to mystical investigations. His White Cross Library, started in 1856, gained wide circulation but will lose a valued voice at his passing.
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Prentice Mulford
Mulford
Bulwer
Zanoni
Malford
Hammer
New York
White Cross
White Cross Library
White Cross Library Monthly
Faithful black servants aided great explorers and explorers
News recalls Suai, Livingstone's faithful servant, whose loyalty aided explorers. Stanley benefited from black followers while Apatu saved Crevaux’s expedition and earned a French gold medal. Apatu of the Bouls tribe is highlighted as a devoted attendant. Carbon’s road to Gold Hill is now open.
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Suai
Livingstone
Stanley
Dr. Crevaux
South America
Apatu
Carbon
Gold Hill
Black
Mangoni the Samoan Chief Dies on Westbound Train
A Samoan warrior Mangoni died on a westbound train near Laramie after a life of heroism in Apia 1889. He helped rescue sailors from US ships Trenton Vandalia amid exile for exhibition. he died in Rawlins after a long illness in New York charity aid. Surviving companions mourned with native rites and chants.
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Laramie
Mangoni
Apia
United States
Trenton
Vandalia
New York
Great Metropolis
Laramie Plains
Rawlins
A F Kroline Sells Adam the Race Horse to Dan Hogan
A. F. Kroline sold the race horse Adam to Dan Hogan in a transfer recorded for the sport. The deal shifts ownership of the thoroughbred to Hogan.
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A. F. Kroline
Adam
Dan Hogan
Application to Remove Timber from Public Land in Wyoming
Andrew M Carpenter of Sheridan county Wyoming seeks permission from the secretary of the interior to remove timber from unsurveyed public land on the Big Horn mountains in Sheridan county. The timber, white pine, will be used to manufacture lumber for Sheridan settlers. The land is described by bounds along Sheep creek Tongue river and is not currently reserved or appropriated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan County
Wye
Secretary of the Interior
Big Horn Mountains
Wyo
Sheep Creek
Tongue River
Ald Tongue River
Sheep Crek
Sheridan Counts
Andrew M. Carpenter
Notice for Publication at Cheyenne Wyo Claimants Named
Notice is hereby given that the following individuals will appear to prove their claims at the Cheyenne office. Phillip Cynnns Friderleth Pelafer Atetrow V Metercan Coleb PL Organ and Charies Po Middleatodt are listed as claimants with hearings at Chevenue. The hearing concerns land described in section Wi township 1 orth range 0 west and related descriptions. Proceedings will determine the validity of their claims and require attendance by the claimants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churvenne
Cheventie
Cheyenne
Coleb PL
Charies Po
Keister
Fragmentary Public Notice With Names and Dates
Fragmented OCR text shows a public notice tone with scattered names and dates. Readable bits mention Nell, Craw, Willian Whips, Prado, and a legal or civic action set around a June date. The incomplete passage hints at a formal announcement requiring attendance or record noting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wien
Nell
Dane
Willian
Prado
Wird Lawier
Mae
Nothee for Publication Land Claim Notice in Cheyenne
Notice is hereby given that the holder or heirs of a land claim seek to prove continuous residence and cultivation of lands described in the claim. The notice lists witnesses including Robert, Henry Vand, George Gilland, and Mark Martin of Cheyenne and surrounding areas. The proceeding appears before the Register and Receiver in Cheyenne on a specified date.
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Land OF Fioratu
Notive
Cheyend
Eyebert
Wye
Meta Mial
Owl
Meetlow
Lowielatg Howorth
Mid Land
San
Relert
Henry Vand
Bebert
George Giiland
Bagwort
Mark Martin
Cheyenne
Wyo
BP Ceamvlis
We Gistel
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Project of
Grand Canyon
Col. Sellers
Trin Alcove
Bow Knot Bend
Standing Rock
Stillwater Canyon
Grand River
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