Governor Warren Reports on Fremont County Oil and Fort Washakie View
Governor Warren details Fremont county exploration in the Shoshone oil district with wells, rails, irrigation and town development. He stresses Fort Washakie not abandoned but strengthened, notes Indian affairs, agency visits, and calls for greater rations and rail access while praising Lander’s outlook and statehood support.
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Warren
Lander
Ti Sts
Tri Lux
Northwest
Fremont County
Rawlins
Vandergrift
Pittsburg
Amoretti
Dallas
Mike Murphy
Brown
Mullen
Zoo
Shoshone Basin
America
Atlantic
South Pass
Miner's Delight
Snake River
Colorado
Greeley
Fort Collins
Landerworth
Wyoming
West
Odd Fellows
Masons
Odd Fellows Hall
Fast Burlington Freight Destroys Time From Carson to Chicago
A Burlington freight train with 19 cars left Carson at 2 10 p m Tuesday and reached Chicago stock yards by 7 25 a m Wednesday. The 479 mile run took 17 hours 1 minute, about five hours faster than old fast passenger trains, prompting praise from general manager M M Marshall.
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Chicago
Burlington Road
Carson
United States
Omaha
An Unpleasant Feeling at the Saloon Over Glasswork
A glassworker in a Laramie saloon was insulted by a man who used a vile epithet. The glassworker struck the assailant, delivering a powerful blow to the face as friends of both men intervened to prevent a fight. Legal blanks for sale at this establishment.
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Laramie
Eltiven
Great Union Pacific Shops to Rise in Cheyenne Next Season
The Sun reports Superintendent Monroe guiding a vast expansion of Union Pacific shops in Cheyenne. Plans include a mammoth foundry, large car repair and paint shops to be built next season, with electricity powering lifts and new boiler foundations underway.
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SUN
Monroe
Tle
Son
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Mammoth Foundry
HRICK
Roth Inst
Monroc Whr
WLACK
Smpte Sinan
Bradley
Consolidation of Union Pacific Systems and Pacific Coast Access
The Chicago Primer reports a vast Union Pacific North Western merger stretching from New York to the Missouri River and Dakota, forming a near single system with Oregon Short Line and a Pacific outlet. Competition includes Gould Huntington octopus and possible Canadian Pacific ties. Extension to reach San Francisco may require Northwestern expansion and Central Pacific interactions. The network covers over 32,000 miles under long term contracts, with Union Pacific reportedly gaining control of the Chicago and Alton.
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Chicago
Union Pacific
Northwestern
New York
Boston
Missouri River
Dakota
Wyoming
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Athaetic
Pacific
Vanderbilt
San Francisco
Central Pacific
Thuntington
Southern Wacafic Trust
Washington Territory
Chicago and Alton
Central Pacific moves face new rail rival in western lines
A Denver dispatch notes plans for a third broad gauge line from Denver to Ogden backed by Central Pacific. It would link Colorado Midland with Rio Grande tracks to form a through line and challenge Union Pacific coast traffic via a Burlington alliance. Also: Union Pacific depot clock project details and approvals.
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Denver
Omaha
Central Pacific
Union Pacific
Chicago and Northwestern
Ocean
Vanderbilt
Utah
Colorado
Ogden
Portland
Colorado Midland
Rio Grande Junction
Rio Grande Western
Burlington
Rattler Record Follows Ranch Return From Crook County
E W Whitcomb returned Wednesday from his Crook county ranch where he cared for cattle for months. He brings fifty six rattlesnake rattlers buffalo horns eagle talons and fine pet reflections as mementos. He killed most of the snakes himself and claims a rattlesnake killer record that will astonish the west.
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E. W. Whitcomb
Crook County
Mines and Crise Creek Ditch Company Formed
Articles of incorporation filed with the territorial secretary to build and operate a ditch on lands held by shareholders along the south fork of Piney creek. Capital stock $7,900. Trustees for year one are Jon W. Price, William Sherman, 2 Sith, J.T. Hopkins and Charley Hard. Operations centered in Sheridan county.
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Crise Creek
Territorial Secretary's
Piney Creek
Jon W. Price
William Sherman
Sith
J.T. Hopkins
Charley Hard
Sheridan County
Tin Empire rises with three million cash on hand
A vivid history of the Hack Hills tin mines notes James Wilson, a New York businessman, controlling major lodes and projects. With English investment and a $15 million company, over 350 workers, multiple lodes, placers, and a railroad plan spur rapid development near Hill City and Harney Peak.
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Mer
James Wilson
New York
Wilson
Shy Me
Rapid City
Bimin
Gilbert E. Batley
Wyoming
London
John Gilbert
America
United States
Ile
M. C. Vincent
John Taylor
H. Seaton Carr
Mr. Rice
Manchester
Vincent
Gilbert
New York Company
Starney Peak ,Tin Mining, Milling and Manufacturing Company
Hill City
Welkin
Hlarney's Peak
Dakota
Harney Company
Monroe Foreman Revises Post In Ellis Kansas
District Foreman J C Monroe arrived Sunday from Cheyenne and announced satisfaction with his new position at the carboid shape No GC Monroe plans to relocate with his family to Cheyenne and the community extended best wishes for their new home.
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GC. Monroe
Ellis
Kansas
Aguila
J.C. Monroe
Cheyenne
Monroe
Lis
Fia
Murder Trial Called for Judge Van Devanter
Judge Van Devanter left the morning for Rawling after a telegram from Judge Corn requesting his presence to try a murder case. The report notes September earnings showing improvement over last year and reflects better conditions in the aiming states and torr trios.
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Lander Country
Fort Washakie
Mith
Washakie
Sharp Nose
Arapahoes
Lasso
Burt
Major Burt
Noble & Lane
J. K. Moore
Swan
John Fosher
Armstrong
Lawson
Fort Laramie
Nez Perces
Pullman
THE
U. P. and
N. W. Union
United Systems
Ogden Depot
Oroha
G. M. Cummings
T. L. Kimball
Black Hills
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