Indian Campaign Notes and Fort Fetterman Updates
The Greeley column describes General Crook's northwestern campaign, the disbanding of the Big Horn expedition, and plans for continued action through May. It reports on scout honors for Captain Egan, fort renovations at Fort Fetterman, a new hospital, stables, and the strategic move of agencies toward the Missouri with continued emphasis on ethnology and ocean current study.
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Greeley
Colorado
Fetterman
Strabo
Fort Laramie
Tacitus
Pliny
Fort
D. A
D. A. Russell Arriving There At the Same Time, Thungberg
Blumenbach
Crook
Laplace
Jupiter
Annals of
Astronom
New York Post
Northwest
Department
Cheyenne
Camp Sheridan
Nebraska
Missouri
Alten Eno
Reynolds
Savage
Uncle Sam
Fort Reno
Old Fort Reno
Valley of the Powder
Coa‘es
Ferris
Fort Fetterman
Egan
Crazy Horse
Stewart W. C. Byran
Fork Fetterman
Memorizing and reason in early education debate
A reverent study of best authors leads to memory as essential in learning. Critics discuss balancing rote memorization with logical understanding, arguing that the process and accurate repetition fortify youth learning while excessive rules hinder fluency. Dr Hill cites arithmetic and reading as areas for practice before theory, urging also to preserve memory through classic English texts and declamations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hill
Portland
Harvard University
Warren Colbwen
Hill
London Saturday Review
Singular upheaval near Sugar Loaf mountain eruption observed
Daytime disturbance near the Hudson at Sugar Loaf mountain produced a vast crater with 60 000 tons of dirt and sand hurled into the cove below. The event, seen by James McManus, tore down fences and covered tracks with debris while a torrent of water carved a new ravine. A second upheaval is anticipated as trackmen monitor the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Loaf Mountain
The
Hudson
Highlands
James McManus
Ihuge
Untrodden Volcano Mystery Near Monticello Exposed
In Monticello correspondent notes a famed cloud pillar rising from a swamp twenty-five miles toward the Gulf coast. For thirty years explorers, including Judge White of Quincy, have failed to reach the center where a supposed volcano lies hidden amid impenetrable growth. Local officials like Judge Bell pursue renewed attempts, with an observatory planned to guide expeditions. The Okefenokee Swamp is billed as ready for public revelation within a year, though reports remain unconfirmed and fraught with peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Savannah
Florida
Gulf Coast
Sam
Judge Bell
Judge White
Quincy
Bourne
Okefenokee
Belknap letters and Custer tied to Herald dispatches
The Clymer committee examined post-trader Seip at Fort Lincoln about the New York Herald article Belknap's Anaconda. Seip said Wilson gave facts and letters to Gen. Custer, who copied them, with Meeker testifying he pressed drafts for Custer but Seip did not cash any drafts. Custer’s connection was unofficial and involved letters, introductions, and telegraph talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clymer Committee
Seip
Fort Lincoln
New York
Belknap
Col. Wilson
Custer
General Custer
Herald
Bismark
James Gordon Bennett
Wilson
Ralph Meeker
The
Gen. Custer
County
Fort Benton
Witness
Buried Box of Gold Mystery on Arroyo Seco Bank
A California tale recalls Tiburcio Tapia, a wealthy Spanish donor, who buried two iron bound boxes of Spanish doubloons along the Arroyo Seco with a cross marking the spot. After his death his son Ramon sought the treasure but found only three ounces in the cross and learned the father had moved the boxes. The hiding place remains a mystery as townspeople search in vain.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Tiburcio Tapia
Cucamongo Ranch
Sonora
Don Tiburcio
Mother Earth
Ramon
Castro
Cucamongo
Flamon
Don
San Jose
Rascal Castro
Don Tiburecio
Arroyo Seco
Bon Fiburcio
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Fort CoLllins
CoLoRapo
Fort Collins
Larimer County
B. A. Haynes
Gipson
A. E. Gibson
Jr. Sanborn
D Buckley
Weld County
F. L. Childs
Justice OF the Peace
the Bakery
Main St
J Leavy
Florist
Grant and
Sherman Sts
J. M. Prennan
H. N. Rogerson
Pioneer Saddle and Harness Shop
N.B
KR. E. Hart
OLD Colony
Boughtorn
Jos
Peer & Shattuck
Rest Eetare Secureries
Denver Pacific Railroad
New Masonic Block
Colo
Ofare
Mozelle
France
Scierd
Ler
Greeley, Colorado
Fellows, Holmes & Clapp New
Denver News
Hudson Highlands
America
Enue
Frank Leslie
Pearl Street
Deputy County Surveyor
and Justice OF the Peace
Sterling
General Custer and
the Herald
Cook
Gatterer
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