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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1876
Page
2
A brief political slate lists Rutherford B Hayes for president of Ohio and William A Wheeler of New York for vice president with emphasis on party ticket backing and regional candidates.
Six years after settlement, Greeley reports progress in irrigation and water sharing. A common sewer and unified fencing save costs, while collective farming and water rights strengthen the town. The piece extols a disciplined, prosperous community with expanding commerce, schools, mills, and banks, noting low land prices and growing population.
Notes from Mr Peabody describe cattle country along the Republican and Frenchman in Nebraska and distant water sources, rich soil, and growing winter range. Projections say the North Fork region will be occupied soon. Deadwood’s new wagon road costs about 7500 dollars and boosts prospects. A funeral notice announces Jr. B. Hicock Wild Bill’s death by pistol, Aug 2 1876, at Charlie Utter's camp with services Aug 3.
From the Black Hills region a column notes Whitewood Gulch yielding over $200 daily via Gibbons Botsford & Co. Also reported are a St Joseph printer death, Sitting Bull battle connections, and Spearfish City Indian raids with horse and cattle thefts. Mentions Crook City Centennial, a five stamp mill run to the Hills, Miners and Mechanics Bank in Deadwood, and the Merritt lode discovery in Bear Butte district. The piece reflects rapid Deadwood City growth since 1876.
The Brick Hills Pioneer reports Wild Bill J B McCall killed in a shooting during a card game. Jack McCall captured after a chase and tried by coroner's jury. verdict not guilty. A citizen meeting at the theatre appointed officials and a jury for a subsequent trial. Funeral notice for Wild Bill accompanies the issue.
In Deadwood the mining camp is praised for high yields yet blamed for business decline as money concentrates among a few, leaving merchants and saloonkeepers with scarce patronage. Colorado and western migrants warn against overoptimism while noting wages for laborers like Chinese workers, and predict consequences if wealth drains east.
The report notes Deadwood and Whitewood areas yield rich dredge operations with bedrock claims paying from 375 to 1500 dollars per day. Three owners share a cabin with secreted wealth of 700 dollars in diet. shifts run ten hours. Drunkenness is low and gambling exists among miners who shovel dirt and clean bedrock for 4 to 5 dollars daily.
The Central Register reports on violent disruptions tied to Judge Stone. Ambushes, threats, and a masked attacker prompt calls for lawful redress. The Boulder train episode and wire-cutting widen the crisis as courts and public sentiment clash over legality and authority. The piece questions collusion and stresses pursuing proper channels through higher courts.
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