Wheat Boom and Farm Co operation in Greeley
The article lists farmers under Number Two Canal with acres from 40 to over 300, noting many wheat fields and a 800 to 1,000 bushel yield from a 25 acre sod field by the Greeley Grangers. It estimates total wheat area near 8,000 acres and a 200,000 bushel harvest, discusses prices decline in New York, and cites droughts and wet weather affecting quality while praising local church and cooperative farming efforts. It also covers regional wheat prospects, water worries in Denver, and political notes favoring Hayes and Wheeler.
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Greeley Peney
Capt
Boyd
Clarks
Bakers
Welch
Kansas
Greeley Grangers
Methodist Episcopal Church
Minnesota
New York
Chicago
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Missouri
England
Iowa
Wisconsin
California
Australia
Chas. Wallace
B. C. Ganse
Pollock Bros
Wherren
L. A. Hopkins
J. H. Johnson
Mr. Williams
D. H. Carlton
Mr. Driver
Olin Austin
Geo. Hinkle
Mr. McDermott
Pleasant Valley
Free Cuvnen Draw
A. J. Baker
L. C. Baker
Frank Baker
W. Hilton
James Atkinson
E. J. Price
H. Ho
Mr. Jennings
John Inman
Jas
J. Armstrong
Ernest von Gohren
Ed. von Gohren
Whipple Mitchell
Baxter and Son
Firman Wallace
Deacon Thompson
Ralph Hilton
Seeley
A. J. Wadlin
Thomas Stimson
LaGrange
G. W. Buell
J. E. Brownell
O. H. Gallop
A. N. Nettleton
B. Fairchild
Capt. White
Newell
8. Pickett
D. Stanton John Jones
M. J. Hogarty
Jos
Geo. Inman
Mr. Lee
Wm. M. Green
J. H. Devotie
A. Severance
A. J. Forbeson
Martin
Mr. Ramsey
Plentiful Wheat Prospects In Sterling Platte Valley
Major Minton reports growing settlement around Sterling and South Platte with about 150 acres of wheat and abundant corn potatoes and vegetables. Rice crops near Buffalo prosper, Platte side farms near Tetzel's bottom expand, and a grist mill is soon needed as dairying and stock growing thrive with new homes and local schools.
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Minton
Sterling
Descast
Greeley
South Platte
Buffalo
Tetzel
Platte Valley
The Black Hills Soil and Rainfall Debate
The Black Hills Pioneer reports Deadwood predicts grain and vegetables without irrigation. We doubt this claim noting rainfall is insufficient. Relying on rainfall alone risks disaster, while western Montana relies on irrigation.
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Black Hills
Deadwood
Montana
North Missouri Line Opens Eleven Miles to East Routes
The North Missouri or St Louis Kansas City and Northern Railroad has built eleven miles of new road to connect with Eastern roads crossing the bridge at St Louis. The route runs through a 1500 acre park near the city, making travel to the East by Kansas City the preferred option for passengers.
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North Missouri Or
St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railroad
St. Louis
Kansas City
Gold Boom and Hard Times in the Black Hills
Captain Merrill reports Wheeler brothers withdrew about 180000 from Deadwood Gulch with rich ground still yielding. Nuggets and a day, some miners earning three to seven dollars daily while many are idle. Flour at nine dollars per hundred. goods plentiful but freight from Cheyenne costly.
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Bismarck
Merrill
Dixon
Black Hills
Wheeler Brothers
Deadwood Gulch
Nigger Gulch
Knowedge
Cheyenne
ConvENN July 22 Discoveries in Deadwood Worth Million
July 22 dispatch reports big dust yields from Deadwood as explorer Gardner claims a million dollars in discoveries awaiting transport. He cites a $147 nugget held by Berry of this city and 700 pounds of sample quartz for smelting. In Canyon City the Rosita sheriff captured killers Talmage and Salaz. mobs hanged them after jail intrusion, with broad approval.
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Deadwood
Gardner
Berry
Canyon City
Rosita
Joe Talmage
Felipe Salaz
Newman
Wet Mountain Valley
Official Canvass of Colorado Votes Underway
The official canvassers met at Gov Routt's office this morning and proceeded to a canvass of the State constitution. The session focused on validating statewide ballots and ensuring accurate tallying of constitutional measures.
A New City in the Black Hills from the Denver News
Crook City sits in a valley on Whitewood Creek in the northeastern Black Hills, a fledgling settlement seen as a future regional hub. Reports tout rich gold prospects, active mining on Deadwood and Whitewood creeks, growing commerce, a whisky shop, a meat market, and plans for a brewery and bakery as settlers relocate from nearby towns. A saw mill near Rapid City will supply lumber and a freight line to Fort Pierre is planned. Indian raids occur but stock recovery efforts continue amidst early growth and hazard.
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Colorado
Black Hills
New Mexico
Old Mexico
Cheyenne
Rocky Mountain
Denver News
Crook City
Whitewood Creek
Deadwood Creek
Whitewood
Deadwood
United States
Custer
Drouth
Custer City
Hill City
Rapid City
Bouton
Fort Pierre
Missouri River
Ward
Uncertain reports as Gen Crook travels toward hills
A letter notes doubt over Gen Crook's march to the Hills amid widespread rumors. The writer mocks sensational reports and liars claiming the region a fraud, while awaiting clearer news and time to reveal the truth.
Adobe dreams and ruin of an early Colorado adobe house
The speaker recalls building an adobe home on Pine Street and Adams Avenue in 1870, enduring heat, rain, scoffs, and poverty. He describes structural failures, repairs, and the decision to quit adobe work, the family’s hardships, and plans to rebuild in brick while continuing his medical profession. Also notes Colorado’s metal production and the Golden Transcript citation.
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John Bull
Pine Street
Adams Avenue
Salt Lake City
Great Saline
Hotel de Comfort
Adobe
Ohio
Black House
Greeley
Cottonwood Grove
G. Law
M. D
Lightning Fire Kills Mr Gifford and Mrs Humphrey at Platte Ranch
A lightning strike at about 3:30 p.m. burned the ranch house near Gifford’s place on the Platte. Mr Gifford and Mrs Humphrey, married about two years with no children, died under flames with only their enslaved carpenter Jee Woodson surviving. Woodson found in back room while Mr Gifford and Mrs Humphrey were carried out in a fatal embrace. Mrs Humphrey’s mother was Mrs Hastings. Funeral held that same day at Hastings house with Rev. Packard delivering the sermon.
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Gave
Platte
Gifford
Humphrey
Mrs. Humphrey
Jee Woodson
Missouri
Mr. Girardeau
Mr. Packard
Mr. Hasting
Trip to the Mountains Near Greeley Elkhorn House Visit
A two-person trip from Greeley to the Elkhorn House on Elkhorn Creek describes cross country travel by ponies and a light wagon with 20 baggage. The party notes wheat crops, hay yields, farm sizes, and local facilities at Collins Laporte Livermore and surrounding areas, plus trout fishing and weather changes during the return journey.
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Elkhorn House
Elkhorn Creek
Greeley
Carpenter
Captain Wadlin
John Inman
George Hanna
Hanna
Collins
Borizos
Collina
Laporte
Bennett
Bonner Springs
Livermore
Reed & Palwer
Collins Wa
Saloom
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Rutherford B. Hayes
WM. A. Wheeler
Atlantic States
Nettleton
South Pueblo
Arkansas Valley
Wne
Denver
Mr. Shattuck
Max Clark
Nast
Belknap
Hayes
Wheeler
The
Gen. Custer
Congress
the Centennial State
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Arapahoe
Tent
Boulder Svossenseeee Kg Geo
Clear Creek
Conejos
Castilla
C.scossis Sevee Reariee
Oo Douglas
Elbert
Cerning
Crook
Adobe Brick
Golden Transcript
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