Gigantic fossil bones found along Bear Creek rocks near Morrison
A Colorado Springs observer reports discovering massive vertebrae and limb bones in a white sandstone hogback near Morrison Bear Creek. The bones, some 60 to 80 feet long overall, are under study with Yale’s Prof Marsh and Cope’s Kansas finds. remains include ribs, a pelvis and petrified leaf impressions from a Cretaceous sea world hosting Mosasaurus and Pythonomorpha sea serpents, Ptero daetyis, and large turtles.
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Morrison
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Cope
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Perperornis
America
Price of sewing machines to drop after patent expirations
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes that the last patents protecting sewing machine manufacturers will expire, enabling many to produce machines freely and at lower costs. It forecasts a new era of competition, reduced prices, and wider access for poor workers relying on sewing for bread.
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Cheyenne to Deadwood Journey Reports Hat Creek Stock Country
Deapwoop dated April 28 1877 recounts travel from Cheyenne to Deadwood via Laramie and Hat Creek. He notes mining prospects Jennie McGee wedding Frank Van Nocken at Custer City, growing ranches Montgomer y Demmon Madden, Hat Creek Station telegraph to Red Cloud, coal and iron finds, and a hoped Dakota boundary as survey work continues.
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Cheyenne Sun
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Custer City
Jennie McGee
Frank van Nocken
Cheyenne
Fort Laramie
Deadwood
North Platte
John Phillips
Nebraska
Union Pacific Railroad
North Platte River
Montgomery
Demmon
Madden
Hat Creek Station
Hat Creek Valley
Jack Bowman
Red Cloud
Sidney
Hat Creek
Wyoming
Dakota
Black Hills
Wyoming Line
Whitehead
Birds and hawks laws spark debate on hopper control
The Colorado Farmer notes a rise in insectivorous birds including sparrows bluebirds larks robins and black birds while hawks bounty returns exceed five hundred heads. It urges compulsory tree planting to provide bird habitats and reduce hopper damage, arguing laws should encourage landowners to plant trees.
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Treasuries
Colorado
Extension of No. 2 From Another Stand Point
Letter to the editor argues that the Extension of Canal No. 2 was treated as part of the main canal and not a separate project. The writer contends the Board mislabels it to shift obligations, noting years of construction, water delivery, and repairs, and urging that the extension be recognized as integral to the main canal.
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Canal No 2
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No. 2
Lone Tree
Wyoming Valleys and the Territory's agricultural promise
The Cheyenne Sun reports on Wyoming's rich northern mines driving new settlements and demand for grain and produce. Experienced traveler John Rk Smith notes fertile valleys along Tongue River Goose Creek and other streams, mild climate, and strong cattle herds. He asserts the Cheyenne route to the Big Horn and Montana avoids high ranges, enabling year round travel.
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