Placer mining rises again in Black Hills district
A Deadwood correspondent reports intense activity in Last Chance district, Baule Creek area with claims at Discovery and below, noting high stakes, daily yields, and rising interest. A Custer City telegram cites widespread prospecting across Whitewood and Battle creeks, with dangers of loose titles and a wary view on emigration, while Deadwood builds amid rough streets and a booming service economy.
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Custer City
Porter's Gulch, Nason & Co
Phils
Deadwood
Harvey's Peak
Nile
French Creek
Battle Creek
Spring Creek
Rapid Creek
Nigger Gulch
Sand Bear
Potatar
United States
Una
East
Nebraska
Sidney
Whitewood Creek
Whitewood
South Deadwood
Gayville
Prospectors flock to Deadwood as mining boom begins
A correspondent warns of a stampede of immigrants to Deadwood with many returning bankrupt within months. He notes three routes rising to six as Missouri navigation opens, calls for preparedness, and lists rough prices for goods, labor, and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Chicago
Deadwood
District Court Proceedings In Sidney Court April Docket
The District Court of the Fifth Judicial District sat in Sidney on April 3 with Judge William Gaslin and D A C Dilworth presiding. Jurors were empanelled and cases proceeded. Civil docket includes Stone v Burgess with $100 damages. Moran v Moran divorce dismissed at plaintiff’s cost. Kane v County Commissioners continued by consent. Gossage divorce decree granted as prayed. Criminal docket covers McLean murder verdict guilty of first degree. Pollock case continued. Fields and Clayton plead guilty to three years each. Vance pleads guilty and jailed sixty days. Carr murder lat degree life sentence after arraignment. Hall larceny guilty with penitentiary term. McDonald assault with intent to murder verdict guilty. Bramsted theft guilty with one-year penitentiary.
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N C
State of Nebraska
Oliver W Pollock
Thes Fields
Henry Clayton
Charles Vance
Va Carr
Hall
Nebraska
Timothy McDonald
Stock Meeting Sees New Foreman And Rule Changes
Cheyenne County Stock Association met last Saturday evening at Heist and Kane office. Present were T Kane president C F Harrison secretary and members Redington Lynch Ferris M M Coad Griffin Callahan Musheid and Neumann with T Ro Benson elected member and Geo Darrow honorary member of Sidney Telegraph. Tassier elected foreman for the coming Round-Up with May dates debated and a rule requiring cattle owners to provide mounted men. Secretary instructed to bar certain counties from Stock Associations. Meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Stock Association
Messrs Heist & Kane
T. Kane
C.F Harrison
Messrs
Beagon
Henry Uasier
Tassier
Ferris
H Neumann
Arts Association
Western Stock Association
Lynch
Laramie
W. T
Keith
Lincoln
Nebraska
Hanrxison
Upper and Lower Round Up Notices From Laramie County
Two rounds ups announced for May 1 1877 and May 20 1877 in Laramie County Wyoming. Upper Round Up to meet at W M Daniels Ranch on Labonte Creek with foreman James Lane and fireman listed. will work north of Laramie river toward the Union Pacific line and Cheyenne Fort Laramie telegraph road. Lower Round Up to meet at Carey’s ranch on Pole Creek near the Dashin Road, joining Nebraska Round Up, traveling along Pole Creek to Potter Station and up North Platte toward Nise Creek and Horse Creek. John Snodgrass foreman with G B Goodell assistant foreman. By Order of Lanamie Co Stock Association.
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James Lane
Carey's Ranch
Pole Creek
Potter Station
Nebraska
Pumpkin Creek
North Platte River
Nise Creek
Grand Jury condemns Cheyenne County Jail as unfit
The Grand Jury reports Cheyenne County Jail is inadequate in size insecure and filthy endangering prisoners. They urge immediate action for a suitable jail, noting the county would be unjustly treating inmates otherwise. Judge Gaslin warns of moving prisoners to other counties if not addressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
William Gasliv, Jr
6Th Judicial District
Cheyenne County
Paul H. Rawlins
Foreman
J. Douglass
W. Henderson
Thos. Barnhart
Julius Hill
Willis Farmer
H. W. Gary
Geo Darrow
Geo. Zimmerman
Thos. K. Evans
T R. Benson
W. K. McLaughlan
Williams Jeffries
J. T. Walker
James Green
Joseph Cleburne
Tain County
Gasin
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The
Sidney Telegraph
Azo
Darrow
Joseph B
Gossage & CO
Sidney and
Black Hills
Union Pacific Railroad
Traina
Golwo
Banking House
A. Ha Raynolds
WM Wallace
Omaha
Nat'l Bank
Raynolds & Wallace, Bankers
V. Bierbower
Attorney AT Law
Notaly Pun.d
Geo. I. Ballou
Sidney, Nebraska
Attorneys AT Law
Socialty
Char, L. Brown
John M Thurston
Beach Shinman
North Platte, Neb
Brown Brothers
L. Ilobes
DR J. Givy
T. Murphy
Main
Walnut Streets
J Mahoney
Suble & Grant
Second Street
Roso
Fred. Wirts
Harney St
Carrie & Cooley
Jias
Telegraph Block
Gooda
Ereod
Grover & MacKenzie
James K. Ish
Farnham St
Neb
Rapid City Hotel
Ont Jouneon
City
D. T
Uma
Cheyenne Stage Company
U. S
Whitbeck
Arere
Union
Denelwood
Reuben Doyle
South Lawrence
Mass
Reub
Thule
District Court Proceedings
District Court of the Fifth Judicial District
William Gaslin
C. J. Dilworth
Grand and Petit
Civil Docket
Laramie County
Wyoming Territory
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