11 Aug 1877
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1877
Page
1
In the Black Hills region mining yields big profits with quartz showing gold. Reports detail 24 hour cleanups averaging 825 dollars and a two day haul of 4210 dollars, with several lodes named Keats Hidden Treasure and St Paul. Title disputes and "jumped" claims threaten purchases amid lawyers and floating claims.
The No. 1 discovery near Deadwood by Allen & Co. yields over three thousand dollars weekly, with some weeks reaching four thousand. Ground purchased a year ago for 2500, has produced about sixty thousand in findings while underground sluicing continues. Nearby mines claim sizable ore bodies and large stamp mills are planned amid rising mining activity and regional reports from Gayville and Big Horn country.
Erwin Davis sues Flagstaff Mining Company Utah Omaha Smelting and Refining Workmen and several English stockholders in a Utah district court action seeking 311476 dollars. An injunction was granted to resume mining and halt smelting work. Attorneys include J M Woolworth and B J Hinman for the plaintiff and W Bierkower for the defendants.
A chaotic collage of rural Nebraska items reports a tragic abortion case at Harvard, town gossip, and political jabs. It notes cattle shipping from Columbus, Big Muddy flooding Nebraska soil, saloon license costs, and Cheyenne county’s political climate. It mentions Sidney Telegraph, Cheyenne county dairy gains, and frustrations with regional newspapers and editors.
A scattered miscellany notes oddities and local happenings including busy bees on rail talk, a gypsy encampment quarrel, a baby fair, a local lecture and a building project. It mentions a new Oregon wagon train reaching Sidney, a rising church among Sidney's colored community, and community plans with humorous bits about local manners and observations.
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