Sidney Short Cut boosts travel to Black Hills region
The article extols Sidney as the best starting point to the Black Hills with the Sidney Short Cut, promising cheap, fast travel from Chicago, Cincinnati and Indianapolis via multiple railroads. It notes weekly wagon and stage service, cheap supplies, and a growing supply depot role for Sidney, detailing passenger and express rates, baggage allowance, and routes to Custer City and Deadwood. Custer City is described as a developing town on French Creek with timber, sawmills, and a provisional government. Deadwood is noted as a nearby mining town on Deadwood Creek with regional distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Black Lills
Nee Paint
Uuisa Vaeide
Missouri River
Chicago& Northwestern
Chicago
Rock Island
Buragion & Quincy
Kansas City
St. Joe & Gouneil Lluis
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Custer City
Union Pacific Road
Ian
North Platte
Deadwood
Black Hills
Oranbs
Lirstelnga
Omsha
Red Cloud
Dandywood
Ted Cloud
Custer Lity
Custer
Buffalo Gap
Rapid City
Villars
French Creek
Second Point
Harney’s Peak
Eadwood
Deadwood Creek
Great Gold Region
Coaster City
Miles
Crook City
Black Hills Route Journey Through Sidney Area
Road guide from Sidney west toward Water Hole Ranch and Green Wood, detailing Water Hole ranch as a stage stop, and Green Wood with elms and camp facilities. Notable landmarks include Court House Rock, Pumpkin Creek, Platte River Bridge, Willow Creek, Snake Creek, Point of Rocks, Running Water, White Clay Creek, and the Bad Cloud Agency area with U.S. troops. Describes camping, water, timber, supplies, and stage connections to the Sidney and Black Hills route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Water Hole Ranch
J. F. Mollowell
Thenesto
Green Wood
Pine Hills
Greenwood
Greenwoodtream
Thestags
Platte River
Jere
Corra
United States
Uhiz
Sidney and Black Wills Stage
Valles
Morton & Co
Enake Creek
J. W.dear
Bad Cloud Agency
Point of Rocks
Hack Clifford
Clay Creek
Black Hills
Chio
Sidney and
J. W. Dewar
Frank
Yates
Red Cloud
Aden
Willi
Rand
Price List for Outfitting Parties in Sidney Era
A historical price list from Sidney outlines articles for outfitting parties including tents, canteens, ammunition, rifles, frying pans, beacons, sugar, goods like corn and salmon priced per unit. The readable items indicate a broad catalog of equipment and supplies with unit costs, reflecting a 19th or early 20th century provisioning market. The fragmentary OCR preserves key entities such as Sidney, items like tents and frying pans, and pricing notes, though many entries are garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
WO Zoe
Ccesensa
Esternerensesresner Sceeem
Teuta
Poser Senvecsee
Piotr
Snake River Ranch Lively stopping point between Red Cloud Agency and Sid Be
J W Dear, Proprietor, advertises a new ranch with updated buildings and first class accommodations for both people and animals. The Bar offers liquor and cigars, meals served at all hours, and reasonable terms. The location promises year round good water and fine rearing lands, aiming to attract travelers en route to the Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cloud Agency
Sidbe
J. W Dear
The Sidney Telegraph Snippets and Satirical Notes
A collage of light verse, quotes, and anecdotes from The Sidney Telegraph. Items include a Longfellow colt nickname idea, mock inflation talk from Black Hills road agents, jokes about Thebes and Fort Wayne, Lewd saloon scenes in Fort Wayne, and observations on Sunday school, fashion, conventions, and a quip about a young engaged couple. It also notes a theater coup and a school misdefinition exercise, plus caricatures of temperance town searches and a London hotel host's banter. The piece ends with a description of a Chinese whipping boy in imperial education.
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Cheyannee
Snake River Ranch
Nebraska
G. Andreen
Harney Street
van Dorn
Omaha
Mebrkaska
JT. C. Bowers
NEL
Notary
J. W. Fowler
O. L. C. Beard
Myrtle St
Eidney
The
Sidney Telegraph
Kentucky
Longfellow
Pi Burgers
Fort Wayne
Albion
Simon
Seward
Florida
New York
Aimie
Francis Oswald
Spartia
General Butler
Hart
Twain
Fifth Avenue Theater
London
Samuel J
Tilton
Beecher
Oman
Peros
China
Hahachutsz
People’s Journal
Portland
Maine
North Platte Bridge
Clarke
Donnelly’s Palace
ea-Keno
AH. Haas
T Whitney
Haas & Whitney
Grocers
N.W
Chicago & North-Western RY
Great Trunk Railway
West
North West
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Tews
California
Western Territories
Illinois
Iowa
Dakota
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
Oregon
Japan
Chicago, St. Vans & Minneapalis
All Points
Madison
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Great Northwest
la Creme
Winona
St. Peter
la Crosse
Rochester
Owattona
Mankato
New UK
Milwaukee
Lake Shore
Evanston
Lake Crest
Highland Park
Waukegan
Racine
Kenosha
S J. Paul
Green Bay
Michigan Southern
Michigan Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Pittsburg
Frayne & Chicago
Kankakee
Pan
Nolinoia Central
Union Pacific K. R
Cross Pointe
Annoas
Chicago & North-Western
Boston
Wells Street
Teapot
Wells and
Kinzie Streets
Marvin Yughitt
W. i
Uzel
D, A, Kenyon
Douglas Street
Samuel Burns
Farnam Street
al & E
Bamuel Burns
Pone
Urois
Denver
Siortest
Christ. Schmutz, Sidney
Neb
G. W. Dudley
Front Street
Railroad Depot
J B Vandabiker
Y McHugh
Alton Sm
Vandabiker & McHugh, Proprietors
ED. M. Clark
Charles Eckhardt
Euccrssor
A. D. Kelley
Eggland
Myrtle Street
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