Sidney Short Cut Promoted for Northwest Travel to Black Hills
The piece extols Sidney as the best wagon road hub to Custer City and Deadwood with the North Platte Bridge now complete. It notes cheap, rapid transport for miners and tourists, extensive freight to the northwest and rising traffic from Omaha to Sidney with regional fare scales and baggage allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Missouri
Sidney
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
Rock Island
Burlington
North Platte
Caster City
Deadwood
Black Hills
Bromton
Omaha
Custer City
Vin
Mirst
Red Cloud
Route description of the Sidney to Red Cloud stage road
The narrative details a travel route from Sidney westward through canyons to Water Hole Ranch and Greenwood, then Green Wood to Court House Rock and Pumpkin Creek. It describes rivers, camping spots, water, timber, ranches, stage stations, troops, and the 2,500 foot Plete River Bridge, with stops at Red Willow Snake Creek Point of Rocks Running Water White Clay Creek and Red Cloud Agency, ending near Cottonwood Creek and Water Hole ranch with supplies available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Hole Ranch
J. F. Hollowell
Eeenwood
Ing Hills
Greenwood
Greenwood Stream
Court House Rock
Pumpkin Creek
Plete River
Uilly
Ives Sidney
Good Corral
United States
Sidney and Blackills
Red Willow
E. Morton & Co
Snake Creek
W. Dear
Red Cloud’ Agency
Point of Rocks
Hank Clifford
White Clay Creek
White Clay
Red Cloud
Black Hills
Sidney Sal Black Hills
Sidney
J. W. Dear
Frank D. Yates
Little Cottonwood Creek
Red Cloud Agency
Eerly Cottonwood Creek
Camping and timber on the Cileyenne River route
The text describes South Cileyenne River seven miles distant as a top camping spot with abundant wood and water. It notes Buffalo Gap ten miles away offering pine wood and a thriving ranch, one of the county’s best cattle ranges. From Buffalo Gap to Custer is twenty miles with water and timber, then to Deadwood a two day drive. stage routes via Custer or Rapid City to Deadwood are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forse Head Creek
Bhis Ranch
Cileyenne
Buffalo Gap
Custer
Deadwood
Rapid City
Wi Steer City
Custer City
French Creek
Second Point of Rocks
Qastor City
Harney’s Peak
Badwood
Deadwood Creek
Great Wold
Black Ills
Miles
Hill City
Santos
Golden City
Elizabeth City
Creole City
Sentero
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw Railway
Cincinnati, Lafayette & Chicago Railroad
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Lafayette B. B
Barington
Keokud
Peoria
Lafayette
Louisville
Nashville
Memphis
Columbus
Newark
Zanesville
Pittsburg
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Also
Hicago
Detroit
Oredo
Cleveland
Buffalo
Chicago
Incinnati
Tle
Burlington
Keokuk
A. L. Horkins
Il Townsenp
W. R. Crump
Western
Main Street
Towa
Fragmented OCR food price list itemizes several goods
A damaged OCR fragment lists price hints for bacon per pound coffee per unit and assorted groceries including tomatoes oysters and salmon with unclear quantities and punctuation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Weete
Criffin & Harrison
Potter TO
Bushnell
Sipxty, Newcaska
Walrath Bros
Range
Big Springs
Julesburg
Bic Springs
Nebraska
Ceorce Keeline & Son
South Platte
Kline & Stokes
and Architects
Tay
Neb
EB. Morton & Co. Proprietors
Snake River Ranch
H. W. Gary
GC. A. Morian’s
D. Carrican
G. W. Dudley
Star Clothing House
P. J. Cohn & Co., Clothiers
Sidney, Nebraska
Cermania Hotel
Allenspach & Smith, Proprietors
Water Hole
J. Burgess
M. Dickison
New Corral
Free Cook House & Wagon Yard
Dickison
First and
Myrtle Streets
F. E. Kearney
Front Street
L. Jenkins
S. W. Livingston
Vine Street
Front
Second
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