Beyond the Jump Off at the Deadwood Front
A correspondent from Camp near Deadwood reports ten miles north and describes a brutal expedition against hostile Indians led by Crook. Troops, weather, and mules suffer while marching toward a larger village on the Bello Pourche. Vroom assumes command, Cummings pursues thieves, and Colorado mountain desperadoes loom. The valley around Spearfish is praised for soil, fruit, and potential rail links, with Montana rancher Burton suffering heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean
Deadwood
Vroom
Cummings
Bello Pourche
Redwater
Ifero
Iere
Crook
Red Cloud
Messrs Gray
Burns
McPherson
Parker
Thomat
Rapid City
Rapid
Samara
Byot
Crook City
Spoarfish
Dakota
Spearflah Valley
Burton
Montana
Spearfish
Yim
Panny Uarrots
Fannytown
LF. W
Sidney Items Mix Of Travel, Trade And Gossip
Mr Kunao shows improvement while Tion M Cumings travels to Omaha. Fifteen passengers ride Thursday’s coach to the Hills. Paul Rawlings returns from Salt Lake. Gantz improves physically and temper. A new shoe shop opens on Rose Street. Lincoln’s Mr Levy plans clothing in Sidney. Frank Ransom leaves for Camp Robinson to offer insulator services. Mr Henry Toman of Omaha visits en route to the Black Hills. Two carloads of hides from Red Cloud Agency ship from Sidney. An outfit of ten Kansas wagons and twenty men heads for Custer. Sidney freight this month totals 9 650 948 pounds. Messrs Staley and H D Oxdon of Omaha in the city, bound for Deadwood. James B Kirkbridge of Massena NY may start mercantile business here. Downer, Bo mis &to Chicago party travels north from Sidney Thursday. Hallowell returns from Terre Haute Ind taking in Sioux City and Yankton. Dr Wilcox of Button travels from Salt Lake with cigars. A I L Morrison, recently shot in Choycone, dies Friday night. Some locals condemn Sunday work as April 1st approaches. Capt Woodson, Wessels and Lt Whitman go to North Platte for a court martial. Mr Christ, unwell, recovers and resists staying in bed. Hudson of Baltimore buys a lot on Chestnut Street to build chess and boardmaking shop, bringing funds and faith in the venture.
Black Hills Racket Letter From John A Smiley 1877
John A Smiley recorder for Mountain City reports on the Castle Creek discovery and mining activity. German and American prospectors test quartz and bedrock, with finds of gold and silver, new lodes and mills planned near Deadwood, Load City, and Sawpit Gulch as spring work approaches.
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John A. Smiley
Mountain City
Smith
Ton Brock
Castle Creek
Pete Wallis
Deadwood
John Taylor
Battle Creek
Erins Gulch
Whitewood
Wm. Yanley
Recorder
Road Agents Attack Cheyenne Stage Near Deadwood
A bold stage robbery near Deadwood ended with driver killed, passenger wounded, and robbers missing with no loot. News notes a pursuit by sheriffs, $500 reward, and forthcoming reports from Sidney on Indian troubles and local investments.
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He Sidney Telegraph
I. Qoakagek
Gho, G. Dallow
Joseph B. Gossage
Editete and Proprietora
Weer
Bidney
Black Hills
Doparta
Tueadays
Toda
Tod P. Sa
Union Pacific Railroad
Sidney Xo
m.jNo
Sxypka
Banking House
A. U. Raynolds
WM Wallace
Omaha
Nat
Hank
Raynolds & Wallace
Hankers
Nebraska
Bierbower
Notary Purlio
Geo R. Ballou
Geo W Teebst
LA Sidney
Eels
Mayo 2 Socialty
Joan X Thurston
Brown & Thurston, Attorneys AT Law
Omaha, Neb
Beach Shinman
North Platte, Neb
Brown Brothers
L. Nobbs
Sidney, Neb
Dri. G Ivy
Burle & Grant
Front Street
Moore
Omaha House
Fred Wirth
Harney St
Restonable Atex
fCranddonte
Carrie & Cooley
Second Street
Opyosite Telegraph Block
Sidney
Nebraskan
Noliie
Grover & MacKenzie
James K. I
HOLESALE _DRUGGIET
Parnhast
Omania
Neb
WM. Johnson
Deadwood Cy
Hus
Montana Ranch
Land of Paradise
Rasen
Black Hitt
D. T
Sidney Telegraph
Mr Kunao
Tion M. Cumings
Hills
Paul Rawlings
Salt Lake
Gantz
Rose Street
Levy
Lincoln
F Frank Ransom
Camp Robinson
Insutler Luevices
Henry Toman
Red Cloud Agency
Custer
Messrs. Staley
H. D. Oxdon
City
James B. Kirkbridge
Massena, N.Y
Carrydon E. Downer
Downer, Bomis &To
Chicago
Hallowell
Erro Haute, Ind
Thuraday
Hoalao
Sioux City
Yankton
Dr. Wilcox
Button
A. I L. Morrison
Choycone
James Levy
Hudson
Baltimore
Bailey and Durbin
Terry
Black King Lode
Gerard and Co
Nutlees Lode
Poor Man's Gulch
William Nuttall
Mogers, Uughton & Beary
Load City
Gmega
Mosars, King, Snider and Jones
Sioux City Lode
Fred Evans & Co
Shaft
South Deadwood
Fanlon and
Marmen
Milwaukee
Mensra, Gerard, Jacobsen
Wicor
Gayville
Melenry Brothers
Central City
J.F. Fisher
Sedalia
Germania Hotel
Cheyenne
Telegraph
Indiana
Telearar
Blackfills
Johnny Shaughter
Tiersana
Fourth Cavalry
Arapahoe
Klyppeck Billy
Rattling Jack
Qgeorge Smith
Borhely
Wort
Whitewood Canyon
Johnny Slaughter
Walter Iler
William 2. Snowdon
Phineas D. Ballou
N. C. Lockwood
C. ‘T. Twarki Zon
Samoa
Lockwood
Hng Act
Baker
HI. V. Rodington
Ifo
Messrs
Church Ground
Pomeroy
Pomeroy & Homan
Ifis
Nye
Horae
Vantor
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