Detail View: Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files: WPA Subject 42b Boundaries and Surveys

Title: 
Wyoming WPA Subject File, Boundaries and surveys - newspaper transcriptions "Cheyenne Daily Leader"
Collection Name: 
WPA Collection
Collection Number: 
WPA Subject 42b Boundaries and Surveys
Item Description: 
Boundaries and surveys - newspaper transcriptions "Cheyenne Daily Leader", Cheyenne, Wyo., May 9,11,24-25,29,31, 1877; Jun. 2,5,8,10,12-13,15-16,22,24,27, 1877; Jul. 12,25, 1877; Aug. 4-5,21-22, 1877; Sep. 1,4-5,13,15-16,19-21,25,28, 1877; Nov. 7,9, 22, 29, l877; Aug. 3,9,17,28, 1878;
Date: 
1877
Link to Finding Aid: 
https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
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Williamson, Gen. J. A. - General Land Office Commissioner at Washington, D. C.
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Hayden, Prof.
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Gray, Prof. - botanist
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Hayes, Rutherford B. - U. S. President
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Yellowstone National Park
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Harding's ranch on Indian Creek
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Evans, Gen. James A. -Black HIlls branch surveying party - Archer Station
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Wyoming Territory covers the principal settlement in Black Hills
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Pennington, Governor
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Myer, General
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Walker, Dr. Mary
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Corlett, (Hon.) W. W.
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Custer City (Dak.)
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Battle Creek
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Hayward (Custer Co, Dak.)
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Tuttle, Capt.
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McLaughlin, Judge
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Jenny's Stockade - near Newcastle (Wyo.)
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Gayville (Dak.) - aka Troy
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Wilson, A. D. - in charge of Hayden Survey party: Ingersoll, Ernest & Shippen, William
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Crook Co. (Wyo. Terr.)
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eastern division of Hayden Survey: Chittenden, G. B. (in charge); Endlich; Dr. F. M (geologist); Clymer, Mr. & House, Mr.
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Little Bear Postoffice at Bard's ranch - Bard, I. N., postmaster
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Whitney, Frank
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Cold Springs Station (Dak. - stage route)
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mining towns: Gay City, Central, Golden Gate, Lead City, Custer, Rapid City, Sheridan, Golden, Hayward, Castleton & Hill City, aka Hillyo
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Wyoming Mill mining campes on Sand, Iron, Indian & Potato creeks
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Bomberger, Dr. G. L. - Surgeon
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McKinnis, Mr.
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Mallory Gulch
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Lemlky, Lt. H. R. - 3rd Cavalry
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Reeves, R. J. - surveyor
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Hayden Scientific Expedition
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contract for eastern boundary of Woing was let on Apr. 6, 1877
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Pease Co. (Dak.)
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White, Dr. C. A. - geologist
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Fort Laramie (Goshen Co., Wyo. Terr.)
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Nagle, County Commissioner (Laramie Co., Wyo Terr.)
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Ward & May cutt-off road - Hat Creek to Deadwood (Dak.)
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Reeves, R. J. - U. S. Deputy Surveyor
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Camp Stambaugh (Wyo. Terr.)
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noted mountains: Fremont's Peak, Grand Teton & Mount Putnam
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Sweetwater River (Wyo. Terr.)
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Wind River Mountains (Wyo. Terr.)
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Mallery, Brevet Lieut. Col. Garrick - U. S. Infantry & acting signal officer
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Gros Ventre Mountains (Wyo. Terr.)
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Bechler, G. R. - surveyor in charge of Hayden survey
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Deadwood (Dak.)
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Bear Lake
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Bonneville, Captain
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Parker, Mr. - Presbyterian missionary
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Frost, F. W. - Civil Engineer, 1st Assistant
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DeSmet, Father - Catholic priest - missionary
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trappers & hunters: Messrs. Stansbury, Lander & Fremont
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beavers & their dams
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"Lone Dog", Yankton-Dakota Indian
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Stanton, Capt. W. S. - Department of the Platte chief engineer
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Wigert, Lieut - 3rd Cavalry
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Swigert, Lieut (3rd Cav.), and Seaton, Lieut. (4th Infantry)
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Camp Brown (Wyo. Terr.)
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Shoshone & Bannock Agency
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Evans, Jas. A. - chief engineer, Black Hills railroad survey
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Ward & May
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Tuttle, H. P. - astronomer
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Witney, F. S.; Corlett, A. T & Bowman, John H. - road builders
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Kubel, S. J. - Hayden Survey member
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Pease (Esq,), T. W.
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Chittenden, G. B.
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Rawlins Spring
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Hayden & Wheeler
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Nettleton, E. S.
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Saunders, Senator (Neb.)
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Page, Mr. - road builder
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Irwin, James - U. S. Indian Agent
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Page, Mr. - road builder
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Sauerwein, John; Little, L. H. & Pinney, A. A. - assistants
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Wise, Billy
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Hilliard Lumber Co. - Hilliard (Wyo. Terr.)
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Coues, Dr. Elliott - assistant surgeon in U. S. Army & Secretary for Hayden Surveying Expedition
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Johnson, Edward P. - U. S. Attorney for the Territory of Wyoming - Watts, Richard A. resigned
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Red Cloud Agency
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Stevenson, James - Hayden Geological and Geographical Survey, aka Hayden Survey
Filename: 
WPA Sub 42B BOUNDARIES AND SURVEYS Newspaper Transcriptions.pdf
Rights: 
No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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