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COLLECTION NAME:
Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
Record
Title:
Wyoming WPA Subject File, Black Hills mining Aug 1876 - Newspaper transcriptions "Cheyenne Daily Leader"
Collection Name:
WPA Collection
Collection Number:
WPA Subject 27 Black Hills mining Aug 1876
Item Description:
Black Hills mining Aug 1876 - Newspaper transcriptions "Cheyenne Daily Leader", Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug 2-29, 1876
Date:
1876
Link to Finding Aid:
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Negro Gulch
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district mineral claims of more than 1,500 feet: North Star, Webfoot, Compton, Centennial, Hidden, Snively, SMiley, Lee Rich, Golden Eagle
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Haas, H.
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Sand Creek
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district mineral claims of more than 1,500 feet: Red Cloud, Sanders, Ida, Bay State, Jennie, Terror,Consolidated Dakota, Swansea, Robinson, Consolidated Chicago, Oriental, St. Lawrence & DeSmet
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Custer City (S. D.)
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mica deposits of the Black Hills
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Rawhide Springs (Goshen Co.) - mineral vein
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Crow Indians
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Goodle, Jim
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Bolthoff ball pulverizer
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Grant & Bridger - mountaineers
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auriferous galena vein
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Uncapapas and Minneconjonns - Indians tribes
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Fort Laramie (Goshen Co.)
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Sioux Indians
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Reynolds, Capt. - topographical engineer
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stamp mill at Deadwood (S. D.)
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Bear Gulch
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Fort Pierre (S. D.)
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Warren', Lt. G. K. - topographical engineer
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Forsythe, Gen.
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Harney Peak
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Dyer, T
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First National Bank
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Custer Gulch
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Big Cheyenne River
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Belle Fourche River
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products needed by miners - prices they paid
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Frazier River diggings
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How to Reach the Black HIlls - best ways, means, fares & routes
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Red Cloud & Spotted Tail Indian agencies - owned by Hoshier Cinnamond
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Nos. 1 & 2 gold mines - below Deadwood
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mining methods: horn spoon, the cradle or rocker, sluices, hydraulic mining
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Merritt load
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auriferous quartz
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Crawford, J. W., aka "Captain Jack", newspaper correspondent - Eagle Nest mine assays
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Stebbins, Post & Co.
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Whitney, Frank
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Collins, J. S.
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Sanders, Jim
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Kuykendall, Judge
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Cameron, C. H. - Black Hills Stage driver
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Griggs, J. H.
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Florrman, Mr.
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Rapid City (S. D.L)
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Custer, Gen.
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Gold Run camp - near Deadwood
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Jenney, Professor
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Stebbins, Post & Co.
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Red Canon placer mines
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Cole, Billy - "struck it big" on Castle Creek near Custer City (S. D.)
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Merrill, E. H. - G. H. & J. S. Collins manager
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Deadwood (S. D.)
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Collins, J. S. - post trader at Fort Laramie (Goshen Co.)
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West, Capt.
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Golden Terry vein at head of Bobtail creek
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Gwin, Maj.
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Lead City (S. D.) - "Another new town"
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Hat Creek
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Indian Creek
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Egan I& Co. - at "the forks"
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McTaylor, Lieut.
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Berkley, Bishop
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O'Donnell, Private
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Kurtz, Mr.
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Collier, Maj. - Co. K, 4th Infantry
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Hadley (Esq.), G. W.
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Brown, Lieut.
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Sitting Bull - Indian chief
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Elizabeth (S. D.)
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Gayville (S. D.)
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Utter, Charley
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"California Joe" & Hickok, "Wild Bill"
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Langrishe, Jack - theatre owner & operator
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Stillwell & Co. - opening No. 3 on the north fork
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Black HIlls gulches: Deadwood, Whitewood, Gold Run and Iron Creek
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gold, silver, quartz & lead ore lodes
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Maguire, Judge H. N.
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Carty, J. R. - "alleged murderer" of Hinch, John at Gayville (S. D.)
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Lyons, "Dublin"
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Boyles, J. W.
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Mackenzie, Gen. R. S. - 4th U. S. Cavalry, commander
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Bennett, W. C.
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Alpha mine nea Deadwood (S. D.)
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Centennial mine
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Crook City (S. D.)
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Witcher, Mr.
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Gordon (Esq.), Jno. - took the first train into the Black HIlls & had it burned by the Army at the Niobrara River
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Small, Ames & Appel
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Merritt bros.
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French, Spring, Deep and Rapid creeks
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Matkin & Co. ditch
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Popo Agie Valley
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Boyles, J. W.
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Sunrise lode
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Vullcan Silver Mining Co.
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Post, M. E.
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Jones, G. M.
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Whipple, I. C.
Filename:
WPA Sub 27 BLACK HILLS - MINING - AUGUST 1876.pdf
Rights:
No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstate…
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WPA Subject 27 Black Hills mining Aug 1876