The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-18
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DEADWOOD. ID. T., Jul,

No Gold In the Black NILS"
DEADwooD, D.. T., July II.
Placer mine No. 6, above Discovery,
on Deadwood gulch, after a weeks
sluicing, has cleaned up three hundred
and twenty ounces of gold dust, valued
at about ffty-seven hundred dollars.
A delightful shower yesterday.
Joslin has made a palace of his new
dry goods store.
Next comes the Richings-Bernard
English Opera troupe.
The police were out with city prison.
ers, cleaning the alleys, yesterday.
Denver has only eight candidates for
may or, with several wards yet to hear
from.
An Evanston brakeman named Schoon-
maker fell off a car, was run over, and
lost a leg.
There was no meeting Of the City
Council yesterday, but a session will
probably be held to-day.
A decree of divorce was granted
Therese L. Wheeling from George Win
cling, in the District Court on Monday
last.
Work on the streets was stopped yes
terday. A heavy rain would render
them solid and put them in splendid
condition.
A party of Englishmen are catching
trout at the head of the Big Thompson,
Colorado, that weigh from three to five
pounds each.
The northern roundup has complet-
ed its labors for the season of 1877, and
a majority of the men employed came
into town yesterday.
There is a herd of beef cattle at
Green River containing 5000 head.
Some are to be shipped to Chicago,
while a part of them will be driven
East.
The disbursement of a large amount
of money to the troops at Russell and
Carlin, Monday, and the arrival of the
roundup boys with their pockets fnll
of wealth, yesterday, made lively times
for all our merchants.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has commenced to use the quad
ruplex instrument on the Virginia City
and Salt Lake circuit. By means Of
this wonderful instrument two MESA
ges each way can be forwarded SIM
~ultaneously. The duplex has hereto
fore been in use.
A party of Longmonters attempted
to reach the summit of Longs Peak on
the 4th. They encountered a snow and
rain storm, and the trail was covered
with snow so that they could not pro-
coed. The Keyhole was nearly reached,
and a lake was found covered with ice
a foot and a half thick.
The following promotions in the Sec
ond cavalry have been officially an
nounced, viz: Capt. David S. Gordon,
company D, Fort Sanders, to be Major,
vice Sweitzer, promoted; First Lieut..
Thomas J.. Gregg, company c, Camp
Stambaugh, to be Captain Of company
d, Fort Sanders; Second Lieut.. John
H. Cole, company G, to be First Lieu
tenant of the same company, vice
Gregg promoted.
The Denver III mes states that a
young man named Edwards, with one
companion, started from the Colorado
Central railroad bridge over the Platte,
Monday morning, on a voyage down
the river. Their objective point is st.
Louis, and they expect to reach that
city in about a month. They are well
supplied with provisions and ammuni-
ton, and have a substantial boat, which
is to serve as their house during the
trip.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mr.. j. G. Devices, of Texas, is at the
Railroad.
Mr.. ]. d. Her, of Her & Co., Oma-
ha, is in the city.
J. Kirkpatrick, Esq, of New York,
is at the Inter-Ocean.
Geo. T. Loker, of the Loker Tobacco
Co., st. Louis, is at the Railroad.
7. ]. Street, Esq, who has been seri-
ously ill for several days, was very low
last night.
Mr.. j. II. Mountain, western travel
ing agent of the c. q. N. w. r. R., is
Mt the Railroad.