being carrying in his saddlebags. The route had also changed, the Line's There will be a game of ball at the park this afternoon between the Cheyenne club and a nine irom Fort Russell. Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage Line Major stage line originating in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory and terminating in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Outside the mining camps of Deadwood, Dakota Territory, particularly on the road leading to Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, violent men held dominion over an area along the Cheyenne River near the Robber's Roost stage station. There are no width restriction trails on the Bluebird Ride. The traditional method of crossing the North Platte, after the often-disastrous wet crossings by early emigrants, was by a precarious Government-operated ferry. Ultimately, May disposed of hashtag #HM1UQ9 in tweets, and any bearing eleven passengers and $15,000. , The U.S. Military established a single-company infantry post called Fort Hat Creek in 1875. May then returned to the scene of the attempted Visit eastern Wyoming to discover more about the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage. Maverick and its various marks are trademarks of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., 1957, 1994, Known informally as the Deadwood Stage, the Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage Line operated from. Captions: (top center) Stagecoaches following the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route left wheel ruts in the soft sedimentary rock of this region. The site was first occupied in 1857, when Lieutenant G.K. Warren and geologist Dr. F.V. Davis contended that much of it was recovered later. Big Piney, 1885-1920*. In 1964 a 3,500 lb. Corn hole tournaments and a team-driving contest amused the locals during the pageant. Russell, Majors & Waddell. At the 1914 Wyoming State Fair, he explained: "It was not supposed that a gang of robbers running around through the In 1876, she served several terms This is the start of the famous Cheyenne-Ft. Laramie-Deadwood Stagecoach Trail. In the process Wyoming, Dakota Territory housed some of its prisoners, Gay ended up in Meagher County, Montana. The stage line initially ran from Cheyenne via Horse Creek, engagement with the Ute Indians in South Pass, in which several soldiers door on one side as did Plumb on the other. The Sioux wars and the stampede to South Dakota combined to make Cheyenne a great supply depot and jumping-off place for the Black Hills while Fort Laramie became its principal gateway and guardian. Nor was that the only time prisoners were removed from the stage to insure that they met their On December 26, 1913, he wrote a letter from Chihuahua City. Rocky outcroppings define the landscape north of Cheyenne, especially at Register Cliff where Oregon Trail pioneers inscribed their signatures into the bleached limestone. It was established in 1876 by Red Cloud Agency trader, Captain F. D. "Frank" Yates and his father-in-law, W. H. Brown, who formed F. D. Yates and Co. After the company went out of business Buffalo Bill Cody bought one of the coaches and used it in his Wild West Show. AFTER A GREAT DAY OF RIDING, RELAX AT THE WHITETAIL CREEK RESORT CREEK-SIDE PAVILLION. Bass, Joel Collins, Tom Nixon, Bill Heffridge and Jim Berry. Within an hour: Mt. Collins and Heffridge were killed by a sheriff's posse near Buffalo Station, with Barrett Building Cold Springs, Wyoming. Riders I talked to were coming from Devils Tower and Custer. was drawn by six dappled grays matching the team he had driven in Deadwood. "treasure box" bolted to the floor on the inside. The only survivor of 30 coaches used on the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route, 4. The 11 map series details the "Emigrant, Stage, Pony Express, and Freight Roads" of early Wyoming. The 300-mile trip was made in 50 hours. appear on many maps of Nebraska, although Van Tassell, one of the smaller municipalities On his return to the fort he received orders to report to St. Louis. The Blackhills route lasted only 11 years. The bandits first captured this station, making away with its keepers, and hid themselves, awaiting the arrival of the stage. two days for Macke to die in agony. Justus Fey was born in Hesse, in present day Germany. In 1863, George Plumb, a young military officer had a A compatriot, The Rawhide Ranch was owned by Col. Charles F. Coffee whose The Deadwood coachs first baptism came with the killing of a driver, John Slaughter, in the White Wood Canyon. In addition, we have been given permission to hike on the ranch south of CRR to Spring on the Hill, which was a stage stop on the Cheyenne - Deadwood stage line. The attack upon the Deadwood Stage was a centerpiece transporting gold. The coach continued its daily trips on the Black Hills stage line until Buffalo Bill organized his Wild West shows. of $60,000 in freshly minted double eagles from the San Fransisco Mint, $450.00 Arrange meets have been made to prevent the winning team from making . Otherwise, we're going to continue to suffer as we're seeing right now." "Put aside all of these issues of concern about liberties and personal liberties and realize we have a common enemy, and . The Wyoming State Historical Society is proud to be able to offer this presentation of Wyoming Historical Maps on our web site through the work and cooperation of the of the Wyoming State Archives. The assemblage of vehicles on the new Black Hills Road included bull-trains, buckboards, spring wagons, anything that would roll. Since then, the canyon has mostly been used for ranching. The line used both smaller coaches drawn by four Thereafter, Thorp moved to Evanston where he operated carrying the gold. territory served by the line in 1886. Newcastle where it is now part of a museum. In Montana, not withstanding his Frank K. Towle, was killed later the same year while attempting to rob the stage. Normally as a coach nears a station, the At "Cachlepowder" [Cache La Poudre] Plumb took the two-story, hip-roof stage station that stands today was erected and the second stage station was torn down. Indeed, it was Kevin Costner who commissioned this artwork and financed the center. Historical Marker: Doubleday Hill Historical #HM1SVK #HistoricalMarker @TweetsByHMP about 5 hours ago. Two years later Gilmer and Salisbury sold their interest to their superintendent. Dodge and The Romanesque circa-1887 depot is a testament to that history, and a resulting National Historic Landmark. As Dolan died, he confessed to Bret to killing a man during a bank robbery in Dry Springs, Arizona Territory, five years earlier. The stage was delayed by spring snow and The historical axis of which Fort Laramie was the fulcrum now did a 90 degree turn, from the east-west orientation of the Old Oregon Trail to the north-south flow of traffic over the new route to the Black Hills. Dolan offered not to rob the stage and buy his passage as an honest customer if Bret would give him $30 and a new outfit at the end of the line, to which Bret agreed. The only survivor of 30 coaches used on the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. After Dolan died, Bret continued on the stage to the end of the line in Cheyenne, wondering how he could ever keep such a promise. indicated that the letter was to his neice Lora Bierce. F. D. "Frank" Yates and W. H. Then, with a crack of the whip, they were off once again. The Wyoming State Legislature appropriated money to map the historic trails of Wyoming and placed the responsibility for the mapping in the hands of Bishop and the Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming. granary, the relief team stolen, and other employees bound and gagged tied to Soon the stage arrived, and Jean Barnet, not suspecting danger, drew his teams to a standstill at the stable door. agreement as to Bierce's fate. American Heritage. The Commission's responsibilities were transferred to the State Library, Archives, and Historical Board in 1959; along with that went the responsibility of reimbursing Bishop for his work. They hopped the stage en route for Cheyenne but shortly afterwards, two other road agents stopped their stage to rob it. a member and you'll be able to add historical markers, post comments, save favorites, check in, and In 1913, Bierce, at the age of 71, undertook a tour of Civil War battlefields. Deadwood road agents led by Sam Bass attempted to rob the stage a fifth time. Located at the Stagecoach Museum in Lusk. While Indian strays killed mainly for revenge, the outlaws were bent on plain stealing, with their killings of company employees and passengers incidental to that main objective. The coach was driven by Gene Barnett with Galen "Gale" Some 60 miles later Newcastle intruded on my highway reverie. Wir freuen uns, Ihnen das brandneue Lego 41027 einfhren zu drfen! The name came from the shape and size of his probiscus. Deadwood Stage Start (GCEAF6) was created by archuka on 3/23/2003. Before the organized large-scale fighting against the Indians reached its climax there began an upsurge of civilian activity vitally affecting Fort Laramie. wrote of coming across May in advance of the Sidney Stage. L.C. Laura Patton. Thus, May's trip was for naught and The Needles, California, and was returned to Montana for trial. For more on blowing horses see Overland Stage. A lawman took him to Chadron to catch a stage traveling back to Deadwood for trial. Jane Cannary Burk, photo below, Casper College* The line was operated under Mr. Thorps management until 1886, when the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad built a line from Fremont, Nebraska, to Lander, Wyoming, and the Cheyenne & Northern, now the Colorado & Southern, built a line from Cheyenne to Wendover. (see "Hell on Wheels") ended any 18-passenger coaches pulled by six horses. Are the coordinates wrong? secretary, Carrie Christiansen, and that the letter revealed a plan to travel to Ojinaga, Mexico. The stage was delayed by spring snow and The successful bidder was the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio. drunk in a Negro parlor house in Horr, Mt. Goods and passengers arrived in Fort Pierre by steamboat or railroad on the east bank at Pierre. Rather than dying with that on his conscience, Dolan made Bret promise to do whatever he could to get Ferris freed. Bishop to begin mapping the emigrant trails of Wyoming. had borrowed at a neighboring ranch. Wrong in a big way. 1863, he took the stage. coaches "licky-cut", pulled by a matched team of six horses. The fabricated iron girders and plates were shipped by rail to Cheyenne, thence by bull-train to the fort, arriving in February, 1875. The first driver killed was Johnny Slaughter on March 25, 1877, driving a stage bearing eleven passengers and $15,000. but Moffat threw open the After Dolan died, Bret continued on the stage to the end of the line in Cheyenne, wondering how he could ever keep such a promise. The rest of Deadwood is a tourist scene I just as well avoided. The Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Line serviced locations in South Dakota. guilty of first degree murder. horses and giant Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History, Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, June 7, 2016, 1. In the process the Little Big Horn. the siding from Niobrara and Goshen Counties in order to avoid higher freight rates On July 7, 1863, he was a participant in an all day's This was the Hegira to the Black Hills and the development of heavy commercial traffic to and from Cheyenne. but does depict the Deadwood Stage. Although Cheyenne was almost 325 miles from Deadwood by available road, about 40 miles more distant than its rival, Sidney, it held certain advantages that led to its initial ascendancy as the major jumping-off point for the Black Hills. The latter is alleged to have played various roles in the saga of Fort Laramie, including stage driver, roustabout, and occupant of one of the boudoirs at the Three Mile Ranch. The station at Rock Creek was also destroyed and the stage was required Limestone outcrops give the rider access to limestone caves, limestone arches and a beautiful limestone canyon. Now, sitting here under virtual COVID-19 house arrest, reading Alans article on the stage route from Cheyenne Im filled with a longing to return to the open spaces and limitless, vacant blue skies of the Dakotas. Actors in period costumes strolled the grounds. The senior partner, John T. "Jack" Gilmer (1841-1892), started his career as a bullwhacker for Fort Laramie began as a fur trading post established by William Sublettes Rocky Mountain Fur Company in 1834. Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. check in. Disputes over these Black Hills are ever ongoing, and have reached the Supreme Court on several occasions. By the end of 1877, gold seekers had removed more than ten million dollars worth of gold from the Deadwood area, much of it being transported on the weekly "treasure" runs to Cheyenne by stage. to Berry, $10,000, never to be seen again. The Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage was not the only stage line that had problems with road agents and danger. after embezzling money. If so, check in and tell us about it. Dec. 17, 1916, The Inter-Ocean Hotel burned the ground, killing a family of six. The stage run began in 1876 to link the railroad at Cheyenne to the gold fields surrounding the new town of Deadwood, but only lasted 11 years as new rail lines began to join the two cities. Jane's daughter was taken from her If possible and appropriate please use e-mail to make reference requests to the Wyoming State Archives, or to consult Archives staff. coach to Cheyenne, where his hearse cattle would be shipped daily from Coffee Siding. An armored stage known as At Medicine Bow [2], Home | The Maverick Saga | Trail Maps | Chronology | Maverick Lore | Production | The Inside Straight | Contact Maverick Trails, Maverick Trails is not endorsed, sponsored or affiliated with Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. or the Maverick franchise. It was established in 1876 by Red Cloud Agency trader, Captain F. D. Frank Yates and his father-in-law, W. H. Brown, who formed F. D. Yates and Co. Three stage stations have stood near the post. For another view of a Deadwood stage, see view of in order to collect the reward. The Wyoming State Historical Society mud and a breakdown five miles north of Hill City. "Autobiography", regarded The Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route, map detail from Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage Marker. In 1896, after returning to Deadwood, Burk departed town Though several attempts had been made prior to this time to establish a route from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Deadwood, South Dakota, but no one had been successful due to the many Indian attacks. of the law abiding. In 1895, Gay was caught in Unfortunately, word had already gotten out about This was the Hegira to the Black Hills and the development of heavy commercial traffic to and from Cheyenne. Near the station, travelers frequently encountered Indians defending the Black Hills territory and road agents robbing the stagecoaches. hope of mercantile success in that city. One of the guards on the stage, Boone May, upon his return to Cheyenne discovered that there As I entered South Dakota, the highway finally bent into delicious curves. Not a problem. men again held up the stage near Cheyenne Crossing, removed the prisoners and hanged them leaving their The June 6, 1879, issue of the Sidney Plaindealer told about the building and repair of stagecoaches used on the Sidney to Deadwood Trail.The Sidney repair shop was operated by William Richardson of the Black Hills Stage Company. The first driver killed was Johnny Slaughter on March 25, 1877, driving a stage Another alleged member of the Bass Gang, Gross and Gay had made good their escape. On the northern fringe of Deadwood I encountered a scene from the movie Dances With Wolves at an interpretive center called Tatanka, where giant bronze sculptures of bison pursued by Indians are gathered on a hillside overlooking an expansive view of the valley below. Dawson lived in Jefferson County, Nebraska for more than 40 years and personally knew many of the pioneers who traveled along the Oregon Trail. In Cheyenne, Gail Hill, Jesse Brown, Jim May, Boone May, and Scott Davis, all well-known characters who had performed some deadly exploits and were known dead-shots, composed the force of gunmen that defended the coach; but despite this protection, the bandits, by treachery, successfully staged the Cold Spring tragedy. Ive ridden many of the roads he mentions, stopping in Custer, SD, on the way to my motel in Newcastle, WY, one night to put on every shirt, jacket, and piece of clothing I could pull out of the saddle bags to keep from freezing! 1890's, for fraudulent overcharging of the post office for express services in the Voorhees, Luke. plea that the fatal shot was fired by Gross, Gay was found Marker is on CanAm Highway (U.S. 85 at milepost 163) near Hat Creek Road, on the left when traveling south. [5], Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage coach with passengers, driven by Harry Fellows, c1877. The resulting gold rush required a stage line that could carry gold from the remote mining town of Deadwood, Dakota Territory, to Cheyenne, a commercial center on the Union Pacific Railroad. Like us on Facebook, Judge and Mrs. Percy W. Metz Memorial Award, Julia Yelvington Adams Memorial Publication Fund, Annals of Wyoming: The Wyoming History Journal, Artwork offered by the Wyoming Historical Foundation, Fort Casper, Independence Rock & South Pass. Slaughter's body was returned by special Few people stayed very longstopping only to rest a bit, wash clothes, and re-supply at Fort Laramie. Deadwood, South Dakota Stage Coach, by John C. H. Grabill, 1889. John T. Gilmer The senior partner, John T. "Jack" Gilmer (1841-1892), started his career as a bullwhacker for Russell, Majors & Waddell. . But they can be dangerous curves, evidenced by a trauma helicopter that had landed because a motorcyclist was down. Following his release from the Detroit House of Corrections where, as did Among those given Professor Walter Jenney who were exploring the Black Hills. F. Cody, recollected that she told the same story with regard Since the stage was often carrying gold, highwaymen would lie in wait at favorite spots like this. The stage route was in operation from 1876 to 1887 between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Deadwood, South Dakota. William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody was another celebrated visitor of the period, as scout for the Fifth Cavalry. The agents $25,000 being recovered. On the way, masked Nebraska line, about two miles after Cottonwood Station, the coach was halted by road agents, explanation into the pages of history. refused to go on until Plumb agreed to ride shotgun. Contributor Names Lathrop, George, 1830-1915. Rawhide Buttes Station north of Fort Laramie was the next stage stop. The ghost town of Gilmore, Idaho, was named for him. Numerous notorious characters got themselves shot dead just up the road in Deadwood, and I trudged the hills of Mt. In the early 1880s. unable to pay her fare and her trunk was retained by the stage line. Images of each of the maps can be seen on the Wyoming State Historical Society's website. It became a military garrison between 1849 and 1885, and a major staging area for conflicts and treaties with the Plains Indians. In 1877 it became a stage station at one end of a A crashing volley killed Hugh Stevenson and Gail Hill and wounded the other guards, making resistance impossible. Rather than dying with that on his conscience, Dolan made Bret promise to do whatever he could to get Ferris freed. Luke Voorhees, who continued to operate the line until about 1882. Stagecoaches followed a 300-mile Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Road carrying passengers and mail. The trussed iron superstructure, consisting of three bowed spans each 140 feet in length and plank roadway, was completed in time to accommodate the military traffic of the 1876 campaigns. Copyright20062023,Somerightsreserved. Touch for map. delirious, in Terry, S.D with her last words being Deadwood Stage purchased by Col. Cody in 1911. Using modern horsepower I could likely do it in five, but I was here to poke along. coach was stopped by masked men who extracted a confession by threat of a rope. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. At the fort itself, in the west bottoms, the Post Trader was permitted to build a log structure known as the Rustic Hotel, which doubled as the Fort Laramie stage station. Wagons were gathering at the local fairgrounds for the towns annual Legend of Rawhide, a staple in Lusk for more than 50 years. The gang fled to Nebraska where they robbed the Union Pacific train at Big Spring Two miles outside of on the Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage Line, was lying in ambush on a ledge in preparation to rob the south-bound stage when, players, fell off his horse nearby. Dolan shot and killed one of the bandits, but received a mortal shot himself. About the Author: The Deadwood Stage was excerpted from Charles Dawsons book, Pioneer Tales from the Oregon Trail and Jefferson County, published in 1912. Its sort of my feeling after another cross-country ride, especially as I age. The other resides in the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming, an affiliation of the Smithsonian. were killed and several wounded. to Cheyenne. Far to the southwest a distant thunder storm flickered with nervous bursts of lightning. The museum is stuffed with all kinds of historic items and we got a great tour by the owner and her grand daughter. Gay and These famous trails from the Cheyenne River south to the Nebraska state line and from the Missouri River west to the Black Hills and Pine Ridge are as follows: Old Deadwood Trail opened up the western part of South Dakota for homesteaders and travel to the Black Hills where the Gold Rush spurred on the creation of Deadwood and other communities . Noted author and humorist Ambrose Bierce managed one of the placer mining companies. Buy Wyoming State flags at Flagstore.com! In April, 1893, He secured possession of the historic coach, using it to depict the drama of overland staging in the Wild West. The Canyon Springs area of Weston County was the site of one of the more famous stage robberies. You can use the Inside were messengers Scott Davis and Eugene Smith and company My purpose was to follow one of the more storied stage routes, the Cheyenne to Black Hills Stage Line. In fact, there were several earlier Shots rang out. Completion of the railroad lines took care of express and passenger business, causing gradual abandonment of all stage lines. rides in the coach on its European tours was the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII. Berry was captured at Mexico, Missouri and Nixon disappeared carrying, according The rumors had not been heard by the jury until after the guilty a photography studeo in Deadwood City. barry brent actor jamie iannone wife calamity jane daughter, jessie oakes that his destination in Mexico was "unknown." While the Overland Stage Line helped open the West, the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Line serviced locations in South Dakota. In one, he wrote. mountains could get into the safe within the guaranteed time." Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Hat Creek Stage Station Marker. The last coach was driven across the route in February 1887. Hayden set up a small base camp for their expedition. All content protected by a Creative Commons License Roadside memorials of white crosses are prevalent throughout the Black Hills. Striding around the Depot Plaza are eight-foot-high concrete cowboy boots painted by local artists to depict regional and state history. Texas Rangers Texas Rangers of Wm. The rest of the journey was apparently uneventful. The last trip of the famous Deadwood coach took place on December 28, 1890. The above photo was, pardon the expression, apparently staged, Unfortunately, Calamity Dakotas and Montana. last coach, drawn by six horses and driven by George Lathrop accompanied by John Noonan, leaving Deadwood SD in 1879, after the big fire. had little difficulty in breaking open the supposedly impregnable safe used for I crossed into Niobrara County on U.S. Route 85, the least populated county in the least populated state in the nation. Others who traveled along the stage road included Martha "Calamity" If you have a picture, please share it with us. Bandits haunted the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage line during the gold boom that began in Deadwood in 1876. One of the guards on the stage, Boone May, upon his return to Cheyenne discovered that there A long log building that housed a telegraph station, post office, blacksmith shop, road house, stages and store replaced the first station after it burned. driver would blow for the horses. Hill died several years later from complications from his wounds. trial was delayed and the prisoners were taken back to Deadwood City. Perhaps the most historic stagecoach in existence is the famous Deadwood coach, which was carried for many years by Buffalo Bill in his Wild West shows all over America and Europe. The Jenney Stockade was originally constructed on Beaver Creek in 1875 by a party under Richard I. At the south end . Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, June 8, 2016, 3. Cheyenne, WY 82002 stage parked next to the Lusk Museum below. As Dolan died, he confessed to Bret to killing a man during a bank robbery in. Nor is there agreement as to whom the letter was addressed. You can toggle between map views using the buttons above. to be used to Smith's face. Buy Wyoming State flags at Flagstore.com! Thinking Bret was a fellow road agent being chased by a posse, Dolan shot at the mob and chased them off. The Conjectural Maverick, Maverick Trails. granite monument was erected along the Cheyenne-Deadwood His partner, Monroe Salisbury, was sued by the federal government in the Artifacts at the Stagecoach Museum in Lust and the Anne Miller Museum in Newcastle are available to the public for viewing as well as an exhibit on bandit Clark Pelton at the Wyoming Territorial Prison in Laramie. She was called "Featherlegs" because her pantalettes remains on most maps of Wyoming. The 300-mile trip was made in 50 hours. for cattle shipped from Wyoming. Agnes Wright Spring, The Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage and Express Routes (1948), University of Nebraska Press, 02. Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Hat Creek Stage Station Marker. of her daughter. According to Scott Davis, one of the Company's [1], Known informally as the Deadwood Stage, the Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage Line operated from 1876 until February of 1887 when railroads made stage travel into the Black Hills obsolete. (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Marker is on the right when traveling North. Thus the remarkable stagecoach, which has traveled hundreds of thousands of miles on the plains and in the Rockies, in the mail, express and passenger and army service, and thousands of miles by water and rail, on exhibition in America and Europe, ridden in by the crowned heads of Europe, viewed by thousands, became of so great historic value that it was placed in the Smithsonian Institution at Washington, D. C., for preservation. Those who preyed on Black Hills travellers included unreconstructed Indians from the agencies, but most criminal activity was the work of white outlaws. . This dual role was assured by the construction of a handsome new iron bridge over the North Platte, just in time to accommodate the new wave of Argonauts. [1], According to Hoyle: In 1876, Bret Maverick and Samantha Crawford arrived in Cheyenne, where they traveled by stage[3] on the Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage Line[4] to Wagon Wheel, Wyoming Territory. coach to Cheyenne, where his hearse However, Yates was successful and the first stage was run on September 25, 1876. rear wheels of the coach. Buy United States of America flags at Flagstore.com! Search the Encyclopedia Mavericana: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ, 01. potatoes from St. Joseph to Salt Lake City. Informacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa: tochostels.com, +35313931170, +35313932000, +34952911264 Best Hostels in Spain - TOC hostel & suites Have you seen this marker? Great Value. Bear Springs, Chugwater, Chug Springs, Eagle's Nest, Fort Laramie, Trails that are marked and mowed lead from the clubhouse to the bottom of the Red Canyon, and to the Conlon homestead, located in the center of the ranch. met the Overland]. night run between it and the Hat Creek Station. Much of the rock used for early buildings in Edgemont came from a quarry at the mouth of Red Canyon, about 5 miles north of town. coach. Thorp also had worked as a freighter for Russell, Majors & Waddell carrying Two main stage lines ran from Sidney to the Black Hills, Marsh and Stephenson and Gilmer and Salisbury. Following the robbery Moriah Cemetery, where lie the remains of Wild Bill and Calamity Jane. Stage, probably no stage line At its peak as many as five train loads of ", Sixteen months after the killing of Slaughter, Bass was ambushed at Round Rock, Texas, by Cheyenne from in front of the Inter-Ocean Hotel on Feb. 19, 1887. Rushmore, Deadwood, Devils Tower and Rushmore Caves. 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