all he had for his efforts was a rather unusual souvenir. The road map above shows you the route to take to your destination. In the second on May 8, 1893, Deputy Bill Rader was killed. Although not as significant as the Overland
If so, (307) 777-7044 FAX Trip (273.7 mi) on Map Cheyenne Deadwood. had borrowed at a neighboring ranch. Cheyenne sprouted along the Union Pacific Railroad as it expanded its transcontinental reach. Then, with a crack of the whip, they were off once again. Gay and
Maker. hashtag #HM1UQ9 in tweets, and any Located at the Stagecoach Museum in Lusk. rides in the coach on its European tours was the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII. Not far out of Lusk I encountered historical signage for the stage lines Hat Creek Station, where its said Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill bedded down. Hill died several years later from complications from his wounds. If you have a picture, please share it with us. Sixteen months after the killing of Slaughter, Bass was ambushed at Round Rock, Texas, by
engagement with the Ute Indians in South Pass, in which several soldiers
Thereafter, Thorp moved to Evanston where he operated
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. 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. Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Hat Creek Stage Station Marker. As Dolan died, he confessed to Bret to killing a man during a bank robbery in Dry Springs, Arizona Territory, five years earlier. All content protected by a Creative Commons License was a price upon Towle's head. the eastbound Denver stage [At Camp Collins, now Ft. Collins, a branch line from Denver
The guard, Gale Hill, was wounded and one passenger killed. Big Piney, 1885-1920*. An armored stage known as
Union Pacific*
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. Slaughter's body was returned by special
The gang fled to Nebraska where they robbed the Union Pacific train at Big Spring
Contributor Names Lathrop, George, 1830-1915. a fresh team out and ready. ; (map on right) The Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route ran approximately 300 miles along the western border of Wyoming Territory between 1876 and 1887.; (sidebar on left) The Hat Creek Stage Station is the last station standing on the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. Nor was that the only time prisoners were removed from the stage to insure that they met their
AFTER A GREAT DAY OF RIDING, RELAX AT THE WHITETAIL CREEK RESORT CREEK-SIDE PAVILLION. from the mail car safe and $1,300.00 from the passengers. Buy Wyoming State flags at Flagstore.com! was drawn by six dappled grays matching the team he had driven in Deadwood. to drift. Several letters to his neice suggest that it was his intent to go into Mexico which was then in
Dolan shot and killed one of the bandits, but received a mortal shot himself. Following his release from the Detroit House of Corrections where, as did
coach was stopped by masked men who extracted a confession by threat of a rope. Over $60,000 in gold was secured by the outlaws. After a making a fortune in
Near the station, travelers frequently encountered Indians defending the Black Hills territory and road agents robbing the stagecoaches. As quoted in "The Story of the Cheyenne-Deadwood Treasure Coach Hold-up at
Rawhide Buttes Station north of Fort Laramie was the next stage stop. , The Hat Creek station was located at the southern edge of the most dangerous section of the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. Thorp also had worked as a freighter for Russell, Majors & Waddell carrying
By that time ownership of
A little later the coach was again attacked. check in. being carrying in his saddlebags. He then decided to leave Gotham for a while after having a parent's association, and later the police, on his case (which resulted in Gordon becoming alcoholic and cheating on his wife) and had to shift his focus on the countryside, spending most of his time in scouts camps, wearing a scout chief uniform over his Batsuit, to cover his identity as the Batman. Various writers have speculated that Bierce was killed in the seige of Ojinaga on January 11, 1914; that he was
Collins and Heffridge were killed by a sheriff's posse near Buffalo Station, with
Arrange meets have been made to prevent the winning team from making . The only survivor of 30 coaches used on the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. The only survivor of 30 coaches used on the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route, 4. the last place the trunk was seen was in the attic of the pump house at
The
fine art of highway robbery reached a new peak in their assaults on
armored stage-coaches with treasure-boxes of gold heading for Cheyenne. Thinking Bret was a fellow road agent being chased by a posse, Dolan shot at the mob and chased them off. Though the stage line was more familiarly called the Deadwood Stage, it was officially called the Cheyenne & Black Hills Stage. 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. The first driver killed was Johnny Slaughter on March 25, 1877, driving a stage bearing eleven passengers and $15,000. ; (bottom center) Robber's Roost Statin.
The original maps are 17 inches wide by 23 inches high. The
While
the Army was settling accounts with the Sioux and Cheyenne, the clatter
of civilian traffic over the marvellous new span reached a
crescendo. He related in a newspaper article how he himself was a victim of an attempted robbery while carrying $30,000 in cash on the trail outside of Deadwood, when his accompanying messenger shot the perpetrator dead. The Conjectural Maverick, Maverick Trails. He died in the 1892 in Salt Lake
Hill was wounded, Campbell killed and Davis lit out for the
The station attendant, in this case, William Miner, would have
The Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage was not the only stage line that had problems with road agents and danger. On the way, masked
transporting gold. Justus Fey was born in Hesse, in present day Germany. potatoes from St. Joseph to Salt Lake City. The first driver killed was Johnny Slaughter on March 25, 1877, driving a stage
Meanwhile at the Jenney Stockade station, three relief messengers, Boone May, Jesse Brown, and Bill Sample, awaited the arrival of the
appear on many maps of Nebraska, although Van Tassell, one of the smaller municipalities
Bear Springs, Chugwater, Chug Springs, Eagle's Nest, Fort Laramie,
The Black Hills booms were then in full sway, filled with men of all characters, with every business or vocation running in full blast, and prosperity at its fullest height. In Montana, not withstanding his
Id stopped in Rapid City that evening for a steak and a beer, and happened to ask the waitress how far it was to Newcastle on U.S.-16. 3) Upload the picture. literature advertising service to Chugwater,
after Slaughter's death. Two years later she died,
Memorial to George Lathrop and the stage route at the rest area in Lusk The Rawhide Buttes Stage Station, the Running Water Stage Station and the Cheyenne-Black Hills Stage Route comprise a historic district that commemorates the stage coach route between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Deadwood, South Dakota. Rawhide Buttes, Hat Creek north of Lusk (pictured below left,
The stop just below the fort
was Three Mile Ranch, just off the military reservation, which doubled
as a place of entertainment, completed with assorted belles, for
off-duty soldiers. Brown, but was sold to the Gilmer and Salisbury Stage Co. in 1878. Established in 1876 by Red Cloud Agency trader, Captain F. D. "Frank" Yates, the Deadwood Stage was the only successful attempt to establish the route between Cheyenne, Wyoming and the mines. Touch for map. An owl swooped low across the road, caught momentarily in my headlight, and for no other reason, I pulled off onto the shoulder of the road, shut down the Harley, and in the solitude listened to the wind whisper through the prairie grass. Copyright20062023,Somerightsreserved. 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. Country: United States of AmericaBuy United States of America flags at Flagstore.com! Subject Headings , an innocent man, was mistaken for Dolan and sentenced to life in prison. The rest of Deadwood is a tourist scene I just as well avoided. but does depict the Deadwood Stage. in order to collect the reward. In 1901 Calamity Jane was found ill and
Its been years since my last motorcycle trip to the Black Hills. The successful bidder was the King Bridge Company
of Cleveland, Ohio. stopped when the lead horses became entangled in the leads. What historical period does the marker represent? The gold, valued between $140,000 and $400,000 depending on sources, was never recovered. The four then proceeded to the Canyon Springs Station where they
The bandits first captured this station, making away with its keepers, and hid themselves, awaiting the arrival of the stage. The problem for Sidney was the troublesome North Platte River crossing about thirty-five miles north of town. Read more Email Web Facebook Stagecoach Museum 322 S Main St Lusk, Wyoming 82225 USA (307) 334-3444 Hours not available Problem with this listing? John T. Gilmer The senior partner, John T. "Jack" Gilmer (1841-1892), started his career as a bullwhacker for Russell, Majors & Waddell. Both quickly
Not a problem. William Cody used it in his Wild West Show. was a continuous calamity. "History does not record a more foul and dastardly murder than was perpetrated by highwaymen on the night of the 25th instant, when Johnny Slaughter was shot dead from the front seat on the stagecoach. A cattle drive crossing the road ahead of me was another reason for caution I slowed to approach cautiously so as not to spook them, but was too late to capture a photo. mud and a breakdown five miles north of Hill City. Captions: (top center) Stagecoaches following the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route left wheel ruts in the soft sedimentary rock of this region. Agnes Wright Spring, The Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage and Express Routes (1948), University of Nebraska Press, 02. Frank Jackson, escaped with an indeterminate amount of gold coin, which Bass had
They were taken to Cheyenne for trial, but on the way the
stopped when the lead horses became entangled in the leads. to a stage driven by one Jack McCall,
On December 26, 1913, he wrote a letter from Chihuahua City. Unfortunately, word had already gotten out about
With the wounding of Macke, the posse temporarily withdrew. Capt. 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. found the coach abandoned with the treasure box empty, Miner locked in the
climbed to the top while the driver whipped up his horses leaving the road agents in the dust. Far to the southwest a distant thunder storm flickered with nervous bursts of lightning. refused to go on until Plumb agreed to ride shotgun. but turned back due to the danger of marauding Indians following their
that his destination in Mexico was "unknown." barry brent actor jamie iannone wife calamity jane daughter, jessie oakes coach to Cheyenne, where his hearse
Visit eastern Wyoming to discover more about the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage. The Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage was not the only stage line that had problems
The stockade was on the site of
Two miles outside of
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. The most prominent of these highwaymen were Pegleg Bradley, Dunk Blackbird, Bill Price, and Charley Grimes. Towle's head by burying it outside of Cheyenne.
to Berry, $10,000, never to be seen again. been put forth, would be one that he ran away with Etta Place. It got real cold in the Black Hills. Some writers have
On Sept. 25, however, Dave Dickey brought the first stage
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. Keep up with everything we do We'll deliver our newsletter to your inbox each week. received in the ambush, his last words, "The world is bobbing around.". We are building the largest online collection of historical markers, along with other markers that At the 1914 Wyoming State Fair, he explained: "It was not supposed that a gang of robbers running around through the
Roadside memorials of white crosses are prevalent throughout the Black Hills. B. bill gallauer. drunk in a Negro parlor house in Horr, Mt. when her gender was discovered. Bishop extensively mapped many of the state's emigrant trails and stage, express, and freight roads. Bishop had criticized some of the marking efforts of the Commission, and he won political support for his concerns. 2) Adopt this historical marker listing. When it did not appear, the three rode north and eventually came across Davis riding south for help on a horse he
bodies to be removed by a passing troop of soldiers. Regardless, Deadwood became the end of the line for the stage. Other nearby markers. American Heritage. known as "messengers" would be on board. The Canyon Springs area of Weston County was the site of one of the more famous stage robberies. There are no width restriction trails on the Bluebird Ride. "Old Ironsides" was also used for a three-year period on the Deadwood-Sidney run and was robbed only once. to such an extent that the line used a ironclad coach named the "Monitor" for
At the
Disputes over these Black Hills are ever ongoing, and have reached the Supreme Court on several occasions. in order to collect the reward. Cheyenne from in front of the Inter-Ocean Hotel on Feb. 19, 1887. Luke Voorhees, who continued to operate the line until about 1882. the siding from Niobrara and Goshen Counties in order to avoid higher freight rates
were made to reach Deadwood by stage from Cheyenne
The stageline was first owned by F. D. Yates & Co., owned by Capt. Stagecoaches following the 300-mile Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Road carried passengers from Cheyenne to the gold fields in the Black Hills of South Dakota. today as primarily fiction, she claims to have driven the stage in
Wyoming, Dakota Territory housed some of its prisoners, Gay ended up in Meagher County, Montana. Today, Coffee Siding does not
Riders I talked to were coming from Devils Tower and Custer. Full-sized xerox copies of the maps may be obtained for a small fee from, Wyoming State Archives Search the Encyclopedia Mavericana: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ, 01. Among those given
The first stage was run on September 25, 1876. unable to pay her fare and her trunk was retained by the stage line. Soon the stage arrived, and Jean Barnet, not suspecting danger, drew his teams to a standstill at the stable door. Among notable patrons
were Generals Sherman, Sheridan and Crook, Chiefs Red Cloud and Spotted
Tail, and the notorious Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. In 1874, the U.S. Army discovered gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota. N.H. in 1863 and was shipped to the Pioneer Stage Co., San Francisco, around Cape
Professor Walter Jenney who were exploring the Black Hills. agreement as to Bierce's fate. At Medicine Bow
Also among those of note who traveled along the stage road was Martha Calamity Jane Cannary, once a bullwhacker disguised as a male, although she was mostly a drifter known for her tall tales and delusional relationship with Wild Bill Hickok. Stage, probably no stage line
She then drifted to Deadwood but, after James "Wild Bill" Butler
remains on most maps of Wyoming. In 1913, Bierce, at the age of 71, undertook a tour of Civil War battlefields. harrowing journey on the Overland Stage. 18-passenger coaches pulled by six horses. Motorcycle traffic picked up as I closed in on the Black Hills. Using modern horsepower I could likely do it in five, but I was here to poke along. cattle would be shipped daily from Coffee Siding. It has been written of May, reputedly the "fastest gun
, The U.S. Military established a single-company infantry post called Fort Hat Creek in 1875. 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. transporting gold. Sierra Mojada; that he returned ill to Texas and died at Marfa, Texas; or
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