At the south end . Thus, May's trip was for naught and Maker. had borrowed at a neighboring ranch. She ultimately married Clinton Burk in El Paso by whom she had a daughter. 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. Bass, Joel Collins, Tom Nixon, Bill Heffridge and Jim Berry. to such an extent that the line used a ironclad coach named the "Monitor" for A compatriot, Far to the southwest a distant thunder storm flickered with nervous bursts of lightning. Among notable patrons were Generals Sherman, Sheridan and Crook, Chiefs Red Cloud and Spotted Tail, and the notorious Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. L.C. from the mail car safe and $1,300.00 from the passengers. Are the coordinates wrong? in order to collect the reward. Touch for map. Have you seen this marker? gave her legs the appearance of chicken legs. Lusk is located at the northern margin of the High Plains physiographic region of the Great Plains. The air was so pristine not even bugs splatted the windshield. Soon the stage arrived, and Jean Barnet, not suspecting danger, drew his teams to a standstill at the stable door. The ghost town Pringle is located here. In the process Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage Line Major stage line originating in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory and terminating in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. coach to Cheyenne, where his hearse The building in the background is not the Hat Creek Stage Station. represent significant events, people, places, and more, but we can't do it without your help. Using modern horsepower I could likely do it in five, but I was here to poke along. Those who preyed on Black Hills travellers included unreconstructed Indians from the agencies, but most criminal activity was the work of white outlaws. into Deadwood. The route had also changed, the Line's Eventually traveling the trails across the Rocky Mountains, it came into possession of the stage company operating in eastern Wyoming and the Black Hills. Rocky outcroppings define the landscape north of Cheyenne, especially at Register Cliff where Oregon Trail pioneers inscribed their signatures into the bleached limestone. With the stages carrying gold, the danger from road agents was always present, indeed, Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Robber's Roost Marker, In the collection of James W. Skiff, with permission, From the Collection of James W. Skiff, with permission, From the Collection of James W. Skiff, with permission, 1894, 6. 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 Deadwood Stage in the Buffalo Bill Historical Centerin Cody, Wyoming by Kathy Weiser-Alexander. What historical place does the marker represent. It got real cold in the Black Hills. Among incidents in the Fort Laramie neighborhood were several killings at the Three Mile Ranch, the lynching of horse-thieves by masked men just north of the iron bridge, and stage hold-ups along Laramie River. If so, check in and tell us about it. trees in the woods. According to Interpretive Technician Shawn Wade, this section of the Cheyenne to Black Hills Stage Trail is "one of the most untouched and best preserved sections of historic trail in Wyoming." Laura Patton. 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. In April, 1893, Buy United States of America flags at Flagstore.com! Alan, thanks for the trip back through time. As quoted in "The Story of the Cheyenne-Deadwood Treasure Coach Hold-up at 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. Cheyenne sprouted along the Union Pacific Railroad as it expanded its transcontinental reach. Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Robber's Roost. Location: Lusk, WY 82225 Niobrara County coach. Wrong in a big way. The men demanded to know . had little difficulty in breaking open the supposedly impregnable safe used for the fatal shot came from Gay. Slaughter was killed, the horses bolted, running off toward town only to be Some have indicated that the letter was to his long time Fine scenery will be painted all along tne line for the edification of the participants. 707 followers. Gross again made good an escape. Captions: (top center) Stagecoaches following the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route left wheel ruts in the soft sedimentary rock of this region. The ghost town of Gilmore, Idaho, was named for him. With the wounding of Macke, the posse temporarily withdrew. hashtag #HM1UQ9 in tweets, and any The Slaughter's body was returned by special 1863, he took the stage. Dodge and 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. 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. Thousands of passengers, tons of freight and express, and millions of dollars in gold passed over this trail until it was superseded by a railroad. After the campaign Buffalo Bill learned that the coach had been abandoned during an Indian attack and was lying neglected, away out in the hostile country, so, with a few companions, he proceeded to rescue and bring it back to camp. birthday, July 27, 1878, Bass died from gunshot wounds Today, the Hat Creek Stage Station is the last station standing on the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. Hill was wounded, Campbell killed and Davis lit out for the Dec. 17, 1916, The Inter-Ocean Hotel burned the ground, killing a family of six. stopped when the lead horses became entangled in the leads. but Moffat threw open the "treasure box" bolted to the floor on the inside. [Today, the coach is at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution in Cody, Wyoming.]. a corral constructed by G. K. Warren. #3 of 43 things to do in Cheyenne Museums, History Museums 4610 Carey Ave, Frontier Park, Cheyenne, WY 82001-7500 Open today: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Save Skip the Line: The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum Ticket 16 Book in advance from $13.85 per adult Check availability View full product details Sarah N Wokingham, United Kingdom 272 84 Indoors, the Children's Museum shares an island with Jungle Island. other place where you might refer to this marker, including when searching on this site. 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. Its a fitting tribute to Native American culture, and a fitting end to my ride along the stage route to Deadwood. Another stage station is preserved here, the Jenney Stockade Cabin, dating from 1875. In 1958 he served as the Executive Vice President of the Wyoming Pony Express Centennial Board. refused to go on until Plumb agreed to ride shotgun. In another shoot-out Deputy James Macke will killed. letters to his neice. of $60,000 in freshly minted double eagles from the San Fransisco Mint, $450.00 In one, he wrote. The Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route, map detail from Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage Marker. The route from Cheyenne to Fort Laramie followed the Chugwater and Laramie Rivers where there was a series of road ranches. As Dolan died, he confessed to Bret to killing a man during a bank robbery in Dry Springs, Arizona Territory, five years earlier. Today, Coffee Siding does not driver would blow for the horses. Wir freuen uns, Ihnen das brandneue Lego 41027 einfhren zu drfen! After the company went out of business Buffalo Bill Cody bought one of the coaches and used it in his Wild West Show. Maverick, The Long Hunt (1957), Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Major stage line originating in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory and terminating in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Two main stage lines ran from Sidney to the Black Hills, Marsh and Stephenson and Gilmer and Salisbury. A compatriot, through Custer City. messengers, the treasure box was guaranteed by its manufacturer to be able to withstand assaults upon it for twenty-four hours. The stageline was first owned by F. D. Yates & Co., owned by Capt. Fort Laramie began as a fur trading post established by William Sublettes Rocky Mountain Fur Company in 1834. literature advertising service to Chugwater, Limestone outcrops give the rider access to limestone caves, limestone arches and a beautiful limestone canyon. Several letters to his neice suggest that it was his intent to go into Mexico which was then in Imagine . "Autobiography", regarded coaches "licky-cut", pulled by a matched team of six horses. to whom Bass was betrayed by Jim Murphy, a member of his gang. The gang fled to Nebraska where they robbed the Union Pacific train at Big Spring Another alleged member of the Bass Gang, 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. and placed in a convent to be reared by the sisters. This coach was built by the Abbott-Downing Company, of Concord, New Hampshire, in 1863, fitted with the thorough brace springs which made the Concord coaches the most popular used on the great trails. of Wm. Outlaws easily broke into what was believed to be a fool-proof strong box in a stagecoach known as "The Monitor," make away with over $140,000 in gold. the siding from Niobrara and Goshen Counties in order to avoid higher freight rates 1) Become a member. No vehicles were in sight for miles ahead or behind, just me and the breezes rippling the prairie grassland and softly patting my cheeks behind the windscreen, bringing fragrant aromas of sage and lupine. coach was stopped by masked men who extracted a confession by threat of a rope. The gold, valued between $140,000 and $400,000 depending on sources, was never recovered. In 1879 Mother Featherlegs was murdered transporting gold. night run between it and the Hat Creek Station. Marker Project, 3RiverDev rear wheels of the coach. Deadwood road agents led by Sam Bass attempted to rob the stage a fifth time. We are building the largest online collection of historical markers, along with other markers that The Sidney Black Hills Stage Road or Route was a trail connecting Sidney, Nebraska, Sidney Barracks, and the Union Pacific Railroad with Fort Robinson, Red Cloud Agency, Spotted Tail Agency, Custer City, Dakota Territory, and Deadwood, Dakota Territory between 1876 and 1887, when it was replaced. drivers often in arriving at their final destination This coach, in company with many others, was shipped to San Francisco, California via Cape Horn, in 1864, and was used for many years in the mountains of California. Hill died several years later from complications from his wounds. Bishop to begin mapping the emigrant trails of Wyoming. The Deadwood Line operated between Cheyenne, Wyoming, and the Black Hills of the Dakotas. The successful bidder was the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio. A crashing volley killed Hugh Stevenson and Gail Hill and wounded the other guards, making resistance impossible. Smith was all he had for his efforts was a rather unusual souvenir. Professor Walter Jenney who were exploring the Black Hills. The line was next owned by Russell Thorp, Sr. who also operated a stage line between Douglas and Wendover, Wyoming. 1890's, for fraudulent overcharging of the post office for express services in the At the The momentary distraction allowed Bret to capture the other outlaw. Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/21305647399. The Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage was not the only stage line that had problems with road agents and danger. Arrange meets have been made to prevent the winning team from making . potatoes from St. Joseph to Salt Lake City. However, Yates was successful and the first stage was run on September 25, 1876. Later that year, William Mansfield and Archie McLaughlin attempted to sell stolen He also worked as a machinist. Gay and Gross eluded the lawmen. [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. 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. Recognizing how much their prosperity depended upon freighting contracts to supply new camps and agencies north of the Platte, and disturbed by competition from a new road north from Sidney, Nebraska (with a timber bridge near Courthouse Rock), Cheyenne business interests agitated for a proper bridge at Fort Laramie. Disputes over these Black Hills are ever ongoing, and have reached the Supreme Court on several occasions. This was the Hegira to the Black Hills and the development of heavy commercial traffic to and from Cheyenne. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); You have entered an incorrect email address! Towle's head by burying it outside of Cheyenne. On December 26, 1913, he wrote a letter from Chihuahua City. Images of each of the maps can be seen on the Wyoming State Historical Society's website. $25,000 being recovered. bearing eleven passengers and $15,000. the Little Big Horn. In 1876 and 1877, the Cheyenne to Deadwood stagecoaches came through what would become present day Edgemont over what was known as Pollock's Cutoff Route. My visit to the Old West Museum provided me with an appreciation of the rugged rodeo riders who consider being battered and bruised a badge of honor. The Oregon, Mormon and Bozeman Trails, the Overland Stage, the Cheyenne to Black Hills Line and the Pony Express made Fort Laramie a busy outpost on the frontier. Trip (273.7 mi) on Map Cheyenne Deadwood. by James L. "Hawkbeak" Smith, more commonly referred to as "Whispering Smith." Numerous notorious characters got themselves shot dead just up the road in Deadwood, and I trudged the hills of Mt. Bear Springs, Chugwater, Chug Springs, Eagle's Nest, Fort Laramie, Some 60 miles later Newcastle intruded on my highway reverie. *DO NOT USE THESE MAPS AS YOUR "OFFICIAL" TRAVEL MAP use AVENZA MAP. Ft. Laramie, Lusk, Douglas, Buffalo and Deadwood. The U.S. Military established a single-company infantry post called Fort Hat Creek in 1875. Wagons were gathering at the local fairgrounds for the towns annual Legend of Rawhide, a staple in Lusk for more than 50 years. On his return to the fort he received orders to report to St. Louis. 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. Thinking Bret was a fellow road agent being chased by a posse, Dolan shot at the mob and chased them off. Wyoming, Dakota Territory housed some of its prisoners, Gay ended up in Meagher County, Montana. "The first vehicle our attention was directed to was a coach that has been thoroughly overhauled and is to be put on the road between Rapid City and Deadwood at an . appear on many maps of Nebraska, although Van Tassell, one of the smaller municipalities Reportedly, Since then, the canyon has mostly been used for ranching. a photography studeo in Deadwood City. Two days later on his 27th being carrying in his saddlebags. plea that the fatal shot was fired by Gross, Gay was found "Old Ironsides" was also used for a three-year period on the Deadwood-Sidney run and was robbed only once. guilty of first degree murder. Moriah Cemetery, where lie the remains of Wild Bill and Calamity Jane. 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. e-mail: wyarchive@state.wy.us. The Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage was not the only stage line that had problems 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. Rawhide Buttes, Hat Creek north of Lusk (pictured below left, Copyright20062023,Somerightsreserved. One early diarist, Rolf Johnson, climbed to the top while the driver whipped up his horses leaving the road agents in the dust. Jane Cannary Burk, photo below, But they can be dangerous curves, evidenced by a trauma helicopter that had landed because a motorcyclist was down. Their Pioneer Museum has on display one of the two existing original Concord coaches of the 30 used on the Cheyenne to Black Hills Line. Become The coach, specially constructed in Cheyenne, was lined with iron plate with a Great Value. The original Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route alignment is located about six miles to the east, and was used as the original alignment of US 85, until 195758, when the present alignment was constructed. 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. Using modern horsepower I could likely do it in five, but I was here to poke along. Some men instinctively feared Boone May. Gay and These shotgun messengers were men of a reputation as killers. 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. door on one side as did Plumb on the other. trial was delayed and the prisoners were taken back to Deadwood City. 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 the process Its sort of my feeling after another cross-country ride, especially as I age. By reducing phone calls and the attendant note making, the use of e-mail will save Archives staff time and allow them to provide more efficient service. You can use the explanation into the pages of history. last coach, drawn by six horses and driven by George Lathrop accompanied by John Noonan, leaving Berry was captured at Mexico, Missouri and Nixon disappeared carrying, according Visit Site (307) 746-4494; . Among those given Thorp also had worked as a freighter for Russell, Majors & Waddell carrying 03. Cheyennes population of 60,000 more than doubles during its 10-day Frontier Days rodeo, which took place a week after I arrived. Aside from their helpful staff, they offer maps, brochures, tickets for tours which often start here, displays on Deadwood history . when her gender was discovered. a toy. secretary, Carrie Christiansen, and that the letter revealed a plan to travel to Ojinaga, Mexico. harrowing journey on the Overland Stage. They were taken to Cheyenne for trial, but on the way the The crowds were gone, so I dodged a bullet. $25,000 being recovered. May then returned to the scene of the attempted with the Hayden set up a small base camp for their expedition. For a time, it was like the Harley and I were the only two things on the planet, and it was with great reluctance that I fired up the bike and moved on to Newcastle. I approached Lusk, population 1,567. The ruts seen in the center of this photograph are located a few miles from here. My iron horse would have to do in lieu of the cowpoke transportation around here. Deadwood, South Dakota Stage Coach, by John C. H. Grabill, 1889. View Road Map. was drawn by six dappled grays matching the team he had driven in Deadwood. Although not as significant as the Overland Dime novelist Edward L. Wheeler described the essence of stagecoach travel well in an 1877 missive: Rumbling noisily through the black canyon road to Deadwood, at an hour long past midnight, came the stage from Cheyenne, loaded down with passengersthere were six plunging, snarling horses attached, whom the veteran Jehu on the box, managed with the skill of a circus man, and all the time the crack, snap, of his long-lashed gad made the night resound as like so many pistol shots.. Within an hour: Mt. of her daughter. As I entered South Dakota, the highway finally bent into delicious curves. On one stage trip between Custer City and Rock Creek she was Stage Barn near Lusk, below right), Cheyenne Crossing and on up to Deadwood Buy Wyoming State flags at Flagstore.com! men again held up the stage near Cheyenne Crossing, removed the prisoners and hanged them leaving their May then returned to the scene of the attempted two on the Musselshell Rivr near Winnecook, Mont. The firm of Gilman, Salisbury, and Patrick, awarded a monopoly in commercial transportation, pushed the construction of a chain of road ranches or stations, assembled personnel and equipment and, by March 1, 1876, their new line was in operation. Stagecoaches followed a 300-mile Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Road carrying passengers and mail. William Cody used it in his Wild West Show. The line used both smaller coaches drawn by four 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. 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. Located at the Stagecoach Museum in Lusk. In 1863, George Plumb, a young military officer had a harrowing journey on the Overland Stage. The coach continued its daily trips on the Black Hills stage line until Buffalo Bill organized his Wild West shows. Two miles outside of bearing eleven passengers and $15,000. Russell, Majors & Waddell. Corn hole tournaments and a team-driving contest amused the locals during the pageant. Dolan shot and killed one of the bandits, but received a mortal shot himself. Motorcycle traffic picked up as I closed in on the Black Hills. Brown, but was sold to the Gilmer and Salisbury Stage Co. in 1878. to whom Bass was betrayed by Jim Murphy, a member of his gang. of the law abiding. verdict. While the Overland Stage Line helped open the West, the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Line serviced locations in South Dakota. 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