1873 NEWSPAPER SILVER CITY ID Gen Custer MEDICINE LODGE

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LEE OXFORD BOOKS Original and Authentic 19th-Century Newspapers & Historical Books Owyhee Avalanche Silver City, Idaho - September 6, 1873 DESCRIPTION: 4-page original newspaper in very good to near fine condition. Previously bound and separated. Though separated the pages remain connected - binding thread evidence in scan. EXTREMELY bright, durable, readable, well-preserved paper. Approximately 14"x20". A Scarce Western Newspaper - Silver City is now a Ghost Town - Published by W. J. Hill CONTENT: "A DUEL TO THE DEATH" - FRONT PAGE HEADLINE - "Desperate Fight Between Frontier Desperadoes - One of the Most Ferocious Duels on Record" - on July 4th in Indian Territory at Medicine Lodge - Hugh Anderson of Texas and Arthur McClusky of Kansas both desperadoes known for recklessness of life - knives, Colt Pistol - spot selected was open prairie a few yards from the largest of the storehouses - great detail - front page - 32 column inches [NOTE TO BIDDER - The Encyclopedia of Western Lawmen and Outlaws tells the story of McCluskie's brother, Hugh, a lawman, being gunned down by Anderson in '71 - Arthur McCluskie avenged the earlier death of his brother.] THE INDIAN COMMISSION - the Bannock and Shoshone Tribes were visited in August by agents Bennett and Shanks on Big Camas Prairie - Tindoy, one of the chiefs, met the party and escorted them with great honors, but all the Indians were not t and they could accomplish their objective and have arranged another meeting at Fort Hall for October 1st w they expect to close up the matters at hand - front page - 4.5 column inches CORNUCOPIA NEVADA - A vigilance committee of 150 men has been formed to protect prospectors and claimants of mines from jumpers - front page - 1 column inch WALLA WALLA - Frank P. Dugan died at La Grande, Union County, Oregon - he was well-known - front page - 1 column inch GENERAL CUSTER AND THE YELLOWSTONE COUNTRY - More Trouble Expected - Custer's command will not be able to avoid additional conflict with the Indians while in Yellowstone country and the recent fight with only have the effect of bringing in more tribes - no fear of a general Indian war - the military will be able to successful punish these tribes - page two - 2 column inches GOLDEN CHARIOT MINE Chief Foreman Pete Nicholson left for San Francisco - Tom West will fill his position - page two - 2.5 column inches FAIRVIEW SALOON SHOOTING - At Owens & Williams Saloon on War Eagle Mountain in Fairview two gambler, Jim Combs and Charles Griffin alias Saxie - Saxie was hit in the arm - page two larger story - 8 column inches SAM FRY has disposed of his saloon property in Fairview to Peter Owens and John Williams - Fry is moving back to Illinois - page three - 1.5 column inches WARREN DIGGINGS - News from mining in Warren - Chinamen in demand, Charity Mill running steadily, Judge Whitson in feeble health, more - page four - 6 column inches BOISE COUNTY ITEMS - John Carrey, known as French John has arrived with three 10-mule teams loaded with 14,000 pounds of freight each for G. W. Crafts, came over the new road - page four - 2 column inches CATHOLIC INDIANS ON THE YAKIMA RESERVATIONS - A letter of Indian Affairs Commissioner Smith to General Charles Ewing noting that the request of Bishop of Nesqually Washington Territory to build a Catholic Church on the Nez Perces Reservation and Yakima Reservation, more - page four - 7 column inches MORMON - Ann Eliza's Case - At Salt Lake - Divorce case of Ann Eliza against Brigham Young, Judge Emerson said he had no jurisdiction in the case in direct opposition to the opinions of two other Territorial Supreme Court Judges - comes up again in October before Judge McKean - page four - 1.5 column inches ADVERTISEMENTS - Idaho Hotel, Joseph Friand French Barber, Major Brookey Lunch Ship, Express Saloon Granite Block Silver City, Adolph Lebrecht Bookseller, Pioneer Store, Sisson Wallace of Winnemucca Nevada, Dr. Burgi, Noel Smith Surgeon, Edward... read more

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