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Rans Baker's Research Notebook #2
Included in file are notes on pieces of paper and a flip top spiral bound stenographer's notebook, "Script Saver" brand. Lime green cover with cardboard back. Notebook used by Rans Baker to take notes from newspapers.
Page1- A listing of editors and other officers of newspapers? from years 1884-1889.
Page 2- Notes on Thomas Ogg Shaw (2), John Irons, Sheriff J. G. Rankin, John Tudor, G. L. Smith, William Baier, P. L. Smith, S. D. Paxton, Sam Morgan, Pat Eagon, Sale of Morris Chapel to Robert W. Baxter, M. W. Dillon sells a dwelling to John Dillon, etc.
Page 3-Sheriff Hawley, Utes pretending to be Arapahoes incident; 7/14/1873-Daily Independent write up on incidents;
Page 4-Editors of Laramie papers,slants; statistics on Seminoe, Seminole, Ferris
Page 5-Notes on military in Rawlins; Indian depredations; Notes on J. W. Hugus and wife; more notes on the military: Gen. Bradley, Luther Prentice, John H. King, D.L. Russell
Page 6-Basil Lajounesse; M. L. Pence Boswell; Jack Watkins; 1/6/1874-Ft. Steele garrison-5 Co.s, 4th Infantry Co.s of 9th Infantry ; Captain N. G. Osborne; James France
Page 7-Sam Morgan (left Rawlins to start store in Seminoe, 4/23/1872, partners with Robert Reed from Kansas. (More information)
Perry L. Smith; John Cassin Dyer; Ezra Hunt
Page 8-Col. Charles E. Wilson story; Douglas (Quinkent), nominal head chief of the Northern Utes, etc.
Page 9-Chief Nevada died, Northern Utes fights for leadership
Page 11-James Walton France, Harry C. Hall, Candlish sale to Frawley 10/22/1885; El Dorado Sale; Palmer? & Learn Ice House; Dwight Walker France
Page 12-Bibleback Brown story, Ft. Steele abandoned, 1886, Col. Thomson left in charge of the buildings; Captain house and store house sold to Cosgriff Brothers
Page 13-Carbon County, Overland 1867. 6/4/1867-Stagemen attacked by Indians at Bridger Pass, etc
Multiple attacks on Overland
1863-Major Wynkup expedition, Ute fights, Ft. Halleck
How we built the U. P. Railway-Major Grenville M. Dodge notes.
Page 14- Rawlins a division point on the railroad. J. G. Just;H. Larsen,
Page 15-Dutch Charlie names:" Charles Burris, Charles Henry (Rawlins jail), Charles Baylis, and Davis, Charles Randall (in native Missouri).
Page 16- Order of Railway Conductors of America (1887) & Summit Lodge No 87 Locomotive Firemen (1878) organized.
Page 19
Notes from "An Album of Family Histories, Saratoga and Encampment, Wy."
B. T. Ryan, Cedar Hill Ranch, Ryan Park, Richard Savage, Dunkards
Page 20-Wagoner & Dunkard Ditches, Charles Merritt Wilcox, Charles C. Iver, J. W. Hugus sutler at Ft. Steele with his family, 1869; Albert Harrison Huston camp tender for caravans of travelers, meat hunter for Overland Stage (age 16), more story
Page 21-Story of Jack Creek Land and Cattle Co. includes building of 2 story "stone palace." (Sam Morgan, William Johnston); Henry Jones (1845-1928), partner Frank B. Williams.
Page 22-George Condict
Page 23-American Sheep Trails
1882-16 sheep outfitters in Carbon County
R. Taylor, Miller and Hurt, Frank Hadsell, George Ferris, William Savage, Walter Savage, Richard Savage, D. R. Castiday, L. Stockwell, Mahoney and Startzell, Thomas and John Cosgriff, Fred Kindt, Smiley and Soster, Pete Christiansen, Robert Jack, ? and Hemphill; late 80's Abe Stratton and John J. Jost. List of sheep drives and more names.
Page 24-Notes from U. P. Old Timers, 1939.
Ferris Haggarty, Ed Haggarty,
Notes from M. Wilson Rankin's Reminiscences-Charles F. Perkins built log cabin on north bank of Snake River, 1873; Competes with Joe Morgan, etc.
J. G. and J. P. Rankin
Page 25-Guardian of the Grasslands, J. R. Burroughs;
Some names not readable, others are William Byers, Nate Young, Ronald Stedman. List of governors of Wyoming.
Page 26-Wyoming Blue Book information, page 405;
Page 27-Ads 1907 with names and street addresses:
Carroll and Startzell, E. J. Mayle, Wyoming Supply Co., E. Mosher, Shawhan Bar, Geo. Brimmer, Rawlins Merc. Co., P. H. "Pat" Healy, Senate Bar, Mrs. Hattie Bickford (boarding house), Mary A. Frew, Charles J. Johnson, Carbon County Journal, Murphy Ready , Charles Reid's saloon, Dixon Barber shop, H. Larsen, Harry McFarland, Dr. T. J. Swisher, Hotel Brunswick, The antlers Bar, Knox and Tanner Co, Rawlins Electric Light & Fuel Co., Klondyke Bar, Mari? Rasmusson.
Page 28- continuation
Cottage House, Smith's Meat Market, and more
Page 29-List of 1916 business ads
Pages 30, 31, 32-continuation of 1916 ads (note on cemetery location from CCJ, April 19, 1884)
Page 33-Continuation of notes on new cemetery.
Page 34-Notes from "Forts of the Old West to 1898" by Robert Frazer, 1972. History of Fort Washakie, Fort Bridger.
Pages 35, 36- Notes on Fort Bridger, cont'd. Fort Caspar.
Page 37-Note from CCJ, 1/11/1898-Col. R. H. Wilbur to move trooper to National Cemetery at Fort McPherson, ND. Disinterred at old bridge at Independence Rock by James Averell who has government contract to take bodies of all soldiers that can be identified from along the Sweetwater. Three are: Samuel Maddox, Ira A. Grossman, and Nicholas R. Day. All probably killed 1863.
Page 40-Notes on "The Reynolds Campaign on Powder River," 1961. Among the names: Co. E, 3rd Cavalry: Richard Dillon, Pvt, and Malachi Dillon, Pvt. Information on the Battle of Powder River included in this folder from internet.
Page 42- A drawing by Rans of Rawlins National Bank bank cage from 6/9/1899. Other drawings on page.
Page 43-Drawings of a fishing rod, reel and a creel
Page 44-Drawings of a buffalo hide rattle, Crow Dog Society Rattle, and other.
Page 45- Pencil drawing of a man in coveralls, shirt, fork, walking cane, other images.
Loose pieces of scraps of paper with notes:
Dr. T. G. Maghee to leave Monday for West Point, son Torrey to receive his commission, 6/23/1905. Unclear notes on back of paper.
Jeff Dunbar, West Side Mining Co, Annals of WY 1931
Capital Hill, origin of name, CCJ, March 25, 1882, front page, col. 4.
Notes on an electric bill paper: Rasmusson house "Capital Hill, 7/17/1886, CCJ
Barrow thrown by bike, CCJ 6/27/1885, pg. 3, col. ?
Trabing Brothers, 1880
William McCabe, 1881
New mail route, Rawlins to Billings, Mt. 1885
other notes all believed to be from the Carbon County Journal.Collection
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