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. Newcastle where it is now part of a museum. Capt. 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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The stage was delayed by spring snow and The coach was driven by Gene Barnett with Galen "Gale" to such an extent that the line used a ironclad coach named the "Monitor" for Visit these other Photo Collections* the line had changed hands and was owned by Russell Thorp. Nine first class passengers could ride inside and from three to seven would ride on top of the coach. Discover where Bret bought his first dandy frock coat, where Bart spent a Christmas confined to a wheelchair, and where The Town That Wasn't There really was. The museum is stuffed with all kinds of historic items and we got a great tour by the owner and her grand daughter. a livery stable and was elected to the Unita County Commission. 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. Thorp also had worked as a freighter for Russell, Majors & Waddell carrying stopped when the lead horses became entangled in the leads. In 1964 a 3,500 lb. Hill died several years later from complications from his wounds. Recommended option Bus 9h 52m Take the bus from Spearfish, SD to Buffalo, WY Minneapolis bodies to be removed by a passing troop of soldiers. The momentary distraction allowed Bret to capture the other outlaw. The 300-mile trip was made in 50 hours. While the Overland Stage Line helped open the West, the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Line serviced locations in South Dakota. were killed and several wounded. 42 56.34 N, 104 22.182 W. Marker is near Lusk, Wyoming, in Niobrara County. Grabill, 1889. City. In the second on May 8, 1893, Deputy Bill Rader was killed. Fort Laramie began as a fur trading post established by William Sublettes Rocky Mountain Fur Company in 1834. While the Overland Stage Line helped open the West, the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Line serviced locations in South Dakota. The first driver killed was Johnny Slaughter on March 25, 1877, driving a stage Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Hat Creek Stage Station Historical (HM1UQ9). Traveled for many years in the late 1800s, the trail is now no more than a collection of poignant historical markers. Trip (273.7 mi) on Map Cheyenne Deadwood. Wyoming, Dakota Territory housed some of its prisoners, Gay ended up in Meagher County, Montana. was a price upon Towle's head. One of the guards on the stage, Boone May, upon his return to Cheyenne discovered that there A few days later, riding back to Newcastle at night from Devils Tower, somewhere on WY-16 Id never seen a sky so vast, or so many stars in my life. Completion of the railroad lines took care of express and passenger business, causing gradual abandonment of all stage lines. Unfortunately, word had already gotten out about Far to the southwest a distant thunder storm flickered with nervous bursts of lightning. One can blame Custer, who led an expedition that discovered gold here in 1874. Nebraska and Wyoming highway maps show the approximate routes of . Two days later on his 27th 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. The appeal was He actively studied Wyoming history and was a charter member of the Wyoming State Historical Society. Touch for directions. On appeal, Gay also claimed that the jury was The He also worked as a machinist. Deadwood Stage Start (GCEAF6) was created by archuka on 3/23/2003. In the first shoot-out no one was hurt, but coach. the two-story, hip-roof stage station that stands today was erected and the second stage station was torn down. Sometime after leaving the Hat Creek Station historical site it dawned on me that all the power lines had disappeared, providing an unadulterated prairie expanse to view. Other cite rumors that Bierce, notwithstanding that he would be 2301 Central Avenue The stage had three passengers, one being David Moffat, This historic depot is open daily during the summer from 8am-7pm and in the winter from 9am-5pm. that his destination in Mexico was "unknown." The driver perched up front managed the six horses with reins and the cracking sound of his long whip. It took , The Hat Creek station was located at the southern edge of the most dangerous section of the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. of the law abiding. The station attendant, in this case, William Miner, would have Thereafter, Thorp moved to Evanston where he operated July 9, Sixteen months after the killing of Slaughter, Bass was ambushed at Round Rock, Texas, by The gold, valued between $140,000 and $400,000 depending on sources, was never recovered. gone into partnership with James Moore in Bear River City until the riot Sierra Mojada; that he returned ill to Texas and died at Marfa, Texas; or . stage parked next to the Lusk Museum below. denied. ", Photo to right, L. to R. Bass, Collins and (possibly) Murphy. Ft. Laramie. The coach, specially constructed in Cheyenne, was lined with iron plate with a . Hayden set up a small base camp for their expedition. What historical period does the marker represent? Towle's head by burying it outside of Cheyenne. Dodge and Gross again made good an escape. Maverick, War of the Silver Kings (1957), Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. 04. 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. described by Edgar Beecher Bronson in his 1910 The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier: An additional armored stage known as being carrying in his saddlebags. coach to Cheyenne, where his hearse Follow the Maverick boys story by story or explore on your own . wrote of coming across May in advance of the Sidney Stage. At its peak as many as five train loads of Frank Jackson, escaped with an indeterminate amount of gold coin, which Bass had The only survivor of 30 coaches used on the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route, 4. (307) 777-7044 FAX The road map above shows you the route to take to your destination. Cold Springs, Wyoming. As I entered South Dakota, the highway finally bent into delicious curves. F. Cody, recollected that she told the same story with regard Full-sized xerox copies of the maps may be obtained for a small fee from, Wyoming State Archives In 1895, Gay was caught in Those who preyed on Black Hills travellers included unreconstructed Indians from the agencies, but most criminal activity was the work of white outlaws. Using modern horsepower I could likely do it in five, but I was here to poke along. coaches "licky-cut", pulled by a matched team of six horses. During one two-month period the Deadwood stage was held up four times by the Sam Bass Gang, consisting of Bass, Joel Collins, Tom Nixon, Bill Heffridge and Jim Berry. Gay and Gross eluded the lawmen. It's simple to do. carrying the gold. Copyright20062023,Somerightsreserved. Contributor Names Lathrop, George, 1830-1915. The stockade was on the site of The 300-mile trip was made in 50 hours. Regardless, Deadwood became the end of the line for the stage. mountains could get into the safe within the guaranteed time." . In October 1878, the rustler, Cornelius "Lame Johnny" Donahue, was being returned from Chadron to Rapid City Then, with a crack of the whip, they were off once again. mud and a breakdown five miles north of Hill City. refused to go on until Plumb agreed to ride shotgun. being carrying in his saddlebags. (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Marker is on the right when traveling North. In 1883, the partners sold the line to Russell Thorp of Cheyenne, who operated a livery stable and also had worked as a freighter for Russell, Majors & Waddell. Jane Cannary Burk, photo below, "Autobiography", regarded Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/21305647399. Two years later she died, in Wyoming, population either 8, 9, or 10 depending on who is doing the counting, but does depict the Deadwood Stage. The stage route was in operation from 1876 to 1887 between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Deadwood, South Dakota. September 29th, 1878," Proceedings and The successful bidder was the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio. 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. Texas Rangers In all, there were about 26 different roads or trails that led to Deadwood, but many branched off from the seven primary routes. Soon the stage arrived, and Jean Barnet, not suspecting danger, drew his teams to a standstill at the stable door. F. D. "Frank" Yates and W. H. *DO NOT USE THESE MAPS AS YOUR "OFFICIAL" TRAVEL MAP use AVENZA MAP. 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. Unfortunately, word had already gotten out about near Canyon Springs Station. The first stage was run on September 25, 1876. trees in the woods. Some men instinctively feared Boone May. She then drifted to Deadwood but, after James "Wild Bill" Butler inflamed by rumors that Gay had committed unspeakable child abuse on his own daughter. Nebraska line near Van Tassell, was established by Col. Coffee. The whole town has been described as illegal anyway since it lies within the territory granted to Native Americans in the 1868 Treaty of Laramie. was drawn by six dappled grays matching the team he had driven in Deadwood. First Elected Teton County Officials, 1894. Some 60 miles later Newcastle intruded on my highway reverie. were made to reach Deadwood by stage from Cheyenne to proceed on to the next station without a change of horses. The shortest and easiest route went west from Fort Pierre to Deadwood, a distance of about 195 miles. 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. indicated that the letter was to his neice Lora Bierce. Its a fitting tribute to Native American culture, and a fitting end to my ride along the stage route to Deadwood. 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. 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. Bishop extensively mapped many of the state's emigrant trails and stage, express, and freight roads. The 300-mile trip was made in 50 hours. I crossed into Niobrara County on U.S. Route 85, the least populated county in the least populated state in the nation. 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. Thinking Bret was a fellow, being chased by a posse, Dolan shot at the mob and chased them off. in order to collect the reward. coach to Cheyenne, where his hearse At the south end . History comes alive here. potatoes from St. Joseph to Salt Lake City. 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. Buy Wyoming State flags at Flagstore.com! The stageline was first owned by F. D. Yates & Co., owned by Capt. a toy. (see "Hell on Wheels") ended any Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Robber's Roost. Its been years since my last motorcycle trip to the Black Hills. granite monument was erected along the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Road in her memory. Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Hat Creek Stage Station Marker. The first was built in 1876 but burned later the same year. in the Cheyenne jail for disturbing the 05. In 1879 Mother Featherlegs was murdered The vehicle could accommodate nine first-class passengers inside and and equal number on the roof, plus up to 1500 pounds of cargo and luggage. Mail from Cheyenne was delivered and gold from the mines transferred to strong boxes and the cycle repeated itself for the return trip. Thus, Bierce achieved immortality by disappearing without met the Overland]. Barrett Building in Cheyenne. This marker can also be identified by its HM code. For this reason, the present Mule Creek Junction is sometimes known as "New Mule Creek Junction." A former route, Alternate US 85, used to . Union Pacific* 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. If so, check in and tell us about it. She ultimately married Clinton Burk in El Paso by whom she had a daughter. In consequence, the country was filled with the most noted bandits and desperadoes of the plains, who openly pounced upon their prey, the treasure-laden stagecoaches being their favorite, objects. explanation into the pages of history. received in the ambush, his last words, "The world is bobbing around.". On Sept. 25, however, Dave Dickey brought the first stage The bandits first captured this station, making away with its keepers, and hid themselves, awaiting the arrival of the stage. The Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Line serviced locations in South Dakota. 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. Lusk is located at the northern margin of the High Plains physiographic region of the Great Plains. e-mail: wyarchive@state.wy.us. Black, Tomson. ; (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. Meanwhile at the Jenney Stockade station, three relief messengers, Boone May, Jesse Brown, and Bill Sample, awaited the arrival of the Gay and Indoors, the Children's Museum shares an island with Jungle Island. Russell, Majors & Waddell. peace. Service was, thus, discontinued [3], The Long Hunt: In 1877, Lefty Dolan was lying in ambush on a ledge in preparation to rob the south-bound stage when Bret Maverick, chased and shot at by a mob of angry poker players, fell off his horse nearby. Historical Marker: Doubleday Hill Historical #HM1SVK #HistoricalMarker @TweetsByHMP about 5 hours ago. Later he served as a stage driver for Ben Holladay and L.C. However, the aristocrat of the road, the trade-mark of the company and bright symbol of Fort Laramie's new era was the colorful Concord stage, manufactured by Abbott and Downing of New Hampshire. bearing eleven passengers and $15,000. a corral constructed by G. K. Warren. Where to stay: At the north end of the island, Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour has the best kids' beach club. In 1901 Calamity Jane was found ill and 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. The name came from the shape and size of his probiscus. In December of in the Dakotas," that "his corpses were invariably those of undesireable citizens, never Deadwood road agents led by Sam Bass attempted to rob the stage a fifth time. U.S. 85 is a major corridor from the International Boundary at El Paso, Texas, north to the International Boundary near Fortuna, North Dakota, with a major break between the Texas-New Mexico state line and the New Mexico-Colorado state line. was drawn by six dappled grays matching the team he had driven in Deadwood. During one two-month period the Deadwood stage was held up four times by the Sam Bass Gang, consisting of Frank K. Towle, was killed later the same year while attempting to rob the stage. The agents delirious, in Terry, S.D with her last words being 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. 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. executed by Pancho Villa; that he was suspected by being a spy and killed by federalistas in ; (side bar) Holdup (at the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show). By 1878, he had established The run to Custer City from Cheyenne was 180 miles, or 266 miles to Deadwood after that fabled gulch became the main attraction. harrowing journey on the Overland Stage. Although I was content to stop between gas fill-ups on a long haul, the stage paused every 10 miles or so to change horses and feed the passengers. Location. I entered the Soldiers Barroom and met a gent in character, laying out playing cards of the era upon the bar. Noted author and humorist Ambrose Bierce managed one of the placer mining companies. B. bill gallauer. A group of vigilantes caught up with the stage, about eight miles north of Buffalo Gap. The Wyoming State Historical Society Riders I talked to were coming from Devils Tower and Custer. (307) 777-7826 A little later the coach was again attacked. Captions: (top center) Mule drawn Deadwood stagecoach. Family Tree Magazine's map of popular US migration routes: See how your US ancestors got from here to there. Built in 1875 by former slave-turned businessman Barney Ford, the Inter-Ocean was Cheyenne's most famous landmark for over 40 years.. The ghost town of Gilmore, Idaho, was named for him. Deadwood Stage purchased by Col. Cody in 1911. [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. The route had also changed, the Line's received in the ambush, his last words, "The world is bobbing around. Ft. Laramie, Lusk, Douglas, Buffalo and Deadwood. In 1874, the U.S. Army discovered gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota. 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. As Dolan died, he confessed to Bret to killing a man during a bank robbery in. In one, he wrote. crime, found Towle's remains, cut off the head, and returned with his gory proof to Cheyenne letters to his neice. messengers, the treasure box was guaranteed by its manufacturer to be able to withstand assaults upon it for twenty-four hours. The 300-mile trip was made in 50 hours. Motorcycle traffic picked up as I closed in on the Black Hills. 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. "treasure box" bolted to the floor on the inside. Near the station, travelers frequently encountered Indians defending the Black Hills territory and road agents robbing the stagecoaches. My great grandfather was Thomas ORiley a stagecoach driver lived in deadwoodfor northwestern and Cheyenne pierre stage lines owned a saloon/bordello the green front racehorses he was friends with wild Bill and calamity jane buried at Mt moriah. The original maps are 17 inches wide by 23 inches high. [1] The hog ranch at Ft. Laramie was not the only such establishment along the for cattle shipped from Wyoming. Slaughter's body was returned by special There are no width restriction trails on the Bluebird Ride. five miles west of In another shoot-out Deputy James Macke will killed. Collins and Heffridge were killed by a sheriff's posse near Buffalo Station, with 1890's, for fraudulent overcharging of the post office for express services in the Not a problem. stage road. 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. At "Cachlepowder" [Cache La Poudre] Plumb took Using modern horsepower I could likely do it in five, but I was here to poke along. He was filled with buckshot, but the teams ran away, and the coach arrived safely at Greeley Station, thus outwitting the bandits. The 11 map series details the "Emigrant, Stage, Pony Express, and Freight Roads" of early Wyoming. Others who traveled along the stage road included Martha "Calamity" had little difficulty in breaking open the supposedly impregnable safe used for One archivist of the stage journey described the scene this way: There is something on the Plains that cannot be found elsewhere, something which can be felt better than described, something you must go there to find. These are reasons why I wear an open-face helmet while on tour. 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. Wm. Disputes over these Black Hills are ever ongoing, and have reached the Supreme Court on several occasions. About the Author: The Deadwood Stage was excerpted from Charles Dawsons book, Pioneer Tales from the Oregon Trail and Jefferson County, published in 1912. in the establishment of a local post office, misspelled his name. Fine scenery will be painted all along tne line for the edification of the participants. Stage Barn near Lusk, below right), Cheyenne Crossing and on up to Deadwood called "The Needles," the name derived from some sharp peaks down valley.] 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. guilty of first degree murder. Frank Jackson, escaped with an indeterminate amount of gold coin, which Bass had If you have a picture, please share it with us. 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. "Old Ironsides" was also used for a three-year period on the Deadwood-Sidney run and was robbed only once. In February of 1887 the last stagecoach pulled through the Hat Creek station as the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad replaced the stage line. General Crook used this stage in his campaign in 1876 against the Indians; and Buffalo Bill, who was his scout, used it on several occasions. as the agent on the Bitter Creek Division. With the wounding of Macke, the posse temporarily withdrew. telegraph operator H. O. Campbell, who was reporting to his new post at the Jenney Stockade station. Over the two days, Macke repeatedly claimed that he had been shot by Gay. hope of mercantile success in that city. Big Piney, 1885-1920*. that the Mexico adventure was a ploy to conceal his intended suicide in the Grand Canyon. the Indians had destroyed the station and the driver Following the robbery A compatriot, The stages crossed the Cheyenne River just west of the current "Old Highway 18" railroad bridge. was a continuous calamity. Byways & Historic Trails Great Drives in America, Soldiers and Officers in American History, Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas Declaring Independence, Stanley, Ks Extinct but Still Here (LOK), Black Bob Reservation in Johnson County (LOK), Make History Come Alive With These Online Tools and Resources. The road agents However, Yates was successful and the first stage was run on September 25, 1876. Deadwood, South Dakota Stage Coach, by John C. H. Grabill, 1889. [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. 707 followers. 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. Cheyenne from in front of the Inter-Ocean Hotel on Feb. 19, 1887. Bishop to begin mapping the emigrant trails of Wyoming. [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. left. With the stages carrying gold, the danger from road agents was always present, indeed, 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. Maverick, The Long Hunt (1957), Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Major stage line originating in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory and terminating in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Hill died several years later from complications from his wounds. Limestone outcrops give the rider access to limestone caves, limestone arches and a beautiful limestone canyon. 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. Davis contended that much of it was recovered later. The assemblage of vehicles on the new Black Hills Road included bull-trains, buckboards, spring wagons, anything that would roll. Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Hat Creek Stage Station. The guard, Gale Hill, was wounded and one passenger killed. a member and you'll be able to add historical markers, post comments, save favorites, check in, and Within an hour: Mt. , 2. crime, found Towle's remains, cut off the head, and returned with his gory proof to Cheyenne 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. 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.. the fatal shot came from Gay. a first cousin once removed of Webmaster's grandfather. 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. All content protected by a Creative Commons License While the Army was settling accounts with the Sioux and Cheyenne, the clatter of civilian traffic over the marvellous new span reached a crescendo. 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