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Rock Springs massacre

White miners attacked Chinese workers in Wyoming Territory in September 1885. Newspaper pages from 1885 on a map and timeline.

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1181 matching newspaper pages in total. Salt Lake City, UT has the most hits (141 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. Salt Lake Evening Democrat — 1885-09-03, page 1

    … and those still remain ing in dispute are not essentially material to the issue Chinese ffliiiers Fired Out in Wy oming CHEYENNE September 2At the largest coal mines in …

    … Springs 20 miles west of Cheyenne the company recently imported a I large number of Chinese to take the places of white men This afternoon the entire force of white miners …

    … by the miners who fired I several volleys at the fugitives with fatal effect The Chinese quarters were then set on fire and thirtynine houses owned by the company were …

  2. Salt Lake Evening Democrat — 1885-09-04, page 1

    … Mill In Pennsylvania in Which Thirtyfour Rounds i Were Fought i Troops Ordered to Rock Springs ot to Protect Chinese But to Look After Government Property Jliornionw fcurewell to the Czar ST PEXERsnoaa …

    … hours At 2 p m they were not ready to say what action they would take Troops for Rock Springs CHICAGO Sept 4 General Schofield has ordered three companies of regular troops …

    … to Rock Springs not for the jjurposj of i quelling the not but to preserve govern ment property …

  3. Salt Lake Evening Democrat — 1885-09-04, page 3

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … will be tried tomorrow. Al Tue OulOn 1dClIC UlCk6J ONCE Is 4 llNSFERROUS looking Chinese map covered with odd characters, and containing map of the U. 2. system in the …

    … centre of the card. Two Celestials say the reading tells about the Chinese fight at Rock Springs. Pat Shea, of Tintic, came in yesterday and refused to prosecute w. H. Dougherty …

  4. The Salt Lake Herald — 1885-09-04, page 1

    … JraxiKrts So > s f I I 0 t Ci A REIGN OF TERROR Further Details of the Trouble at Rock Springs THE WORST HAS JsOT BEEN TOLD A 1recoucortod Action all Along tint tlno Eleven Chinese KII1 11The Wounded thollllls The nock SIrUB Trouble SAX Fr scisco September 3Colonel …

    … Bee Chinese consul received the following lowing dispatch from Evanston Wyoming today relative …

    … to the mas sacreof Chinese Bock Springs yester day The number of Chinese killod outright was eleven There are a large imriaWl number of wounded still in …

  5. The Salt Lake Herald — 1885-09-04, page 2

    … instantane ous as no show of life was apparent three minutes after dropping The Chinese Slaughter CUE ESXF WyoSeptembers News from Rock Springs received this fore noon indicates a worse state of affairs than was reported last …

    … afraid to po to Green River City distant about ten miles Governor Warren is now at Rock Springs with General Super intendent Dickinson and Superintend ent Wurtele of the western …

  6. The Salt Lake Herald — 1885-09-04, page 3

    … instantane ous as no show of life was apparent three minutes after dropping 1 I The Chinese Slaughter CIIEIESXF AVyoSeptember3 News from Hock Springs received this fore noon …

    … afraid to go to Green River City distant about ten miles Governor Warren is now at Rock Springs with General Super intendent Dickinson and Superintend ent Wurtele of the western …

  7. The Salt Lake Herald — 1885-09-04, page 4

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    TRIED AND HANGED. Rebel Prestan Dies for Burn ing Colon. THE ROCK SPRINGS OUTRAGE. The Train Robbery - MysteriOu Deaths : Only an American France-Zanzibar …

    … The railroad company has offered reward of $1,000 for each of the robbers. The Chinese Slaughter CHEYENNE, Wyo., September .-News from Rock Springs received this fore noon, indicates worse state of affairs than was reported last …

    … afraid to go to Green River City, distant about ten miles. Governor Warren is now at Rock Springs, with General Super intendent Dickinson, and Superintendent Wurtele. of the western …

  8. The Salt Lake Herald — 1885-09-04, page 5

    … City Utah end not to individuals THE BOCK SPRINGS MASSACRE The driving out of the Chinese from Rock Springs Wyoming and the mur der of between fifteen and thirty of the I poor Mongolians …

    … infamous nuisance to the scaffold meantime giving to the i frightened suffering Chinese who have been spared by the murderers ample I protection against further attacks …

    … in the presence of the people of civilized nations We have no affection for the Chinese but I the most that has been charged against I < them docs not make them out a …

  9. The Salt Lake Herald — 1885-09-04, page 6

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … is Iii OIL account of a big blunder on the Entries Close September 9th, 1885 THE ROCK SPRINGS MASSACRE. The driving out of the Chinese from Rock Springs. Wyoming, and the MUIR der of between fifteen and thirty of the poor Mongolians …

    … infamous nuisance to the scaffold; meantime giving to the frightened, suffering Chinese who have been spared by the murderers, ample protection against further attacks …

    … in the presence of the people OF civilized nations. We have no affection for the Chinese. but The most that has been charged against hem does not make them out hun ireth …

  10. Salt Lake Evening Democrat — 1885-09-05, page 1

    … TJock Springs I Twentylive Chinamen Shot Down 1 I the Flames of Their House The Chinese of All Classes Traveling West for Their Health Latest From Roctc Spring Vyo I CHETENNE …

    … Wyo September 1A Leader special from Rock Springs gives the latest that can be obtained from the scene of the recent antiChinese …

    … carousals of a few of their number who have been celebrating the removal of the Chinese Two more dead Celestials were found today one in the ruins of Chinatown and another …

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