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Ryan, Jerry
"... and Irrigation Company, which was formed in 1895 and later became Shoshone Irrigation Company...."
"... with Laban Hillberry, to determine if waters from the Shoshone River could be diverted to irrigate a large..."
"... area of the Big Horn Basin; Ryan would move to Cody and become a shareholder in Shoshone Land..."
Darrah, Hudson W., 1864-1929
"... of Cody, Wyoming, had a history of legal disputes with the Shoshone Irrigation Company. In 1899 Darrah..."
"... filed a protest against the issuance of land patents for portions of the Shoshone Irrigation Company's..."
"... Carey Act segregation including the Cody town site, claiming that the Shoshone Irrigation Company had..."
"... and investors who had filed claims for them. Since the Shoshone Irrigation Company's profitability depended..."
Shoshone Irrigation Company Agreement
"...Shoshone Irrigation Company Agreement..."
"... SHOSHONE IRRIGATION COMPANY,W. F. Cody, President,Bronson Rumsey, Vice-President,H. C. Alger..."
"... the Hearst Estate provided an indemnity bond of $30,000 at 7.5% to the Shoshone Irrigation Company project. ..."
"... first be applied to the payment of water rights due the Shoshone Irrigation Co. & there after where said..."
Hayden, Charles E., 1866-1938
"... Irrigation Company. Over the next several years Hayden was hired by William F. Cody to survey other parcels..."
"... of the Shoshone River near the DeMaris sulphur springs. Hayden was the surveyor-assistant manager of Shoshone..."
Beck, George Washington Thornton, 1856-1943
"... operations of the Cody Canal for the Shoshone Irrigation Company, of which William F. Cody was president..."
".... Although the Shoshone Irrigation Company was not a success, Beck's other investments were profitable..."
"... ranching, mining, irrigation, and later the development of oil fields. Beck was a key partner with William..."
Gerrans, Henry M., 1853-1939
"... was held in that city. He invested in the Shoshone Irrigation Company in the 1890s, and became one of three..."
"... of the Iroquois Hotel Company from the late 1880s to the early 1920s. Gerrans appears to have been prominent..."
"... members of the company's board with personal and business ties to Buffalo. Although Gerrans apparently did..."
"... in addition to the irrigation venture...."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, June 3 [1895]
"... and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, joined Cody as an investor in the Shoshone Irrigation Company Note 5..."
"... stockholders in the Shoshone Land and Irrigation Company, the predecessor of the Shoshone Irrigation Company..."
"... to the project, and neither remained in the inner circle of investors when the Shoshone Irrigation Company..."
"..., Nebraska, to invest in their Big Horn Basin irrigation venture, which would become the Shoshone Irrigation..."
Paxton, William A., 1837-1907
"... in the Shoshone Irrigation Company, but ultimately did not succeed...."
"... in the South Omaha stockyards, downtown real estate, and a well-known wholesale grocery company. The "Paxton..."
Rumsey, Bronson, II, 1854-1946
"... Irrigation Company, Bronson Rumsey II was one of the founders of the town of Cody, Wyoming. Among other..."
"...-1902), who owned a successful tannery business. As an investor and board member in the Shoshone..."
"... Company. His son, Bronson C. Rumsey (b. 1879) developed a noted dude ranch, the "UXU", and served..."
Minutes of Directors' Meeting of Shoshone Irrigation Company, February 25, 1908
"...Minutes of Directors' Meeting of Shoshone Irrigation Company, February 25, 1908..."
"... DIRECTORS' MEETING of the SHOSHONE IRRIGATION COMPANY, held at HOTEL IROQUOIS, Buffalo, New York..."
"... of Directors of the SHOSHONE IRRIGATION COMPANY met at Hotel Iroquois, Buffalo, New York, at 10 o'clock a.m..."
"... that the Bond of the State of Wyoming, given by the Company, had been cancelled and discharged. Also..."
Wiley, Solon Lysander, 1840-1926
"... to irrigate the area called Oregon Basin with water from the Shoshone River and to found a town (called Wiley..."
"... and contractor. In 1876, Wiley moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where he managed companies that provided water service..."
"... and electric lighting to city residents. In Wyoming, Wiley's Big Horn Basin Development Company undertook two..."
"... significant irrigation ventures. The Bench Canal, begun in the 1890s and completed by 1907, diverted water..."
Letter from William F. Cody to C. L. Hinkle, May 28, 1902
"... is trying to get our companys water right. But Hinkle the Shoshone Irrigation Cos. Canal will be built if I..."
"... in irrigation projects in the Big Horn Basin. Wiley had offered to buy out the Shoshone Irrigation Company..."
"... to the Cody Canal, the principal project of the Shoshone Irrigation Company. The "Board" mentioned here..."
".... BeleivingBelieving him. our company has been delayed two months on his promises— and agreements—2 And he now..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, August 8, 1895
"... to "the new Co" was likely to Shoshone Land and Irrigation Company which later became Shoshone Irrigation..."
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"... Company. ..."
Bleistein, George, 1861-1918
"... for Buffalo Bill's Wild West in the 1890s. Bleistein invested in the Shoshone Irrigation Company, served..."
"... still in his teens, Bleistein began work for the Courier Printing Company in Buffalo, and rose through..."
"... the ranks to become the firm's president in 1884. Bleistein's company provided printed materials..."
Alger, Horace Chapin, 1857-1906
"... Irrigation Company. Alger served on the company's board of directors until his death in 1906. Alger also..."
".... Along with George Beck, Alger was one of the original partners in the venture that became the Shoshone..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, March 2, 1899
"...: The company to which William F. Cody refers is the Shoshone Irrigation Company. The "segregated" land..."
"... Irrigation Company under the terms of the Carey Act once the Cody Canal became operational. ..."
"... Fork of the Shoshone River about nine miles southwest of Cody, Wyoming. Named for William F. Cody's..."
"... of Shoshone Lodge #21 of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, organized in Cody in 1903. William F. Cody..."
Letter from William F. Cody to C. L. Hinkle, March 10, 1902
"... the Directors of the Shoshone Irrigation Co-5 rest a suredassured I am not idle And am doing my level best..."
"... Colonization Company were then at work on the Sidon Canal on the lower Shoshone River. Certified as complete..."
"... Irrigation Company were then considering an offer from Omaha businessman Solon L. Wiley to buy them out..."
"...) and the office of the state engineer. Both of these authorities played a role in overseeing irrigation projects..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, October 4, 1897
"... for Cody and other directors of Shoshone Irrigation Company. ..."
"... Irrigation Company, including Bleistein, Gerrans, and Rumsey. Note 3: C. B. Jones was a land agent from..."
"... must have a number of people on salary doing nothing. And the rest soldiering on the company..."
"... performed in Memphis, Tennessee, on October 4, 1897. Note 2: "Directors" are the investors of Shoshone..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, May 9, 1902
"... a loan for Shoshone Irrigation Company. Note 4: "Wallenburg" is likely Gustav Wallenburg, a Swedish..."
"... a lawsuit against Shoshone Irrigation Company. Note 5: "Sisters" is a reference to the payment owed by Helen..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, September 28, [1896]
"... to the suppliers and the money owed them by Shoshone Irrigation Company. ..."
"...-1935) established a wholesale and retail store in Red Lodge, Montana, in 1887. Shoshone Irrigation..."
"... Company purchased goods from Millis. Note 4: "Others from Red Lodge" (Montana) and "Red Lodge debts" refer..."
Telegram from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, January 22, 1896
"... agreed to provide an indemnity bond of $30,000 at 7.5% for the Shoshone Irrigation Company project. ..."
"... Form 1. --For Type Writer Use.Postal Telegraph-Cable Company. In Connection With The Commercial..."
"... (MacKay-Bennett) CablesTELEGRAMAll Messages taken by this Company are subject to the conditions printed..."
Letter from William F. Cody to Perkins, April 2, 1900
"... you the right of way of the segregated lands of the Shoshone Irrigation Company; and give you land..."
"... by H. C. Alger, of Sheridan, Treasurer of our Company, that you have inquired of him if we will give..."
"... segregated to Mr. Salsbury and myself on the north side of the Shoshone River, which are subject to our..."
"... of twenty-nine thousand acres on the Shoshone river below McCullough Peak. We are receiving hundreds..."
William F. Cody Encyclopedia
".... The canal was begun by the Shoshone Irrigation Company in 1895 as the first Carey Act project in Wyoming..."
".... In 1907 the Shoshone Irrigation Company transferred administration of the canal to the Cody Canal..."
"... Irrigation Company The Shoshone Irrigation Company was the principal vehicle through which William F. Cody..."
"... of 1910 when the Shoshone Dam (now known as Buffalo Bill Dam) was built. W. F. Cody Transportation Company..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, May 15, 1903
"... to know about the Shoshone Irrigation Co— business. how the New Canal is. how much land sold &c. If you..."
"... Irrigation Company project. ..."
"... magnate George Hearst. The Hearsts provided an indemnity bond of $30,000 at 7.5% interest for the Shoshone..."
Letter from William F. Cody to C. L. Hinkle, March 1, 1900
"... F. Cody and his partners in the Shoshone Irrigation Company applied for a segregation under..."
"... in and around the town of Cody, had a history of legal disputes with the Shoshone Irrigation Company. In 1899..."
"... segregation including the Cody townsite, claiming that the company had not yet adequately irrigated the area..."
"..., Darrah filed a protest against the issuance of land patents for portions of the company's Carey Act..."
Letter from William F. Cody to Horace Alger, April 2, 1902
"... of the Shoshone Irrigation Co held April 1st 1902 at the Hoffman House, City of New York, Mr. George T. Beck..."
"... was elected Treasurer of the Company for the next ensuing year. We therefore request you as former Treasurer..."
"... to deliver to Mr. Beck, all books records papers, contracts monies and other property of the company in your..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, May 11, 1904
"...: The Hearst Estate provided an indemnity bond of $30,000 at 7.5% interest for the Shoshone Irrigation Company..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, July 8, 1902
"..., 1902. Note 2: "Buffalo parties" are the directors of the Shoshone Irrigation Company, including Rumsey..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, May 5, 1896
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"..., but may have been Daisy May Sorrenson, whom Beck hired to work in the office of Shoshone Irrigation..."
"... train on business for the company. / Business in the afternoon big, in the evening immense. / Lot..."
"... Company; Beck and Sorrenson married in 1897. Note 4: "Marquette Creek" flows into Carter Creek..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, April 30, 1899
"... Irrigation Company Beck managed to sell the Hearsts an indemnity bond of $30,000 for the irrigation project..."
"...? Say if the rest of the Company dontdon't put up to pay interest on Hearst loan3— What had best be done..."
"... on Phoebe Hearst, wife of California senator and Comstock Lode magnet George Hearst. On behalf of Shoshone..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, August 16, 1900
"... Irrigation Company's Carey Act segregation. The protest was adjudicated in favor of Shoshone Irrigation..."
"... in Cody, Wyoming, filed a protest against the issuance of land patents for portions of the Shoshone..."
"... Company and dismissed on July 31, 1900. Note 3: Land patents were granted to homesteaders on sections..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, September 14, 1896
"... at night." Note 2: "Parties" are the shareholders in Shoshone Irrigation Company. Note 3: "Irma" is Irma..."
"... Flats, located in the upper South Fork valley where a few thousand acres would be irrigated for arriving..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, June 14, 1895
"... in the venture that eventually became the Shoshone Irrigation Company. As a Harvard alumnus and a native..."
"... A. Paxton to join their planned irrigation venture, which would eventually result in the construction..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, April 28, 189[6]
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"... there— And yet allthoughalthough Rumsey Says this is not a one man company I have to personalypersonally endorse..."
"... the Shoshone River along the base of Cedar Mountain. Note 4: "The Management is ceartainly Bad" is Cody's..."
"... reference to funds for the irrigation project being badly managed and money quickly dwindling. Note 5..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, September 16, 1895
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"... the potential for diverting water from the South Fork of the "Stinking Water" (Shoshone River) to irrigate..."
"...W. F. Cody Transportation Company..."
"... enterprizeenterprise they may not sinch you— Post your self on Wyoming w irrigation laws so we will allwaysalways..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, May 29, 1896
"... people" and "Buffalo parties" refer to the investors in Shoshone Irrigation Company, including Rumsey..."
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"... by Cody in 1896 letters to Beck. Flood may have been a foreman or livestock handler on the irrigation..."
Telegram from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, September 10, 1895
"... to All The World.This Company Transmits and Delivers messages only on conditions limiting its liability..."
"... by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itself liable..."
"... is filed with the Company for transmission.This is an Unrepeated Message, and is delivered by request..."
"... described to Beck the potential for diverting water from the South Fork of the "Stinking Water" (Shoshone..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, July 24, 1895
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"... Project in Johnson County, the second Kearney Lake Company, and other irrigation projects that serve..."
".... Phelan, and George T. Beck to form the Sheridan Fuel Company on lands approximately four miles north..."
"... of Sheridan. This area soon became a thriving company-owned mining camp known as Higby. Higby became president..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, September 22, 1896
"... 4: "Buffalo" refers to the investors in the Shoshone Irrigation Company, including Rumsey, Bleistein..."
"..., and Gerrans. Note 5: "Red Lodge [Montana] people" are the suppliers to whom Shoshone Irrigation Company owed..."
"... Irrigation Company owed money. ..."
"... money. Note 6: "Yegen" refers to the Red Lodge, Montana, merchants P. Yegen and Co. to whom Shoshone..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, May 5, 1896
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"... for the company. / Business in the afternoon big, in the evening immense. / Lot, Ludlow avenue and Milk Creek..."
"..., flowing north toward the Shoshone River along the base of Cedar Mountain. ..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, September 6, [1899]
"... is not inscribed by Cody but is 1899. Note 3: The "directors" are the investors in Shoshone Irrigation Company..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, July 20, 1898
"..., 1898. Note 3: "Stock holders" are the directors and investors of Shoshone Irrigation Company. ..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, April 13, 1896
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"...Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company..."
"... to be irrigated by the Cody Canal. Note 4: "Colony" refers to the fifty or so German migrant families that were..."
"... along the proposed rail lines including the irrigation project Cody had undertaken. ..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, October 2, 1896
"..., Wyoming. Note 3: "Buffalo men" are the investors in Shoshone Irrigation Company, including Rumsey..."
"... Lodge [Montana] firms" are the suppliers for the irrigation project to whom Shoshone Irrigation Company..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, August 29, 1896
"... in Shoshone Irrigation Company but later decided against investing. ..."
"...: The "stenographer" may have been Daisy May Sorrenson, whom Beck hired to work in the office of Shoshone Irrigation..."
"... Neuville Dramatic Company, at Louisville, Ky. John Curly left again to-night to go to the hospital..."
"... Company; Beck and Sorrenson married in 1897. Note 5: The Paxton & Gallagher Wholesale Grocery Company..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, May 17, 1896
"... Commissioners appointed in 1894. Shoshone Irrigation Company purchased goods from the company. Note 4: Red Lodge..."
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"... partners of Meyer, Chapman & Breteche, a banking company in Red Lodge, Montana, which became Meyer..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, August 1, 1896
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"... the company is in condition to pay. the company has got to have the work done sooner or later. Trego4 will do..."
"... that were to be irrigated by the Cody Canal. Note 4: "Trego" is Charles Trego (1856-1925) who was a personal..."
"... Creek lies east of Cody, Wyoming, flowing north and into the Shoshone River northeast of Cody. Note 7..."
Letter from William F. Cody to C. L. Hinkle, August 18, 1902
"...— this will join on both sides of the river about 120000 acres of irrigable land—3 I know this is asking much..."
".... By then, Maxwell's claims were owned by the Maxwell Land Grant Company, which was under the control of Dutch..."
"... manager of the Maxwell Land Grant Company from 1888 to 1894. Cody's attempt to persuade Pels to invest..."
"... is about ten miles northwest of Cody, Wyoming. The river mentioned here is the Shoshone River, which..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, June 17, 1897
"..., Shoshone Irrigation Company's colonization agent. Note 4: Cody's reference to "the Club" is unclear. Note 5..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, June 4, 1898
"... of Cody in 1897 and 1900. Note 3: "Buffalo" refers to the investors in Shoshone Irrigation Company from..."
"... the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Cody volunteered to raise a company of scouts for the U.S. Army; war..."
"... in the new town of Cody, Wyoming. Note 6: "Forbes" oversaw the construction of Forbes Trading Company, which..."
"... later became Cody Trading Company; when the building was completed, Forbes was replaced by Jacob M..."
