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Mead, Elwood, 1858-1936
"... the Colorado state engineer's office and quickly became recognized as an expert in irrigation engineering. Mead..."
"... engineering reports on the Shoshone River provided crucial backing for William F. Cody and his partners..."
"... in the Cody Canal project. After leaving the state engineer's office, Mead served as an irrigation advisor..."
Letter from William F. Cody to Horace C. Alger, March 17, 1896
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
Phoebe A. Hearst letter of receipt to Bronson Rumsey, August 16, 1904
".... for $30,283.88 covering amount due me account Shoshone Irrigation Co's bonds. I thank you very much for your..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, July 2, 1895
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"...Courier Printing Company..."
"...Eastman Kodak Company..."
"... Printing Company, Buffalo, New York, was owned by George Bleistein. ..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, July 5, 1896
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"... but half his commisssioncommission on the first payment So that the company should get something out..."
"... daughter, Irma. Note 6: "Shoshone" likely refers to the Shoshone River or the area lying along the river. ..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, July 5, 1896
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"... woman who was a teacher in Marquette, Wyoming, and whom Beck hired to work for Shoshone Irrigation..."
"... Company. Beck later married Sorrenson in Red Lodge, Montana, December 1, 1897; they had three children..."
"... to recruit settlers to the lands in the Big Horn Basin that were to be irrigated by the Cody Canal. Note 5..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, September 15, 1895
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"...Courier Printing Company..."
"...: "Curley" is unidentified. Note 3: The transportation company in Sheridan was owned by Cody and known..."
"... as the W. F. Cody Transportation Company. Note 4: The Paxton-Gallagher business became renowned for its..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, April 27 [1896]
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"... in the Lininger & Metcalf Company, an Omaha wholesaler of carriages, buggies, and agricultural implements. ..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, June 26, 1895
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"... company, and was Vice-President of the First National Bank of Omaha. Note 3: "A Mr. Hake & Bro..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, August 17, 1896
"... them a well when they get there. If the Company will finish the work around the red Buttes7 I..."
"... the bond market and thus would jeopardize the irrigation project in the Big Horn Basin. Note 3: "Buffalo..."
"... that were to be irrigated by the Cody Canal. Note 5: "Colony" refers to the first group of fifty German..."
"... north and into the Shoshone River northeast of Cody. Note 7: Cody refers to 'red buttes' but he likely..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, April 6, 1896
"... on behalf of Cody and other members of Shoshone Irrigation Company. Note 6: "Stump" or "Stumps..."
"... to be irrigated by the Cody Canal. Note 4: S. V. Nagle, agent of the Chicago firm of F. A. Nagle Commission..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, September 21 [1895]
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, August 11, 1901
"... Buffalo Bill's Wild West Newton Ia1 Aug. 11th 1901 My Dear Beck The Directors of the Shoshone..."
"... Irrigation Co— wish me to call a meeting to be held in Buffalo the last week in August— And want both your..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, September 29, 1895
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"... is a natural streambed located west of Cody, Wyoming, flowing north toward the Shoshone River along the south..."
"... Transit Company and one of the five principals of Standard Oil Company. O'Day's greatest achievement may..."
"... have been engineering the transfer of the oil-carrying trade from the Empire Transportation Company..."
Contractual Agreement, June 8, 1900
"..., of Big Horn County, Wyoming, parties of the first part, and the Lincoln Land Company, a corporation..."
"... in the town of Cody and certain lands in Big Horn County, Wyoming, and WHEREAS, The Lincoln Land Company..."
"... and branch lines, and WHEREAS, a branch of said Railroad Company's line of a railroad is now projected..."
"... first party shall also convey to said second party water rights sufficient to irrigate all the land so..."
Biographical Sketches
"... 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 not yet adequately irrigated the area in question. While Darrah's protest..."
"... and become a shareholder in Shoshone Land and Irrigation Company, which was formed in 1895 and later became..."
Letter from C. M. Morrill to C. E. Perkins, November 4, 1899
"... thousand acres of land could be irrigated above Cody in the Shoshone Valley and along Sulphur Creek..."
"... expected to obtain further definite information from the irrigation commissioners and also from the state..."
"... sufficient to irrigate a small strip of land on each side of the same. I talked with several of the me who..."
"... the irrigating season there is no water running in Sage Creek South of Frannie; therefore, the litigation above..."
Letter from C. H. Morrill to C. E. Perkins, November 22, 1899
"... the Water Company that they have a paid up water right sufficient to irrigate the land. They can then enter..."
"... C. H. Morrill, President. A.B. Minor, Sec'y and Treasurer. Office of the Lincoln Land Company..."
"... in regard to irrigation schemes in Wyoming and particularly in the big horn basin. I presume you know..."
"... of selecting one million acres to be used as an inducement to further irrigation schemes. Wyoming has selected..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, April 3, 1896
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"... toward the Shoshone River along the base of Cedar Mountain. Note 3: "Fast horses" refers to a quick..."
"... getaway. Note 4: "Burke" refers to Carlton Burke, a foreman working on the irrigation project. ..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, April 3, 1896
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"..., a foreman working on the irrigation project. Note 2: "Stokes" is possibly Edward S. Stokes (1841-1901..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, March 31, 1896
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"..., flowing north toward the Shoshone River along the base of Cedar Mountain. Note 3: Red Lodge, Montana, lies..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, October 6, 1895
"... irrigate or have ready to irrigate for next year. if you finish to Sulphur3 this fall & cantcan't work..."
"... you have ready to irrigate. Will the frost be out of ground so you can build ditch in April? if so you..."
"..., Wyoming, that flows north toward the Shoshone River along the base of Cedar Mountain. Note 4: The Duluth..."
Cody Lauds President
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"...Irrigation..."
".... The old Indian fighter came here to see officials on irrigation and forestry matters and to visit his old..."
"... and admiration. "As for the irrigation part of my mission, I wanted to see about some work that is to be done..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, September 7, 1895
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, July 27, 1895
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, April 19, 1908
"... gravity canal would irrigate the north side of the Shoshone River in the Big Horn Basin. However..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, March 26, 1896
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"..., Wyoming, flowing north toward the Shoshone River along the base of Cedar Mountain. Note 3: Bronson..."
"... on Irrigation of Arid Lands for the 58th and 59th Congresses. Note 7: "Burke" is likely John M. Burke, though..."
"... to be irrigated by the Cody Canal. ..."
Letter from T. E. Calvert to G. W. Holdrege, February 4, 1901
"... from [sic] common point north of Shoshone River near Corbett. To Cody as now located South of River..."
"... in Canon above Cody via the north side line — Not crossing Shoshone River,101,697.00 To a common point..."
"... north of River in Canon above, Cody as above referred to running thro Cody and crossing Shoshone River..."
"... on this work Cody had his irrigation scheme in full blast and it looked as though he was going right along..."
Letter from William F. Cody to Julia Cody Goodman, April 12, 1903
"... this tract others will. The Shoshone Irrigation Co. could water the land from Corbett to Eagles Nest..."
".... The the U. S. government would take up my proposition And build a canal to irrigate all the land on North..."
"... have to pay for water for 6/ irrigation— whatever the Government charged Mind you the Government does..."
"... a canal out of South fork up near Ishawooa— And irrigate all the land from there to Dry Fork. You might do..."
Cover letter and transaction statement ending June 30, 1909, Lincoln Land Company
"... a number of people up there were knocked pretty hard by the failure of the big irrigation company opening..."
"...Cover letter and transaction statement ending June 30, 1909, Lincoln Land Company..."
"... Office of Lincoln Land Company,Rooms 9 to 16. No. 140 South 13th St.Lincoln, Neb.C. H. Morrill..."
"... with respect to the property at Cody, held jointly by yourself, as trustee, and this company, for the period..."
The Big Horn Basin: An American Eden
"..., and the Shoshone Mountains to the south. These mountains rise from 5,000 to 8,000 feet above the level of the basin..."
"..., the Shoshone runs through the valley, to which it has given its name, and, thus aided by nature, man has seized..."
"... upon its advantages to irrigate, through the introduction of artificial waterways, the rich lands..."
"... times. The canals that irrigate this vast area lead down from the rivers fed by countless streams..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, May 7, 1896
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"... who attempted to recruit settlers to the lands that were to be irrigated by the Cody Canal. ..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, August 26, 1896
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
"... to the lands in the Big Horn Basin that were to be irrigated by the Cody Canal. Note 5: "Colony" refers..."
Letter from William F. Cody to Charles F. Manderson, March 5, 1900
".... The mountains and canyons are covered with splendid timber. The Shoshone River alone, a tributary of the Big..."
"... Horn River, will furnish water enough to irrigate four hundred thousand acres of the richest farming..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, October 27, 1895
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, October 27, 1895
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
Chronology
"... after falling from a horse. 1854 Majors and Russell organize leading western freighting company (later..."
"... of San Juan Hill. Cody founds the Cody Enterprise, town newspaper. 1900 Begins irrigation project..."
".... 1902 Forms the Cody-Dyer Mining and Milling Company in Oracle, Arizona; loses much of his Wild West..."
"... dies. 1905 Sues his wife for divorce. Work begins on Shoshone Dam; renamed in 1946 as Buffalo Bill Dam..."
Telegram from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, April 14, 1896
"... Service to All The World.This Company Transmits and Delivers messages only on conditions limiting its..."
"... only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold..."
"... the message is filed with the Company for transmission.This is an Unrepeated Message, and is delivered..."
"... who the middleman is between settlers and our company ask nagle why he made a deal with Rumsey without..."
Letter from C. H. Morrill to C. E. Perkins, November 9, 1899
"... C. H. Morrill, President. A.B. Minor, Sec'y and Treasurer. Office of the Lincoln Land Company..."
".... Griggs, your attorney in Wyoming in regard to the condition of the Cody irrigation scheme. I thought..."
The Rough Rider, 1899
"..., Room 506 Townsend Building, 1123 Broadway, New York City. Printed by The Courier Company, Buffalo, N. Y..."
"... to keep me company, you know—and then I went down stairs. I got the interpreter to ask them what..."
Long Biography
"... appeared on film. In 1912 Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill Film Company produced the Life of Buffalo Bill..."
"... the remainder of the film. In 1913 Cody began working with the Essanay Film Company of Chicago to film an epic..."
"... work with George T. Beck to develop a reclamation project along the Shoshone River (then named..."
"... the Stinkingwater River) in Wyoming's Bighorn Basin. Using his celebrity, Cody promoted the irrigation project..."
Telegram from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, March 23, 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..."
"... is handwritten by a clerk or William F. Cody assignee. Note 2: Cody was pitching the irrigation project..."
Telegram from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, April 14, 1896
"... 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..."
"... to the lands that were to be irrigated by the Cody Canal. ..."
Telegram from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, April 14, 1896
"... Service To All The World. /This Company Transmits and Delivers messages only on conditions limiting its..."
"... only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold..."
"... the message is filed with the Company for transmission.This is an Unrepeated Message, and is delivered..."
"... Commission Merchants of Chicago, attempted to recruit settlers to the lands that were to be irrigated..."
Business Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Cody Trading Company, Cody, Wyoming
"...Business Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Cody Trading Company, Cody, Wyoming..."
"... assets and liabilities of CODY TRADING COMPANY, Wholesale and Retail, Cody, Park County, Wyoming..."
"... and Fixtures5,250.00 We handle a complete line of Groceries, Dry goods and Hardware. We bank with the Shoshone National..."
"... mortgages against the company. ..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, [October 27, 1895]
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, May 13 [1896]
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, October 4, 1895
"...Shoshone Irrigation District (Wyo.)..."
Telegram from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, January 24, 1896
"... The Postal Company's System Reaches All Important Points In The United States and British America..."
"... Connection With The Commercial (MacKay-Bennett) CablesTELEGRAMThis Company Transmits and Delivers messages..."
"... of Newcastle, and held oil and coal interests. Mondell was chairman of the Committee on Irrigation of Arid..."
Colonel William F. Cody — Buffalo Bill
"... invested in and organized the Shoshone Irrigation Company. We got a concession from the State for 300,000..."
"... of the railroad, of civilization and irrigation. They began to buy land for hundreds of miles, the once arid..."
