Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of the "Rock Springs Massacre" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Rock Springs difficulty, Rock Springs massacre, Rock Springs miners, Rock Springs riots.
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"Worse Than Reported"
Las Vegas Daily Gazette (Las Vegas, NM), September 4, 1885, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.
"Latest Particulars from the Scene of the Recent Miners Riots at Rock Springs"
Las Vegas Daily Gazette (Las Vegas, NM), September 5, 1885, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.
"Arresting the Rioters"
Springfield Globe-Republic (Springfield, OH), September 8, 1885, Page 1, Image 1, col. 6.
"Murderous Onslaught on Chinese Miners"
The Greenville Times (Greenville, MS), September 12, 1885, Page 1, Image 1, col. 6.
"The Rock Springs Difficulty"
Saint Paul Daily Globe (Saint Paul, MN), September 20, 1885, Page 11, Image 11, col. 4.
"Rock Springs: All Quiet at the Union Pacific's Coal Mines"
The Semi-Weekly Miner (Butte, MT), September 23, 1885, Page 2, Image 2, col. 8.
"The Rock Springs Affair"
Helena Weekly Herald (Helena, MT), September 24, 1885, Page 3, Image 3, col. 1.
"The Rock Springs Riots"
Saint Paul Daily Globe (Saint Paul, MN), October 6, 1885, Page 1, Image 1, col. 7.
"News of the Week"
The Livingston Enterprise (Livingston, MT), October 10, 1885, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
"The Riots Investigated"
Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, NE), October 28, 1885, Page 8, Image 16, col. 2.
"Governor Warren's Report"
Great Falls Tribune (Great Falls, MT), December 19, 1885, Page 3, Image 3, col. 2.
"Mere Mention"
Great Falls Tribune (Great Falls, MT), April 16, 1887, Page 4, Image 4, col. 4.

Rock Springs Massacre: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America