On August 30, 1882, a couple of masked robbers found a way to maximize their efforts. They held up the Black Canyon stagecoach that was traveling between Phoenix and Prescott. Another stagecoach was headed in the opposite direction at the same time, so the bandits held it up as well.
A total of up to 10 passengers were made to disembark and shell out. And while one of the ou

True West May/June 2025
In This Issue:
Features
- Historic Hotels of the American West
- A Journey Through Wyoming’s Outlaw History
- A Journey Through Washington’s Wild Frontier
- Blazing The Oregon Trail
- Journey Through Time
- Did Brigham Young Order a Massacre?
- Mountain Meadows Scapegoat John D. Lee VS. A Firing Squad
- Mormons in the Movies
- An Indigenous Consultant Ensures Accuracy
- The Battle Axe And A Raw Deal
- Showdown: Bridger VS. Brigham
- The Mountain Man and the Mormon Moses
- The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows
- The War Before the War
- Mountain Meadows