The Pacific Northwest was far off Tom Mix’s range in 1909. Yet the Oklahoma cowboy was inspired by his past four years performing as a bronc buster for the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West show near Ponca City. Tom and wife Olive had decided to put together their own Wild West show. They knew the Alaska-Pacific-Yukon Exposition, which capitalized on the Alaskan gold rush, drew a huge audience for six months. The Mixes figured folks wouldn’t mind paying a few more dollars for a ticket t
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