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Shootout at Blazer’s Mill

by | Apr 1, 2003 | Inside History

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April 4, 1878 Riding 13-strong, the Regulators rein in at Blazer’s Mill on the Mescalero Apache reservation. After drawing the short straw, Regulator John Middleton stands lookout while the remaining bravos enter the Indian agency’s dining room and demand free meals. (The agency is leasing Dr. Blazer’s building for its office.) Riding in from the South, “Buckshot” Roberts is unaware of the Regulators as he approaches Blazer’s Mill. He ties his packhorse to a tree and prods


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