In your June 2013 gunfighter graves article, the marker for Liver-Eating Johnson reads “Johnston.” Which is correct? Joe Yarchin Mesa, Arizona The...
While watching Encore Westerns, I saw Bob Boze Bell’s True West Moments on Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves. Who was this lawman? Otto Rueger Tucson,...
How far could a good horse go during a posse chase of outlaws? Wayne Clark Lake Saint Louis, Missouri A lot of factors could influence the distance...
How far did a wagon train travel in a typical day? Gil Bartles Cedar Park, Texas Under normal conditions, a wagon train pulled by mules could travel...
How did Plains Indians carry water while on the move? Michael Wharton Cottonwood, Arizona The Plains Indians cleaned out buffalo intestines and...
The sesquicentennial of the Civil War has produced numerous new volumes on the bloody conflict, but recent publications on the effects of the war in...
One frontiersman, threatened with a .22 derringer, slapped it out of his assailant’s hand and said, “If anyone ever shot me with a twenty two…and I...
November 22, 1880 Attacking during the night, four rustlers run off 22 head of stock from the Turner and Lindeman ranch near San Simon, Arizona. In...
Frederic Remington did not live to see his Cutting Out Pony Herds (A Stampede) receive public notice. Collier’s Weekly published the oil on its...
Outlaw Treasure - The Dalton Gang Loot The famous Dalton Gang made history in 1892 when they attempted to rob two banks at the same time in...
The way Forrest Fenn puts it, the treasure chest includes: 265 gold coins; nuggets; a Spanish 17th-century gold ring with a large emerald;...
Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp fancied herself an actress. In later life, she told folks about her adventures in a drama troupe that traveled the wilds...