No, he didn’t. No contemporary newspaper attributed the deed to Holliday. The first mention of Holliday’s involvement wasn’t until July 20, 1881,...
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Mrs. John Holliday?
The stormy relationship of Doc Holliday and Kate Elder is perhaps the most perplexing and frustrating dimension of John Henry Holliday’s tragic...
Mischievous Minor
He was born in the heat of a long Southern summer, on the fourteenth of August 1851, in the up-and-coming city of Griffin, Georgia. The only son of...
Vanished
When the Civil War broke out in 1861, one foe the Confederacy did not anticipate was the Mescalero Apaches of western Texas and central New Mexico....
A friend said she saw some antique Apache playing cards posted on an online auction. She also said they looked homemade. Did the Apaches play cards, and if so, did they make their own?
A friend said she saw some antique Apache playing cards posted on an online auction. She also said they looked homemade. Did the Apaches play cards,...
The historic Old Spanish Trail runs from Abiqui, New Mexico, through the northwestern corner of Arizona and ends at Los Angeles. Is there another Old Spanish Trail in southern Arizona?
The historic Old Spanish Trail runs from Abiqui, New Mexico, through the northwestern corner of Arizona and ends at Los Angeles. Is there another...
Someone told me recently that the first big group of California gold rush miners didn’t come from the continental United States, but from Hawaii. Is that true?
Someone told me recently that the first big group of California gold rush miners didn’t come from the continental United States, but from Hawaii. Is...
How do I get to the site where Johnny Ringo’s body was found?
How do I get to the site where Johnny Ringo’s body was found? Gerald Schaefer Aberdeen, Washington Johnny Ringo’s body was found on the bank of...
The Cibola National Forest map for the San Mateo Mountains, southwest of Magdalena, New Mexico depicts the Apache Kid Grave Site northwest of Apache Kid Peak. Is this the Apache Kid who was Al Seiber’s scout, and also known as Ski-be-nan-ted?
The Cibola National Forest map for the San Mateo Mountains, southwest of Magdalena, New Mexico depicts the Apache Kid Grave Site northwest of Apache...
How many men did Roy Bean, the “Law West of the Pecos” hang?
How many men did Roy Bean, the “Law West of the Pecos” hang? Bert Smyth Atlanta, Georgia Contrary to popular belief, Roy Bean never hanged anyone....
Bat Masterson’s Femmes Fatales
Bob Wright, one of the earliest residents of Dodge, who stayed on to become the town’s most prominent businessman and political figure, related this...
As Mule To Man
While talking to his mule as they plowed along, the farmer said. “Well Lightning. you’re just a mule and I’m just a man, made in the image of God,...