From about 1870 until the late 1930s, one style of hat reigned supreme on the Mexican border—the Sugarloaf Sombrero—named for the crown’s...
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Remembering Mrs. Squatting Bear
The Steamer Fontenelle slowed and drifted towards the shore at Kansas City. Smoothly, the paddle wheel was switched into reverse and thrashed...
Bill Tilghman’s “Prairie Queen”
This is a story that George W. Bolds told me. In Dodge City he was known as “Cimarron George.” I made notes, wrote the story and have his...
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,...
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...
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....
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 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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....