The Lost Dutchman is one of the greatest lost mine stories of them all. I've spent years studying and writing about it (even searching for it) and I...
Lost Dutchman Mine
read more
Articles
Ask the Marshall
How Did Frontier Explorers and Residents Deal with Ticks and Chiggers?
The Death of Dynamite Dick
Dan Clifton—alias Dynamite Dick—was a key member of Bill Doolin’s outlaw gang in the 1890s. He was involved in safe cracking, robbery, and rustling....
The Adventures of Calamity Jane
Discover the wild woman of the West in a circuitous tour of Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana.
An Angus Turned Out
William “Red” Angus made a name for himself during Wyoming’s Johnson County War. He ran a liquor store in Buffalo when he was elected county sheriff...
Moran Masterpiece Tops in Scottsdale
Western art is alive and well at the annual Arizona auction.
What’s In a Name?
Not much is known about the Oklahoma outlaw named Dan Clifton. Where and when was he born? How did he become an outlaw? And where did he get the...
Wild Bill Brawls with Fort Hays Soldiers
On July 17, 1870, in Hays City at Paddy Welch’s saloon a couple of drunken troopers from Custer’s 7th Cavalry jumped Hickok, who was back in Hays...
Ask the Marshall
Who was in Charge of Keeping Western Streets Clean?
Was General Nathan Bedford Forrest Brilliant or Insane?
Someone asked me the other day if famed Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest brilliant or slightly insane. For those of you who are not...
Queen of the Wild Bunch
Ethel “Etta” Place and The Sundance Kid’s outlaw love affair.
Train Robberies In The Southwest
As the railroads expanded throughout the West in the 1880s it opened new opportunities for the outlaws. The 1890s saw an epidemic of train robberies...