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Start of a Lawman

by | Apr 3, 2019 | True West Blog

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Dave Cook was one of the top lawmen in the Rocky Mountains, breaking up several outlaw gangs from his Denver base during the 1870s and 1880s. But he got his law enforcement start on a very personal case. He and his brother were gold prospecting at Missouri Flat around 1860. Someone stole their stash of gold, and Cook went after him. After several days, he tracked down the thief and recovered the gold.


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