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What is the Hole-in-the-Wall Pass in Wyoming?

by | Aug 25, 2016 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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Terry Kelley Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico The favorite sanctuaries for Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch were Hole-in-the-Wall, in northern Wyoming, Browns Park, in northeastern Utah, near the Wyoming and Colorado borders and Robbers Roost, in southeastern Utah. The wild country served the outlaws well. Hole-in-the-Wall was not really a hole, but a narrow path along a cliff. The gang could guard the entrance, spot riders approaching from a great distance and easily defend the narrow passes. The men h


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