Did rotten walls and the collapse of a roof alert the hunters at Adobe Wall? In the spring of 1874 James Hanrahan and Charles Rath were among...
1883
I received a letter from a friend saying, “I’ve been watching the series ‘1883’ on TV. A friend of mine quit watching it because she said it wasn’t...
Brooks vs. Earp?
A case of a shootout that never happened. The legend says that Morgan Earp and Billy Brooks (photo) got into a shootout in Butte, Montana in 1873....
Leaving Town
The McLaury brothers planned to get out of Tombstone… One of the ironies of the OK Corral shootout—participants/Cow-boys Frank and Tom McLaury...
Calling Doctor Holliday
Morgan Earp brought him to Tombstone—just in time for the gunfight. On October 21, 1881, Wyatt Earp sends brother Morgan (photo) to Tucson to bring...
Ike and Bill Haslett
Who were the Haslett Brothers and how were they involved with the notorious Cochise County Cow-Boys? You’re referring to Ike and Bill Haslett? They...
Geronimo or Goyathlay
Did the Apache know their famous warrior as Geronimo or to them was he still Goyathlay? Geronimo, a prominent leader and shaman, was a Bedonkohe...
Drug Use on the Frontier
What was drug use like in the Old West? Was is socially acceptable or did people hide the fact? Drugs were pretty common and were legal. The Chinese...
An Accidental Shooting?
Barney Riggs’ first killing was unintentional…right? Barney Riggs was one of the most feared gunmen in the Old West. But his first shooting may—or...
Water, Water Everywhere…
But not a drop for a Prescott fire. On July 4, 1900, a fire raged through Prescott, Arizona’s downtown area. Much of the famed Whiskey Row was...
Interrupting the Game
Dick Lloyd paid the price for wrecking a poker contest. Dick Lloyd seemed to be attracted to violence. He was involved in troubles in New Mexico and...
David Crockett’s Rifles
There are actually three rifles that became important in Davy Crockett’s career. The first was a .48 caliber flintlock. It belongs to Joe Swan of...