Indiana outlaw Frank Reno and two of his gang members were in a Council Bluffs, Iowa jail at the end of March 1868. They had robbed three county...
April Fools! The Reno Gang played a trick on the Pinkertons.
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Empire Ranch In time the Empire became one of the largest cattle operations in the entire Southwest. At the height of operations, the ranch was running 50,000...
Cattle were first introduced to the land that would become the Empire Ranch back in 1699 when the legendary Jesuit padre Father Eusebio Kino brought...
27 Eggs Big Foot Wallace fueled up on a long trip.
William “Big Foot” Wallace is a Texas legend. He fought Mexicans and Indians. He was a Texas Ranger. In spite of all of his dangerous adventures,...
Yuma Plank Road One of the most unusual roadways in the West was the famed Plank Road west of Yuma...
One of the most unusual roadways in the West was the famed Plank Road west of Yuma. Built in 1916 out of wooden planks, it crossed the White Sand...
Rangers To The Rescue In the summer of 1882 a number of Apaches rallied around a leader named Na-ti-o-tish and went on a spree in the Tonto Basin...
In the summer of 1882 a number of Apaches rallied around a leader named Na-ti-o-tish and went on a spree in the Tonto Basin. From the town of Globe...
The Grave And The Brewery The fascinating tale of Texas’ Monument Hill
Monument Hill near La Grange, Texas is an interesting story. The remains of Texians killed by Mexicans in the Black Bean Episode and the Dawson...
A Temporary Reprieve Ewen Cameron escaped the firing squad…for awhile.
Ewen Cameron survived the Black Bean Episode, but not for long. A group of Texians had tried to invade Mexico in 1843. They failed and most were...
Telephone Service To Tombstone By the time telephone line was strung, the Earp’s already left Tombstone.
During an interview with John Flood in the 1920s, Wyatt Earp stated he received a phone call from Bob Paul in Benson following the attempted...
Get A Job A feudist meets his end in odd fashion.
Phillip “Doboy” Taylor was involved in Texas’ Sutton-Taylor Feud. In 1867, he and his brother Jack participated in a gunfight in which two soldiers...
An Ageless Pioneer Zadock Woods gave his life fighting for Texas.
Zadock Woods was a true Western pioneer. Born in Massachusetts in 1773, he and his family moved to Missouri around 1802. He fought with Andrew...
Private John Teal Makes a Stand The standoff lasted for about an hour when one unusually large Apache rode up close. Teal took careful aim and fired, sending a bullet into the huge midsection of the warrior. Suddenly, the Apache lost interest in Teal and rushed to the aid of their fallen comrade...
During the Battle at Apache Pass the Apache warriors had built a breast work of rocks on two hills just east of the Butterfield Stage Station,...
When Cowboys Became Ostrich Boys With a head-em-up, move-em-out and a yippie-ti-yi-yay, cowboys, became ostrich boys, were actually driving herds of ostriches...
One of the most unusual yet lucrative types of ranching came into fashion in the late 1800s. With a head-em-up, move-em-out and a yippie-ti-yi-yay,...