Will McLaury accepted the testimony at the OK Corral hearing. Ike Clanton’s testimony at the OK Corral hearing was dramatic. He accused the Earps...
Believing Ike Clanton
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Ike Ran
But was he a coward as he left the Tombstone street fight? It’s well known that Ike Clanton ran during the OK Corral shooutout—that Wyatt Earp held...
Lead-Up to a Shoot-Out
A Cowboy’s view of what started the OK Corral fight. So why did the OK Corral gunfight take place? According to Cowboy Ike Clanton, it started with...
Pearl Hart: “The Girl Bandit”
For most of her life Pearl Hart lived in dismal obscurity. She got her chance for fifteen minutes of fame following a bungled stagecoach robbery on...
More Favorite Smoke Wagons
Reading the pulp westerns one would conclude that the Colt revolver was the only pistol used in the Old West. Remington built a fine six-shooter and...
The Metallic Cartridge
Linen or paper wrapped cartridges had been around for a long time and had obvious problems. The percussion ignition system didn’t place the primer...
Christmas at Old Fort Concho Sponsored by San Angelo
Come celebrate the return of Christmas at Old Fort Concho for its 40th Anniversary on December 3-5 on the grounds of Fort Concho National Historic...
Smoking – Good for his Health?
A guard owed his life to giving cigarettes to a prisoner. Gene Middleton owned a stage service in Arizona. In 1889, he did a favor for a friend,...
Not So Hunkydory
William Holmes’ songs may not have soothed the Apache prisoners. William Holmes was a true Arizona pioneer. He helped found the town of Safford,...
The Last Watch
A timepiece stolen—and then returned. Gila County (AZ) Sheriff Glenn Reynolds had a strong reputation. He’d been involved in putting down the...
The Rollaway Saloon
The folks living along the Arizona-Utah border are known far and wide as a resourceful bunch who resent authorities who interfere with their...
Little-Known Effects of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
When Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854 its purpose was to repeal the Missouri Compromise and create two new territories and allow for...