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Following 19th-Century Ute Trails

Following 19th-Century Ute Trails

by | Sep 1, 2007 | Travel & Preservation

Nathan Meeker raised a crop of distrust, anger and resentment among the Utes that led to disaster. In one of his first acts as agent, Meeker relocated the White River Agency to a place known as Powell Meadow or Powell Bottom, named for Colorado River explorer John...
Rifle Packin’ in the Old West

Rifle Packin’ in the Old West

by | Aug 2, 2007 | Features & Gunfights

While the six-gun may have reigned as king of the silver screen West, in the real Old West, it was a different story. True, the handy six-shooter played a pivotal role in both making the West wild and taming the land and its people, but it was the trusty long gun—be...
The Battle of Big Dry Wash

The Battle of Big Dry Wash

by | Aug 2, 2007 | Inside History

July 17 1882 Apache leader Na-ti-o-tish positions his warriors along a narrow gorge eight miles north of the Mogollon Rim in east central Arizona. They have built rifle pits and stacked  rock wings adjacent to large pine trees, awaiting a small troop of soldiers (55...
Rifle Packin’ in the Old West

Rifle Packin’ in the Old West

by | Aug 2, 2007 | Features & Gunfights

While the six-gun may have reigned as king of the silver screen West, in the real Old West, it was a different story. True, the handy six-shooter played a pivotal role in both making the West wild and taming the land and its people, but it was the trusty long gun—be...