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John King Fisher

John King Fisher

by | Jul 6, 2016 | True West Blog

John King Fisher is not as famous as some of his contemporaries but all agree he was a good man with a gun. He was arrested for stealing a horse at the age of sixteen but managed to get away. He also did a short stretch in prison for burglary. By the age of eighteen...
The Peacemaker

The Peacemaker

by | Jun 16, 2016 | Uncategorized

“The Lord made some men big and some men small, but Sam Colt made all men the same size.” -unknown The instrument that accounted for the widespread appeal of the cowboy was the horse. The horse made the cowboy the “elite of the working class.”...
Yuma’s History Comes Home

Yuma’s History Comes Home

by | Jun 1, 2016 | Uncategorized

Yuma, Arizona’s “attic” was all over town—60 years of historical records, photographs and family histories dating as far back as pre-1853 Gadsden Purchase and gathered by the Yuma County Historical Society. Some of it was in boxes; some in green garbage sacks; some...
On the Old Gila Trail

On the Old Gila Trail

by | May 23, 2016 | Uncategorized

Over the years—and we’re talking many years—it went by several names: Sonora Road, Kearny Trail, Gila Trail, Butterfield Stage Trail, Old Gila Trail, Fort Yuma Road, Southern Route, Emigrant Road/Trail, Southern Emigrant Trail. And, for a while, it probably had no...
Did Remington Capture Clanton’s Last Breath?

Did Remington Capture Clanton’s Last Breath?

by | May 20, 2016 | Uncategorized

At the age of 19, Frederic Remington had yet to find a purpose in life when he boarded a train west on August 10, 1881. By August 13, he was in Dakota Territory, switching from railway to stagecoach on his way to Montana. Hundreds of miles away, where Arizona, New...