Doroteo Arango was born in the settlement of Rio Grande, in the Mexican state of Durango on June 5th, 1878. It is said that on the night of his...
How did Slim-Hipped Westerners keep their Gunbelts in Place?
How did slim-hipped Westerners keep their gunbelts in place? Robert Vaillancourt Mason, New Hampshire A gunslinger had some options: a shoulder...
Winged Victory
She’s been referred to as the Goddess of Victory, Statue of Justice, and Madame de Vaunte but Arizonans prefer to call her Winged Victory because of...
Why Did Hopis Capture Eagles?
Why did Hopis capture eagles? Les Freeman Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand The Hopis sacrificed eagles as part of an important tribal ceremony....
The Fairbank Train Robbery
The railroad arrived in what became Fairbank in 1881. It was the closest rail link to the boom town of Tombstone which was at the time one of the...
The Siege of Flagstaff
One of those Post-Indian Wars gunfights, almost lost in history occurred in northern Arizona on November 11th, 1899, eight years after Wounded Knee....
The Folk Bandit
Western outlaws were the product of a lawless and violent era during the post-Civil War days and the lust for land and gold. They their infancy...
How come C.S. Fly didn’t take Photos of the Tombstone Street Fight?
How come C.S. Fly didn’t take photos of the Tombstone street fight? Robert Matters Hilliard, Ohio The Gunfight Behind the O.K. Corral started...
Riding the Prescott-Santa Fe Stage
I’ve solved one Old West mystery. You want to know why the Star Line Transportation Company, a k a the Prescott-Santa Fe stage line, only lasted...
Ike Clanton finally meets his Waterloo
Ike and Fin Clanton, who had survived the Cochise County War against Wyatt Earp and his brothers five years earlier, had moved their operations to...
What was the Fare for Railroads and Stagecoaches?
What was the fare for railroads and stagecoaches? Michael Hutchinson Frankfort, Indiana All stagecoach riders paid a price in physical discomfort,...
Johnny Ringo or Johann Rheingold
Recently, I received a letter from a gentleman in Germany asking if Johnny Ringo’s name was actually Johann Rheingold, the son of a German settler....