As students of both broadcast entertainment and Western history should be aware, there are two George Hearsts, and the c…
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The Militancy of the Miners The Western Federation of Miners waged war in the West.
Mining was vital to the growth of the Old West—perhaps more so than even the cattle industry. It also led to violent cla…
Comstock Inferno Would the world’s richest mine survive the Comstock Fire?
A gray dawn crept into leaden skies over Virginia City, Nevada, on the morning of October 26, 1875. The uniform layer of…
A Race for The Copper Queen George Warren lost his share of what would become a very fruitful mine in a race against a horse.
In the spring of 1877, a government scout named Jack Dunn was winding his way down what later became known as Tombstone …
Tom “Peg Leg” Smith "Peg Leg" was one of the Old West's grittiest mountain men.
Peg Leg Smith, ranks right up there with America’s legendary mountain men, including Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, K…
Oatman Genesis Is Oatman named for olive, or not?
Did John Moss, friend of Mohave leader Irataba, name the Oatman mine and, hence, the town after Olive Oatman? Or was the…
Lost Pick Mine
Arizona’s rugged central mountains, with their brawny mountains and twisting, boulder-choked canyons were a perfect plac…