The July 2010 line-up:
SOLDIERS DESERT THE ARMY – Within 18 months of July 1, 1848, so many soldiers of the army in Northern California desert that it is no longer effective. The desertions were caused by one word…gold.
JULY 4 CELEBRATION – Using limited resources, the Nevada mining camps of Hamilton and Treasure Hill have a great Independence Day celebration.
JUANITA OF DOWNIEVILLE – If this story has a moral it is that once you offend a woman, stay away from her, even to apologize.
TEXAS-NEW YORK CATTLE DRIVE – One of the very first northern cattle drives from Texas took cattle to New York City…New York City! Yes, New York City.
FRONTIER NEWSPAPERS – Frontier newspapers had a far broader use than just dispensing the news to the people of the frontier.
LAWMAN REGRETS DOING THE RIGHT THING – Sometimes a lawman arrests an outlaw and brings him to justice, only to regret not killing the outlaw at the time of arrest. (Picture is of Jessie Evans)
CLAY ALLISON – Clay Allison was probably the first victim of drunk driving. But then, he was first in many things.
BEE’S TELEGRAPH – Although Congress authorized the construction of the transcendental telegraph in 1860, the actual construction started two years earlier.
GEORGE WARREN – There are those people who like to bet the horses. But how many loose $20 million on one race?
MARK TWAIN – You probably didn’t know it, but Mark Twain was an Old West reporter. And, were it not for his experience in the west, he very well would not be known today.
WARREN EARP – It’s tough being a younger brother of famous men, especially if each time your brothers did something exciting, you were at home with mom and dad.
JUAN BIDENO – When a tough man meets up with a TOUGH man, as in the case of this story, the TOUGH man usually wins.
JEFF SMITH KILLED – Jeff Smith was a conman who knew every way to separate a man from his money, including at the point of a gun.
FRANK LESLIE KILLS GIRLFRIEND – Even though many a man was lynched for killing a woman, Buckskin Frank sure got off easy when he killed one.
TALL BULL – The story of one of the greatest leaders of the Cheyenne Dog Soldiers.
HANK MONK – Movie and TV westerns show stagecoach driver as a crusty old man, but not Hank Monk.
WILDY WELL SHOOTOUT – After Pat Garrett shot Billy the Kid, his career went steadily downhill. This story is just another push in that direction.
JOHN RINGO – A cowboy who gained fame more for his name than any accomplishments, has become even more famous because of an ongoing controversy about his death.
BILLY THE KID KILLED – Although some say Pat Garrett killed The Kid in a cowardly way. Would you have done differently?
DODGE CITY FOUNDED – Starting out as Buffalo City, when the railroad arrived the name was changed and it became the “Queen of the Cow Towns.
DAVID NEAGLE – David discovered when involved in a polarizing situation, to take a neutral position can only mean being attacked by both sides.
DAVE TUTT – Dave Tutt and Will Bill Hickok had more than one confrontation. The last one involved women. And Wild Bill came out on top.
SAM BASS – Sam Bass was a likable guy who just enjoyed excitement. And, as a result, he became Texas’ most famous outlaw.
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