When Tom Mix came to Prescott, Arizona in 1900, nobody thought he was much of a cowboy. But, all that would change when the movie producers hit town and discovered his trick riding ability on a horse.
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Folks who live in the western States can’t be blamed for exaggerating the truth about their beautiful surroundings or the people and events within their borders. It’s a custom to stretch the truth a little — maybe even a lot!
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The task of providing kindling for the stove that heated the water for the Frisco Chinese Laundry fell on the small shoulders of the youngest, and smallest, of the four brothers who owned the place. He decided to simplify the task - but with devastating effects!
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Arizona city, town and landmarks bare the names given them by Native Americans, Spanish explorers, pioneers and emigrants. Darrell Duppa was an emigrant from England. He gave two important names to two settlements in the territory
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Ben Tasker always seemed to be around when things came up missing - like money, horses, and cattle. But when the posse tried to bring him to justice, Ben was able to get away again. This time he took their guns and pants.
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Bill Thomas could be pushed just so far by the gambler named Curby. So when Curby drew down on him he told Pete Lawrence to back off. He’d handle Curby himself.
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When the vote was taken to move the territorial capitol from Prescott to Phoenix, Arizona, the outcome would be determined by a single glass eye.
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The young Piute mother’s love for her son was tested in 1855 when a raiding part kidnapped the child to see in slavery to the Navajo tribe. She would rather lose her life and that of her baby than face that kind of fate.
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The shooting of John Berry in the San Juan Sample and Club Room Saloon in Flagstaff, Arizona Territory in January of 1887 could have been called an accident, but the people in the room didn’t see it that way. (Part 2)
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When George Hawks accidentally shot John Berry in the San Juan Sample and Club Room in Flagstaff in 1887, he could have gotten manslaughter, but a mob was waiting to change the verdict. (Part 1)
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Dr. Hal relates tales of the Old West. Stories from the ghost towns of Utah, Arizona and Nevada come alive through the characters and events that sharpened the history of this majestic era.
