The Disastrous Dietz Expedition, by William J. Betts, OLD WEST

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The Disastrous Dietz Expedition

by William J. Betts

Old West, June 1972, pp. 12-15

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Issues of the 1960s = 6 Years, 20 Issues, 428 Articles
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  Issues of 1964 = 2 Issues, 41 Articles
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    July 1964 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. The Life of Big Food Wallace by A.J. Sowell, pp. 68-98
    2. The Haunted Corrall by A. Kinney Griffith, pp. 2-9
    3. Pedro Loco by J. Frank Dobie, pp. 10-11
    4. Ring-Tailed Roarer by Nell Murbarger, pp. 12-15
    5. Tales of the Branding Iron by Eugene Chrisman, pp. 16-17
    6. The Honor of Old Thunder by Walt Coburn, pp. 18-19
    7. Mad Killers of El Dorado Canyon by N.H. Lounsberry, pp. 20-24
    8. Blizzard Bull by Frank Cheavens, p. 25
    9. When Cooper Wright Met the Mob by Herbert M. Timmons, pp. 26-27
    10. Medicine Woman by W.R. Draper, pp. 28-29
    11. Last War Trail of Victorio by Dr. Walter Prescott Webb, pp. 30-31
    12. The Rifle That Opened the West by Norman B. Wiltsey, pp. 32-33
    13. Lost Mine of the Klickitat by Tom Wright, pp. 34-35
    14. Spur Talk by Max Evans, pp. 36-37
    15. Spirit Curse of the Lost Frenchman's Gold by Lyndon Ripley, pp. 38-39
    16. Wild Horse Roundup by Charles W. Herbert, pp. 40-43
    17. When Death Rode the Jarbridge Stage by Bill Manning, pp. 44-47
    18. Big Winnie by Shirley M. Jones, pp. 48-54
    19. The Great Baptizing by George Phillips, pp. 55-67
    20. Cover by Joe Grandee
  2. [+]
    October 1964 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Gold Trails of 1898 by Willard Dobbin, pp. 64-98
    2. The Other World of the Superstitions by Bernice McGee, pp. 2-15
    3. A Pair of Outlaws by Charles M. Russell, pp. 16-17
    4. King of Mountain Men by Norman B. Wiltsey, pp. 18-20
    5. Murder in the Bitterroots by Ferris M. Weddle, p. 21
    6. Outlaws of the Brush by J. Frank Dobie, pp. 22-23
    7. A Ghost Named Jones by Nell Murbarger, pp. 24-25
    8. "Let 'Er Rip" Montana by E.G. Stahl and Olga W. Johnson, pp. 26-27
    9. He Out-Robbed Jesse James by Eugene Pawley, pp. 28-29
    10. Here Lies Buried Treasure! by Tamara Andreeva, pp. 30-31
    11. Too Tough To Die by Bob Young and Jan Young, pp. 32-34
    12. Cowboy Rides a Camel by Herb Wood, pp. 35-36
    13. Choctaw Execution by James R. Gray, pp. 37-38
    14. Man-Eater of Powderhorn Creek by E. Ward McCray, pp. 39-40
    15. Indian Fight by J.M. McPhee, pp. 41-42
    16. Smokey Joe by A.M. Hartung, pp. 43-44
    17. Saved by a Glass-Eyed Horse by Capt. M.W. Molesworth and Hart Stilwell, pp. 45-46
    18. Bad Man by Harry Andrews, pp. 47-49
    19. Operation Ghost Town by Isabella Casantae and Bill Rakocy, pp. 50-60
    20. Letters, pp. 61-63
    21. Cover Painting by Randy Steffen
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  Issues of 1965 = 2 Issues, 38 Articles
  1. [+]
    July 1965 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Life Among the Piutes by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins, pp. 49-98
    2. A Texan Hits the Pampas by Milt Hinkle, pp. 2-11
    3. Blacksmiths and Goldbugs by Frank Milek and Mrs. Robert Milek, pp. 12-15
    4. When Bullock's Cowboys Hoorahed the Potomac by Joe Koller, pp. 16-18
    5. $200,000 Cache? by Leon C. Palmer, p. 19
    6. Old Buttermilk by B.C. Stork, pp. 20-21
    7. First Blood by Bill Bullock, pp. 22-23
    8. Lucky Bill Gets the Noose by Mark McMillan, pp. 24-25
    9. No Peace for Conquerors by Ferris Weddle, pp. 26-27
    10. Bass Outlaw---The Little Wolf by Eugene Cunningham, pp. 28-30
    11. No Re-Ride by Walt Coburn, pp. 31-32
    12. The Passing of Cloud Dancer by Jeff Adams, pp. 33-34
    13. Cowboys and Horses by Fay Ward, pp. 35-36
    14. Old West Short Features, p. 37
    15. On This Day by W.C. Carter, p. 38
    16. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 39-45 - 6 Reviews
      1. Life in the Saddle by Frank Collinson and Mary Whatley Clarke
      2. The New World Looks at Its History by Archibald R. Lewis and Thomas F. McGann
      3. Ladder of Rivers by Harry E. Chrisman
      4. Texas Thirties by Wilhelmina Beane
      5. Hoof Prints on Forest Ranges by Paul H. Roberts
      6. The Matador Land and Cattle Company by W.M. Pearce
    17. Let 'Er Rip, pp. 46-48
    18. Cover by Erick F. Lieder
  2. [+]
    October 1965 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Early Days of Fort Scott by C.W. Goodlander, pp. 79-98
    2. Robbing Montana Mails by Agnes Wright Spring, pp. 2-11
    3. "His Looks and My Ways Would Hang Any Man" by J. Frank Dobie, pp. 12-13
    4. Woman of the West by William B. Secrest, pp. 14-21
    5. Hobo Delinquent by Leonard F. Dobbs, pp. 22-29
    6. So You Think You Know the West? by John R. Clawson, pp. 30-31
    7. The Medicine Wheel, pp. 32-33
    8. The Oregon Country Via Mule Deck by Mabel C. Olson, pp. 34-35
    9. War Paint for Little Emma by Rex Stanley, pp. 36-38
    10. Bunkhouse Yarns by J.W. Winigar, p. 39
    11. Two-Gun Marshal by Eugene Cunningham, pp. 40-42
    12. Plainsman in a Hurry by Roger Sheldon, p. 43
    13. Wild Bill Longley by L. Patschke Rhodes, pp. 44-46
    14. Man in a Well by Harry E. Chrisman, p. 47
    15. The Apache Kid---Arizona Terror by William Hopson, pp. 48-50
    16. Mystery Driver of the Sierras by Norman B. Wiltsey, pp. 51-52
    17. Maximilian's Gold by J.A. Rickard, pp. 53-71
    18. Let 'Er Rip, pp. 72-75
    19. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 76-78 - 20 Reviews
      1. Navaho Expedition by Frank McNitt and James Hervey Simpson
      2. The Navajo Reconnaissance. by Captain J.G. Walker and Major O.L. Shepherd
      3. The Journals of William Fraser Tolmie, Phsyician and Fur Trader by William Fraser Tolmie
      4. Manuel Lisa by Walter B. Douglas
      5. Jedediah Smith and the Opening of the West by Dale L. Morgan
      6. James Bridger: Trapper, Frontiersman, Scout and Guide by J. Cecil Alter
      7. The Complete Book of Horses & Ponies by Margaret Cabell Self
      8. The Wild Horse of the West by Walker D. Wyman
      9. Rodeos and "Tipperary" by Sam Brownell
      10. I'll Die Before I'll Run by C.L. Sonnichsen
      11. George Drouillard by M.O. Skarsten
      12. The West of William H. Ashley by Dale L. Morgan
      13. The Great Endurance Horse Race by Jack Schaefer
      14. If I Can Do It Horseback by John Hendrix
      15. Andy Adams: His Life and Writings by Wilson M. Hudson
      16. The Log of a Cowboy by Andy Adams
      17. The Fabulous Frontier, 1846-1912 by William A. Keleher
      18. Burs Under the Saddle by Ramon F. Adams
      19. Forty Years at El Paso by William Wallace Mills
      20. The Recollections of Charley Russell by Frank Bird Linderman
    20. Cover Painting by Gene Shortridge
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  Issues of 1966 = 4 Issues, 105 Articles
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    January 1966 Issue = 27 Articles
    1. Three Months With Wild Indians by Ole T. Nystel, pp. 87-98
    2. "Tex" Banta, Mountain Man of the 1880s by O.W. Banta, pp. 2-15
    3. Silver Creek Reminiscences by Jean-Michael Moore, pp. 16-27
    4. The Sadie Bloomer Affair by Gene D. Matlock, pp. 28-29
    5. The Mayor of Old Los Angeles by William B. Secrest, pp. 30-32
    6. Warrior's Pledge by Norman B. Wiltsey, p. 33
    7. Railroading By Smoke by Fay Emory Smith, pp. 34-37
    8. Secret Sorrows of a Sheepherder by Maurice Kildare, pp. 38-39
    9. Behind the Donner Monument by Ethel Bangert, pp. 40-41
    10. I Still Dig for Buried Treasure by Josh Drake, Jr., pp. 42-43
    11. Devil's Grin by John T. Lynch, pp. 44-46
    12. Wash Barker and the Rock Pens by J. Frank Dobie, p. 47
    13. Beef on the Move by Bill Huntington, p. 48
    14. They Stole the Parson's Pants by Stan Zamo, p. 49
    15. Buffalo Roundup At Sea by Douglas Nelson Rhodes, p. 50
    16. Heap Good Medicine by Bill Huntington, p. 51
    17. Doughbelly's Doin's by Doughbelly Price, p. 52
    18. Hell-for-Leather Pike by Ross Phares, pp. 53-55
    19. The Bronc-Buster from Texas by Milburn C. Harper, pp. 56-57
    20. Rough-and-Ready's 100 Year War by Douglas Nelson Rhodes, pp. 58-59
    21. Outlaws Never Die by J. Charles Davis, pp. 60-62
    22. Gentleman Jackass by A.M. Hartung, pp. 63-64
    23. Profiles by L.L. LeBaron, p. 65
    24. On This Day by W.C. Carter, pp. 66-82
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      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 83-84 - 15 Reviews
      1. Ghost Town Treasures by Lambert Florin
      2. Cabezon, A New Mexico Ghost Town by Jack D. Rittenhouse
      3. William Wolfskill, 1798-1866 by Iris Higbie Wilson
      4. Old Greenwood by Charles Kelly
      5. Journal of Jacob Fowler by Jacob Fowler
      6. An Englishman's Arizona by Herbert Robert Hislop
      7. White Pine Lang Syne by Effie O. Read
      8. S.D. Butcher's Pioneer History of Custer County by Solomon D. Butcher
      9. Guide to the New Mexico Mountains by Herbert E. Ungnade
      10. Gib Morgan - Minstrel of the Oil Fields by Mody C. Boatright
      11. The Sky Clears by A. Grove Day
      12. The White Path by W.E.S. Folsom-Dickerson
      13. Masked Gods by Frank Waters
      14. The Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace, the Texas Ranger and Hunter by John Crittenden Duval
      15. Official Early-Day History of Wilbarger County by Charles P. Ross
    26. Letter Rip!, pp. 85-86
    27. The Big Hole River by Lauretta Studio
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    April 1966 Issue = 24 Articles
    1. A Pastoral Prince by Frank Sands, pp. 61-98
    2. Hell and High Water! by E. "Smokey" Kinnon, pp. 2-9
    3. Colter's Boone by Raymond W. Thorp, pp. 10-12
    4. Rattlesnakes I Have Known by J. Frank Dobie, p. 13
    5. The Murder of Simeon Turley by Donald Cline, pp. 14-16
    6. "Slick" Clements---Dead Shot by J.B. Gillett, p. 17
    7. Black Rock Swindle by Harold O'Neal, pp. 18-19
    8. The Harvey Houses by Fred Lambert, pp. 20-23
    9. Bitter Sunset by Gwynn Grady and Ray Hogan, pp. 24-26
    10. They Didn't Stay for Dinner by Theo Eson, p. 27
    11. Old West Scrapbook, pp. 28-29
    12. Bears Are Bigger in the Dark by S. Omar Barker, pp. 30-31
    13. Sandon, B.C.---Misfortune's Playground by George Preston Stewart, pp. 32-34
    14. White Man's Revenge by Arthur J. Burks, p. 35
    15. The Denton-Twiggs Feud by Mary Ann Messick, pp. 36-37
    16. We Ran the Jim by Frank Hover and Leola Lehman, pp. 38-39
    17. Bert Casey and the Hughes Ranch by Nat M. Taylor, pp. 40-42
    18. Longest Stage Route in the World by M.R. Krythe, pp. 43-44
    19. The Meanest Cayuse by Joe E. Dash, pp. 45-46
    20. Cry of the Death Bird by Isaac Motes, pp. 47-48
    21. Early Day Cow Hosses by George Phillips, pp. 49-55
    22. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 56-57 - 13 Reviews
      1. The Negro Cowboys by Philip Durham and Everett L. Jones
      2. The Cattle Drives of Joseph E. Pleasants from Baja California in 1867 and 1868 by Don Meadows
      3. Trail Dust and Gun Smoke by J.B. Grant
      4. The Taft Ranch by Alva Ray Stephens
      5. Bible in Pocket, Gun in Hand by Ross Phares
      6. Outlaws, Heroes, and Jokers of the Old Southwest by Peter R. Odens
      7. Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua by John Russell Bartlett
      8. The Conquest of California and New Mexico by James Madison Cutts
      9. History of Titus County, Texas by Traylor Russell
      10. My Life in the Mountains and On the Plains by David Meriwether
      11. The Life and Death of John Henry Tunstall by Frederick W. Nolan
      12. Pioneer Swedish-American Culture in Central Kansas by Alfred Bergin
      13. Photographer on an Army Mule by Maurice Frink and Casey Barthelmess
    23. Letter Rip!, pp. 58-60
    24. Cover Painting by Gene Shortridge
  3. [+]
    July 1966 Issue = 27 Articles
    1. Recollections of Old Milestown by S. Gordon, pp. 79-98
    2. Sky of Brass, Earth of Iron by David Lavender, pp. 2-15
    3. World's Greatest Slaughter! by Norman B. Wiltsey, pp. 16-21
    4. Buffalo Comeback by Francis Dickie, pp. 22-23
    5. Circuses and Contests by Milt Hinkle, pp. 24-28
    6. Before the Days of Libel by Russell Hansen, p. 29
    7. Renegade Battalion by Rivers Lodge, pp. 30-31
    8. Travesty Town by William B. Secrest, pp. 32-36
    9. When Panic Took Over! by Scott McArthur, p. 37
    10. Apache Gold by George Dillon, pp. 38-39
    11. Conquering the Rockies With a Camera by Raymond W. Thorp, pp. 40-41
    12. Pioneer Mother by Mabel T. Quebedeaux, pp. 42-43
    13. Old Cornucopia and Its Gold Mine by Charles Kendall, pp. 44-47
    14. "Bet-a-Million" Gates---Magician! by Bob Karolevitz, pp. 48-49
    15. Death At Christmas by Roy F. Carpenter, pp. 50-51
    16. Lost Camp by W.H. "Bub" Wilson, pp. 52-53
    17. Pawnee Bill---"Little Giant of Oklahoma" by G.L. Savage, pp. 54-56
    18. Some Men Need It Lonely by Maurice Kildare, p. 57
    19. His Eccentric Highness by C.R. Christopher, pp. 58-60
    20. Friend To No Man by F. Horace Hughes, pp. 61-62
    21. The Courthouse Went By Train by Ralph C. Wambaugh, p. 63
    22. Hellgate To Tonopah by Sylvia Dent and Lester Dent, pp. 64-69
    23. Luckiest Cuss in the Klondike by Fred Harrison, pp. 70-73
    24. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 74-75 - 5 Reviews
      1. Treasury of Frontier Relics by Les Beitz
      2. A Western Panorama, 1849-1875 by David Michael Goodman
      3. A Photo History of Aldridge by Bill Whithorn and Doris Whithorn
      4. Saga of Chief Joseph by Helen Addison Howard
      5. K-344 by Kenneth M. Johnson
    25. Letter Rip!, pp. 76-77
    26. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, p. 78
    27. Cover Painting by Dan Muller
  4. [+]
    October 1966 Issue = 27 Articles
    1. West Wind by Percy H. Booth, pp. 72-98
    2. Men Who Wore the Oregon Boot by William Pfeifer, pp. 2-6
    3. Prairie Fire by Walt Coburn, p. 7
    4. A Ranch on the Nueces by J. Frank Dobie, pp. 8-9
    5. The Strange Story of Quantrill's Surgeon by Raymond W. Thorp, pp. 10-12
    6. Helena's Hidden Channel of Gold by Chas. D. Greenfield, p. 13
    7. The Freighter from Scotland by William Duff Stewart and Lester Dent, pp. 14-17
    8. Fortune's Little Casinos by Jack Lewis, pp. 18-19
    9. "Tramp" General by Robert Joseph, pp. 20-22
    10. Ghostly Camp Crittenden by Margaret Kuehlthau, p. 23
    11. Headhunting Was Their Hobby by Donald H. Clark, pp. 24-26
    12. He Killed a Heap of Men by Josephine Patten, p. 27
    13. The Day the Brewery Died by Mildred Fielder, pp. 28-30
    14. The Boy Geronimo Missed by Edna G. Landin, p. 31
    15. "She's Taken Bad, Doc..." by Shine Philips, pp. 32-34
    16. The Twenty Mules of Death Valley, pp. 35-37
    17. Anvils and Coal Smoke by Thomas G. Bredlow, pp. 38-40
    18. One Step At a Time by G. Davis Wilson, p. 41
    19. Trapped On Vick's Peak by Mark M. Foster, pp. 42-43
    20. Steamboats 'Round the Bend by Mary Pease Lashbrook, pp. 44-45
    21. Ira Terrill---Lawbreaker, Madman or Political Scapegoat? by Paul T. Nolan, pp. 46-47
    22. Savage Days In Springtown by Mrs. Clyde Gear Beaty, pp. 48-59
    23. Black Hills Album, pp. 60-61
    24. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 62-67 - 14 Reviews
      1. Pioneer Surveyor - Frontier Lawyer by S.D. Myres and O.W. Williams
      2. John Selman, Gunfighter by Leon Claire Metz
      3. The Bronze World of Frederic Remington by Bruce Wear
      4. Area of the Richer Beaver Harvest of North America by Mari Sandoz
      5. Gaceta to Gazette by John Melton Wallace
      6. The War of the Copper Kings by Carl B. Glasscock
      7. A Nation Moving West by Robert A. Richmond and Robert W. Mardock
      8. The Company Town in the American West by James B. Allen
      9. Indian Fights: New Facts on Seven Encounters by J.W. Vaughn
      10. Western Yesterdays by Forest Crossen
      11. How We Built the Union Pacific Railway, and Other Railway Papers and Addresses by Grenville Mellen Dodge
      12. The Battle of Atlanta by Grenville M. Dodge
      13. Personal Recollections of Lincoln, General Ulysses S. Grant and General William T. Sherman by Grenville Mellen Dodge
      14. The Ghost Tree Speaks by Richard J. Dorer
    25. Letter Rip!, pp. 68-70
    26. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, p. 71
    27. Cover Painting by Joe Grandee
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  Issues of 1967 = 4 Issues, 86 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1967 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Twelve Years in the Saddle by Sergeant W.J.L. Sullivan, pp. 57-63
    2. An Indian Fight in Jackson Hole by Agnes Wright Spring, pp. 2-7
    3. Canadian Gold on a California Reef by Robert Nash, pp. 8-9
    4. The Dogie from Kickapoo Creek by John B. Formwalt and Ol' Waddy, pp. 10-16
    5. Walt Coburn's Tally Book by Walt Coburn, p. 17
    6. The Lost Love of Jim Younger by Edward Knowles, pp. 18-19
    7. Rocky Mountain Iron Man by Maurice Kildare, pp. 20-22
    8. Spokane's Fighting Marshal by Jay J. Kalez, p. 23
    9. Tales of Tonopah by John R. Leach, pp. 24-26
    10. J. Wright Mooar by J. Marvin Hunter, Sr., pp. 27-29
    11. Slick Faced and Sweet Smelling by Richard Sutherland, pp. 30-33
    12. I Saw Jim French Die by Olevia E. Myers, pp. 34-37
    13. Father Thought the World of Charley Russell by Carter V. Rubottom, pp. 38-41
    14. Old Fort Moroni by Roger E. Kelly, pp. 42-43
    15. "X" Marks My Room by Gus Wurdinger, pp. 44-47
    16. "Denver Has Always Been a Good Show Town" by A.L. Clark, pp. 48-51
    17. Letter Rip!, pp. 52-55
    18. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, p. 56 - 6 Reviews
      1. The Narrative of Robert Hancock Hunter by William D. Wittliff
      2. The Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace, the Texas Ranger and Hunter by John Crittenden Duval
      3. Bob Crosby, World Champion Cowboy by Thelma Crosby and Eve Ball
      4. George Hearst, California Pioneer by Fremont Older and Mrs. Fremont Older
      5. Custer Fell First by John C. Lockwood
      6. Diary of an Excursion to the Ruins of Abo, Quarra and Gran Quivira in New Mexico in 1853 Under the Command of Major James Henry Carleton by James Henry Carleton
    19. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 64-95
    20. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 96-98
  2. [+]
    April 1967 Issue = 24 Articles
    1. Tales of the West by Frank W. Calkins, p. 71
    2. Elkhorn by Jean M. Moore, pp. 2-7
    3. Stolen Bullion of Indian Ridge by John B. Marshall and Temple H. Cornelius, pp. 8-9
    4. Arizona's Toughest Ranger by Maurice Kildare, pp. 10-14
    5. The Barkers Look at the Old Days by Elliott S. Barker, pp. 15-17
    6. "Call-Cattle" of the Mountains by S. Omar Barker, pp. 18-19
    7. Utah's Unknown by George A. Thompson, pp. 20-21
    8. The Goldrush Follies by A.L. Clark, pp. 22-23
    9. Battle At Ball's Ranch by John Warren Hunter, pp. 24-28
    10. The Big Old Red Ants of Cow Country by Bert Judia and Eve Ball, p. 29
    11. Where the Gold Turned from Yellow to Green by Ferris Weddle, pp. 30-31
    12. Wells Fargo and the Concord, pp. 32-33
    13. Lore of Lynx Creek by Tom Barkdull, pp. 34-35
    14. "Cash Up" Davis' Love Affair by Keith L. Yates, pp. 36-37
    15. Garry Owen---The Pride of Fort Bliss by Knoles-Peterson, pp. 38-39
    16. Cottonwood Tales by Fred W. Andrews, pp. 40-41
    17. Thirty Days in a Rut by Lee Dorr and Ray Dorr, pp. 42-43
    18. A Raft of Trouble for the Wrong Train by John Carson, pp. 44-46
    19. Lost Fort of the Cimarron by Cecil Corbin, pp. 47-48
    20. Mrs. Burton's Macabre Ordeal by Frank M. Freeman, pp. 49-66
    21. Letter Rip!, pp. 67-69
    22. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, p. 70 - 8 Reviews
      1. Green Russell and Gold by Elma Dill Russell Spencer
      2. Ho! For the Gold Fields by Helen McCann White
      3. Australians and the Gold Rush by Jay Monaghan
      4. The Christmas of the Phonograph Records by Mari Sandoz
      5. In the Shadow of History by J. Frank Dobie, Mody C. Boatright, and Harry Huntt Ransom, ...
      6. Campaigning with Custer and the Nineteenth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry by David L. Spotts and E.A. Brininstool
      7. The Colorful Butterfield Overland Stage by Marjorie Reed
      8. Navaho Neighbors by Franc Newcomb
    23. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 72-98
    24. Cover Painting by Taylor Oughton
  3. [+]
    July 1967 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Oregon: There and Back in 1877 by Wallis Nash, pp. 67-98
    2. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, p. 1
    3. The Treasure's Still On Sawtelle by Harriett Farnsworth, pp. 2-6
    4. Day of the Big Whirlwind by S.E. "Ed" Bogart, p. 7
    5. The Chief Whose Hands Were Never Red by Rowena L. Alcorn and Gordon D. Alcorn, pp. 8-11
    6. Lost Meteor Diamonds by Maurice Kildare, pp. 12-15
    7. The Great Salines of Oklahoma by C.L. Packer, pp. 16-20
    8. Like a Bottle Ready to Explode by Peter Odens, p. 21
    9. The Battle of the Sink Hole by A.J. Sowell, pp. 22-23
    10. Homesteading Was Contagious! by Verne Benedict, pp. 24-25
    11. Massacre for Gold by Gerald J. Tucker, pp. 26-29
    12. Queen of the West by Al Eason, pp. 30-32
    13. Geronimo's Ghosts by Percy Brown, p. 33
    14. Happy Days and Happy Men by Frank B. Bryant, pp. 34-37
    15. A Curse Upon His Head by Norman C. Pierce, pp. 38-39
    16. My Own Personal Gold Rush on the Feather River by Frank A. Pettengill, pp. 40-43
    17. P.T. Barnum---"Prince of Humbugs" by Ethel E. Bangert, pp. 44-53
    18. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 54-62
    19. Letter Rip!, pp. 63-64
    20. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 65-66 - 13 Reviews
      1. Life on a Ranch by Reginald Aldridge
      2. The Purchase of Alaska by Archie W. Shields
      3. Tales from the Big Thicket by Francis E. Abernethy
      4. Memoranda and Official Correspondence Relating to the Republic of Texas, Its History and Annexation, 1836-1846 by Anson Jones
      5. Texas Homes of the 19th Century by Drury Blakeley Alexander
      6. Wenceslaus Linck's Diary of His 1766 Expedition to Northern Baja California by Wenceslaus Linck and Ernest J. Burrus
      7. The Buckeye Rovers in the Gold Rush by Howard L. Scamehorn
      8. A Texas Pioneer by August Santleben
      9. Custer Fell First by John C. Lockwood
      10. Diary of an Excursion to the Ruins of Abo, Quarra and Gran Quivira in New Mexico in 1853 Under the Command of Major James Henry Carleton by James Henry Carleton
      11. Stephen Harriman Long, 1784-1864 by Richard G. Wood
      12. History of Titus County, Texas, Vol. II by Traylor Russell
      13. Antique Sad Irons by Opal M. Bowlin
    21. Cover Painting by Joe Grandee
  4. [+]
    October 1967 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Indian Fighting on the Texas Frontier by Captain John M. Elkins, pp. 75-95
    2. Apache Tears by Nino Cochise and A. Kinney Griffith, pp. 2-15
    3. The Wake of Whiskey Bill by Walt Coburn, pp. 16-18
    4. The First War Correspondent---1846, p. 19
    5. Treasure Rode in the Boot by George Thompson, pp. 20-21
    6. Mysterious Trapper Billy Nay by Maurice Kildare, pp. 22-25
    7. Bill Hickock's Girl on the Flying Trapeze by William B. Secrest, pp. 26-30
    8. Alias "Shooting Star" by Russell V. Gunter, p. 31
    9. The Day a Glue Pot Became a Cauldron! by William J. Betts, pp. 32-35
    10. A Cavern of Gold by Henry James, pp. 36-39
    11. The Army's "Stubborn Fact" by Bill Judge, pp. 40-41
    12. A Hard Man to Understand by Don Turner, pp. 42-44
    13. People of the Laramie Plains by Archie Gibbs, p. 45
    14. Ghost Ferry in Hoodoo Valley by Grace Roffey Pratt, pp. 46-47
    15. "Potato" Clark of Denver by Mela Meisner Lindsay, pp. 48-49
    16. Pioneer Child by Harriett Farnsworth, pp. 50-51
    17. James Case's Last Frontier by Nola Pribil, pp. 52-69
    18. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 70-71 - 15 Reviews
      1. The Diaries of Peter Decker by Helen S. Giffen
      2. America's Western Frontiers by John A. Hawgood
      3. The Treeless Plains by Glen Rounds
      4. Aspects of the Fur Trade by Dale L. Morgan
      5. History of Natrona County Wyoming, 1888-1922 by Alfred James Mokler
      6. The Creek Frontier, 1540-1783 by David H. Corkran
      7. Farewell to Texas by William O. Douglas
      8. The Sunny Slopes of Long Ago by William M. Hudson and Allen Maxwell
      9. Blazing Forest Trails by Charles D. Simpson and E.R. Jackman
      10. Oklahoma Birds by George Miksch Sutton
      11. The Baron of Arizona by E.H. Cookridge
      12. On Special Assignment by Samuel Travers Clover
      13. California Was Built by Esther Maddux Tennent
      14. Theatre in Early El Paso, 1881-1905 by Donald V. Brady
      15. The Name Was Olney by Roscoe Sheller
    19. Letter Rip!, pp. 72-74
    20. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 96-98
    21. Cover Painting by Ruth Bruner
5. [+]
  Issues of 1968 = 4 Issues, 88 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1968 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Rube Burrow by G.W. Agee, pp. 67-95
    2. They Called Him Coyote by Wayne Montgomery, pp. 2-7
    3. Goodhearted and Unlucky by Walt Coburn, pp. 8-11
    4. Stump-Jumper on the Fairbanks-Valdez Trail by Ed Monroe, pp. 12-17
    5. Blue Riches Halfway to the Sky by Maurice Kildare, pp. 18-21
    6. Foster Child of the Kiowas by Mildred P. Mayhall, pp. 22-24
    7. Why Badmen Were Bad by R.E. Fletcher, p. 25
    8. Gay Times in Gibbonsville by Lena Dellen Heidt, pp. 26-28
    9. Climb the Blackjack! by Olevia E. Myers, p. 29
    10. Climax Jim by Rufus Waltrip, pp. 30-31
    11. Noah H. Rose, Frontier Cameraman by Oran Warder Nolan, pp. 32-35
    12. Steamboat on the Sound by William J. Betts, pp. 36-37
    13. Oakes Rhymes With Hoax by C.B. House, pp. 38-40
    14. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, p. 41 - 7 Reviews
      1. Cow Camps and Cattle Herds by John A. Lomax
      2. Padre Island, Treasure Kingdom of the World by William Mahan
      3. Indian Agent in New Mexico by W.F.M. Arny and Lawrence R. Murphy
      4. Red Man's Trail by Louis Thomas Jones
      5. 13 Flat: The Rodeo, Horses and Riders~~Thirteen Flat: The Rodeo, Horses and Riders by Willard H. Porter
      6. Three Years with Quantrill by O.S. Barton
      7. Will James: The Gilt Edged Cowboy by Anthony Amaral
    15. Last Days of the Great Northern Herd by "Kickin" Bob Kennon and Florence Boyd Franklin, ..., pp. 42-43
    16. "An Eye for an Eye" Was Not Enough by Raymond W. Settle, pp. 44-46
    17. Tricks of the Trade by Charles F. Eckhardt, pp. 47-53
    18. Letter Rip!, pp. 54-65
    19. On This Day by W.C. Carter, p. 66
    20. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 96-98
    21. Cover: "Easy Money" by Dan Muller
  2. [+]
    April 1968 Issue = 24 Articles
    1. Echoes of the Plains by Ida Canaga Miles, pp. 81-95
    2. Mickey Free---Manhunter! by A. Kinney Griffith, pp. 2-11
    3. Tennessee Hell-Raiser by Glenn Shirley, pp. 12-14
    4. Defeating the King of the Prairies by Fred Harrison, p. 15
    5. Church Hollow Treasure by Bernice McGee and Jack McGee, pp. 16-17
    6. Old Oklahoma's Red Hills People by Maurice Kildare, pp. 18-19
    7. Mysterious John Day by Fritz Timmen, pp. 20-22
    8. Satchels, Scalpels and Buffalo Coats by Clarence T. Hubbard, p. 23
    9. A Former Dorado Looks At Villa by Dorothea Magdalene Fox, pp. 24-27
    10. Historian of the Vigilantes by Vera Lund Praast, pp. 28-29
    11. Did George Colgate Have To Die? by Roscoe LeGresley, pp. 30-31
    12. The Widow's Camels by Eva Tubb, pp. 32-35
    13. Top of the World by Agnes M. Pharo, pp. 36-38
    14. Secret of Skeleton Rock by Elton Carey, pp. 39-40
    15. Murder At Horse Creek by Bennett R. Pearce, pp. 41-42
    16. Butte City's Fortune Tellers by Byron E. Cooney, p. 43
    17. Desert Log Drive by F.L. Hernandez, pp. 44-47
    18. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 48-49 - 11 Reviews
      1. Some Part of Myself by James Frank Dobie
      2. Frank Dobie: Man and Friend by Ralph W. Yarborough
      3. The Life and Times of Cyrus Alexander by Charles Alexander
      4. Quarter Horses: A Story of Two Centuries by Robert Moorman Denhardt
      5. A Biographical Sketch of the Life of William B. Ide by William B. Ide
      6. Tough Trip Through Paradise, 1878-1879 by Andrew Garcia and Bennett H. Stein
      7. Adventure at Astoria, 1810-1814 by Gabriel Franchere and Hoyt C. Franchere
      8. Sam Houston with the Cherokees, 1829-1833 by Jack Gregory and Rennard Strickland
      9. The Albert City Caper by Don Buchan
      10. Disaster 1906 by Edward F. Dolan, jr
      11. Forgotten People by George I. Sanchez
    19. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 50-55
    20. Wagons By Studebaker by Anthony A. Amaral, pp. 56-61
    21. Letter Rip!, pp. 62-65
    22. Kidnapped, Tarred and Feathered by W.S. "Bill" Crosby and Hank Givens, pp. 66-80
    23. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 96-98
    24. Cover Painting by Ruth Bruner
  3. [+]
    July 1968 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. "Uncle Dan" Drumheller Tells Thrills of Western Trails in 1854 by "Uncle Dan" Drumheller, pp. 75-95
    2. Mickey Free---Manhunter! by A. Kinney Griffith, pp. 2-11
    3. The Pull of the Minometer by J. Frank Dobie, pp. 12-15
    4. The Long Riders by Charles McAdams, pp. 16-19
    5. When the Ghost Met Steve Venard by William B. Secrest, pp. 20-23
    6. Home of the Jaw Bone Railroad by Jean Michael Moore, pp. 24-27
    7. First Judge in the Panhandle by Emanuel Dubbs and Nina Kountz, pp. 28-29
    8. Shorty Harris and the Bullfrog by Tom G. Murray, pp. 30-31
    9. John "Panther" Childers by Olevia E. Myers, pp. 32-34
    10. Dangerous Days of the Horse and Buggy by Dorothy G. Milek, p. 35
    11. Dodging a Necktie Party by Milt Hinkle, pp. 36-39
    12. Go Down, Mose by Bill McClure, pp. 40-41
    13. Stoppers and Flies by Robert Cory, pp. 42-43
    14. Blue Parka Bandit by Phyllis D. Carlson, pp. 44-45
    15. The Year of the Cougar by Hiram Savage, pp. 46-53
    16. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 54-55
    17. Letter Rip!, pp. 56-57
    18. Home Base of Sixth Cavalry by Russel Jones, pp. 58-61
    19. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 62-74 - 10 Reviews
      1. High Trails West by Robert Franklin Leslie
      2. American Indian Life by Elsie Clews Parsons
      3. Prose Sketches and Poems Written in the Western Country by Albert Pike
      4. We Never Got Away by Jack Nelson
      5. Now You Hear My Horn by Catherine W. McDowell
      6. You're at Liberty Here by Josee Jordan
      7. Folk-Songs of the Southern United States by Josiah Henry Combs
      8. Back in Cripple Creek by Mabel Barbee Lee
      9. Some Random Reminiscences of an Antiquarian Bookseller by Harold C. Holmes
      10. Blowsand by Roscoe Sheller
    20. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 96-98
    21. "Poppy Gold" by Darwin Van Campen
  4. [+]
    October 1968 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Dodge City, Venezuela by Bob Estes, pp. 2-7
    2. The Bullion Bend Robbery by Phil Phelps, pp. 8-10
    3. A Man at Bay in Outlaw Cave by Ernest Perez, p. 11
    4. Beau Brummell of the Big Thompson by Nedra C. Jenkins, pp. 12-15
    5. The Captain's "Incomplete" Victory by Hugh Knoefel, pp. 16-17
    6. The Cowtowns' Vest Pocket Economy by J.M. Skaggs, pp. 18-19
    7. She Rivaled Denver for a Little While by Gladys L. Savage, pp. 20-23
    8. Mangas Colorado's Favorite Ambush Site by Lee Myers, pp. 24-26
    9. Rustling the Rustlers by Colonel John H. Brandt, p. 27
    10. "Hell for Breakfast" Nixon---Sun River Ranger by Charles McAdams, pp. 28-30
    11. Justice and Joe by Homer Wilkes, p. 31
    12. The Curse That Killed San Patricio Town by Ruel McDaniel, pp. 32-33
    13. Lige Coalman---Mountain Boy by Victor H. White, pp. 34-37
    14. Green Chile Tom by S. Omar Barker, pp. 38-39
    15. Tucson's Most Famous Saloon by Donald N. Bentz, pp. 40-49
    16. Letter Rip!, pp. 50-53
    17. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 54-55 - 9 Reviews
      1. Gold Rushes and Mining Camps of the Early American West by Vardis Fisher and Opal Laurel Holmes
      2. The Generous Miser by Rosemary Lick
      3. Out West on the Overland Trail by Richard Reinhardt
      4. The History of Wyoming from the Earliest Known Discoveries by Charles Griffin Coutant
      5. The Court Martial of General George Armstrong Custer by Lawrence A. Frost
      6. Western Quiz by Al Martin Napoletano
      7. Scurry County Style by Viola M. Payne
      8. Al Packer: A Colorado Cannibal by Fred Mazzulla and Jo Mazzulla
      9. Cliff Dwellers by W.E.S. Folsom-Dickerson
    18. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 56-63
    19. The Day the Cossacks Raided Hazelton by Robert J. Grant, pp. 64-76
    20. "The Old Guide" by Jose Policarpo Rodriguez, pp. 77-95
    21. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 96-98
    22. Cover Painting: "A Raise in Pay" by Larry Smitherman
6. [+]
  Issues of 1969 = 4 Issues, 70 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1969 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. A Drummer's Experience by J.S. Dearing, pp. 71-95
    2. Land of the Noose---Yegua Knobbs by G.K. Martin, pp. 2-9
    3. The Making of a Renegade by John R. Winslowe, pp. 10-12
    4. Elsner's Dark Fortune by Frank M. Freeman, p. 13
    5. It Was Hard to Stay Sober in Neihart! by L.B. Stark and Jack L. Langdon, pp. 14-19
    6. Eagle Tail Won't Talk by Ike Osteen, pp. 20-21
    7. Bars Instead of Bullets by Charles C. Patch, pp. 22-23
    8. "Indian" John Nelson by William B. Secrest, pp. 24-27
    9. Fresh Air and Ants by Jay J. Kalez, pp. 28-31
    10. The Man Who "Took" Wells Fargo by Colin Rickards, pp. 32-33
    11. "Higher Than the Fish Can Go!" by Carl H. Johnson, pp. 34-36
    12. Badmen As I Knew Them by Walter Rodgers, pp. 37-38
    13. Creatures of the Night by Albert S. Gilles, Sr., pp. 39-40
    14. Horseless Carriage Contest, pp. 41-45
    15. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 46-48
    16. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, p. 49 - 6 Reviews
      1. Two Evil Isms, Pinkertonism and Anarchism by Charles A. Siringo
      2. Mysterious Dave Mather by Colin Rickards
      3. Ghost Towns of American West by Robert Silverberg
      4. Bill Doolin, Outlaw O.T. by Bailey C. Hanes
      5. California Jewish History by Norton B. Stern
      6. Woman in Levi's by Eulalia Bourne
    17. Letter Rip!, pp. 50-70
    18. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 96-98
    19. Cover Painting: "The Orphan-Maker" by Gary Von Ilg
  2. [+]
    April 1969 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Experiences of a Forty-Niner during a Third of a Century in the Gold Fields by C.D. Ferguson, pp. 73-95
    2. New Mexico's Tumultuous Twin Towers by Jessie Peterson, p. 2
    3. Hillsboro---Out of a Hat! by Thelma Knoles, pp. 3-7
    4. Lola Montez---Man Breaker by Ed Earl Repp, pp. 8-9
    5. The Men Who Don't Fit It by Armand Brazil, pp. 10-15
    6. Gunplay! by William B. Secrest, pp. 16-21
    7. Reporting a Gold Rush by Oliver Knight, pp. 22-25
    8. The Thousand Dollar Tree by Maurice Kildare, pp. 26-29
    9. Destruction of the Devilfish by Joan C. Watkins, pp. 30-32
    10. Remember the Chili Queens? by Frank H. Bushick, p. 33
    11. Jack Abernathy---Oklahoma Legend by Marilyn Waida, pp. 34-43
    12. Letter Rip!, pp. 44-60
    13. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 61-64
    14. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 65-72 - 5 Reviews
      1. Treasure Hill by W. Turrentine Jackson
      2. Pioneers of the Western Frontier by Harriett Farnsworth
      3. The Siege and Taking of the Alamo by Miguel A. Sanchez Lamego
      4. Tombstone's Yesterday, 1877-1887 by Lorenzo D. Walters
      5. Beaver Skins and Mountain Men by Carl Burger
    15. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 96-98
    16. Cover Photograph: Hamilton, Nevada by Ray Atkeson
  3. [+]
    July 1969 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Experiences of a Forty-Niner during a Third of a Century in the Gold Fields by Charles D. Ferguson, pp. 72-95
    2. Fourth of July At Lodge Pole by Walt Coburn, pp. 2-7
    3. Lost Frozen Blood by Maurice Kildare, pp. 8-11
    4. Messenger to the Indians by Joseph W. Snell, pp. 12-15
    5. "Yellow Kid" and the Wisdom Tooth by Agnes Wright Spring, pp. 16-17
    6. Neal Coldwell---Gallant Texas Ranger by A.J. Sowell, pp. 18-21
    7. There Were All Kinds of Gunfighters by Colin Rickards, pp. 22-23
    8. Our Country's Mysterious Monsters by J.K. Parrish, pp. 24-25
    9. The Old JJ Ranch by Ike Osteen, p. 26
    10. How It Was Run by A.E. "Andy" Crozier, pp. 27-31
    11. Deadwood's Lady of Cards by Mildred Fielder, pp. 32-33
    12. Capture of the Horse Thieves by W.E. Harris, pp. 34-41
    13. Letter Rip!, pp. 42-67
    14. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 68-69
    15. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 70-71 - 7 Reviews
      1. Pioneer Cattleman in Montana by Walt Coburn
      2. Law West of Fort Smith by Glenn Shirley
      3. Beyond the Cimarron by T.R. Havens
      4. The Marlin Compound by Frank Calvert Oltorf
      5. The Smoke Hole by Charles G. Newcomb
      6. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi by George H. Devol
      7. Wild Sports in the Far West by Friedrich Gerstacker
    16. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 96-98
    17. Cover Painting: "The Peace Pipe" by Dan Muller
  4. [+]
    October 1969 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Indian Raids in Lincoln County, Kansas 1864 and 1869 by Christian Bernhardt, pp. 76-95
    2. Foot-Loose and Fancy Free by Kenneth Olivier and Jane Pattie, pp. 2-11
    3. Runestones and Tombstones by Bernice McGee and Jack McGee, pp. 12-18
    4. Early-Day Rodeo Circuits by Milt Hinkle, p. 19
    5. Lost Ingots from the Ajo Mine by Maurice Kildare, pp. 20-23
    6. Queen Ann of Brown's Hole by Charles Kelly, pp. 24-25
    7. Silver Lake's Most Tragic Christmas by G. Sellers, pp. 26-28
    8. Ghosts of the Men from Spain by Terry Leifeste, p. 29
    9. Last Days of the Park Reinsmen by Del Jenkins and Kathryn Saunders, pp. 30-32
    10. So the Doctor Took a Trip! by G.S. Smith, p. 33
    11. Some Men Ain't Sociable by Charles O. Williamson, pp. 34-36
    12. Bronc Peelin' by Jay J. Kalez, pp. 37-38
    13. Gate Posts by C.W. Wimberley, pp. 39-45
    14. Letter Rip!, pp. 46-53
    15. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 54-69
    16. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 70-75 - 5 Reviews
      1. Wolfville Yarns of Alfred Henry Lewis by Rolfe Humphries and John Humphries
      2. An Aged Wanderer by John Monroe Parker
      3. The Six Turnings by John Upton Terrell
      4. Westward to Promontory by Barry B. Combs
      5. Photo History of Chico Lodge by Doris Whithorn and Bill Whithorn
    17. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 96-98
    18. On the Cover: Bryce Canyon, Utah by Lester Tinker
[+]
Issues of the 1970s = 7 Years, 22 Issues, 353 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1970 = 3 Issues, 55 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1970 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Perils of Waters by Harriet Tolman Seccombe, pp. 90-95
    2. Letter Rip!, pp. 2-3
    3. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 4-5 - 5 Reviews
      1. Tragedy Strikes at Wounded Knee by Will H. Spindler
      2. Pioneer Texas Buildings by Clovis Heimsath
      3. Montana: An Illustrated History by Myrtle Mockel
      4. Caspar Collins by Agnes Wright Spring
      5. Colorado Charley, Wild Bill's Pard by Agnes Wright Spring
    4. Movie Horses by Anthony Amaral, pp. 6-21
    5. Captain Black Beaver by Glenn Shirley, pp. 22-25
    6. Lost Whitehorse Hills Mine by Maurice Kildare, pp. 26-29
    7. How the Calgary Stampede Began by Jerry Armstrong, pp. 30-33
    8. Rocky Dell: Oasis of Antiquity by Pollyanna B. Hughes, pp. 34-35
    9. The Middle Years of Bob Meldrum by John Carson, pp. 36-38
    10. I Knew Bob Meldrum by Andrew Martin, p. 39
    11. Thresher Men! by Tom Barkdull, pp. 40-43
    12. First Trip Through Grand Canyon! by Roland P. Blake, pp. 44-46
    13. Little Dave Big Dave and Dutch John, p. 47
    14. White Treasure of the Desert by Frank W. Gray, pp. 48-49
    15. Shorty Stood Mighty Tall! by Joe W. Watson, pp. 50-51
    16. Alias "Black Jack" Christian by Donald N. Bentz, pp. 52-55
    17. Three Reasons to Believe in Dreams by William C. Glasscock and F.W. Copeland, pp. 56-83
    18. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 84-89
    19. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 96-98
    20. Cover Painting by Gregory Perillo
  2. [+]
    April 1970 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. Twenty Seven Years on the Frontier by Wm. Banta and J.W. Cadwell, Jr., pp. 77-95
    2. Letter Rip!, pp. 2-5
    3. 700 Miles To San Simon by Young Bell and Jane Pattie, pp. 6-9
    4. Crimson Trail of Qual-Chan by Henry Reimers, pp. 10-13
    5. Captain Cooney's Fate by James H. Lycons, pp. 14-16
    6. Death of an Outlaw by George E. Stewart, p. 17
    7. Tramp Girls by Eva Tubb, pp. 18-21
    8. The McCoy Gang by Victor W. Miller, pp. 22-25
    9. Trouble on the U.P. by W.E. Swanson, pp. 26-27
    10. Joaquin Murieta's Last Victim Was the Man Who Created Him by Robert W. Pearson, pp. 28-29
    11. Little-Known Anton Chico by Kit Carson, pp. 30-33
    12. Last Log Drive To Somers Mill by Mary A. Byrne, pp. 34-35
    13. The Short and Miserable Life of the Shoshone by N.M. Nicley, pp. 36-37
    14. Old Times at the Occidental by Bennett R. Pearce, pp. 38-47
    15. Old West Scrapbook, pp. 48-67
    16. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 68-75
    17. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, p. 76 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Great West in Paintings by Fred Harman
      2. My Life in the Southwest by Adah Hadlock
      3. Tiburcio Vasquez by F. Ralph Rambo
      4. Texas Under Arms by Gerald S. Pierce
      5. Longhorns North of the Arkansas by Ralph F. Jones
    18. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 96-98
    19. On the Cover: Pebbles in the Rio Grande by Jim Bones
  3. [+]
    October 1970 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. 40 Years a Peace Officer by Lewis S. Delony, pp. 69-95
    2. Letter Rip!, pp. 4-5
    3. The Ordeals of Old Smith by Alson J. Smith, pp. 6-15
    4. "Riding to the Hounds" Prairie Style by Walt Coburn, pp. 16-19
    5. The Frenchmen's Colorado Gold by Maurice Kildare, pp. 20-22
    6. A Tip of the Hat to Sam Davis by Celesta Lowe, p. 23
    7. Black Hills Stockade by Mildred Fielder, pp. 24-26
    8. Many Trails Led To Gordon by Will Spindler, pp. 27-29
    9. The Mysterious Ramming of the Pacific by T.W. Paterson, pp. 30-31
    10. Bonanza in the Santa Ritas by James A. Long, pp. 32-34
    11. A Rusty Can's Message by Captain Jack Decatur Moore, p. 35
    12. Go Bring Him In---Preferably Dead! by Milton W. Callon, pp. 36-37
    13. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 38-55 - 10 Reviews
      1. Campfires and Cattle Trails by J.H. Harshman and Neil M. Clark
      2. Dolls of the Indians by Elsie V. Hanauer
      3. Indian Chiefs of the West by Felix Sutton
      4. The Great Columbian Plain by Donald W. Meinig
      5. The Pacific Salmon Fisheries by James A. Crutchfield
      6. Lure Fishing by A.C. Becker, Jr.
      7. Relic Trail to Treasure by Wes Bressie and Ruby Bressie
      8. Jim Bridger, Mountain Man by Stanley Vestal
      9. Under Desert Skies by W. Phillip Deller
      10. Truly American by Lynn Blumenstein
    14. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 56-68
    15. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 96-98
    16. Cover Painting by Gregory Perillo
2. [+]
  Issues of 1971 = 4 Issues, 65 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1971 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Letter Rip!, pp. 4-5
    2. Chasing the Greatest Bandido of All by James E. Klohr, pp. 6-15
    3. Oats and Green Pastures for the Rest of Your Life by Kathryn Wright, pp. 16-17
    4. The Impossible Treasures of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma by Ford Gren, pp. 18-19
    5. Railroad Towns Were Tough! by Cliff Stuart, pp. 20-21
    6. The Test by Gregory K. Hawk, pp. 22-23
    7. Gambling in Early Day Montana by Jean M. Moore, pp. 24-26
    8. Train Ticket West by David B. Gracy II, p. 27
    9. "Ride Easy Kid, the Road's Rough" by Florence Severson, pp. 28-47
    10. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 48-53
    11. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 54-73 - 7 Reviews
      1. The Life, Times, and Treacherous Death of Jesse James by Frank Triplett
      2. Manual of Brands and Marks by Manfred R. Wolfenstine
      3. The Gary Cooper Story by George Carpozi, Jr.
      4. Custer's Battle of the Washita and a History of the Plains Indian Tribes by Jess C. Epple
      5. Colorado's First Portrait by Clifford Peter Westermeier
      6. A Tramp Across the Continent by Charles Fletcher Lummis
      7. The Clifton-Morenci Strike by James R. Kluger
    12. "Prison Delivery" by Emmett Dalton, pp. 74-77
    13. The Penal Press and "The Clock" by Ernie White, pp. 78-79
    14. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 80-82
    15. Cover Photography by Jim Bones
  2. [+]
    April 1971 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Letter Rip!, pp. 4-5
    2. Draw It Tighter, Marshal! by Joseph G. Rosa, pp. 6-13
    3. Dishonoring Arizona's Heroes by Maurice Kildare, pp. 14-16
    4. A Pretty Girl Can Turn a Jury's Head by Colin Rickards, p. 17
    5. An Elusive Bandit by Walter Gann, pp. 18-19
    6. The La Panza Mines by Angus MacLean, pp. 20-23
    7. Total Poverty---In Goods and In Spirit by Garnet Stephenson, pp. 24-25
    8. Railroading in Cripple Creek by Roger S. Phippeny, pp. 26-27
    9. Cowboys from Voca by Stella Gipson Polk, pp. 28-31
    10. 1867 Apache Raid by Lilly Casey Klasner, pp. 32-34
    11. Trails Grown Dim, p. 35
    12. The Bishop's Defeat At Liberty Lake by Jay J. Kalez, pp. 36-37
    13. A Typical Company Town by Bruce D. Giffen, pp. 38-39
    14. Make-Do Days at the White House, pp. 40-51
    15. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 52-71 - 4 Reviews
      1. Blood and Honor by William B. Secrest
      2. America's Last Wild Horses by Hope Ryden
      3. Military Posts in the Powder River Country of Wyoming, 1865-1894 by Robert Murray
      4. Via Western Express and Stagecoach by Oscar Osburn Winther
    16. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 72-74
    17. Cover Painting by R.L. McCollister
  3. [+]
    July 1971 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Letter Rip!, pp. 4-5
    2. The Fiery Finish of Spokane Falls by Jay J. Kalez, pp. 6-10
    3. Why Treasure Stories Are Tricky, p. 11
    4. $10,000 Lost Post Hole Cache by Xanthus Carson, pp. 12-13
    5. The Gamel Gold by Stella Gipson Polk, pp. 14-15
    6. Red Dog and You Bet by Albert E. Davies, pp. 16-18
    7. Black Monday by V.G. Benson, p. 19
    8. Nine Against a Hundred by Bob Miles, pp. 20-21
    9. Railroad Island by Clarence Armor, pp. 22-23
    10. Dead Man's Mine by Maurice Kildare, pp. 24-26
    11. Cowboys and Cattleland by H.H. Halsell, pp. 27-37
    12. Uncle Polkey Wins One by C.A. "Joe" Osier, pp. 38-52
    13. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 53-69
    14. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 70-71 - 6 Reviews
      1. Sam Houston's Wife by William Seale
      2. Bible in Pocket, Gun in Hand by Ross Phares
      3. Arizona Was the West by James R. Jennings
      4. The Outfit: A Cowboy's Primer by J.P.S. Brown
      5. Jackson Hole by David J. Saylor
      6. Outline Description of the Posts in the Military Division of the Missouri by Lieutenant General P.H. Sheridan
    15. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 72-74
    16. On the Cover: "Post Hole Cache" by Larry Smitherman
  4. [+]
    October 1971 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. "A Cowpuncher of the Pecos" by F.S. Millard, pp. 61-69
    2. When a Collie Carried the Mail by Sam Bloom, p. 19
    3. The Rose Quartz Gold by Maurice Kildare, pp. 20-21
    4. One Thanksgiving Day by Walt Coburn, pp. 22-24
    5. Inepegut, the Crazy Indian by Kerry Ross Boren, p. 25
    6. Henry Worrall's Place in Western Art by David Dary, pp. 26-28
    7. The Sheriff Never Lost His Smile by Laura Trowbridge, p. 29
    8. San Quentin Hell Ship by Irvin Ashkenazy, pp. 30-31
    9. A Crutch, a Cane, a Mission by O.B. Campbell, pp. 32-33
    10. Elk City, Idaho by Roscoe LeGresley, pp. 34-35
    11. Letter Rip!, pp. 36-37
    12. Arizona's Great Horse Gather by Dan Woods, pp. 38-40
    13. Trails Grown Dim, p. 41
    14. He Knew the Horse by "Tana Mac, pp. 42-60
    15. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 70-71 - 7 Reviews
      1. Great Stories of the West by Edmund Collier
      2. Paul Kane's Frontier by Paul Kane
      3. The Last Trail Drive Through Downton Dallas by Ben Green
      4. Edge of a Continent by Don Graeme Kelley
      5. Ralph Ogden, with the Seven Mustangs by Ruth Goddard and J. Frank Dobie
      6. Here Comes Elfego! by Elfego Baca
      7. Victorian Lady on the Texas Frontier by Ann Raney Coleman
    16. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 72-74
    17. Cover Painting by Joe Grandee
3. [+]
  Issues of 1972 = 4 Issues, 65 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1972 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Letter Rip!, pp. 4-5
    2. Frontier Legend by W.N. Bate, pp. 6-15
    3. Mad Dog Dilda by Ken Cornish, pp. 16-17
    4. Backsliders and Brush Arbors by G.L. Savage, pp. 18-21
    5. 30,000 Yesterdays in Photos by Genevieve H. Miller, pp. 22-27
    6. Ambush in Wingate Pass by Roberta M. Starry, pp. 28-29
    7. Broncho Billy's Last Ride by Robert R. Maskell, pp. 30-36
    8. Double Shooting in Hays by Joseph W. Snell, pp. 37-42
    9. Almenzo Yerdon's Deep-Freeze Bank by R. James Matthew, p. 43
    10. Trails Grown Dim, p. 44
    11. Two Bachelors and a Lighthouse by Agnes M. Pharo, p. 45
    12. Would a Fur-Trading Man Know Gold? by Mildred Fielder, pp. 46-47
    13. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 48-71 - 6 Reviews
      1. The United States Soldier Between Two Wars by Jack D. Foner
      2. When Russia Was in America by Mykhaylo Huculak
      3. Reminiscences of Alexander Toponce by Alexander Toponce
      4. After the Pioneers by W.R. Poage
      5. Sam Houston: Texas Giant by Claud Garner
      6. Buckskin and Blanket Days by Thomas Henry Tibbles
    14. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 72-74
    15. Cover by Bob Taylor
  2. [+]
    April 1972 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letter Rip!, pp. 4-5
    2. The Agony of a Mormon Polygamist by Kerry Ross Boren, pp. 6-11
    3. The Disastrous Dietz Expedition by William J. Betts, pp. 12-15
    4. Livestock Commission Man by R.R. Neal, pp. 16-18
    5. Ocosta Broke the Speculators' Hearts! by Virginia H. Maas, p. 19
    6. Bushwhacked on the Trail by Larry Cheek, pp. 20-21
    7. Gold and Where To Find it by Gerry Fleming, pp. 22-23
    8. My Dog Was Better Known Than I Was! by Leola Lehman, pp. 24-25
    9. La Tuileries Gardens---A Cattleman's Folly by Olive Bertram Peabody, pp. 26-28
    10. Miracle At Stillwater by Olevia Bertram Peabody, p. 29
    11. I Don't Want None of Your Weevily Wheat by Albert S. Gilles, Sr., pp. 30-33
    12. Blooody Night on the Gila by Dan Rose, pp. 34-35
    13. Captive Among the Comanches by Jane Adeline Wilson, pp. 36-37
    14. The Great Opportunist---Chicken Bill by Edward Blair, pp. 38-67
    15. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 68-69
    16. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 70-71 - 3 Reviews
      1. A Bibliography of the Published Works of Charles M. Russell by Karl Yost and Frederic G. Renner
      2. Cowboy Slang by Edgar R. Potter
      3. Mixtec Kings and Their People by Ronald Spores
    17. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 72-74
    18. Cover Painting by Dan Muller
  3. [+]
    July 1972 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Letter Rip!, pp. 4-5
    2. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 6-7
    3. The Life Story of Finlay Booth by Hamilton Wigle, pp. 8-12
    4. I Think Earp Took Johnny Ringo by Robert L. Thomas, p. 13
    5. Sanders of Turkey Creek by J. Beller, pp. 14-17
    6. Secret Coves and Lost Words by Randall A. Reinstedt, pp. 18-21
    7. A Mighty Good Railroad Town by D.O. Merriman, pp. 22-25
    8. McGonagill Pays Off by Bob Dow and Eve Ball, pp. 26-27
    9. Black Robes and Circuit Riders by Grace Roffey Pratt, pp. 28-31
    10. Hell! Dodge City Ain't in the United States! by Charles Manley, pp. 32-34
    11. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, p. 35 - 10 Reviews
      1. The Cowman Says It Salty by Ramon F. Adams
      2. Clarke of the Kindur by Dean Boyce
      3. The Public Lands of Texas, 1519-1970 by Thomas Lloyd Miller
      4. The Land of Poco Tiempo by Charles F. Lummis
      5. Washington State Place Names by James W. Phillips
      6. Fool's Gold by Vera Cauby Davis
      7. Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of California by Remi A. Nadeau
      8. Lost Pony Tracks by Ross Santee
      9. Red Lights on the Prairies by James H. Gray
      10. City in the Sun by Paul Dayton Bailey
    12. Tom Fuller for Breakfast and Three to a Bed by Leola Lehman, pp. 36-37
    13. Eleven Limbs for Eleven Killers by Alice Wright Wallace, pp. 38-71
    14. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 72-74
    15. Cover by Terry Skibby and Marvin Davis
  4. [+]
    October 1972 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Letter Rip!, pp. 4-5
    2. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 6-7
    3. A Night on the Prairie by Robert Dezell, pp. 8-15
    4. Missouri Steamboat's Treasure by K.D. Curtis, pp. 16-18
    5. Disappointment Island by Charles Kelly, p. 19
    6. Monument for a Sheriff by Brad A. Prowse, pp. 20-21
    7. Gold-Dust and Shotgun Liz by Bill Sallee, pp. 22-23
    8. Tyrannical Colonel Obenchain by Dana Cox Funk, pp. 24-25
    9. Finn Had His Own Special Touch! by Rufus L. Porter, pp. 26-29
    10. The Devil Never Sleeps by Monk Lofton, pp. 30-31
    11. Joe de Yong, "Artist from A to Z" by Robert L. Cotton, pp. 32-35
    12. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 36-37 - 8 Reviews
      1. People-Events and Erath County, Texas by Arden Jean Schuetz and Wilma Jean Shuetz
      2. Forgotten Mines and Treasures of the Great Southwest by Wayne Winters
      3. Wily Women if the West by Grace Ernestine Ray
      4. Bartholomew's 800 Texas Ghost Towns by Ed Ellsworth Bartholomew
      5. Barbed Wire: Handbook and Pricing Guide by Thomas Edward Turner
      6. The Donner Party by George Keithley
      7. El Paso in Pictures by Frank Mangan
      8. Cheyenne Memories by John Stands in Timber, Margot Liberty, and Robert M. Utley, ...
    13. The Great Western by Flora Hicks, pp. 38-41
    14. Do You Know These Folks? by Robert Maxton, pp. 42-47
    15. Homesteading a Waterhole by Sallie Dayton, pp. 48-71
    16. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 72-74
    17. Cover Painting by Gregory Perillo
4. [+]
  Issues of 1973 = 1 Issue, 15 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1973 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Letter Rip!, pp. 4-5
    2. Outlaws I Have Known by Bill Deister and Jane Pattie, pp. 6-15
    3. Idaho's Fabulous Lost Mines by Maurice Kildare, pp. 16-18
    4. Trails Grown Dim, p. 19
    5. War Horses for the British by Walter W. Gann, pp. 20-23
    6. Drivin' a Dogs-and-Chickens Scatterer by Dolores Johnson, pp. 24-26
    7. La Piedra Pintada by Birma Still and Angus MacLean, pp. 27-29
    8. Stop-Over At Caudill's Ranch by Bud Goodson and Eve Ball, pp. 30-31
    9. "Draw One for Babe!" by R. Roland Schmidt, pp. 32-33
    10. Copper Kings in a Mining Camp by Helen Clark, pp. 34-38
    11. Strangers and Strays by Russell V. Gunter, p. 39
    12. Silver Spurs Without a Jingle by Roberta M. Starry, pp. 40-63
    13. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 64-71 - 10 Reviews
      1. Conversations with Frank Waters by John R. Milton and Frank Waters
      2. Lone Star Rebel by Judith Ann Benner
      3. Reminiscences of a Centenarian by Amasa Gleason Clark
      4. Letters from Grenfell by Gilbert J. Butland
      5. Polygamy Was Better Than Monotony by Paul Bailey
      6. An End and a Beginning by Joseph S. O'Flaherty
      7. Iowa on the Eve of the Civil War by Morton M. Rosenberg
      8. A Tenderfoot in Colorado by R.B. Townshend
      9. C. M. Russell Boyhood Sketchbook by R.D. Warden
      10. Cowboy Flat by M.C. Rouse
    14. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 72-74
    15. Cover by Josef Muench
5. [+]
  Issues of 1974 = 3 Issues, 49 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1974 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 4-5
    2. Letter Rip, pp. 6-7
    3. Artist "Shorty" Shope by Helen Clark, pp. 8-13
    4. Lost River of Silver by Maurice Kildare, pp. 14-15
    5. The Only Conchita by Victor H. White, pp. 16-18
    6. Dyrenforth's Assault on the Heavens by Pat Henry, p. 19
    7. Jekyll-Hyde of the Twin Territories by E.H. Brewington, pp. 20-23
    8. Tragedy in Fremont County by Paul Huntley, pp. 24-26
    9. When Stema Was Power by C.O. Peterson, p. 27
    10. The Murder of Cadete by Donald Cline, pp. 28-30
    11. Sam Colt's Big Pistol by Guy L. Aurand, p. 31
    12. Cyclones and Neighbors by Lela Bristow Tadlock, pp. 32-33
    13. Old Wimberley Mills by C.W. Wimberley, pp. 34-37
    14. At Strawberry, Arizona by Dave Hopkins, pp. 38-55
    15. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 56-74 - 10 Reviews
      1. Fire and Blood by T.R. Fehrenbach
      2. The Machados and Rancho La Ballona by Mary Sainte Therese Wittenburg
      3. Give Your Heart to the Hawks by Winfred Blevins
      4. Your Passport to the Gunnison Country by Charles Albert Page
      5. Wilderness Manhunt by Robert S. Weddle
      6. Firearms Encyclopedia by George C. Monte, Jr.
      7. A Geographical Survey of Chihuahua by Robert H. Schmidt, Jr.
      8. Mountain Villages by Alice Bullock
      9. Doc Holliday by John Myers Myers
      10. The New Way of the Wilderness by Calvin Rutstrum
    16. Cover: "Way Over Yonder" by Irvin Shope
  2. [+]
    April 1974 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letter Rip!, pp. 4-5
    2. Warm Weather Ne'er-Do-Wells by Don Buchan, pp. 6-8
    3. Get Up, Mule...Please! by J.S. Sampson, p. 9
    4. Gold Cache At Cedar Hill by Maurice Kildare, pp. 10-13
    5. End of a Madman's Trail by Charley Snook and Ethel Kimball, pp. 14-16
    6. The Prize Was Right by Eve Ball, p. 17
    7. Two Sides of the Green Boys by Olevia E. Myers, pp. 18-19
    8. Battle of the Beard by Ruth M. Herberg, pp. 20-21
    9. Trapper Man by Grace Roffey Pratt, pp. 22-25
    10. From No-Account To Plain Mean by Chris Weatherby, pp. 26-27
    11. Old Fort Robidoux by George A. Thompson, pp. 28-29
    12. Stub's Express by Robert L. Grubb, pp. 30-32
    13. A Different Kind of Race by June English, pp. 33-34
    14. Deaf Smith Versus Santa Anna by Cleburne Huston, p. 35
    15. Night of Terror by Dr. Roy Edward Stivison and Tom Bailey, pp. 36-39
    16. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 40-47
    17. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 48-74 - 9 Reviews
      1. Glimmer on the Hill by Eunice E. Heizer
      2. The Life and Legend of George McJunkin: Black Cowboy by Franklin Folsom
      3. Gold in the Santa Lucias by Randall A. Reinstedt
      4. Trader on the Santa Fe Trail, the Memoirs of Franz Huning by Lina Fergusson Browne and Franz Huning
      5. Destiny Road by Odie B. Faulk
      6. Speed and the Quarter Horse by Nelson C. Nye
      7. Pony Express by Fred Reinfeld
      8. Indian Tribes of America by Marion Eleanor Gridley
      9. Pathfinding on Plain and Prairie by John McDougall
    18. Cvoer: Near Usery Pass in Arizona by Darwin Van Campen
  3. [+]
    October 1974 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Trails Grown Dim, p. 3
    2. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 4-5 - 5 Reviews
      1. What's in a Name in the Gunnison Country? by Charles A. Page
      2. The Nature of the Horse by Margaret Cabell Self
      3. Approved Practices in Raising and Handling Horses by Donald E. Ulmer and Elwood M. Juergenson
      4. Gooberland Memories by Fred Mullings
      5. Frontier Violence: Another Look by W. Eugene Hollon
    3. Letter Rip!, pp. 6-7
    4. Cowboy Strongman---Tom Tyler by Glenn Shirley, pp. 8-14
    5. Lost Lead/Silver Vein On New River by Billy B. Waldeck, p. 15
    6. The Saga of Mike Devaney by George B. Abdill, pp. 16-19
    7. Penalty for a Midnight Robbery by Charlotte M. Offen, pp. 20-21
    8. That Topographical Ghost---Horsehead Crossing by Clayton W. Williams, pp. 22-25
    9. Three Quick Rifle Shots by Noel Routson, pp. 26-27
    10. What's the House of Going On? by Juanita Dennis, pp. 28-30
    11. A Hobo's Christmas Eve by Rufus L. Porter, pp. 31-33
    12. David Crockett's Unheroic Grandson by Lance Robbins, pp. 34-35
    13. Old San Diego's Haunted House by Richard Bauman, pp. 36-41
    14. The Shooting Above Goldman's Saloon by Hank Wieler, pp. 42-66
    15. Cover: Vernonia, South Park & Sunset Steam Railroad, Oregon by Gene Ahrens
6. [+]
  Issues of 1975 = 3 Issues, 48 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1975 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. I Need Some Answers Bad!, pp. 3-5
    2. Tragedy In Hood Valley by Larry Warren, pp. 6-11
    3. Treasure of the Estrellas by Maurice Kildare, pp. 12-15
    4. Man and Beast On a Crash Course by Carey Baldwin, pp. 16-19
    5. Two-Bar's Biggest Roundup by V.S. FitzPatrick, pp. 20-21
    6. Bill Nye's Funny Bone by Mary Alice Gunderson, pp. 22-25
    7. The Rogue's Rogue by O.E. Hill, pp. 26-28
    8. A Man With Three Graves by Dana Cox Funk, p. 29
    9. Silver Fox Farming by C.O. Peterson, pp. 30-31
    10. A Pretty Lady Few People Knew by Annabel Johnson, pp. 32-42
    11. Letter Rip!, pp. 43-50
    12. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 51-56
    13. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 57-66 - 6 Reviews
      1. The Railroaders by Keith Wheeler
      2. A History of Iowa by Leland L. Sage
      3. Nebraska Pioneer Cookbook by Kay Graber
      4. Horses in Health and Disease by James L. Naviaux
      5. The Buffalo Book by David A. Dary
      6. Exploring Redwood National Park by Robert J. Dolezal
    14. Cover: Alpine Drama by Andrew Berrick
  2. [+]
    April 1975 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. I Need Your Advice Again!, p. 3
    2. Letter Rip!, pp. 4-5
    3. Tough Warriors! by John R. Winslowe, pp. 6-9
    4. A Fortune in Chinese Porcelain by Paul A. Lundgren, pp. 10-11
    5. Iowa's Terrible Gun Battle by Don Buchan, pp. 12-13
    6. The Sun Comes Up; The Sun Goes Down by Dewey Tidwell, pp. 14-17
    7. The Great Olney by Thelma Kimmel, pp. 18-21
    8. The Fresh Air Cure by Mrs. Dorothy Hemming and Hank Givens, pp. 22-23
    9. Booby Trap! by Walter Overton, pp. 24-25
    10. Good to the Last Ounce by B.J. Bigham, pp. 26-28
    11. Trails Grown Dim, p. 29
    12. Runnin' Wild by Al Kania, pp. 30-33
    13. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 34-40 - 6 Reviews
      1. A Pocket in a Petticoat by Florence E. Barrett
      2. We Three Came West by Helen Raitt and Mary C. Wayne
      3. No Coward Soul by Vesta O. Robbins
      4. The Westerners by Dee Alexander Brown
      5. North American Big-Game Animals by Byron W. Dalrymple
      6. Imperial Valley's Lost Gold by Peter Odens
    14. Hot-Headed Tom James by Walter W. Gann, pp. 41-50
    15. The Guy Who Stole His Own Sheep by Ira Hall, pp. 51-53
    16. Old West Scrapbook by L.A. Wilke, pp. 54-66
    17. Cover Painting by L. Markos
  3. [+]
    July 1975 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Editorial, p. 3
    2. Letter Rip!, pp. 4-5
    3. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 6-7 - 14 Reviews
      1. The American Compromise by Richard C. Vitzthum
      2. Roundup: A Nebraska Reader by Virginia Faulkner
      3. Apache Lightning by Joseph A. Stout, Jr.
      4. Pages from Hopi History by Harry C. James
      5. A Pocket in a Petticoat by Florence E. Barrett
      6. The Art of Willa Cather by Willa Cather
      7. Animal Tales of the West by Clayton Williams
      8. Pioneer Bush Pilot by Ira Harkey
      9. Wager with the Wind by James Greiner
      10. The American Farmer by Richard K. Seim
      11. Santos and Saints by Thomas J. Steele
      12. American Indian Tribes by Marion Eleanor Gridley
      13. California: The Golden Coast by Philip L. Fradkin
      14. Land of the Underground Rain by Donald E. Green
    4. The Bland-McElroy Feud by Olevia Myers, pp. 8-11
    5. Foreclosure Country by Bob Duffy, pp. 12-14
    6. A Search for Stolen Bullion by Ike Osteen, p. 15
    7. Capital Punishment in the West by I.E. Sisemore and L. Williams, pp. 16-17
    8. The Boyds of Carretas by Eve Ball, pp. 18-19
    9. Dynamite Plots and Ballots by Eve Townsend, pp. 20-21
    10. Joshua Creffield---Death of a Prophet by Roberta O. McKern, pp. 22-25
    11. Seminole, Bowlegs and Little River by Watson L. Caldwell, pp. 26-30
    12. Bear Hunters Bold by S. Omar Barker, p. 31
    13. Grey Owl by Ernest Miles, pp. 32-35
    14. Swansea, An Arizona Ghost Town by J. Riddle, pp. 36-38
    15. Spanish Fort Treasure by B.F. Dearmore, pp. 39-50
    16. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 51-66
    17. Cover Painting: Two Worlds by Gregory Perillo
7. [+]
  Issues of 1976 = 4 Issues, 56 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1976 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 1-2 - 6 Reviews
      1. Texas Heartland by John Graves
      2. Roll Call on the Little Big Horn, 28 June 1876 by John M. Carroll and Byron Price
      3. Passage Through the Garden by John Logan Allen
      4. Unforgetable Men of the West by George A. Wallis
      5. Gentilz: Artist of the Old Southwest by Dorothy Steinbonner Kendall and Carmen Perry
      6. Images of the American West by Charles B. Rogers
    2. Trails Grown Dim, p. 3
    3. Letter Rip!, pp. 4-5
    4. Belling the Lead Steer by J. Frank Dobie, pp. 6-7
    5. A Color-Blind Island by Robert M. Herberg, pp. 8-9
    6. Kidnapped! by William B. Secrest, pp. 10-11
    7. The Battle of the Mining Camps by Abbott Fay, pp. 12-13
    8. J.B. Okie of Lost Cabin by K.B. Hammons, pp. 14-16
    9. Bear Island's Mysterious Gold by Dean F. Wilkie, p. 17
    10. The Chinese Woman of the Nineties by Sui Seen Far, pp. 18-19
    11. A Downright Crooked Railroad by Tom Thorne, pp. 20-24
    12. Light Bighorn Monument by Jean Michael Moore, pp. 25-31
    13. A Lively Week At Tubac by Jack McPhee, pp. 32-40
    14. Cattle Trails of the Old West by Col. Jack Potter, pp. 41-66
    15. Cover Painting: "Moonlight Drink" by L. Markos
  2. [+]
    April 1976 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 1-2 - 10 Reviews
      1. Bread by Sarah Morgan
      2. Colorado Front Range Ski Tours by Tom Sudduth and Sanse Sudduth
      3. The Desert Trackers by Peter R. Odens
      4. They Called Him Wild Bill by Joseph G. Rosa
      5. A Treasury of Western Folklore by B.A. Botkin
      6. Comanches: The Destruction of a People by T.R. Fehrenbach
      7. The Pima Indians by Frank Russell
      8. Retaliation by Bert Webber
      9. Wild and Wooly by Denis McLoughlin
      10. San Diego County Place Names by Lou Stein
    2. Letter Rip!, p. 3
    3. Till the Law Cut Us Down! by Walt Coburn, pp. 4-7
    4. Bill Box Didn't Wear a Gun by Jewel V. McDaniel, pp. 8-9
    5. California's Golden Fleet by Mack Sherrill, pp. 10-12
    6. Trails Grown Dim, p. 13
    7. Luke Short's Brother Joe by Florence Short Self, pp. 14-15
    8. Killer from West Point by Larry Warren, pp. 16-19
    9. Buckskin Joe by Maurice Kildare, pp. 20-23
    10. Buried Treasure At Austin, pp. 24-42
    11. Six Horses by Capt. William Banning and George Hugh Banning, ..., pp. 43-66
    12. Cover: "Later On" by Joe Rader Roberts
  3. [+]
    July 1976 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 1-3 - 10 Reviews
      1. Edward Borein. Drawings and Paintings of the Old West, Vol. II by Nicholas Woloshuk and Edward Borein
      2. 200 Trails to Gold~~Two Hundred Trails to Gold by Samuel B. Jackson
      3. Along Colorado Trails by Raymond M. Beckner
      4. Guns Along the Silvery San Juan by Raymond M. Beckner
      5. Hardscrabble by Anita Kunkler
      6. Home and Other Moments by Elroy Bode
      7. Portrait of America by Nancy Heller and Julia Williams
      8. Papers of the Archaeology of Black Mesa Arizona by George J. Gumerman and Robert C. Euler
      9. Sioux Indian Leaders by Mildred Fielder
      10. Cowboy Slang by Edgar R. Potter
    2. Letter Rip!, pp. 4-5
    3. Abilene, Kansas by Wayne Gard, pp. 6-9
    4. John Hance of Grand Canyon by Donald N. Bentz, pp. 10-12
    5. Buck and His Monument by Ted Van Arsdol, p. 13
    6. Von Ghrolman's Three Silver Bars by Ray D. Rains, pp. 14-15
    7. The Van Horn Trading Company by Mildred Carson Muller, pp. 16-17
    8. A Lady Goes to the Mines by Virginia Eller, pp. 18-20
    9. Charlie Janousek by Dorothy Kelley, p. 21
    10. The Last Choctaw "Witch Killer" by Reba Reading, pp. 22-26
    11. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 27-31
    12. Art Brown---Cowboy Artist by Helen Clark, pp. 32-37
    13. Homicide At Winchester by Maxwell Fanning, pp. 38-46
    14. Six Horses by Capt. William Banning and George Hugh Banning, ..., pp. 47-66
    15. Cover: Grand Canyon from Desert View, Arizona by Gene Ahrens
  4. [+]
    October 1976 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 1-5 - 3 Reviews
      1. A Nation Within a Nation by Mark E. Nackman
      2. Arctic Passage by William R. Hunt
      3. The Truth About Geronimo by Britton Davis
    2. Birch Creek Massacre by Ethel Kimball, pp. 6-8
    3. The Fightin'est Cow I Ever Saw! by Paul L. Huntley, p. 9
    4. Lost Gold Ledge of Mormon Jimmy by William Klette, pp. 10-12
    5. Night Raid On Leaday by Walter W. Gann, p. 13
    6. Ruel Packer and His Boys by C.L. Packer, pp. 14-20
    7. Proyecto De Guerra by Norman L. Wilson, Jr., p. 21
    8. Uncle Clyde Rode Point With Tom Horn by Walt Lawyer and D. Parker Skold, pp. 22-24
    9. Skunk Johnson's Magnificent Cave by Gene Kivett, pp. 25-27
    10. The South Park Narrow Gauge by Bert Renck and Hank Rivens, pp. 28-30
    11. Letter Rip!, pp. 31-44
    12. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 45-46
    13. Six Horses by Capt. William Banning and George Hugh Banning, ..., pp. 47-66
    14. Cover: "Sunrise in the Oregon Cascades" by Ed Cooper
[+]
Issues of the 1980s = 2 Years, 3 Issues, 62 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1981 = 1 Issue, 13 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1981 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 3-4
    2. Letter Rip!, pp. 5-7
    3. Morgan Courtney, Gunfighter from Pioche by A.D. Hopkins, pp. 8-13
    4. Dakota Poker Game by George F. White, pp. 14-20
    5. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, p. 21 - 10 Reviews
      1. Whispers from Old Genesee and Echoes of the Salmon River by John A. Platt
      2. The Rainmakers: American "Pluviculture" to World War II by Clark C. Spence
      3. Three Caravans to Yuma by Harlan D. Fowler
      4. Look for Me in Heaven by Mark Feister
      5. A "Looking Back" Scrapbook for Calhoun County and Matagorda Bay, Texas by Paul H. Freier
      6. Taos 1847 by Michael McNierney
      7. To the Foot of the Rainbow by Clyde Kluckhohn
      8. Trickster Tales from Prairie Lodgefires by Bernice G. Anderson
      9. William Robinson Leigh: Western Artist by D. Duane Cummins
      10. On the Road with John James Audubon by Mary B. Durant and Michael Harwood
    6. Goshute Country by Robert L. Foster, pp. 22-26
    7. Big Doc Callahan by Fred J. Girard, pp. 27-28
    8. Besieged By Bears by Enos A. Mills, pp. 29-33
    9. "Girlie, the Mountain Men Are About Gone" by Roberta Green, pp. 34-37
    10. A Case of Indian Cruelty by B. Johnny Rube, pp. 38-41
    11. Jokersville Mine Disaster by Anthony M. Stroh, pp. 42-52
    12. Days of Violence by Henry F. Hoyt, pp. 53-68
    13. Cover by Josef Muench
2. [+]
  Issues of 1983 = 2 Issues, 49 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1983 Issue = 26 Articles
    1. Editor's Notebook by Jim Dullenty, p. 5
    2. Letter Rip, p. 6
    3. Wolf At the Door by Eve Ball, pp. 7-8
    4. Old "Bones" Ricks by Ben Garthofner, p. 9
    5. The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnston by Harry J. Owens, pp. 10-17
    6. Massacre At Baxter Springs by Wayne T. Walker, pp. 18-22
    7. Trails Grown Dim, p. 23
    8. Fox Three Times a Day by June Oxford, pp. 24-29
    9. Birth of the Arizona Rangers by Jody Jensen, pp. 30-33
    10. The Oklahoma Bachelor Who Had 75 Dates In One Evening by Louise Boyd James, pp. 34-36
    11. Going Western, pp. 37-38
    12. Old West Cookery: Buffalo by Barbara Blackburn, p. 39
    13. Wagner Train Robbery by Jim Dullenty, pp. 40-42
    14. [+]
      Books (6 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        On the Way to Old Santa Fe by Bobette Perrone, p. 43 - 1 Review
        Down the Santa Fe Trail and Into Mexico by Susan Shelby Magoffin and Stella M. Drumm
      2. [+]
        Fort Larned by Leon C. Metz, p. 43 - 1 Review
        Fort Larned by Leo E. Oliva
      3. [+]
        Women On the Range by Fern Lyon, p. 43 - 1 Review
        Cowgirls: Women of the American West by Teresa Jordan
      4. [+]
        Black Hills Gold by Bill Garwood, p. 44 - 1 Review
        Gold in the Black Hills by Watson Parker
      5. [+]
        Gold In California by Chuck Parsons, p. 44 - 1 Review
        Gold Dust by Donald Dale Jackson
      6. [+]
        Repeated Legends by Chuck Parsons, p. 44 - 1 Review
        Wyoming's Outlaw Days by Richard M. Patterson
    15. Goat War In Western Colorado by Florence McCarty, pp. 45-47
    16. Unpublished Frank James Letter, pp. 48-49
    17. Cracker Barrel and Pickle Crock by Genevieve H. Miller, pp. 50-53
    18. Spanish Conquest of the Ute Indians by Madoline Cloward Dixon, pp. 54-57
    19. Vengeance In Blood by Evelyn Noren, pp. 58-62
    20. The Story of the Three Bares by Carrol L. Cogburn, pp. 63-68
    21. Our Cover: "Checkin' the Back Trail" by Mel H. Bradshaw
  2. [+]
    April 1983 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. Editor's Notebook by Jim Dullenty, p. 5
    2. Letter Rip, pp. 6-7
    3. Going Western, pp. 8-9
    4. Sixguns On the Diamond by Bill O'Neal, pp. 10-15
    5. Meeting On the Wire by Ben Garthofner, p. 16
    6. Murder At Escondido by Lynda Sanchez, p. 17
    7. The Strangulation of Damian Romero by James Stevens Peters, pp. 18-22
    8. [+]
      Book Roundup (6 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        Lee Hall of Texas by Bill O'Neal, p. 23 - 1 Review
        Captain Lee Hall of Texas by Dora Neill Raymond
      2. [+]
        Story Catcher of the Plains by Kathryn Wright, p. 23 - 1 Review
        Mari Sandoz: Story Catcher of the Plains by Helen Winter Stauffer
      3. [+]
        Collection of Information by Dale L. Walker, p. 24 - 1 Review
        The One Thousand and One Most Asked Questions About the American West by Harry E. Chrisman
      4. [+]
        Autobiography Reads Like a Novel by Jeff Nathan, p. 24 - 1 Review
        Deep Enough by Frank A. Crampton
      5. [+]
        Piegans Slaughtered by Chuck Parsons, p. 25 - 1 Review
        Death, Too, for The-Heavy-Runner by Ben Bennett
      6. [+]
        Montana Memories by Ken Robertson, p. 25 - 1 Review
        Many Strange Characters by James Willard Schultz
    9. Photographer With Custer by Dana C. Jennings, pp. 26-29
    10. Samuel Kyburz, Forgotten Man of California by Donovan Lewis, pp. 30-35
    11. Cowboy Mutiny by Bill Cellers, pp. 36-37
    12. Bad Blood---The True Story of Harry Tracy by Jim Dullenty, pp. 38-46
    13. Trails Grown Dim, pp. 47-49
    14. Erastus "Deaf" Smith by Ebba Kingstrom, pp. 50-53
    15. Horse and Buggy Doctor by Vera D. Saban and Alice K. Cornelius, pp. 54-58
    16. Food of Early California by Geraldine Duncann, pp. 59-60
    17. Alf Bolin's Reign of Terror by Viola R. Hartman, pp. 61-68
    18. Our Cover: "Harry Tracy Country" by William D. McKinney