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The Courier's Ordeal

by Helen Addison Howard

True West, August 1966, pp. 26-27

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  Issues of 1964 = 6 Issues, 133 Articles
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  Issues of 1965 = 6 Issues, 142 Articles
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  Issues of 1966 = 6 Issues, 146 Articles
  1. [+]
    February 1966 Issue = 26 Articles
    1. Wanted: Help!, p. 3
    2. Truly Western, pp. 4-5
    3. Tales of Colorado Mining Camps by Den Galbraith, pp. 6-12
    4. Papa's Straw Hat by Fred Gipson, p. 13
    5. I Knew Them All by Milt Hinkle, pp. 14-16
    6. Walt Coburn's Tally Book, p. 17
    7. Justice After Dark by C.L. Connichsen, pp. 18-20
    8. Eagle by Michael Jenkinson, p. 21
    9. Bows and Arrows Versus Muzzle Loader by Dorothy Robertson, pp. 22-23
    10. Who Killed Oliver Yantis? by Daniel D. Hunt and Joseph W. Snell, pp. 24-25
    11. Dissertation On the Cow Chip by Eve Ball, pp. 26-27
    12. Honor To the Brave by Homer Wilkes, pp. 28-29
    13. Old Town Nara Visa by Unasue Sellers Wright, pp. 30-31
    14. Vengeance Riders of the Monte by Joseph Kennelley, pp. 32-33
    15. Monument To Hate by Editha L. Watson, pp. 34-35
    16. So You Think You Know the West? by John R. Clawson, pp. 36-37
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      Wild Old Days (3 Items)
      1. Buffalo's Greatest by Ed Niciejewski, p. 38
      2. Lincoln Trotting Wolf by Charlotte M. Cox, p. 38
      3. The Disappearing Mountie by Helen Marquis, p. 39
    18. Violence---Spawn of Raw Gold by Ethel Kimball, pp. 40-42
    19. Robert W. Service---Bard of the North by Richard A. King, pp. 43-44
    20. My Friend, Crazy Horse by Bertha Shafer Howey, pp. 45-59
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      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 60-66 - 9 Reviews
      1. Bob More, Man and Bird Man by J. Frank Dobie
      2. Bell Ranch Recollections and Memories by Martha Downer Ellis
      3. Early Days of a Cowboy on the Pecos by James F. Hinkle
      4. Cattle Kings of the Staked Plains by George A. Wallis
      5. Remnants of the Old West by Harriett Farnsworth
      6. A Directory of New Mexico Desperados by Peter Hertzog
      7. Ghost Towns and How to Get to Them by Betty Woods
      8. Backward Through a Bottle by Kay Devner
      9. Five Years a Dragoon ('49 to '54) by Percival G. Lowe
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      Wild Old Days (2 Items)
      1. Spokane's Most Hilarious Christmas by Mary Pease Lashbrook, p. 67
      2. The Strange Life of Martin J. Kjorom by Loula Dickerson Arnold, pp. 68-74
    23. Cover: Mystery Mine near Silverton Colorado
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    April 1966 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. Contest: Confusion Inc., p. 3
    2. Truly Western, pp. 4-5
    3. Invitation To a Ghost Walk by Jack McGee and Bernice McGee, pp. 6-17
    4. Miracle At Martinsville by Jean Williams, pp. 18-20
    5. Walt Coburn's Tally Book, p. 21
    6. Were You There? by Bob Thomas, pp. 22-23
    7. The Flume Riders by Anthony Amaral, pp. 24-25
    8. Hardluck General by John Barsness and William Dickinson, pp. 26-27
    9. Mining---A Game With No Rules! by Den Galbraith, pp. 28-31
    10. Fair Trial At Encinoso by Clarence Siringo Adams, pp. 32-33
    11. I Saw the Whitman Massacre by Nancy Osborne Jacobs and Herbert Lasater, pp. 34-35
    12. Three Would Be a Crowd by Harriett Farnsworth, pp. 36-38
    13. When a Man and a Horse Square Off by Eva Tubb, p. 39
    14. Miramount---Francolon's Castle of Mystery by W.S. "Bill" Crosby and Hank Givens, pp. 40-41
    15. The Capture of "Jesse James" by Lyo Lee and Eve Ball, pp. 42-43
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      Wild Old Days (3 Items)
      1. The First "Daylight" Bank Holdup by Raymond W. Thorp, p. 44
      2. Recollections of Bixby by Pat Swingle, p. 44
      3. The Maiden's Grave by Diane M. Pollock, pp. 45-46
    17. Circle: Where the Road Dead-Ends by Michael Jenkinson, pp. 47-53
    18. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 54-65 - 12 Reviews
      1. The Horse in America by Robert West Howard
      2. Irons in the Fire: Cattle Brand Lore by Oren Arnold
      3. Another Verdict for Oliver Lee by W.H. Hutchinson
      4. The Valley of the Upper Yellowstone by Charles W. Cook
      5. 60 Miles of Photo History~~Sixty Miles of Photo History by Doris Whithorn and Bill Whithorn
      6. Pawnee Bill by Glenn Shirley
      7. The Battle of Sand Creek by Morse H. Coffin
      8. Far Above Rubies by Chloe Holt Glessner
      9. Remember When by Don Buchan
      10. Red Cloud and the Sioux Problem by James C. Olson
      11. Karankawa Boy by Audrey Adams
      12. Ritual of the Bacabs by Ralph L. Roys
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      Wild Old Days (2 Items)
      1. Percival Clegg by Robert G. Oliver, p. 66
      2. Mysterious Light by Dale Plank, pp. 67-74
    20. Cover: The Superstitions by Josef Muench
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    June 1966 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. Truly Western, pp. 4-5
    2. The Making of a Scout by J. Evetts Haley, pp. 6-10
    3. Walt Coburn's Tally Book, p. 11
    4. Survivor of Camp Desolation by Thomas Breckenridge, pp. 12-15
    5. He Hired Out To Kill! by Dabney Taylor, pp. 16-19
    6. The Passage of Starchild by Fraser Taylor, pp. 20-22
    7. Cheyenne To Deadwood Stage by Russell Thorp, Jr., pp. 23-25
    8. Black Gold In the Borego Desert by Bonnie Nelson Speer, pp. 26-27
    9. Stalking the Unknown by C.O. Finley, pp. 28-29
    10. The Man Who Lived With Greed by Orpha Collins, pp. 30-31
    11. New Mexico's Mounties by Richard D. Myers, pp. 32-33
    12. The Mad Stone by W.A. Ferris and W.R. Conger, pp. 34-35
    13. Rampart by Michael Jenkinson, pp. 36-37
    14. Charlie Russell's Home Endangered by 'Tana Mac, pp. 38-39
    15. The Bungled Job At Blackstone Switch by Glenn Shirley, pp. 40-42
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      Wild Old Days (5 Items)
      1. Foxen Canyon, p. 43
      2. Big Lonesome by W.E. Kirkpatrick, p. 43
      3. Gila Bill by Joan Graves, p. 44
      4. Mystery In Death Trap Mountain, p. 44
      5. Liver-Eating Johnson's Fearsome Name by Doris Whithorn, pp. 45-55
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      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 56-71 - 8 Reviews
      1. An Empire of Silver by Robert Leaman Brown
      2. Newspapering in the Old West by Robert F. Karolevitz
      3. Wagons East by C. Richard King
      4. History of Wyoming by T.A. Larson
      5. Pimas, Dead Padres and Gold by Paul V. Lease
      6. The Blazed Trail of Antoine Leroux by Forbes Parkhill
      7. The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West by LeRoy R. Hafen
      8. Southwestern Archaeology by John C. McGregor
    18. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 72-74
    19. Cover by Joe Grandee
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    August 1966 Issue = 25 Articles
    1. Contest Results, p. 3
    2. Truly Western, pp. 4-5
    3. Gold Canyon by John R. Winslowe, pp. 6-9
    4. The Tragic Wards by The FitzPatricks, pp. 10-12
    5. Walt Coburn's Tally Book, p. 13
    6. Come Hard, Go Easy Country by J.E. Tompkins, pp. 14-17
    7. Jack Morrow---Road Rancher by Nina Hull Miller, pp. 18-19
    8. Buck Jones---Bona Fide Hero by Joseph G. Rosa, pp. 20-21
    9. The Boom Days of Staging by Waddell F. Smith, pp. 22-24
    10. Oregon's Buried Treasures by Paul Atkinson, p. 25
    11. The Courier's Ordeal by Helen Addison Howard, pp. 26-27
    12. Ruby by Michael Jenkinson, pp. 28-29
    13. A Bank for the "Little Guys" by William Thyrde, pp. 30-31
    14. The Mystery of Little Wing's Medicine Sack by Viahnett Sprague Martin, pp. 32-33
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      Wild Old Days (3 Items)
      1. Most Vicious Dog in the West by James Presley, p. 34
      2. Pearl Valley by Monk Lofton, p. 35
      3. Bummer Hill Dust by Ed Eline, p. 35
    16. So You Think You Know the West? by John R. Clawson, pp. 36-37
    17. Mexican Bullion On the Flying H Bar Ranch by Verne Sems, pp. 38-39
    18. Cowboys In Town by Jerry Armstrong, pp. 40-41
    19. Messages In Beeswax from a Missing Galleon by Ben Maxwell, pp. 42-49
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      Wild Old Days (1 Item)
      1. Cattle and Kids by S.E. "Ed" Bogart, pp. 50-53
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      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 54-71 - 7 Reviews
      1. Treasury of Frontier Relics by Les Beitz
      2. Where the Rockies Ride Herd by Stephen Payne
      3. The Sucker's Teeth by Joe Back
      4. The Warrior Apaches by Gordon C. Baldwin
      5. The Shadow of Sequoyah by Jack Frederick Kilpatrick and Anna Gritts Kilpatrick, ...
      6. Old Jules Country by Mari Sandoz
      7. My Diary, 1874 by Cornelia Adair
    22. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 72-74
    23. Cover by Gene Shortridge
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    October 1966 Issue = 25 Articles
    1. Truly Western, pp. 4-5
    2. Paulina---Deadly Raider by Howard E. Lyon, pp. 6-10
    3. Walt Coburn's Tally Book, p. 11
    4. A Visit With Peter Hurd by Fred Gipson, pp. 12-15
    5. America's Mightiest Wildfowler by Raymond W. Thorp, pp. 16-17
    6. Richard Merchant---Cowboy's Cowboy by Eve Ball, pp. 18-21
    7. The Innocent Were Hanged, Too by Olevia E. Myers, pp. 22-23
    8. When the Injuns Came by Harry E. Webb, pp. 24-26
    9. Joe Rankin's Ride by A.L. Schafer, p. 27
    10. The Disappearing Gold of La Nariz by Joe K. Parrish, pp. 28-29
    11. Uncle Sim's Trading Store by Albert S. Gilles, pp. 30-31
    12. Old Camps Along the Nez Perce Trail by Ferris Weddle, pp. 32-33
    13. Twenty Years Among Our Hostile Indians by J. Lee Humfre Ville, pp. 34-37
    14. Mystery of the Mexican Colt by Arizona Bob Kubista, pp. 38-39
    15. A Forced Change of Pasture by Fred H. Root, pp. 40-41
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      Wild Old Days (3 Items)
      1. Tumco Where Poor Ore Produced Millions by Peter Odens, p. 42
      2. Camp Red Willow, p. 42
      3. The Murder of J.A. Moore by Inez Christian Doshier, pp. 42-43
    17. Paiute War Bonnet by Ruby Robison, pp. 44-45
    18. Treasure Hunters' Jubilee by Dayne Chastain, pp. 46-57
    19. [+]
      Wild Old Days (1 Item)
      1. Author Chacanios, pp. 58-59
    20. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 60-63 - 12 Reviews
      1. Sequoyah: Of Earth and Intellect by Jack Frederick Kilpatrick and Sequoyah
      2. Great Western Indian Fights by Potomac Corral of the Westerners
      3. Buckskin Joe by Edwin Jonathan Hoyt and Glenn Shirley
      4. Cowboy Economics: Rural Land as an Investment by Harold L. Oppenheimer
      5. Them Were the Days by Paul H. Roberts
      6. War Drums and Wagon Wheels by Raymond W. Settle and Mary Lund Settle
      7. Founding a Wilderness by Pauline Henson
      8. War for the Colorado River by John Upton Terrell
      9. Woolaroc Museum by Ke Mo Ha
      10. Pueblo Warriors and Spanish Conquest by Oakah L. Jones, Jr.
      11. Kit Carson's Autobiography by Milo Milton Quaife and Kit Carson
      12. Experiences of a Special Indian Agent by Eugene Elliot White
    21. In the Best Western Circles by Edmund A. Braun, pp. 64-71
    22. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 72-74
    23. Cover by Joe Grandee
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    December 1966 Issue = 24 Articles
    1. You'll Never Believe It!, pp. 4-5
    2. The Indestructible Johnnie Mullens by Walt Coburn, pp. 6-9
    3. This One's On the House, Boys! by William B. Secrest, pp. 10-15
    4. A Complete Wipe-Out by Neil Rounds, pp. 16-18
    5. Frank Woolley's Last Journey by John Westbrook, p. 19
    6. Miracles of Old-Time Medicine Men by Bill Judge, pp. 20-22
    7. Pat Lynch, Hermit by Agnes M. Pharo, p. 23
    8. Who Killed Bob McCoy? by Dorothy G. Milek, pp. 24-27
    9. The Dead of Bradshaw City by Thomas H. Barkdull, pp. 28-29
    10. Legend of the Circle G by Dade Rayfield, pp. 30-32
    11. The Noble Nopales by Arizona Bob Kubista, p. 33
    12. The Oil Rush Wild West by Bill Burchardt, pp. 34-38
    13. Glory Days of the Feed and Grain Sacks by Theodore Brusha and Mary Alice Brusha, p. 39
    14. Pai Pai Deceit by Charles Bishop and Roberta M. Starry, pp. 40-41
    15. Twenty Years Among Our Hostile Indians by J. Lee Humfreville, pp. 42-43
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      Wild Old Days (4 Items)
      1. Iron That Runs...and Flies...and Crawls by Robert L. Wagner, p. 44
      2. Christmas In Pioneer Nebraska, p. 44
      3. Las Flores Massacre by Dr. Lawrence C. Davenport and Jean Goldbrandsen, ..., p. 45
      4. The Subscriber's Pardon by John Bauguess, pp. 45-47
    17. Truly Western, pp. 48-51
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      Wild Old Days (1 Item)
      1. A Lone Cowboy's Predicament by Ernest H. Thoresen, pp. 52-57
    19. [+]
      Western Book Roundup by The Old Bookaroos, pp. 58-71 - 9 Reviews
      1. Pioneer Circuses of the West by Chang Reynolds
      2. The Journals of Zebulon Montgomery Pike by Donald Dean Jackson and Zebulon M. Pike
      3. The Southwestern Journals of Adolph Bandelier, 1880-1882 by Charles H. Lange, Carroll L. Riley, and Adolph Bandelier, ...
      4. The California Gold Discovery. by Rodman W. Paul
      5. Outlaw Album by Fred Mazzulla and Jo Mazzulla
      6. Frontier Trails by Edward Everett Dale and Frank M. Canton
      7. Climbing a Rainbow by Calvin Horn
      8. Camposantos by Dorothy Benrimo
      9. Hear the Train Blow by Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg
    20. Tumbleweeds by Tom K. Ryan, pp. 72-74
    21. Cover by Gene Shortridge
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