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The Baxter's Curve Train Robbery Territorial News www.territorialnews.com www.facebook.com/TerritorialNews Vol. 33, No. 9 Your Connection to the Old West November 27, 2019 Next Issue The Baxter’s Curve Wednesday December 11 Train Robbery Play Express Agent Foils the Tall Texan’s Plan Arizona Trivia By Michael Murphy convicted and sentenced to See Page 2 for Details fifteen years in prison. Af- t’s been said that Ben ter serving ten years at the Kilpatrick, AKA “The federal penitentiary in At- This Week’s I Tall Texan,” was pretty lanta, Georgia, Kilpatrick incompetent when it came to was released in June 1911. Question: robbing trains. As a member He immediately re- of both the Ketchum Gang turned to a life of crime and and the Wild Bunch, Kil- pulled off a series of mild- Looming over the patrick had plenty of suc- ly successful robberies in East Valley, Four cess, but without the likes West Texas. On March 12, Peaks is a part of of Butch Cassidy or Black 1912, The Tall Texan’s luck what mountain Jack Ketchum along for the would run out again. range? ride, well, not so much. Baxter’s Curve is locat- (8 Letters) The thing is, it wasn’t ed almost midway between that he couldn’t rob a Sanderson and Dryden, just train—in fact he had a re- east of Sanderson Canyon markable string of suc- in West Texas. It was a cesses in a short period of sharp bend in the railway’s Index time—it’s just that he could rail bed named for an engi- never quite secure enough neer who died there when funds from these robberies his train derailed. Arizona Kid..................16 to make ends meet, which Kilpatrick and another Arizona Trivia................2 meant he had to keep rob- Ben Kilpatrick AKA “The Tall Texan” outlaw, Ole Hobek, who Business Directory........18 bing. Sooner or later his Kilpatrick met in prison, Classifieds....................18 luck would run out. outlaws Sam Ketchum, his which led to the nickname boarded the Galveston, Jim Harvey.....................2 Kilpatrick was born in brother Thomas “Black “The Tall Texan.” Harrisburg and San An- Texas in 1874. As he grew Jack” Ketchum, and Wil- Later, he rode for a tonio Railway train after up, he worked as a cowboy liam Carver. He was about time with Butch Cassidy’s it had stopped in Dryden and eventually met up with six feet, two inches tall, Wild Bunch gang. The law for water. As the train caught up with him in No- vember 1901 and he was (See Kilpatrick on Page 4) Buffalo Bill Gets The Rough Riders pon the outbreak ing as under-secretary His First Scalp of the war with in the Department of the Spain in April Navy. Realizing that he uffalo Bill Cody according to his own ac- U 1898, Miguel A. Otero, was young and lacking was already a na- count. Others described the Governor of the Terri- in training, Roosevelt tional folk hero encounter as hand-to-hand B tory of New Mexico, of- recommended, instead, when he called back into combat, and misreported fered his services to the that if Dr. Leonard Wood service as an army scout the chief’s name as Yel- War Department as a vol- would serve as colonel of after Custer’s defeat at low Hand. Still others said unteer officer and wired a regiment to be raised in the Little Big Horn. Cody that Cody merely lifted the Washington on April 26: the Southwest, he would added a new chapter to his chief’s scalp after he had “Can raise a battalion accept appointment as the legend by fighting a “duel” died in battle. Whatever ac- of mounted riflemen in lieutenant colonel. with the Cheyenne chief tually occurred, Cody char- about a week.” As soon as recruiting Yellow Hair, whom he sup- acteristically had the event Then the Secretary was authorized, cowboys, posedly first shot with a embroidered into a melo- of War offered a military miners, freighters, and rifle, then stabbed in the drama--Buffalo Bill’s First heart and finally scalped command to Theodore Roosevelt, who was serv- (See Cavalry on Page 11) “in about five seconds,” (See Cody on Page 6) Buffalo Bill Cody Page 2 Territorial News November 27, 2019 Guide Me Lord Arizona - Web of Time Guide me lord, and beans. They used yuc- you are my heart you are my strength, Jim Harvey ca and bear grass leaves to you are my hope. make sandals, baskets and The Arizona Trail sleeping mats. And they Teach me Lord, and guide my way wore hair decorations, nose I love you more each passing day. Members of an 1885 mistake. The long, powerful and lip plugs, necklaces and U.S. Army detachment hind legs and massive hips, rings made of wood, bone scouting east from Arizona’s the short forelegs held with and stone. Fort Apache into New Mex- the paws curving downward, Captain’s Bar Presents ico saw what they said was a the tapering forequarters and A Chinese man named black kangaroo. Lt. Charles neck, the erect head and up- Bill Yee who wore his long ARIZONA TRIVIA Gatewood later wrote that standing ears, in every re- hair in a queue down his This Week’s Question: Looming over the East Valley, Four the creature was moving in spect a kangaroo.” back owned 1898 King- Peaks is a part of what mountain range? (8 Letters) “calm, unhurried leaps across man’s most popular restau- the valley floor” ahead of the American Indian farm- rant where he served a lunch Last Issue’s Question: On September 4, 1886, Apache detachment. It finally disap- ers living northeast of pres- of meat, vegetables and des- leader Geronimo surrendered to U.S. government troops peared into a canyon. Gate- ent-day Flagstaff 900 years sert for 25 cents. in Arizona. Where did it take place? wood added “There was no ago raised corn, pumpkins, Answer: Skeleton Canyon 1905 was the year the Congratulations! You got the right answer! first motorcycle reached the Grand Canyon. It was rid- Leo Achin, Keith Adams, Charles Bean, James Case, Sid Clarke, Larry Damer, Serena Desylva, Doyle Ekey, Jeanne Finch, Kevin Gartley, Roger den by Dr. P.A. Melick of Kvammie, Robert Lidgett, Gerald Nelson, Bill Riordan, William Smith, Williams on a 60-mile un- Gary Swanson, Richard Valley. paved road so rough he said How to Play he nearly perished from ex- Letters are hidden in the advertisements. Find the letters to spell haustion. the answer. Submit your answer with your name, address & phone number on a postcard for the current issue’s question to Territorial Publishing, P.O. Box 1690, Apache Junction, AZ 85217. Look for The roads of northern the answer in the next issue. To have your name listed in the next Arizona still were so rough issue, cards must be received no later than 10 days past the current issue of the Territorial News. For example: submitted answers to in the summer of 1911 peo- the 11/27/19 question, deadline is 12/7/19. Limit one postcard per ple traveling by horse-drawn household per issue. Must be at least 18 years old. Remember to put wagon north of Flagstaff on your name on your entry! the other side of the Little Colorado River said it felt like the fillings were be- ing jolted out of their teeth. Canned food they carried looked like beaten eggs because of the bouncing. Crackers were broken into pieces small enough to roll oysters in. As the road de- scended to lower elevations, the weather got warmer and bacon melted and ran out of www.territorialnews.com the wagon box. Eighty-four elk from We’re On The Montana were delivered to Winslow by railroad and Internet! turned loose south of town in Check us out! 1913. They were brought to Arizona because hunters had www.facebook.com/TerritorialNews exterminated the native elk. Territorial News P. O. Box 1690, Apache Junction, AZ 85117 Phone 480-983-5009 Fax 480-393-0695 [email protected] For All Advertising Information: Linda Rae Stewart 480-522-7728 or [email protected] Ralph Henderson - Business Manager •David Stanfel - Editor Linda Rae Stewart - Ad Sales 480-522-7728 Michael Murphy - Layout & Design Richard Kimball - Writer The Territorial News is published by Territorial News Inc. The Territorial features Old West stories, photos and art that are part of our area’s rich and interesting past. 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