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Wild West Trail

19th Century

The Wild West Trail, Part Twelve

19th February 2023 Going Postal 0

Last in a series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in February 1968 – Jerry F We had camped that last night on the Crow Indian reservation [more…]

19th Century

The Wild West Trail, Part Eleven

12th February 2023 Going Postal 0

Eleventh in a series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in January 1968 – Jerry F I found him sitting beside me at a snack bar on [more…]

19th Century

The Wild West Trail, Part Ten

5th February 2023 Going Postal 0

Eleventh in a series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in February 1968 – Jerry F Nobody who caught the gold fever ever quite recovered from it. [more…]

19th Century

The Wild West Trail, Part Nine

29th January 2023 Going Postal 0

Ninth in a series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in January 1968 – Jerry F Nine Quarter Circle Ranch, Gallatin Gate-Way, Montana. When Howard Kelsey, boss [more…]

19th Century

The Wild West Trail, Part Eight

22nd January 2023 Going Postal 0

Eighth in a series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in January 1968 – Jerry F We reached Cody, Wyoming on a night of driving rain and [more…]

19th Century

The Wild West Trail, Part Seven

12th January 2023 Going Postal 0

Seventh in a series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in January 1968 – Jerry F We left Deadwood in the late afternoon and headed West again, [more…]

19th Century

The Wild West Trail, Part Six

5th January 2023 Going Postal 0

Sixth in a series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in January 1968 – Jerry F Some few minutes before four o’clock on the afternoon of August [more…]

19th Century

The Wild West Trail, Part Five

28th December 2022 Going Postal 0

Fifth in a series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in December 1967 – Jerry F Every Western cow town has its museum. Among the usual dusty [more…]

19th Century

The Wild West Trail, Part Four

21st December 2022 Going Postal 0

Fourth in a series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in December 1967 – Jerry F We left the Oregon Trail at Scotts Bluff with 1,200 heartbreaking [more…]

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