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IRON MOUNTAIN RANCH COMPANY
Cheyenne, Wyoming Incorporated under the Laws of the State of Wyoming Issued December 21, 1900 Signed by John Coble as president and Frank Bosler as secretary "In the late 1800s when John Coble decided to
leave his home in Frank Bosler was a
prominent cattle rancher in
Tom Horn's reputation followed him wherever he went. He did not hesitate to brag about the number of men he killed and it did not matter to him whether the killings were justified or not. He killed for the game of it. Horn resided at the Iron Mountain Ranch and became close friends with John Coble. On July 18, 1901, Horn was riding the Bosler range when the murder of fourteen-year-old Willie Nickell took place. Nickell , while walking his father's horse though an open gate on his father's farm, was shot twice in the back. Kels Nickell, Willie's father, was the original target for the murder and according to Chip Carlson's book, Blood on the Moon, the person or person's who shot the boy turned the body over and when they realized they killed the wrong person, laid the boy's head on a rock, Tom Horn's signature. The prime suspect at
first was Victor Miller who had an ongoing feud with Nickell. When questioned by
the sheriff, Miller said he was having breakfast with his family. The alibi
checked out and suspicion turned to Tom Horn because of his killing reputation. In January 1902,
United States Marshal, Joe LeFors met with Horn in
John Coble believed
LeFors tricked Horn into making the confession; therefore, he put together a
well-esteemed group of attorneys to prove his friend's innocence. The trial
began the following October after his arrest. After two weeks, the jury found
Horn guilty. A year later, and a day short of his forty-third birthday, Horn met
his maker by hanging. Coble paid a hundred
thousand dollars for Horn's defense. Some of the money he used came from Bosler
to purchase cattle. When Bosler learned that Coble used the money towards Horn's
defense instead of buying cattle, Bosler was outraged. Coble traveled
throughout the Dear Elise: Believe me, I
have tried to pull through. I am ALL IN, I AM ALL IN. Believe me - I am yours
until the end, and I cannot make good. Lovingly, SIGNATURE
(Illegible) Elko Independent
12-4-1914 Coble then took his
Smith and Wesson .32 revolver, walked into the ladies bathroom at the Commercial
Hotel/Cassino in Coble became a
broken man when Tom Horn was put to death and when he lost his position at the
Iron Mountain Ranch. His prosperity and his promising life disappeared. Coble's
legacy is that of a distraught man who could no longer deal with his own
demons." A significant document related to Tom Horn and the Johnson County War of Wyoming. Near fine condition. Price:
$1,000.00
LIFE OF TOM HORN
Government Scout and Interpreter Written by Himself
Together with His Letters and Statements by His Friends
A Vindication Thirteen Full Page Illustrations
Published (for John C. Coble) by The Louthan Book Company: Denver, 1904, 1st edition Original illustrated wrappers; 317 pages Very good plus condition: slight crease in front cover; pages lightly tanning; binding solid and tight; book clean and bright. $350.00
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Johnson County Cattle War, Wyoming
THE POWDER RIVER LIVE STOCK COMPANY Stock certificate #178, issued December 13, 1884, uncancelled; two folds, near fine condition. Company had ranges near old Forts Reno and McKinney, Powder River, Johnson County, Wyoming. Incorporated in Colorado. In spring of 1886, this Company had 24,000 head of cattle on the Powder River range. This Company was impacted by the "Johnson County War," where Tom Horn gained his notoriety. George Rex Buckman, a noted Colorado Springs promoter, was secretary of the Company and signed this historical document.
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FORT LARAMIE AND THE PAGEANT OF THE WEST, 1834 - 1890
by LeRoy R. Hafen and Francis Marion Young
The Arthur H. Clark Company: Glendale, California, 1938, first edition
Original blue cloth binding with gold print on spine; 429 pages, complete with all illustrations and maps
Fort Laramie as a Fur-Trading Post; and, as Military Post
First Fort on the Laramie; Fur-Traders and Missionaries; Rival Posts - Fort Platte and Fort John; The Coming of the First Emigrants; Last Years as a Private Trading-Post; Fort Laramie Becomes a Military Post; America on Wheels; The Great Fort Laramie Treaty Council; The Emigrant Tide; The Grattan and the Harney Massacres; From Handcart to Pony Express; The Cheyenne and the Utah Expeditions; the Civil War and the Uprising of the Plains Indians; the Fight for the Black Hills; etc. Condition: near fine; slight remnants of collector's bookplate on front endpaper Price: $200.00
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GEYSERLAND AND WONDERLAND, 1898
A VIEW AND GUIDE BOOK OF THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARKBy. W.F. Hatfield, St. Anthony, Idaho Containing forty-three superb views and all information relating to roads, modes of travel, accommodations and costs of the same.Press of the Hicks-Judd Company, 23 First Street, San Francisco, California, 1898 Book description: original tan cloth, black printed covers, with decorative tie-string binding; square-bound; 89 pages. Covers show some light wear and dusting; pages are clean and bright. Overall condition: very good. Dimensions: 9-1/4 inches by 6 inches.All half-tone photographs were taken by W.F. Hatfield. Text written by W.F. Hatfield.From PREFACE: УIn preparing the СGEYSERLAND WONDERLANDТ View and Guide Book of the Yellowstone National Park for use of tourists, the author has endeavored to furnish such reliable up-to-date information as will enable them to act intelligently in selecting their route of travel to the Park, their mode of transportation through it, and living during the trip Ц hotel or camping accommodations. The cost of the trip by the several transportation companies and routes, also the rates charged by the hotels and the Wylie Camping Company for accommodations at their several locations in the Park is given. The chief objects to be seen at the several points are described, and a choice selection consisting of Forty-Four (sic) Half-Tone Engravings of the most notable places and objects is furnished for reference, and a souvenir for the trip through СGEYSERLAND AND WONDERLAND.ТФ
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FORT LARAMIE AND THE FORTY-NINERS by Merrill J. Mattes Published by Rocky Mountain Nature Association Estes Park, Colorado, 1949. Original illustrated cream wrappers; 36 pages; illustrated with half-tones. Condition: near fine. "One of the most historic spots in the Trans-Mississippi West lies on the tongue of land formed by the junction of the Laramie and North Platte rivers, in eastern Wyoming ...."
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Mokler,
Alfred James. FORT CASPAR (PLATTE
BRIDGE STATION), comprising a Description of the Killing of Lieutenant
Caspar W. Collins and the Massacre of Sergeant Amos J. Custard and Twenty-Four
of Their Comrades, July 26, 1865.
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