Untold Story of the Best Gunfighters in Deadwood

Dale R. Lincoln

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This book is about two unknown gunfighters, Herman John (The Colorado Kid) Tomlin and Howard Price (The Utah Kid) Tomlin, who became the world's best and fastest gunfighters. It tells about their adventures while traveling on a wagon train from Illinois to Colorado. They both pan for gold on Clear Creek near Black Hawk, Colorado. In the 1st Colorado Cavalry Regiment, they fought in Indian wars against the Chiricahua Apache. Were gold guards on a stage from Deadwood, South Dakota, to First National Bank in Denver, Colorado? They were deputies in Deadwood, South Dakota. They were doing show performances in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. When they walked the streets or came to town, they never looked for trouble, but if you back them in a corner, with their lightning speed of fast draw and fire, you were dead before you could blink an eye. 

Sujets

• 19th Century
• HISTORY
• Histoire
• General officer
• General
• United States

Informations

• Publié par: Outskirts Press
• Date de parution: 29 avril 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781977264558
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Introduction to the book
This book is about two unknown gunfighters, Herman John (The Colorado Kid) Tomlin and Howard Price (The Utah Kid) Tomlin, who became the world’s best and fastest gunfighters. It tells about the adventures they had while traveling on a wagon train from Illinois to Colorado. They both pan for gold, on Clear Creek near Black Hawk, Colorado. Were in the 1st Colorado Cavalry Regiment they fought in Indian wars against the Chiricahua Apache. Were gold guards on a stage from Deadwood, South Dakota to First National Bank in Denver, Colorado. They were deputies in Deadwood, South Dakota. Doing show performances in Buffalo Bill’s Wid West Show. When they walked the streets or came to town, they never looked for trouble but if you back them in a corner, with their lightning speed of fast draw and fire, you were dead before you could blink an eye.
Dedication
This book is dedicated to:
To my wife Mieko for her help with Okinawa and Geisha
To Mieko’s sister Akiko
To my sister Connie Sue White
To all the Gunfighters of the Old West
To all the Marshalls and Sheriffs who stood for law and order of the Old West
Table of Contents
List of Notes and Illustrations
Chapter One: Thomas Jeffrey Bernath Saves The Day
Chapter Two: Athens To St. Louis Missouri
Chapter Three: Santa Fe trail to Independence, Missouri
Chapter Four: Santa Fe Trail to Cherokee Trail
Chapter Five: Cherokee Trail to Denver, Colorado
Chapter Six: Planning for Gold on Creek Creek
Chapter Seven: Cavalry Training at Fort Weld
Chapter Eight: Fighting in the Chiricahua Apache Wars
Chapter Nine: Gold Guards from Deadwood to Denver
Chapter Ten: Seth Bullocks’ Deputies of Deadwood
Chapter Eleven: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show
Chapter Twelve: Herman and Howard Go Back To Athens, Illinois
List of Notes and Illustrations 1-1 1834 Abraham Lincoln the Deputy County Surveyor of Sangamon County, Illinois 1-2 Fox and Sauk Indian tribe were in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. 1-3 Denver, Colorado Platted November 17, 1858 1-4 Certificate of Adoption 1-5 Carpenter’s Mill, a saw and grist mill, was built in 1845 1-6 Horse’s hoof 1-7 Santa Fe Trail 1-8 Cherokee Trail 1-9 Shawnee live in Missouri, Kansas, and Texas 1-10 Osage live in kansas and Oklahoma 1-11 Comanache live in New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Chihuahua. 1-12 Antivenom Albert Calette developed in 1895 1-13 Colorado Springs built in 1859 during the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush 1-14 Denver founded on November 22, 1858 1-15 Prospecting License 1-16 NEW CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AFTER TRANSFER 1-17 Gold Claim Mining Claim 1-18 Hopi Colorado River Indian Tribes 1-19 James Bulter (Wild Bill) Hickok 1-20 Seth Bullock 1-21 William Frederick (Buffalo Bill) Cody 1-22 Buffalo Bill’s Wid West Show
CHAPTER ONE
Thomas Jeffrey Bernath Saves The Day
John James Tomlin married Augusta Carolina (born Powell) Tomlin. They built a small house in Athen, Illinois, where he had his blacksmith and gun shops. John James, in trade, was a blacksmith, but in reality, he was a metalsmith. He creates objects primarily from iron or steel but sometimes from other metals by forging the metal and using tools to hammer, bend, and cut. As a Blacksmith, he produced objects such as gates, railings, tools, agricultural implements, cooking utensils, and weapons. John James could repair anything from armor to the most complex weapon. He was also a whitesmith who worked in gold, silver, pewter, or the finishing steps of fine steel.
One day, John James was shoeing a horse when a stranger walked up to his shop, leading his horse. The stranger said: "Hi, I am Thomas Jeffrey Bernath. I was going to Taylorville, Illinois, to go to school when my horse threw a shoe. In town, a gentleman told me you were the best farrier around, and I should come here to have my horse shoed. John James said: I am John James Tomlin; if you wait a minute, I shoe your horse. While Thomas Jeffrey waited, a couple of farmers came by. One farmer said: "John James is there any way you can make a plow where the soil does not stick to it? I have to get these crops in, and I am spending all my time cleaning the plow." At the same time, John James was shoeing Thomas Jeffrey’s horse. He said: "John James, I overheard the farmer talking to you about a plow. I can help you design a plow with only one man to operate." John James said: " If you help make just a plow, I will hire you as my partner in the blacksmith and gun shops." Thomas Jeffrey said: " I know a lot about rifles and pistols; I could run the gun shop." John James said: " When prairie soil stuck to the wooden or iron plows. It took a yoke (pair) of oxen and three workers: one to drive the team, one to steer the plow, and the third to clean dirt off (scour) the blade. Thomas Jeffrey said: " I think it would be possible for one person to do all three jobs." John James said: "Let us start making this one-man plow so that these farmers can get their crops in."
John James worked day and night to solve this problem. He would change the angle of the plow and use different kinds of metal with no success. He worked all day and night to forge a steel furrow wheel that would rotate on a shaft above the plow. As the plow dug into the soil, the furrow wheel would clean the soil and dirt from the plow blade. It worked for a while, but after several minutes the furrow would clot up with soil. Then Thomas Jeffrey said: Why don’t we design some scrapper to keep the groove clean." Then he had a great idea to put on a wheel scrapper; as the furrow wheel went around the wheel, the scrapper would clean the furrow wheel. So father hooked up a team of Morgan horses (Sunny and Moony) and went to the field as soon as that plow hit the ground. He yelled for Sunny and Moony to pull, the plow dug into the ground, and away they went. Sunny and Moony were going steadily, and father was plowing like a madman. With his new invention, the plow was as clean as a whistle as he was plowing the field. He was plowing furrows faster than a Bluejay-eating June bug on a hot August day. He called to hold Sunny and Moony, and they quickly stopped. He walked over to check the plow, smiled, yelled, and did a little jig. He walked the team to the barn and shouted at his wife to give her the good news. After that, farmers came from around asking my father to modify their plows. So father would charge for the material and 2.50 dollars and 50 cents a day for labor. We got so busy father hired a couple of workers to keep up with the demand. John James and Thomas Jeffrey had designed a plow that one man could operate. John James, Augusta Carolina, and Thomas Jeffrey sit at the supper table, discussing their future partnership. John James said: "Luck would have it that your horse threw a shoe, or I would not have a great partner. With all your hard work and idea on the scrapper to clean the plow, you save the farmers’ day. Starting tomorrow, I will clean out the gun shop’s back room to give you a place to live." Augusta Carolina said: The Browns are leaving to go back East; maybe you can buy some furniture from them." John James said: Take the wagon and Sunny and Moony and go by the Brown’s tomorrow. Here take this 25 dollars to buy what furniture you will need.
The next day, Thomas Jeffrey hitched Sunny and Moony to the wagon to go over to Brown’s house to see if he could buy some of their extra furniture. John James said: If you want to get on the good side of Sunny and Moony, give them a sugar cube, but remember to give Moony the sugar cube first. He gets cantankerous if he does not get his sugar cube first." As soon as Thomas Jeffrey hitched up the horses, they were nudging him for their sugar cubes. Thomas Jeffrey headed straight to Brown’s place; as he was pulling up to the house, Mr. Brown was loading his wagon. Thomas Jeffrey said: " Hello, I am Thomas Jeffrey, and I work for John James Tomlin, and I am wondering do you have any extra furniture for sale?" I should do, said Mr. Brown: " It is the barn; let us walk over to see" As Thomas Jeffrey walked into the barn, he saw a bed, nightstand, table and chairs, bachelor’s chest, and a wash basin and pitcher. He asked Mr. Brown what the price was. Mr. Brown said: " give me 5 dollars, and you can take it today. Thomas gave him 5 dollars, and Mr. Brown, I will get a hired hand to help you load. They got the furniture loaded, Thomas Jeffrey told Sunny and Moony to go, and off they went to Tomlin’s house. John James and Augusta Carolina saw him coming up the drive and when out to greet him. John James said: " I will help you unload, pull the wagon up next to Gun Shop. After they unloaded, Augusta Carolina said: I will make your curtains and a tablecloth for your new place." After a few days of cleaning and scrubbing, his living quarters looked nice. Now Thomas Jeffrey had a nice place to sleep and wash up.
One day, while working a rifle for a customer, Thomas Jeffrey looked up and saw an odd-shaped man with his legs dangling down the s