Quick Fact – Earp Myths

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1905 Folklore has it that Wyatt Earp was the pit boss at The Northern in Goldfield, Nevada for George “Tex” Rickard, the proprietor. But it likely is false, according to Nevada historians, Jeffrey Kintop and Guy Rocha. That year Earp was based in the mining town only for a few months, during which he often traveled to…

Lawmen Run Amok in Rawhide

Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Grafting, Gambling, Gambling License, Games / Races: Panguingue, Games / Races: Poker, George "Tex" Rickard, It Really Happened, Rawhide--Nevada, The Northern (Rawhide, Nevada)Leave a comment

1908 Two deputy sheriffs in the mining camp of Rawhide, Nevada,* were on the take. For a regularly paid fee, they allowed establishments to operate legal games without a license and/or run banned ones as well. Sometimes they allowed gambling houses that paid heavy license fees on some games to conduct others without paying for a…