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The General Store"The War on Powder River"
"The War on Powder River"The History of an Insurrection Helena Huntington Smith Paperback book with photos 320 pages - $21.80 "On a blizzardy morning in 1892, 50 armed men surrounded the cabin on Powder River where two cattle rustlers had spent the night. The first rustler was shot as he came down the path for a bucket of water. The second man held out until afternoon, when the vigilantes set the cabin afire. Driven out by the flames, he was shot a dozen times. It was another skirmish in the War on Powder River. The War began to smolder in 1875. At stake was nothing less than dominion over the new state of Wyoming. Cattlemen demanded control over the range. Farmers denounced the "invasions from Texas" as more and more hired gunmen moved into the state. Threats, counter-threats, and legal maneuvers were soon accompanied by shooting and the noose." Table of Contents
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