Wild West Podcast

Bat Masterson in Tombstone Part III: Doc Holliday's Silver Dollar

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT

In episode three of Bat Masterson in Tombstone entitled "Doc Holliday's Silver Dollar," Masterson finally arrives after his long journey from Dodge City. Holliday greets Masterson at the stage station, and they take a stroll along Allen Street. During their walk, Masterson inquires about the whereabouts of Big Nose Kate. Holliday extends this opportunity to provide Masterson with the ongoing troubling affirmations and differences between Kate and himself. Finally, Holliday concludes his conversation with Masterson about the history and founding of Tombstone.

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Masterson in Tombstone Part II: The Man Who Swallowed a Wagon Wheel

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 01:00:00 GMT

In this episode of Bat Masterson in Tombstone Part II: The Man Who Swallowed a Wagon Wheel, Masterson takes a stagecoach to Tombstone with a driver named Bob Paul. On their journey tooled south from Benson along the San Pedro River, Bob Paul describes the political climate in Tombstone while telling the story of William Whitney Brazelton. Bob concludes his story by warning Masterson how Tombstone has become a town divided between Democrats and Republicans with the potential outbreak of a gamblers war.

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The Dodge City Variety Show of 1878 & Beyond

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 22:00:00 GMT

In this episode, we explore the history of the wild west variety shows, including Dodge City in 1878 and beyond. The podcast is based on the work provided by the Kansas Historical Society and the research of Dr. James C. Malin, along with our producer and historical writer Mike King. The first part of the podcast, narrated by Brad Smalley, tells how Variety was a popular form of American stage entertainment in the mid-1800s. First conceived as saloon shows, these revues were anything but refined. Instead, circus acts, singers, dancers, chorus girls, and bawdy comics were presented in whatever proportion each bar owner preferred. The second part of the podcast presented by director Doug Austen provides a historical account of the Dodge City Variety Show from 1878 to its present day.

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Masterson in Tombstone Part 1: Western Union, Signed Wyatt Earp

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 02:00:00 GMT

In December of 1880, Bat Masterson takes a train from Kansas City to Dodge City. During Mastersons travels, he reminisces back on a time when he and his brother Ed worked grading track for the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road. While in Dodge City, he visits with friends, spends time gambling, and reflects back to 1878, when Dodge City featured an entire vaudeville show headlined by the Eddie Foy and Jimmie Thompson team. On February 2, 1881, Bat Masterson receives a Western Union Telegraph from Wyatt Earp asking him to join him in Tombstone, Arizona. This podcast is the true story of Bat Masterson's travel to Tombstone as George T. Buffum recorded it. Wild West Podcast proudly presents Bat Masterson in Tombstone, Part I: Western Union, Signed Wyatt Earp.

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The Cremation of Sam McGee

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 21:00:00 GMT

The following is a narrative poem written by Robert Service, composed during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896–1899. It is the story of two friends mushing their way along the Dawson Trail, scavenging for gold. Even though the story in poetic terms starts to be a grim tale, it leads to a wonder - something that sparkles to the disparity of hope on the eve of a Christmas Day. Service like his stories was a wanderer who rarely settled for long in one place. In 1895, he made his way to British Columbia, worked as a store clerk in Cowichan Bay, and wrote poems and published them in the Daily Colonist, a Victoria newspaper. By 1903, he was working at a bank in Victoria. Head office sent him off to the new small town of Whitehorse, established in the frenzy of the Klondike Gold Rush and now in need of a bank. This is where he found the words to a ballad you are about to hear. Wild West Podcast proudly presents "The Cremation of Sam McGee" which is dedicated to Penny the producer's sister in law.

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History of Boot Hill Museum

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 23:00:00 GMT

The exciting and unique story of early Dodge City is told daily along Front Street at Boot Hill Museum. The area’s rich history dates back to the Native Americans who thrived off the land and the buffalo. The establishment of the Santa Fe Trail brought settlers to the area and introduced the potential of what is known as Dodge City. Law and order was soon recognized, and Dodge City became a civilized frontier town and a center of commerce on the prairie. Wild West Podcast proudly presents the History of Boot Hill Museum. At the end of this episode, we will have Lyne Johnson, Assistant Director of Boot Hill Museum, to talk about the progress the museum has made over the years.

To receive additional information on Boot Hill Museum you can join the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BootHillMuseum. In addition, you can learn more about your upcoming visit to Boot Hill Museum at www.boothill.org. Links to these Websites are provided in the description portion of this Podcast.

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Mayor Kelley's: Bear Meat for Christmas

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 01:00:00 GMT

Mayor Kelley's: Bear Meat for Christmas is posted once a year during December. The story takes place in 1877, when Dodge City, Kansas, was full of pranksters. The script written and produced by Mike King tells of a mischief-maker named Luke McGlue, who meets up with James Dog Kelly of Dodge City. Mayor Kelly had a tame bear that he called "Paddy," which for a time became the town pet in Dodge City. As the animal grew more substantial and rowdier, the cowboys often tormented Paddy resulting in the bear taking refuge in the bedroom of a local hotel. What happens next can only be described in the title of this podcast. There are intended touches of humor in this story written by Mike King and narrated by Brad Smalley. For more stories from Luke McGlue, go to "The Machiavellian of Dodge City."

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A Deadly Occurrence: The Cook of Fort Dodge

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 01:00:00 GMT

The William Taylor Incident is the story of the killing of an innocent man by self-appointed Dodge City vigilantes. The story is told from the first-person perspective of Herman Fringer, one of the early settlers of Dodge City. No one knows the exact truth about how William Taylor got himself into the trouble that led to his killing. Some say his story could have been told in many different ways. The fact is that William Taylor was executed by a drunken mob who called themselves vigilantes, and someone would need to be held accountable.

Some say Taylor's murder led Governor Osborn to appoint the first Commissioners of Ford County so a sheriff could be appointed. Others say the first county commissioners came into being, so the Kansas law would not be violated when selling liquor without an organized county. No matter the reason for the formation of the Ford County commission, whether to sell alcohol legally or to obtain a sheriff, William Taylor's murder needed to be resolved through the acts of civil order in a lawless town.

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Preservation of Fort Dodge

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 01:00:00 GMT

As Dodge City was made by the Santa Fe Railroad, Fort Dodge was made by the Santa Fe Trail. Fort Dodge, established in 1865, was a part of the series of early frontier forts that made the settlement of the west possible by protecting travelers along the Santa Fe Trail. Thus, Fort Dodge has historical significance but has never been comprehensively evaluated for its eligibility to be placed on the National Historic Register.

Of the three military installations in Kansas established to protect the Santa Fe Trail (including Fort Leavenworth established in 1827 and Fort Larned established in 1859), Fort Dodge remains the only fort not protected by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Unfortunately, this means that Fort Dodge buildings and cultural resources still lie unprotected. It is time for Fort Dodge to have its place in history and be protected by the National Parks Service as a National Historic Site. This show features Connie Penick, who currently serves as the Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Ford County Historical Society and is the Committee chair of the Preservation of Fort Dodge Focus group.

To receive updated progress on developments for the preservation of Fort Dodge, you can join the Facebook page at PreserveFtDodge. In addition, you can learn more about the history of Fort Dodge by going to The History of Fort Dodge.

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Cheyenne Exodus Part III: Raids on Sappa Valley

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 02:00:00 GMT

The loss of horses and supplies at Punished Woman's Fork left the Indians in need of replenishment. Their path of flight took them through the Republican and Solomon River tributary system in northwest Kansas. The area which the Cheyenne crossed in Northwest Kansas had a dense settler population. There were slayings and robbery in southwest Kansas during September, but the raids on the settlements in northwest Kansas, primarily in present-day Rawlins and Decatur Counties, were mortifying. Wild West Podcast proudly presents Cheyenne Exodus Part III: Raids on Sappa Valley.

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Cheyenne Exodus Part II: Battle of Punished Women’s Fork

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 01:00:00 GMT

After the Northern Cheyenne departure from the Darlington Reservation on September 9, and the battle of Turkey Springs, they traveled north into Kansas territory. They customarily convoyed as a tightly formed military group with 92 men, 120 women, 69 boys, and 79 girls. They could find no Buffalo or game to hunt, so they relied on stealing. Raiding parties fanned out across the flatlands pillaging ranches, pirating food and horses. The pursuit was on from settlers to military personnel, yet this small band was never surprised, traveling through defensible terrain. They were a military society on the move under disciplined leadership and masterful strategies to thwart attackers who would stop their journey north. Wild West Podcast proudly presents Cheyenne Exodus Part II: The Battle of Punished Women’s Fork.

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Cheyenne Exodus 1: Battle of Turkey Springs

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 01:00:00 GMT

In episode one, the Northern Cheyenne are escorted to the Darlington Reservation in Indian territory by way of Fort Dodge to Camp Supply, reaching the Cheyenne-Arapaho reservation on August 5, 1877. After reaching the reservation at Fort Reno, they were placed under the supervision of superintendent John Miles. The Northern Cheyenne noticed how poverty-stricken it was, and began to fall sick in the late summer of 1877. As a result, the Cheyenne chiefs started the organization to move north, and on September 9, 1878, Little Wolf, Dull Knife, Wild Hog, and Left Hand told their people to organize to leave. This episode ends with the Cheyenne ambushing the military at Turkey Springs and a special interview with Greg Heller on Frontier Forts.

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Schlesinger Account of Beecher Island

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 01:00:00 GMT

In remembrance of the September 16, 1868 battle between the Forsyth Scouts and the Native American Dog Soldiers Wild West Podcast proudly presents the Schlesinger Account of Beecher Island. This podcast is an excerpt from Mr. Sigmund Schlesinger diary. It contains an original account of Beecher's Island's defense from one of the participants' standpoint and is a unique document in our Western historical records. Following the Schlesinger story of the Battle of Beecher Island Mr. Greg Heller will provide a historical account of the battle. Greg Heller is a retired Texas Peace Officer with 26 years of service. After moving home to Kansas, Greg started researching the Texas Cowboy. During this time, Greg became a founding member of The Kansas Alliance of Professional Historic Performers.

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Building a Permanent Post

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 19:00:00 GMT

Fort Dodge was a pivotal fort during the Indian campaigns of 1867-69 and 1874-75. The Wet and Dry Routes of the Santa Fe Trail met here; the Fort Hays-Fort Dodge Trail ended here, and the Fort-Dodge-Fort Supply Trail began here. Millions of pounds of armaments and supplies were shipped south in trains of as many as 270 wagons. Fort Dodge was considered the most important of all the forts along the Santa Fe Trail. It was in the heart of Indian country. In this podcast we will bring you "Building A Permanent Post" the story of the early construction of Fort Dodge in 1867. The show will first present a historical narrative. Shortly after that, we will invite a special guest Doug Austen to join us in an in-depth discussion of some stories related the permanent buildings currently existing at Fort Dodge.

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Trail to Medicine Lodge: Part Two

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 03:00:00 GMT

In part two of Trail to Medicine Lodge provides a first-hand experience of a young freighter named Billy Dixon. Dixon describes his journey southward from Fort Harker to Fort Larned and across the Arkansas River to Medicine Lodge. During the trip, Dixon describes the sights along the Santa Fe Trail while traveling with the peace commission and a caravan of one hundred and sixty wagons, carrying food and clothing for the Indians. Once the procession crosses the Arkansas River, they encounter over ten thousand buffalos, only to be interrupted by an escort who rushed out to the peaceful grazing bison and began to shoot them. Finally, after four days of travel, when arriving at Medicine Lodge, Dixon witnesses an encampment of five thousand Indians covering the landscape of different tribes making ready for the Medicine Lodge Treaty. Click here to purchase the book Trails, Forts Treaties & Indian Wars.

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Early Forts Along the Arkansas River

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 02:00:00 GMT

Welcome to Wild West Podcast, a time in early Kansas history when forts were the sentinels along the Santa Fe Trail to protect onward travelers of a westward expansion. In this new series entitled Fort Dodge the Sentinel to the Cimarron, we will explore the historical timeline of the Forts along the Arkansas River Valley. In today's podcast, we will bring you the story of early forts along the Arkansas River to include Fort Mann, established in 1846, and Fort Atkinson, established in 1850. The show will first present a historical narrative. Shortly after that, we will invite a special guest Deb Goodrich to join us in an in-depth discussion of some stories related to the early forts along the Arkansas River. Books by Deb Goodrich

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Trail to Medicine Lodge: Part 1

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 18:00:00 GMT

Part one of "Trail to Medicine Lodge" describes the reasons behind forming a peace commission to end the war with the Plains Indians while describing the Medicine Lodge location in Kansas. The story progresses as Billy Dixon, a hired freighter for the Medicine Lodge expedition, explains firsthand what it was like to move freight from the trailhead forts to the Medicine Lodge location. While on this journey from Fort Harker, Dixon experiences a cholera epidemic and then joins a train of wagons from Fort Hayes to Fort Wallace. While at Fort Wallace, Dixon and his friend Frickie meet a journalist named Henry M. Stanley. Stanley, then working as a special correspondent for the Saint Louis Daily Democrat, provides a character description of each Medicine Lodge Peace Commission member.

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The Edmund Guerrier Story

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 03:00:00 GMT

Wild West Podcast proudly presents Hancock's War, The Edmund Guerrier Story an unprecedented season of violence on the plains of Kansas. Settlers, overland travelers, and railroad construction crews in post-Civil War Kansas were becoming increasingly uneasy due to numerous Indian raids. The Cheyenne, Sioux, Arapaho, and Kiowa warriors had become so defiant in the early months of 1867 that they informed certain army officers that as soon as spring came, travel on the various overland routes must cease.

Although the Indian agents insisted that the Kansans were overreacting to the situation, Major General Winfield S. Hancock, commander of the Department of the Missouri, decided to do something about the alarming situation. He informed the various Indian agents that he was organizing an expedition to convince the tribes that he could punish any of them who may molest travelers across the plains or commit other hostilities against the whites. The following story is based on David Dixon's article entitled "A Scout with Custer: Edmund Guerrier on the Hancock Expedition of 1867.” You can purchase the book Trails, Forts, Treaties and Indian Wars at Amazon.com

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Tale of Two Gunfights & One Crazy Mule

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 21:00:00 GMT

The Tale of Two Gunfights and One Crazy Mule is an authentic story base on the first-person account of Emanuel Dubbs. Emanuel Dubbs's story takes place on August 20, 1871, when he arrives in Newton, Kansas. The story opens when Dubbs and his wife enter town-witnessing excitement in the streets. Dubbs takes it upon himself to explore a recent Hyde Park gunfight between Mike McCluskie, a burly local man who had worked in Newton as a night watchman, and a Texan named Billy Bailey. Dubs and his wife do not stay long in Newton, and Dubbs takes a job grading track for the Santa Fe Railroad. Then, during the spring of 1872, Dubs traveled with Mr. Wiley to the Arkansas River.

Mr. Wiley, a head contractor, and Dubbs were to scout out a location for a new supply depot. Dubbs riding on his favorite mule named Marie, travel up the line from Fort Larned over what was then known as the Dry Ridge trail. They came off the trail in sight of the beautiful Arkansas valley about two miles above where old Fort Dodge stood. Dubbs describes the panorama view just minutes before he charges down an embankment to shoot a buffalo.

After completing his work for the railroad, Dubbs decides to take in buffalo hunting, and while in Dodge City, he encounters a lawless character by the name of Billy Brooks. During this encounter, he witnesses a revenge gunfight between two Berry brothers from Hayes City over the killing of their brother.

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Texas Billy and Squirrel Tooth Alice

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Wild West Podcast proudly presents "Texas Billy and Squirrel Tooth Alice." This true story begins in Abilene, Kansas, when Billy Thompson arrives after a long cattle drive from San Antonio, Texas. Billy Thompson, known as "Texas Billy," decides to take in an evening of entertainment and meets up with Elizabeth Haley, a young lady of 15 who has chosen a dancehall life. A relationship builds between them, and Billy helps run the Bull's Head Saloon, co-owned by his brother Ben Thompson and Phil Cole. However, after a gunfight ensues between Bill Hickok and Phil Cole leaving Cole, dead Billy leaves Abilene on a cattle drive back to Oklahoma. Elizabeth and Billy soon join up with Ben Thompson, Texas Billy's brother in Ellsworth, Kansas. However, the story spins out of control after Billy Thompson is arrested on June 30, 1873, by John Morco for carrying a weapon in town limits. Soon after Billy's arrest, a disagreement breaks out between Marco and Billy Thompson, leaving Sheriff Chancey Whitney dead in the streets of Ellsworth, Kansas.

The story written by Mike King provides the actual accounts of a twenty-five-year relationship between a gambler and a well-known prostitute as they travel through Dodge City and into a new settlement named Hide Town, Mobeetie, Texas, where Bat Masterson is shot.

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Gathering Tribes: The Sundance

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 04:00:00 GMT

In part five “The Gathering Tribes” the Indians become aware of the Adobe Walls settlement and gather under the leadership of Quanah Parker to form a war party. Quanah Parker a Comanche war chief seeks the advice of a spiritual leader by the name of Isatai who holds a Sundance. Two members of the war party gathering escape to Fort Sill to warn of a possible Indian uprising. You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier.

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Prairie Thunder

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 01:00:00 GMT

In Part four “Prairie Thunder” the Buffalo Hunters from Dodge City establish a new settlement along Adobe Creek called Adobe Walles. The hunters are waiting for the big herds to arrive while Billy Dixon explores the territory for the movement of the spring buffalo herds. As the hunters are returning back to camp from a long days hunt they encounter a fierce thunderstorm. The story narrated by Brad Smalley describes how the lightning is so intense that it starts a buffalo stampede. The story concludes by unfolding how the hunters escape the running buffalo and how Billy Dixon losses his mules in the river.

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First Battle of Adobe Walls; Kit Carson Story

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:00:00 GMT

Wild West Podcast proudly presents Utes Revenge, the First Battle of Adobe Walls in part three of Return of the Great Hunters. Forty buffalo hunters from Dodge City are camped out along the stake plains in the Texas Panhandle when George Plummer is invited to retell the story of the First Battle of Adobe Walls. In Episode Three: Utes Revenge the First Battle of Adobe Walls is retold in its entirety of the November 25, 1864 battle between the United States Army and American Indians. Plummer tells how the Kiowa, Comanche, and Plains Apache tribes drive from the battlefield a United States Expeditionary Force lead by Kit Carson. You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier. Learn more about this episode at Wild West Podcast Facebook Page.

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First Adobe Walls: Bent's Trading Post

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 23:00:00 GMT

Billy Dixon and a company of fifty hunters travel south on the Jones and Plummer Trail past the Cimarron River and out into Indian Territory. When the expedition reaches Adobe Walls Creek, Billy Dixon, Tyler and Masterson decide to explore an old abandoned trading post. When the three explorers reach the old trading post they discover an old Ute drawing to help them unearth the story of the Battle of the Adobe Walls. The story written by Mike King and narrated by Brad Smalley becomes the first lesson in engaging warfare with the Plains Indians.

In 1843, the trading firm of Bent, St. Vrain & Company established a log structure trading site on what is now known as Bent Creek in Hutchinson County Texas. In 1845, they replaced the log structure with an adobe brick 80 feet square single-entrance fort, with walls that rose 9 feet. The fort was closed in 1848 due to Indian depredations. In 1849, William Bent blew up the remains of the fort and departed the panhandle of Texas.

You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier. Learn more about this episode at Wild West Podcast Facebook Page.

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The Jones and Plummer Trail

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 18:00:00 GMT

The Jones and Plummer Trail was established in the fall of 1874 when two former buffalo hunters turned merchants and freighters. These two men Charles Edward (Dirty Face) Jones and Joseph H. Plummer, established a store at the head of Wolf Creek. Jones marked the trail, and the partners' trips to and from Dodge City to deliver hides and buffalo meat and purchase goods cut ruts into the sod deep enough for others to follow. From Dodge City, the trail angled southwest, paralleling Crooked Creek, to cross it and the Cimarron River near the Oklahoma-Kansas line. From there, it continued to Beaver, Oklahoma. At Beaver, the Dodge City Trail branched off to the southwest.

"The Jones and Plummer Trail" is the story of a group of 50 buffalo hunters who left Dodge City in early March of 1874 to travel south to Texas panhandled to hunt the last of the buffalo herds. The Jones and Plummer Trail is an excerpt from the book Return of the Great Hunters.

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Buffalo Days Book Promotional

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 21:00:00 GMT

Buffalo Days, Legends of Dodge City, is about outfits of buffalo runners who traveled in and out of the Arkansas River Valley from 1870 to 1872. The book is a collection of individual stories of how men became legends of their experiences, founded at times by luck, but mostly on their skills to survive. These are the stories of personal legends established out of solid character and the will to endure, making them unique to American lore. Here are the hunters such as Charles Rath, Josiah Wright Mooar, Jim White, Thomas Nixon, HooDoo Brown, Bill Tilghman, and Billy Dixon. Many of the stories captivate the adventure, excitement, and experience of the Old West, tell the facts behind the individuals who were the founders of Dodge City and the events for which they participated in a less dramatized way. It is also the story of the greatest slaughter of any animal history: the great Bison herds of America. To purchase the book go to: Buffalo Days (See Video Trailer Here)

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California Joe

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 01:00:00 GMT

This is the story of Moses Embree Milner, one man's life on the frontier as an Indian Scout. By the late 1860s the Army had been involved in the Indians Wars for 20 years and because of the vast, challenging land to the west, the Army needed more manpower. To offset the vastness of the territory the Army employed Indian Scouts to performed reconnaissance and combat duties. These scouts helped to subdue the last warring tribes. There were several types of scouts: those who enlisted as Indian Scouts for brief terms and those hired as scouts by the U.S. Army. Sometimes an individual may have served at different times as a hired scout and an enlisted scout, but never at the same time. In addition to enlisted and hired scouts, some scouts not of native American descent served in Regular Army infantry and cavalry regiments in short-lived Indian campaigns in the 1800s. To read more about early frontier history you can purchase the book Trail, Forts, Treaties and Indian Wars at Amazon.

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The Vigilantes of Dodge City

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 05:00:00 GMT

Even though a Town Company had organized the small settlement in August of 1872, Dodge City was still unincorporated. The town had no elected or appointed officials. A county government had not yet been organized, and consequently, there were no courts, jails, or official law enforcement in the region. The closest known law was located in Hays City, over 100 miles away. From August 1872 to July 1873, there were approximately thirty killings in Dodge City.
Dodge City's privately hired lawmen like Billy Brooks were not up to policing the settlement, and by February of 1873, a Vigilance Committee had to be created. Most of the business people that formed the Vigilance Committee brought in hired guns to protect their holdings. Within four months, the vigilance committee killed two men, ran five others out of town, and brought in a buffalo hunter named McGill who had been shooting up the town. Wild West Podcast presents The Vigilantes of Dodge City, written by Mike King and narrated by Brad Smalley.

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Early Kansas Military Forts: Part 1

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 17:00:00 GMT

Throughout the American West, regular troops delivered state-sanctioned violence to execute United States law and policy. To accomplish this task the US military established multiple forts to supply military troops to punish Indian plundering, drive specific tribes onto legitimate reservations, or force Indians to the treaty table.

The Wild West Podcast proudly presents Military Forts, part five of Trails, Forts, Treaties, and Indian Wars. In part five narrated by Brad Smalley, a description is provided on how the US military maintained its presence in Kansas through a chain of forts. The establishment of these forts along the heavily traveled trails were part of a practice that often expanded randomly over the nation's frontier. Six forts were located in the central and western portions of the state. They were established to render defense to the frontier as both the Indians and the settlers came in contacted with each other. Featured in part one are Fort Leavenworth, Harker and Wallace. To learn more about Kansas Military Forts you can purchase the book, Trails, Forts, Treaties and Indian Wars at Amazon. To review more books by Mike King go to the Legends of Dodge City Website.

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The Founding of Dodge City: Bad Whiskey Business

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:00:00 GMT

Dodge City was founded on June 17, 1872 as makeshift bar setup five miles west of Fort Dodge. The Founding of Dodge City tells the story of when George Brown meets George Hoover who has set up a makeshift whiskey bar in the middle of the plains. Hoover explains to Brown how he had an obligation to feel the needs of railroad workers and buffalo hunters by opening up a bar. Opening a bar was a simple process, he only needed two things: a place to sell it and the barrels to supply it. The story narrated by Brad Smalley and written/produced by Mike King is a part of a historical series describes how Hoover settled on the location of his makeshift bar, "The western border of the reservation was five miles from the Fort itself. So I decided to mark off five miles from the Fort. To take a true measurement of the distance traveled, I tied a rag to a wheel on my wagon.” At the end of the conversation Hoover convinces Brown to go into the whiskey business by opening a bar next to his tent.

Soon after Brown sets up the second saloon in Dodge City a make shift town is created of crude framed buildings, half wood, and half dugout. Brown provides a first hand look at then Buffalo City soon to become Dodge City during the months of July and August of 1872. One week after Brown sets up his saloon gamblers and women start to arrive in big bowed, mule-driven wagons. What comes next from those wagons begins to play out as bad whiskey business - as one of the first gunfights erupts in the street between gambler Moorehouse and ruffian by the name of Langford. You can purchase the book by clicking on Buffalo Days. Learn more about Kansas and the early west by visiting Wild West Podcast Facebook Page.

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How Prarie Dog Morrow Got his Moniker

Sat, 29 May 2021 01:00:00 GMT

Dave Morrow mustered out of the Military in May 1866. He drifted into Hays City, Kansas, where he lived for several years. David Morrow might be considered typical of many Easterners who came to the Kansas buffalo range about 1870. Dave quickly gained a reputation as an excellent shot and first-class hunter. Dave Morrow was known as "Prairie Dog Dave" in Dodge City. He had many roles in western law enforcement and served with Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp. This is the story written by Mike King and narrated by Brad Smalley about how Dave Morrow got his moniker of Prarie Dog Dave. The story of Dave Morrow is an excerpt from Buffalo Days, now available on Amazon.

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Death of an Endless Resource

Fri, 28 May 2021 01:00:00 GMT

In the Death of an Endless Resource, the great buffalo slaughter is on, and in 1873 the herds became harder to find. In the southern prairies, the buffalo completely vanished. To prosper in buffalo hides, the buffalo hunters sent two men to Fort Dodge, Kansas. The hunters asked the commander of Fort Dodge what the penalty was if the skinners crossed into the Texas Panhandle and onto reservation land. The Medicine Lodge Treaty said no white settlers could hunt there, but that’s where the surviving buffalo had gathered. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Dodge met with the two men, and one remembered the colonel say, “Boys, if I were a buffalo hunter, I would hunt buffalo where buffalo are.” Then the colonel wished them good luck. To learn more about the Great Buffalo Slaughter of 1873 purchase Buffalo Days.

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The Great Southern Buffalo Herd of 1872

Thu, 27 May 2021 03:00:00 GMT

In May of 1872, Richard Irving Dodge takes a wagon to a high point above the Kansas plains called Pawnee Rock. The story written and produced by Mike King provides a clear description of the great southern herd coming north for the summer grass. This herd of buffalo was no less than four hundred and eighty thousand in number as they cross the Kansas plain. While on Pawnee Rock, the future commander of Fort Dodge reflects on a time when he and his men held off a massive buffalo charge along the banks of the Arkansas River Valley. The production narrated by Brad Smalley provides nine layers of sound effects, which are best, experienced with a set of headphones. The listener will experience the sounds of a night camp along the riverbanks of the Arkansas River and the sounds of buffalo hoofs shaking the ground during a massive charge.

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Gunfight at the Plaza

Thu, 20 May 2021 05:00:00 GMT

The Wild West podcast presents the Gunfight at the Plaza the retelling of the gunfight between Bat Masterson, A.J.Peacock, and Al Updegraff. The story begins on April 15, 1881, after Bat Masterson living in Arizona is telegraphed by an unknown informer, notifying Bat that his brother Jim was about to be assassinated by the co-owner of the Lady Gay, Jim Masterson's partner. Purchase the book A Man in a Black Derby Hat at Amazon. Bat takes a train to Dodge City and arrives on the April 16 noon train but decides to get off early suspecting he might encounter resistance at the train depot. The Battle of the Plaza written and produced by Mike King takes the listener deep into the conflict surrounding the feud between Jim Masterson and A.J. Peacock over the Lady Gay Saloon. The story narrated by Brad Smalley gives a first-person account as the gunfight begins to unfold the night before at the Long Branch Saloon when George a local cowboy inquires about the ongoing conflict between Jim Masterson and A.J. Peacock. During the twenty-minute podcast, many legends of the old west are revealed to include the characterization of Bat Masterson, A.B. Webster, Tom Nixon, Pat Sughrue, Fred Singer, A. B. Webster, and Jim Masterson

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Dodge City: The Lawless Years

Sun, 16 May 2021 01:00:00 GMT

Dodge City, Kansas founded in 1872 from its very beginning’s was a lawless town. Many newspaper accounts during the early days proclaimed the town to be as “rough a community as ever flourished under one flag.” Some have claimed the reason for the town’s recalcitrant reputation is that the majority of the businesses at the whistle-stop catered at first to the buffalo hunter and then to the rowdy drovers. The economic growth of this makeshift community standing at the edge of the flat Arkansas River bottom depended in large part on the trail hands and their immoral conduct. To learn more about the legends of Dodge City go to A Man In A Black Derby Hat.

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Ham Bell of Dodge City

Sat, 15 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Ham Bell of Dodge City Kansas, is a notable legend. He is recognized for his frontier spirit, and his ability to create. He was an entrepreneur; a person who was defined by his willingness to risk loss in order to improve the quality of life for others. Ham Bell had been born July 31, 1853 Hannibal Boettler Beltz in Washington County, Maryland. When he was nine, he and two siblings became orphans. Five years later, after living with an uncle, he set off on his own. Ham Bell made Dodge City his headquarters and it would be home for the rest of his life.

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Buffalo Days: The Story of Bill Tilghman

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 04:00:00 GMT

The purpose of this podcast is to tell the story of Bill Tilghman, and his Buffalo Days. Tilghman was among the first white men to locate a buffalo hunting camp on the extreme southwestern border of Barbour County, Kansas. The camp was only a few miles north of the boundary line between Kansas and the Indian Territory. An Indian uprising lasting more than a year had been put down the year previous by General Custer, and, as a natural consequence, the Indians who had taken part in the uprising entertained for the white man anything but a friendly feeling. Billy Tilghman, like the others in that country at the time, became a buffalo hunter and was working along nicely until the Indians got after him. The following story is based on an article written by Bat Master from chapter 4 of his book entitled Famous Gunfighters of the Western Frontier.

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A New Bully in Town

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 22:00:00 GMT

Emanuel Dubbs has an encounter with Billy Brooks. Among the many lawless characters, who in the beginning drifted into Dodge City, was Billy Brooks. Brooks was a shabby character sporting a narrow mustache with a long rounded face trimmed out with a Van Dyke goatee. Brooks roamed about the town in a dark cloth coat. He brandished two revolvers well insight of those he chose to intimidate. He wore a tall circular crowned black hat supported by a collarless linen shirt. This slipshod dress gave the appearance to everyone who regarded him as dangerous.

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Treaties

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:00:00 GMT

Wild West Podcast proudly presents Treaties chapter four of Trails, Forts Treaties, and Indian Wars. For the Southern Plains tribes, the Comanche, the Kiowa, the Southern Cheyenne, and the Arapahoe, there were three major peace agreements. These agreements attempted to keep Indians off the immigration and rail routes along with the cattle grazing lands in Texas and Kansas settlement areas. This is the story of those agreements leading up to the Plains Indian Wars of 1868.
ALSO BY MICHAEL KING
The Machiavellian's of Dodge City
Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier
A Man in A Black Derby Hat: Bat Masterson: Selected Short Stories

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Battle of Beecher Island: Part II

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:00:00 GMT

Wild West Podcast proudly presents The Battle of Beecher Island, Part II. (You can purchase the book Trails, Forts Treaties, and Indian Wars now on sale for a limited time at Amazon.com.) In part two of the Battle of Beecher Island, Jack Stilwell tells the story of how Roman Nose leads the second attack against a small force of military scouts at the Arickaree fork of the Republican River. The mission was under the command of Major Forsyth, who received information that Indians had attacked a freighter's train 13 miles east of Ft. Wallace, near the railhead of the Kansas Pacific Railroad. The mission was to counter the Indian attack by trailing and punishing the raiding Party.

ALSO BY MICHAEL KING
The Machiavellian's of Dodge City
Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier
A Man in A Black Derby Hat: Bat Masterson: Selected Short Stories

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Battle of Beecher Island: Part I

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 23:00:00 GMT

Join George Hoodoo Brown and Jack Stilwell in the retelling of the Battle of Beecher Island, also known as the Battle of Arikaree Fork. The battle was an armed conflict between the United States Army elements and several of the Plains Tribes in September of 1868. (You can purchase the book Trails, Forts Treaties, and Indian Wars now on sale for a limited time at Amazon.com.) In part one of the Battle of Beecher Island, George Hoodoo Brown arrived in Hays City on September 29, 1868. George enters a saloon where he meets Jack Stilwell, an army scout at the Battle of Beecher Island. Over a few drinks at the bar, Stilwell describes how he and 50 other scouts participated in a special mission out of Fort Harker. The mission was under the command of Major Forsyth, who received information that Indians had attacked a freighter's train 13 miles east of Ft. Wallace, near the railhead of the Kansas Pacific Railroad. The mission was to counter the Indian attack by trailing and punishing the raiding Party.

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Trails, Forts, Treaties, and Indian Wars - Book Promotional

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 21:00:00 GMT

Wild West Podcast proudly presents Trail, Forts, Treaties, and Indian Wars a new book by Mike King. You can purchase the book and play the audio version through Wild West Podcast or by scanning the QR code below each chapter. Trails, Forts Treaties, and Indian Wars are based on true accounts in early Kansas history. The illustrated book offers 149 pages and is narrated by Brad Smalley. The book is now on sale for a limited time at Amazon.com.

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Kicking About on the Prairie: A Bullwhacker Story

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 19:00:00 GMT

The railways pushed westward across buffalo country and the Texas cattle drives came up from the South. The Texas cattlemen drove their cattle to the railheads in Kansas and overnight cattle towns like Abilene sprung civilization, profit, and vice out of the Kansas prairie. The following is a first-person account of George W. Brown and what it was like in western Kansas as a freighter, drover, buffalo hunter, and Indian scout. George W. Brown tells how he joins the times' growing commerce, traveling along the military routes in 1868.

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The Santa Fe Trail

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 22:00:00 GMT

The Wild West Podcast proudly presents the second of a five-part series on the early Cheyenne Indian wars from 1857 to the Sheridan winter campaign of 1868. Part two of the series “Early Kansas Trails” is the historical timeline of the westward expansion of the Kansas Territory. The podcast begins with the founding of the Santa Fe Trail and the formation of multiple transportation routes across the plains.

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Battle of Solomon Fork 1857

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:00:00 GMT

The Wild West Podcast proudly presents the third of a five-part series on the early Cheyenne Indian wars from 1857 to the Sheridan winter campaign of 1868. In part three of the series, “The Cheyenne Campaign of 1857” is the historical accounts of the first actual campaign against the Plains Indians - known as the Battle of Solomon Fork. This little-known clash with the Cheyenne Indians took place in northwest Kansas, near present-day Penokee, in Graham County, Kansas.

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The Butterfield Overland Dispatch

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 01:00:00 GMT

Wild West Podcast proudly presents part two of the “Early Kansas Trails.” Kansas probably has more frontier trails than any other state, being the jumping-off point during westward expansion. In addition to the emigrant trails to the West, including the Santa Fe Trails, Smoky Hill Trail, and the Cannon Ball Stagecoach Road. Kansas also provided several military trails that connected the many Forts. One such trail was the Butterfield Overland Dispatch established in 1865.

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Battle of Ingalls

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 02:00:00 GMT

Wild West podcast proudly presents "The Battle of Ingalls," a September 1, 1893 gunfight between United States Marshals and the Doolin Dalton Gang. At the closing years of the old west, the citizens of Ingall’s unwittingly entertained outlaws and where the Doolin-Dalton gang had found safe harbor until thirteen marshals formed a posse to capture the gang. What unfolds in this historical account is one of the most protracted gun battles ever fought in the old west resulting in the death of three marshals and several residents of Ingall’s.

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Battle of Adobe Walls

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT

This is the true historical account of the second battle of Adobe Walls. On June 5, 1874, Hanrahan and a party of hunters departed Dodge City for Adobe Walls. The Indians on the Texas plains did not like the occupation of the hunters in the area, especially when they began killing off their buffalo for the sale of hides. The Battle of Adobe Walls fought on June 27, 1874, between the Comanche force of 700 and a group of 28 bison hunters defending the settlement. Comanche Chief Quanah Parker, son of a captured white woman, Cynthia Ann Parker, led the Indian contingent. Some of the hunters, who were present at Adobe Walls, included James Hanrahan, 20-year-old Bat Masterson, William "Billy" Dixon who on the third day of the battle made a famous long-distance rifle shot effectively ending the siege. You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier.

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The Ways of the Cheyenne People

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:00:00 GMT

The Wild West Podcast proudly presents the first of a five-part series on the early Cheyenne Indian wars from 1857 to the 1868 Sheridan winter campaign. In part one of the series “The Ways of the Cheyenne People” is a depiction of the Cheyenne culture. Part one will provide the listener with a quick overview of the Cheyenne way of life on the Southern Plains.

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Boot Hill Payoff (Chpt. 9) Killer Unmasked

Sat, 09 May 2020 23:00:00 GMT

THE END

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Boot Hill Payoff (Chpt. 8) Boot Hill Talk

Thu, 07 May 2020 23:00:00 GMT

In Chapter eight, Buck Laramie scrambles to think of ways to hold off the gang before reinforcements can arrive. Buck running out of cartridges and taking a bullet to the arm is saved by Slim, who appears on the scene to help hold off the approaching gang. Slim and Buck make a gallant stand above the valley where the group tries to fight their way out through the pass as reinforcements arrive.

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Boot Hill Payoff (Chpt. 7) Bottled Up

Fri, 01 May 2020 21:00:00 GMT

In chapter seven, Buck Laramie, under cover of night, returns to the foothills of the Diablos. Buck uses the Yaquis Indian tactics to overcome the guard leading through the escape tunnel, hoping to distract the gang's ride into San Leon. Buck quickly covers the entry of the escape tunnel to hold off a band of twenty-five riders. The outlaws converge on the tunnel entrance, with Buck being sub come to a fuselage of fire from the approaching gang. The only hope Buck has is for the arrival of the townspeople.

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Boot Hill Payoff (Chpt. 6) String Him Up!

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:00:00 GMT

In chapter six, Buck Laramie rides hard to escape the bandit hideout and arrives at the Box W Ranch only to find out Waters has gone into San Leon to see the doctor. Buck has no choice but to return to San Leon to warn the townspeople of the upcoming plan of the gang. It did not take the townspeople of San Leon long to spot Buck on his return, and they give chase to the fugitive as Buck nearly escapes with the help of Judy Anders. Buck plans to lead the pursuing townspeople to the gang's hideout.

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Boot Hill Payoff (Chpt. 5) First Blood

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 21:00:00 GMT

In chapter five, while Buck is escaping the bandit's hideout, he encounters the sentinel. Buck ducks low among the rocks as he comes under fire from the sheltered guard. Buck returns fire with a wild aim and finds his victim to be a young boy. The boy under his dying breath tells his story and how the gang plans to clean up in San Leon. To download this chapter go to Legends of Dodge City.

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Boot Hill Payoff (Chpt. 4) Sidewinder Ramrod

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

In chapter 4 Buck rides to the fake gang's hideout, and during the night, climbs the side of the rocky cliffs to sneak past the sentinel only to be captured by the gang. While a prisoner tied up in a chair Buck remembers a hidden knife concealed in the chair and manages to get the drop on the gang. To download this chapter go to Legends of Dodge City.

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Boot Hill Payoff (Chpt. 3) Trigger Debt

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 16:00:00 GMT

In chapter 3, Buck Laramie kicks up the dust and rides hard out of Sera Leon to elude a fast approaching posse. While under the cover of darkness, Buck approaches the Waters' ranch to meet his old friend and gets protection from his pursuers. There at Old Man Waters place, Buck tells the stories of each of his brother's demise while Waters unveils the motives of the newly formed Laramie gang. To download this chapter go to Legends of Dodge City.

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Boot Hill Payoff (Chpt. 2) Owl-Hoot Ghost

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 02:00:00 GMT

In chapter two, Buck Laramie full-fills his promise and returns to San Leon only to find a gang of robbers invading the Cattleman's Bank. The same bank his brothers robbed six years earlier. A mystery arises during the gunplay when the townspeople insist that the robbers are the returning Laramie brothers. To download this chapter go to The Legends of Dodge City Website

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Boot Hill Payoff (Chpt. I) The Laramies Ride

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 02:00:00 GMT

The producers of Wild West Podcast present a special reading of Robert E Howard’s public domain novel Boot Hill Payoff. The production is for all of those stay at home western novel lovers who need a little entertainment to break the boredom. So join us as we take you on a ride in the slumbering heat to San Leon as five brothers enter the doors of the Cattlemen's Bank. This story was originally published in the October 1935 issue of Western Aces. Starting life as an unsold submission written by pulp author Chandler Whipple, popular writer Robert E. Howard offered to rework and improve the tale. Later published in book form and in other places as The Last Ride, Wild West Podcast produced the audio version of the original transcript as it was first published. This story is in the public domain.

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Boot Hill Payoff Promotional

Sat, 25 Apr 2020 03:00:00 GMT

Starting on Wednesday, April 29 and for eight more Wednesdays thereafter the producers of Wild West Podcast will present a special reading of Robert E Howard’s public domain novel Boot Hill Payoff. This special production is for all of those stay at home western novel lovers who need a little entertainment to break the boredom. The e-book can be downloaded by using the link provided in the description section of this podcast. (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD E-BOOK) So join us on April 29, as we take you on a ride in the slumbering heat to San Leon as five brothers enter the doors of the Cattlemen's Bank.

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Boot Hill Membership Drive 2020

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 18:00:00 GMT

Become an associate member of Boot Hill Museum. Watch the Membership Drive Video and signup today at Boot Hill Association Membership.

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The William Taylor Incident

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:00:00 GMT

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Gunfight at the Long Branch Part 2

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT

In part 2 of Gunfight at the Long Branch gives the Ford County Globes account of the conflict between Cock-eyed Frank Loving and Levi Richardson along with individual testimonies of those who witnessed the shooting. Following the program, a characterization is provided of the four main personalities of the story to include William Duffey, Levi Richardson, Frank Loving, and Charles Bassett.

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Gunfight at the Long Branch

Fri, 06 Mar 2020 05:00:00 GMT

There is seldom witnessed in any civilized town or country such a scene as transpired at the Long Branch saloon, resulting in the killing of Levi Richardson, a well-known freighter, of Dodge City, by a gambler named Frank Loving. This is the true story of a gunfight between Cock-eyed Frank Loving and Levi Richardson. There was nothing remarkable about it except one man had been killed over the jealousy of a woman by the name of Mattie.

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Whiskey & Westerns Part 2: The Buffalo Hunters

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:00:00 GMT

In part 2, The Buffalo Hunters, five characterizations from the book Return of the Great Hunters; Tales of the Frontier. The first two characters presented portrays a look at Josiah Mooar and a partnership created with Jim White in the opening of the Buffalo trade in 1872. The next two hunters by the name of Hoodoo Brown and Prairie Dog Marrow are told when Dodge City is first established. A time when Dodge City was founded through lucrative whiskey businesses that open up on the Southwestern Kansas plains. The final character discussed in this episode is Billy Dixon and his role at the second Battle of Adobe Walls.

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Whiskey & Western’s:Part 1:Bat Masterson

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT

In this two-part episode of Whiskey & Westerns on Wednesday’s we first characterize the legend of Bat Masterson while sipping a little whiskey. In part one of the “Characterization of Legends,” we will take you into the first chapter of the book “A Man in a Black Derby Hat.” Brad Smalley will break down a few additional characters like Ben and Billy Thompson along with Squirrel Tooth Alice.

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The Greenhorn and The Lady-Killer

Sat, 01 Feb 2020 21:00:00 GMT

I can say with the lack of any contention that the proclaiming of a greenhorn has many setbacks in achieving credibility. They are among those who are not well served through experience. Whatever the reason, a greenhorn is firmly embedded in the language of the frontier. They are the young, naive, or inexperienced person who is likely to get into trouble - that is, until that person gets a little seasoning. This is the story of the greenhorn joining the Dodge City Gang and the lady-killer prank. To purchase our newest book go to Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier. Join us on our YouTube channel at Whiskey & Westerns on Wednesday.

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Bear Meat for Christmas

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 22:00:00 GMT

This is the story of Mayor Kelley and a local prankster of Dodge City by the name of Luke McGlue. Mayor Kelly had a tame bear that he named "Paddy," which for a time became the town pet in Dodge City. As the animal grew more substantial and rowdier, the cowboys often tormented Paddy resulting in the bear taking refuge in the bedroom of a local hotel. What happens next can only be described in the title of this podcast. There are intended touches of humor in this story written by Mike King and narrated by Brad Smalley.

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Kansas: Unsettled Land

Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:00:00 GMT

The following podcast is an introduction from the book Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier. The presentation outlines the early history of Kansas with the start of the fur trade to the establishment of travel routes, making way for the railroads. The introduction sets the stage for the rapid expansion of Kansas after the Civil War, along with the Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1867. You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier.

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Early History of Kansas: Ad Astra per Aspera

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 04:00:00 GMT

Wild West Podcast proudly presents "Ad Astra per Aspera" a tribute to the American frontiersmen and the early history of Kansas. The podcast written by Mike King and narrated by Brad Smalley portrays the characteristics of the American frontiersman and how our early pioneers served as an important part of the development of our country's values and customs. The second part of the podcast provides a condensed timeline of the early history of Kansas. You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier.

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Chapter Four: The Emanuel Dubbs Story

Sun, 03 Nov 2019 21:00:00 GMT

Part One, tells the story of one of the largest gunfights to ever take place in the American West fought in Newton, Kansas on August 20, 1871. In Part two, of the Emanuel Dubbs story takes you back to the late spring of 1872. Emanuel Dubbs with Mr. Wiley a head contractor scout out a location for a new supply depot. Dubbs riding on his favorite mule named Marie travel up the line from Fort Larned over what was then known as the Dry Ridge Trail. They came off the trail in sight of the beautiful Arkansas valley about two miles above where old Fort Dodge then stood. Dubbs describes the panorama view just minutes before he charges down an embankment to shoot a buffalo. Emanuel Dubbs has an encounter with Billy Brooks. Brooks was a shabby character sporting a narrow mustache with a long rounded face trimmed out with a Van Dyke goatee. You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier.

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Luke McGlue & the Keeley Cure

Wed, 16 Oct 2019 20:00:00 GMT

The story you are about to hear is fictitious, but portions of the story are based on factual accounts.

This is the story of a mischief-maker by the name of Luke McGlue. The Luke McGlue character transcends from the perceptiveness of his personality; the way this fictitious character might have perceived Dodge City through the realization of his times.

In the mid-1800s, the people of Dodge had a legendary person in which they could blame all sorts of mayhem. His name was Luke McGlue. He was credited with many devious deeds. Many individuals within the community would pull a prank, then pass it off on another individual or on to a fictitious person by the name of Luke McGlue.

The story takes place in 1877, a time when Dodge City Kansas was full of pranksters. In the story, Luke visits the Boot Hill resting grounds and meets up with a few unknown characters to administer the Keeley Cure.

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Boardwalks from Hell Part 2: The Killing of Ed

Sun, 29 Sep 2019 03:00:00 GMT

In Part Two of Boardwalks from Hell Bat Masterson is elected as Sheriff of Ford County as he continues to protect his brother Ed from evil doings. Yet, tragedy strikes quickly, at the Lady Gay Dance Hall. Purchase the book A Man in a Black Derby Hat at Amazon. At the end of this episode, Bat Masterson has a reflection on death while attending his brother’s funeral. He reflects on his inability to control a destiny of life and loss so easily taken in the wake of the frontier. Gallantry is never a replacement from a quickly distorted ending in life - as death will always take its toll on the living. “Boardwalks from Hell” is based on true accounts in Dodge City History and at the conclusion of this show, Brad Smalley will provide the second versions of The Killing of Ed Masterson.

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Boardwalks from Hell: Part One

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 01:00:00 GMT

What you are about to hear is an individual historical account of Bat Masterson's return to Dodge City, Kansas. The motive for Masterson's return is being prompted by both his concerns for his older brother and an economic opportunity being made possible through various insiders who want to promote the cattle trade of 1877. The story is built around the foundational meanings of courage on the frontier - for civilization comes with a cost. It is the harshest cost of all, revealing every flaw to what a man knows about courage in plain sight. Purchase the book A Man in a Black Derby Hat at Amazon.

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Saloon War in HQ Audio

Wed, 21 Aug 2019 17:00:00 GMT

The Saloon War written and produced by Mike King and narrated by Brad Smalley is an account of a bloodless conflict that took place between Luke Short and the Dodge City mayor. The "HQ Audio" podcast documents the founding of Dodge City Kansas and the political factors leading up to up to the Saloon War of 1883. The story of Mayor Degers attempt to try and force Luke Short to close the Long Branch Saloon is an accurate account of the corrupt political factors supporting the take over of the whiskey trade in Dodge City. The event is best remembered for the Western gamblers and gunfighters who played roles in the history of the Wild West. To view, the Documentary go to http://worldfamousgunfighters.weebly.com/saloon-war.html

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The Making of Boot Hill Distillery

Thu, 15 Aug 2019 02:00:00 GMT

This is the story of Boot Hill Distillery which was Born from a barrel and forged in the dust. Crafted by artisan distillers, from soil to sip. Dodge City’s legacy was built on the ashes of the campfire and the footprints of a bar. With a craftsman’s eye for the highest quality ingredients, the grain is grown themselves, and a dedication to ethically sourcing ingredients Boot Hill Distillery brings new meaning to sustainability and transparency in craft distilling. Boot Hill Distillery is proud to be part of the spiritual revolution of Dodge City, western Kansas, and the Old West.

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A Dark Day in Dodge City: The Murder of Dora Hand

Wed, 10 Jul 2019 16:00:00 GMT

The story that is about to be told undertakes one of the darkest days in Dodge City History. It is the story of a gifted entertainer who was born on August 23, 1844, as Isadore Addie May. Isadore at an early age showed signs of being a gifted vocalist. This gift prompted her to change to her stage name to become know as Fannie Keenan and become an entertainer traveling first in Europe then to the Western frontier. In 1878 she arrived in Dodge City, as Dora Hand divorced her husband Captain Hand and settled in at Dodge City as a popular entertainer. Dora became popular among many, which led her to become involved between two suitors who were in conflict for her affection, ultimately resulting in her death on October 4, 1878.

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Whiskey & Westerns on Wednesday: The Print Olive Story

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 03:00:00 GMT

Isom Prentice Olive fought with the Texas Volunteers during the Civil War and then returned to his father’s ranch in Williamson County, Texas. After the Civil War, Texas was in the days of the maverick: thousands of head of wild cattle, untended during the war, roamed the thickets. Many Texans considered that any unbranded steer was fair game and belonged to the man who roped it. The big ranchers did not agree and considered these beasts ‘by right’ theirs. It was not long after these disputes over unbranded cattle that the Olive family became a brand of their own. This is the story of Print Olive from Texas to the Western Cattle Trails to Nebraska range and his final resting place in Dodge City.

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Kansas in the Civil War

Sun, 12 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT

To learn more about Kansas and the Civil War Join us at https://www.facebook.com/WildWestPodcast/on May 18, 2019, at 6:00 P.M. Central Standard Time for a special presentation entitled Civil War Day. The Civil War Day production utilizes a full day of video experience from April 27, 2019, Cowtown Civil War Day. The shoot is edited into a sixteen-minute documentary about the cause and effect of the American Civil war – applying a wide range of events into a single message. “A nation divided in social beliefs is subject to multitudes of lives left on the battlefield.” The message gained from the production supports the historical outcomes behind a nation divided from constitutional beliefs, which had an everlasting impact on the fate of one nation.

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Boots & Beer Auction: Boot Hill Museum

Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:00:00 GMT

On this special episode of Whiskey & Westerns we will be discussing with Laura Tawater the upcoming Boot Hill Museum, Boots and Beer Auction. You can get your Boots & Beer tickets TODAY! $60 per person or a discount of $450 for a table of 8 at boothill.org or 620-227-8188. Tickets include food, beer, cocktails, games, friends, and FUN!! Friday, May 3rd at the Boot Hill Casino & Resort Conference Center in Dodge City. Benefitting the museum's exhibit expansion project.

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Whiskey & Western's on Wednesday: The Hoover Story

Mon, 15 Apr 2019 20:00:00 GMT

On this episode of Whiskey & Western’s on Wednesday’s, Mike King and Brad Smalley tell the story of George M. Hoover. During the show, Mike & Brad talk about gardening safety, introduce the world’s highest rated whiskey, discuss the legal definition of bottle and bond, and tell the story behind one of the legends of Dodge City. The show will transition the listener back to June of 1872 and the history of whiskey sales along the Arkansas River Valley to the formation of a new township named Dodge City. To view this episode of Whiskey & Westren's on Wednesday you can check us out on Facebook @ Wildwestpodcast. You can also get all of our episodes of Whiskey & Western's on Wednesday's at our Legends of Dodge City Website.

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Return of the Great Hunters: Part 6 Battle of Adobe Walls

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 04:00:00 GMT

On June 5, 1874, Hanrahan and a party of hunters departed Dodge City for Adobe Walls. The Indians on the Texas plains did not like the occupation of the hunters in the area, especially when they began killing off their buffalo for the sale of hides. The Battle of Adobe Walls fought on June 27, 1874, between the Comanche force of 700 and a group of 28 bison hunters defending the settlement. Comanche Chief Quanah Parker, son of a captured white woman, Cynthia Ann Parker, led the Indian contingent. Some of the hunters, who were present at Adobe Walls, included James Hanrahan, 20-year-old Bat Masterson, William "Billy" Dixon who on the third day of the battle made a famous long-distance rifle shot effectively ending the siege. You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier.

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Return of The Great Hunters Part 5: Throng of Impending Horde

Fri, 15 Mar 2019 04:00:00 GMT

In Part five of the Return of the Great Hunters, Billy Dixon returns to Adobe Walls after losing his wagon and one mule in the Canadian River. Dixon finds the Adobe Walls settlement is in an uproar over the rumor of Indian attacks. Dixon, Plummer, and Masterson agree to travel to the Plummer camp to bury his partners Dudley and Wallace. They return to the Adobe Walls settlement on the night of the full moon to seek protection. You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier.

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Hamilton Bell: Legend of Dodge City

Tue, 12 Mar 2019 04:00:00 GMT

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Whiskey & Westerns: The Ham Bell Story

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 20:00:00 GMT

Ham Bell of Dodge City Kansas, became a legend noted for his frontier spirit, he had the ability to create. He was an entrepreneur; a person who was defined by his willingness to risk loss in order to improve the quality of life for others.

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Return of the Great Hunters: Part 3 Utes Revenge

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 05:00:00 GMT

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Return of the Great Hunters: Part 2 Adobe Walls Country

Fri, 04 Jan 2019 01:00:00 GMT

Billy Dixon and a company of forty hunters travel south on the Jones and Plummer Trail past the Cimarron River and out into Indian Territory. Along the trail Billy Dixon strikes up a story about Dirty Face Ed Jones. When the expedition reaches Adobe Walls Creek, Billy Dixon, Tyler and Masterson decide to explore an old abandoned trading post. When the three explorers reach the old trading post they discover an old Ute drawing to help them unearth the story of the Battle of the Adobe Walls. The story written by Mike King and narrated by Brad Smalley becomes the first lesson in engaging warfare with the Plains Indians. You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier. Learn more about this episode at Wild West Podcast Facebook Page.

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Return of the Great Hunters: Part 1 The Gathering

Fri, 14 Dec 2018 02:00:00 GMT

The story “The Return of the Great Hunters” written by Mike King and narrated by Brad Smalley is Part I of an eight-part series-taking place in March of 1874. The buffalo hunters have returned to Dodge City in preparation to travel 150 miles south deep into Indian Territory. Their purpose is to kill off the rest of the southern herd. The expedition is organized by A.C. Myers a Dodge City general merchandising owner who recruits a forty-man team, which ultimately leads to the second battle of Adobe Walls and the Red River War. You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier. Learn more about this episode at Wild West Podcast Facebook Page.

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A Cowboy's Tale

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 02:00:00 GMT

A Cowboy's Tale begins at the end of a trail drive just outside of Dodge City at Saw Log Creek on November 3, 1877. A man by the name of Bob Shaw enters the Saw Log Creek campsite looking for a man by the name of Texas Dick. Shaw not finding Texas Dick at the drover camp stays for an evening meal and tells the story of the lynching of an innocent man. The next day Bob Shaw finds Texas Dick in the Lady Gay Saloon ending up in a stand off with gunplay between Ed Masterson and Bob Shaw. The story is a true account based on an article from the Dodge City Times entitled Frontier Fun. For more information on the Legends of Dodge City you can join us on Facebook @ Wild West Podcast. To order one of our books go to Boot Hill Productions or visit the Legends of Dodge City Website.

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Boot Hill Past to Present

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 19:00:00 GMT

Join Brad Smalley and Mike King for another Whiskey and Westerns on Wednesdays. This episode will focus on the story behind Boot Hill from the past to the present. The Podcast will also feature Boot Hill Distillery as we take in a little Red Eye Whiskey. The story of “Boot Hill Past to Present” tells the history behind how Boot Hill was established and when it was relocated along with the individuals who found it as their finale-resting place. Join us on Facebook @ Wild West Podcast. To order one of our books go to Boot Hill Productions or visit the Legends of Dodge City Website.

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Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West

Fri, 02 Nov 2018 04:00:00 GMT

During the first two decades after the Civil War, Texans drove herds north into Kansas and points beyond. In 1867, they began bringing them to Abilene, Kansas on the Chisholm Trail. As the frontier moved west, the railheads shifted to the southern Kansas towns of Newton and Wichita, as well as the western Kansas town of Ellsworth. Later, a branch of the Chisholm Trail, known as the Eastern Trail, forked into Dodge City.

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Whiskey & Westerns Wednesday: Law & Order

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT

What is redemption other than the act of making something better or more acceptable? Learn the true meaning of redemption on this week's Whiskey & Westerns on Wednesday. Brad Smalley and Mike King will take Redemption to the test and talk about Law and Order in Dodge City. The year is 1875. Dodge City Kansas prepares in the provisions for becoming a cattle town, bracing for the impact through the employment of the first police force. Learn about the personalities and character of Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, Joe Mason, Larry Deger, and Jim Masterson.

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Whiskey and Westerns on Wednesday: Dodge City Vigilance Committee.

Tue, 23 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT

On this episode of Whiskey and Westerns on Wednesday, Brad Smalley and Mike King take Ten Cup whiskey to the test and discuss the topic of the Dodge City Vigilance Committee.

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Bartholomew & the Fair Maiden Part 3: Farewell to the King

Wed, 03 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT

Part three begins on a quiet January morning in 1876 in the town of Mobeetie, Texas where Bat Masterson and Mollie Brennan are enjoying time together. The enjoyment between them becomes broken when seeing Melvin King enter Charlie Norton’s Saloon the place where Mollie works. The real and tragic love story between Bat Masterson and Mollie Brennan narrated by Brad Smalley is a story once conveyed will be everlasting in memory of a courageous act of ones sacrifice in the name of love.

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Bartholomew and the Fair Maiden: Part 2 The Lady of the Knight

Thu, 27 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT

From the writer and producer of “A Sportsman’s Paradise” brings you the story of “Bartholomew and the Fair Maiden.” Part two begins with Bat Masterson and Ben Thompson entering the Lady Gay Saloon in Mobeetie, Texas where Bat Masterson meets Mollie Brennan for the first time. The story narrated by Brad Smalley conveys Mollie's first-hand account of the assassination of Phil Cole by Wild Bill Hickok when she was in Abilene Kansas.

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Bartholomew and the Fair Maiden: Part 1 The Foreboding Melvin King

Sun, 16 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT

From the writer and producer of “A Sportsman’s Paradise” brings you the story of “Bartholomew and the Fair Maiden.” Part one is the introduction of three-part series into the real and tragic love story between William Masterson and Mollie Brennan. The story narrated by Brad Smalley tells how William Masterson after leaving the buffalo hunting fields takes a job as a teamster hauling supplies between Fort Dodge and Fort Supply. It is at Fort Supply where Masterson first meets his nemeses a Corporal Melvin King. King is chased out of Fort Supply while William Masterson and 106 freighters lead by Billy Dixon move provisions to the new fort cantonment located along Sweetwater Creek. During their travel on the Jones and Plummer trail, Masterson ruminates the “Battle of Buffalo Wallow.” Masterson’s story is interrupted by the fierce winter storm of December 16, 1874. Only a few freighters make it through the storm, forcing Masterson to spend the remainder of the winter at Fort Elliot where he meets Ben Thompson. Purchase the book A Man in a Black Derby Hat at Amazon.

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Gamblers of Dodge City iBooks Give Away

Fri, 31 Aug 2018 04:00:00 GMT

During the month of September, we will give away 50 free Gamblers of Dodge City iBooks. That is right, we are giving away 50 iBooks during the month of September. This is our way to say thank you to all of our listeners. All you need to do is to email us at wildwestpodcast@gmail.com and tell us why you like our show or give us a suggestion for a Wild West podcast topic. We will then send you a redeemable iBook code for the Gamblers of Dodge City and the Games they played. Remember we only have 50 free iBooks in this months giveaway so be the first to write us. To learn more about how to use your redeemable code go to boothillproductions.com and select publications.

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Deadly Politics in Beautiful Bibulous Babylon

Sat, 25 Aug 2018 04:00:00 GMT

Dodge City, Kan., started out in 1872 as a wild outpost of buffalo hunters and soldiers, small in numbers, but marked by many violent deaths. It only took ten-years for Dodge City to build the wild and wicked reputation it had held since the town’s beginning. The city's population of 500 that first year was due almost entirely to the buffalo trade. The buffalo hunters and the soldiers from Fort Dodge came to the makeshift settlement to buy supplies, drink, and to get away from their boredom.Even though a Town Company had organized the small settlement in August of 1872, the city was still unincorporated. The town had no elected or appointed officials. A county government had not yet been organized, and consequently, there were no courts, jails, or official law enforcement in the region. The closest known law was located in Hays City over 100 miles away. From August 1872 to July 1873, there were approximately thirty killings in Dodge City. Deadly Politics in Beautiful Bibulous Babylon is written and produced by Mike King tells the story of how law and order were first started in Dodge City. The story narrated by Brad Smalley relives the time in Dodge City where vigilantes roamed the streets and how the city became divided over political differences when trying to establish six ordinances under the new township laws.

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Whiskey & Westerns on Wednesday & Mysterious Dave

Thu, 16 Aug 2018 04:00:00 GMT

Whiskey and Westerns on Wednesday are proud to present the story of Mysterious Dave Mather’s. In this pod show, Brad Smalley introduces Knob Creek the selected Whiskey of the week and takes the trail of the life and times of Dave Mather’s. The show is a humorous edition of the ends and outs of the ambiguities of Mather’s lifestyle in the old west and recounts how he addressed the creeds of Dodge City.

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EPISODE FIVE: Trained to be the Perfect Killer

Fri, 10 Aug 2018 04:00:00 GMT

“Trained to be a Perfect Killer ” is episode five of a six-part series entitled “Hide Business.” Episode five Jim White teaches JOSIAH WRIGHT MOOAR how to set up a stand to kill buffalo. The story takes place on the plains when Josiah and Jim spot a herd of buffalo drinking from a stream. Jim teaches Josiah how to approach a herd, and gives him tips on buffalo behavior. The story narrated by Brad Smalley provides detailed descriptions of how the hunter skinned the hides and smoked the meat in a hide-constructed smokehouse. At the end of part five, Josiah is given the test of becoming a buffalo runner. You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier. Learn more about this episode at Wild West Podcast Facebook Page.

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EPISODE FOUR: Campfire Confessions

Thu, 09 Aug 2018 04:00:00 GMT

“Campfire Confessions ” is episode four of a six-part series entitled “Hide Business.” Episode four written and produced by Mike King describes the life of a buffalo hunter from the time they leave a settlement and arrive at their campsite on the prairie. The story narrated by Brad Smalley establishes a route to a Buffalo hunting ground along the Saline River Valley. Along the way, Jim White tells a humorous account of the Battle of the Saline River. The four hunters make camp preparations by starting a campfire when Josiah explores the truth with Nixon and persuades Jim to reveal how he lost his wife to another man.

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EPISODE THREE: A Suspicious Offer

Thu, 09 Aug 2018 04:00:00 GMT

“A Suspicious Offer ” is episode three of a six-part series entitled “Hide Business.” Episode three written and produced by Mike King conveys how Josiah Mooar becomes suspicious of Thomas Nixon when he offers to sale him a wagon and camp supplies for $350.00 less than the asking price. The story narrated by Brad Smalley explains how Josiah Mooar get’s into an unexpected offer and ends up having to fulfill a contract for 500 hides for Charles Rath. Josiah counters his suspicion of Nixon and Rath by writing his brother John in New York City. Josiah’s request in the letter is for his brother to explore a possible market for Buffalo hides.

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EPISODE TWO: Coincidence

Wed, 08 Aug 2018 04:00:00 GMT

“Coincidence ” is episode two of a six-part series entitled “Hide Business.” Episode two written and produced by Mike King describes how a man’s desire for fortunes on the frontier is sometimes circumstantial. The story narrated by Brad Smalley describes how by coincidence a team of buffalo hunters is formed to strike up a new enterprise of buffalo hide hunting. “Coincidence” introduces the four soon to be legends of the buffalo hide trade from the first person perspective of Josiah Wright Mooar. Mooar tells how he meets Jim White and forms a partnership with soon to be citizens of Dodge City A.C. Myers, and Tom Nixon.

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EPISODE ONE: Instigation of the Hide Trade

Wed, 08 Aug 2018 04:00:00 GMT

The “Instigation of the Hide Trade” is part one of a six-part series entitled “Hide Business.” episode one written and produced by Mike King provides a partial background of what leads up to the Buffalo Hide Trade. The story narrated by Brad Smalley describes the beginning of the fur trade in Kansas and how the expansion West over this vast prairie becomes a slaughtering ground of the American Bison. The “Instigation of the Hide Trade” conveys how one hide dealer by the name of Charles Rath becomes one of the first speculators for securing hides for the development of factory belts. Through the speculation of the hide trade Charles Rath a future citizen of Dodge City establishes himself as a habitus to the birth of the industrial age.

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Fort Dodge: Its Founding & Construction

Sun, 29 Jul 2018 04:00:00 GMT

The story begins on April 5, 1865, when Captain Henry Pearce leaves Fort Larned, Kansas, with a company of Kansas volunteers to establish the new post. Captain Pearce's mission was to engage and discourage the large bands of Comanches, Apaches, and Kiowas. They were encamped on the Cimarron and Crooked Creek regions of the Arkansas valley. Pearce selected a site located 6 miles east of Fort Atkinson that guarded the Santa Fe Trail and stood midway between the two major Indian crossings on the Arkansas River. Captain Pearce officially established the post on April 10, 1865, and was named in honor of the departmental commander, General Dodge. The podcast is about the founding and construction of Fort Dodge. Excerpts from a manuscript by Leo E. Oliva are edited and revised for the purpose of these narratives. Narrators include Sheralyn King as Isadore Douglas, the wife of commanding officer Major Henry Douglas and Brad Smalley for the construction of Fort Dodge.

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Hell Cats of the American West

Wed, 18 Jul 2018 04:00:00 GMT

To our listeners around the world to include England, Australia, Japan, Canada, Sweden, Ireland, Brazil, Finland and the United States of America the Wild West Podcast proudly presents Hell Cat Maggie and Whiskey and Westerns on Wednesday’s. Join us as we explore the Hell Cats of the American West retold from Dodge City Kansas during the time when It was known as the Wickedest City in the West.

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This Yarn is on You Luke McGlue

Wed, 11 Jul 2018 04:00:00 GMT

The Wild West Podcast is proud to conclude our four-part series on the famous prankster of Dodge City – Mr. Luke McGlue. Part three and four of the series written and produced by Mike King will take you on a comical adventure of Dr. Meredith’s Specialized Treatment of Private Diseases and the Urge for Revenge – the reverend Ormond W. Wright story. "This Yarn is on You Luke McGlue”  is narrated by Brad Smalley who takes you into the life of the fictitious charismatic character of Luke McGlue the hilarious 1877 mischief maker of Dodge City, Kansas.

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Whiskey and Westerns on Wednesday Leadslingers

Wed, 04 Jul 2018 04:00:00 GMT

This pod show is pleased to bring you Whiskey and Westerns on Wednesday direct from Dodge City Kansas, featuring rich topics on the legends of the old west as we deliver you our favored Whiskey on Wednesday. The Fourth of July show features Leadslingers Bourbon, a company owned by seven combat veterans out of Moore Oklahoma. We will also relive the West from one of our selected stories of Dodge City – “The Great Bullfight of 1884.” This unique American celebration took place in Dodge City, Kansas on July 4, 1884.

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The Buffalo Herds of 1872

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 04:00:00 GMT

The story of The Buffalo Herds of 1872 takes a wagon ride with Richard Irving Dodge to a high point above the plains called Pawnee Rock. The story written and produced by Mike King provides a clear description of the great southern herd coming north for the summer grass. This herd of buffalo was no less than four hundred and eighty thousand in number as they cross the plains of Kansas in June of 1872. While on Pawnee Rock the future commander of Fort Dodge reflects back on a time when he and his men held off a massive buffalo charge along the banks of the Arkansas River Valley. The production narrated by Brad Smalley provides nine layers of sound effects, which are best, experienced with a set of headphones. The listener will experience the sounds of a night camp along the riverbanks of the Arkansas River and the sounds of buffalo hoofs shaking the ground during a massive charge.

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Luke McGlue & A Traveling Salesman From St. Joseph, Missouri

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 04:00:00 GMT

A Traveling Salesman from St. Joseph, Missouri, is the second story in the Luke McGlue series. The story written and produced by Mike King is about a cigar salesman who came to Dodge City to display samples of some superb cigars. The story narrated by Brad Smalley gives the accounts of how a cigar salesman's fine cigars go missing in a smoked filled room. When the sheriff inquired about who had stolen the smokes all replied in unison, the name of Luke McGlue.

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Ardbeg Ten & Luke McGlue

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 04:00:00 GMT

This pod show is pleased to bring you Whiskey and Westerns on Wednesday direct from Dodge City Kansas, featuring rich topics on the legends of the old west as we deliver you our favored Whiskey on Wednesday. Tonight’s show will feature Ardbeg Ten, a Scotch Whiskey revered around the world. We will also relive the West from one of our selected stories of Dodge City - the story of Luke McGlue.

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The Command

Sun, 10 Jun 2018 04:00:00 GMT

Colonel Richard Irving Dodge was given command of Fort Dodge on June 3, 1872. He arrived at Fort Dodge the next day. Upon his arrival, he found the post in an influx of an unruly population. His orders were to ensure Fort Dodge became an oasis of peacefulness and to establish the rule of law amid conditions that verged on chaos. The story written and produced by Mike King gives the historical accounts of the motivation behind the organization of a town company to be called Dodge City Kansas. Brad Smalley provides the listeners with a first-person narrative of the conflict between Captain Moore and Rife as the story concludes with the Lieutenant Turner incident forcing Colonel Dodge's decision to lay out plans to organize a township five miles west of the Fort. You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier. Learn more about this episode at Wild West Podcast Facebook Page.

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George M. Hoover

Fri, 01 Jun 2018 04:00:00 GMT

H. L. Sitler constructed the first building on the townsite of Dodge City in 1871. The location of the sod house was five miles west of Fort Dodge. The spot was near a lone cottonwood tree standing near the entrance of Wright Park that marked a long-used ford across the Arkansas River. The first business that opened on the site of Dodge City was George M. Hoover and John McDonald’s saloon. The story produced by Mike King tells the account of how Hoover a Canadian at age twenty-four carefully measured out the distance of five miles west of Fort Dodge jurisdiction. On the morning of June 17, 1872, a tent was erected, and with the whiskey unloaded by 8:00 a.m. the first saloon in the area was open. He then moved his business establishment the Hoover & McDonald Wines and Liquors in 1874 to No. 36, Front Street. Brad Smalley narrates the story of George M. Hoover.

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The Fighting Mayor of Dodge City

Sat, 28 Apr 2018 04:00:00 GMT

The Wild West podcast proudly presents the Fighting Mayor of Dodge City. The story of Alonzo B. Webster. The Fighting Mayor of Dodge City narrated by Brad Smalley brings to life one of Dodge City’s legends from the time Webster enlisted as a private soldier during the Civil War and when he reaches a crossroads in his life. Webster story first takes place when he travels west to Hays, Kansas where he opens a general store serving as an assistant postmaster. Hayes is where Webster gained the reputation of being tough, but cool-headed. In 1869, when he was threatened by a group of bad characters in his store, Webster shot a man dead. The bullfight of July 4, 1884, was Webster's brainchild. It was the only traditional bullfight held in the United States. Join us as we take you back in history to the story of the Fighting Mayor of Dodge City, Kansas.

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A Buffalo Stampede, Richard Irving Dodge Story

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 04:00:00 GMT

The Wild West Podcast proudly presents the story of Richard Irving Dodge. Travel with Richard Irving Dodge as he explores the great southwest plains of Kansas. Richard Dodge a naturalist tells his experience of seeing one of the last great buffalo herds twenty-five miles wide and fifty miles deep from the top of Pawnee Rock. In this episode narrated by Brad Smalley will take you deep into a buffalo stampede five thousand strong. The story of Richard Irving Dodge written and produced by Mike King takes place in May of 1872 just two months before Colonel Dodge takes command of Fort Dodge located on the North banks of the Arkansas River five miles West from the place where Dodge City will soon be born. The story transpires during the time Colonel Dodge was stationed at Fort Larned, a disbursement point for Indian annuities and a base for troops guarding workers on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad against an Indian attack in the 1870s. You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier. Learn more about this episode at Wild West Podcast Facebook Page.

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Chief Spotted Tail

Fri, 30 Mar 2018 04:00:00 GMT

The greatest excitement ever caused in Dodge was the advent of an Indian, one of the principal chiefs of the Cheyennes. In the winter of 1872, W. D. Lee, of the firm of Lee & Reynolds, doing a large business at Supply as freighters, government contractors, sutlers and Indian traders combined, brought this Indian to Dodge City to show him the wonders of the railroad and impress upon him how civilization was advancing. There happened to be several hunters in town at that time, driven in by a heavy storm and snow. No sooner did the Indian make his appearance on the street than the excitement began. The story of Chief Spotted Tail is narrated by Brad Smalley and produced by Mike King.

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The Legends of Dodge City: The Chalkley Beeson Story

Fri, 30 Mar 2018 04:00:00 GMT

The Wild West Podcast proudly presents the life and times of Chalkley “Chalk” Beeson the owner of the Long Branch Saloon and founder of Dodge City’s beloved Cowboy Band. Part one of this podcast, narrated by Brad Smalley describes Chalk Beeson as an active citizen of Dodge City arriving 1875 as a stagecoach driver. Brent Harris a noted Boot Hill Museum historian narrates the conclusion of the podcast presenting Chalk Beeson as the primary reason the Boot Hill Museum exists today. Check out the full story of Chalk Beeson with video at Legends of Dodge City.

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An Unfortunate Incident: The Story of Dora Hand

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 04:00:00 GMT

Dora Hand narrated by Brad Smalley is an account of an unfortunate incident played out on the streets of Dodge City in the fall of 1878. The night of October 4 brought with it a strange ominous feeling when two men’s love for one young maiden ended in a tragic shooting leaving behind a fascinating frontier tale. The next day thunder rang over the prairie as the legendary lawmen—Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Charlie Bassett and Bill Tilghman—chased the would-be assailant leaving the killer trapped under his prize horse and brought back to Dodge for justice. The story of Dora Hand is credited to Boot Hill Museum and produced by Mike King.

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Hoodoo Brown Remastered

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 04:00:00 GMT

The Wild West podcast proudly presents the story of Hoodoo Brown. The story begins in 1886 when Hoodoo takes his first job as a Bullwacker taking supplies to Fort Wallace Kansas. Hoodoo Brown’s adventures on the plains of Kansas, written and produced by Mike King takes the listener to a time when Kansas was settling lands along the overland routes of the Santa Fe, and Smokey Hill trails. Narrator Brad Smalley will take you to Abilene, were Hoodoo joins a cattle as a drover and then on to Hays City right before Hoodoo meets up with Jack Stillwell a famous Indian scout. At the conclusion, Hoodoo gives up on the hide-hunting business when he sees prosperity in starting a saloon business in Dodge City, the second business in the new town. Brown hauled plank wood from Fort Hays to construct his small building, a shack on the south side of the tracks and near the bank of the Arkansas where it was handy to get water to cut his whiskey with, as well as for the Texas men to water their livestock.

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The Story of Ormond W. Wright

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 04:00:00 GMT

The Wild West podcast produced by Mike King is proud to present the story of Ormand W. Write narrated by Brent Harris of Boot Hill Museum. Reverend Wright was born in Acworth, New Hampshire in 1850, arrived in Dodge City in early 1877 at the age of 26. Though he had graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York in 1873, he was not ordained when he got to Dodge. Rev. Wright stayed in Dodge City as Presbyterian pastor until 1882, when he finally “burned out” and was placed in a private institution for health reasons. Within a couple of years, he recovered and continued his ministry in Barnegat, New Jersey for thirty years. He died around 1936 at the age of 86. A summary of Ormond Wright’s life is narrated by Brad Smalley at the end of this podcast.

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The Great Bullfight of 1884

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 04:00:00 GMT

The Wild West podcast proudly presents The Great Bullfight of 1884. This unique American celebration took place in Dodge City, Kansas on July 4, 1884. The story written and produced by Mike King relays the facts behind the first Spanish bullfight, ever held on American soil. Hundreds of visitors came from the East to witness a fight between man and beast. The town on this magical day was crowded with sightseers from all over the West. Narrator Brad Smalley describes the scene at the Dodge City fairgrounds where men and women are crowded about the stands. The bullfighters from Mexico provided a most explicit display of bravery entering the arena accompanied by citizens in joyous in laughter all drinking and enjoying the sport of bullfighting. This is a time when once again Dodge City excelled in all of her notorieties as holding an event, long to be remembered in this country.

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Bat Masterson: A Man in a Black Derby Hat

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 04:00:00 GMT

The Wild West podcast presents the Man in a Black Derby Hat the retelling of the gunfight between Bat Masterson, A.J.Peacock, and Al Updegraff. Purchase the book A Man in a Black Derby Hat at Amazon. The story begins on April 15, 1881, after Bat Masterson living in Arizona is telegraphed by an unknown informer notifying Bat that his brother Jim was about to be assassinated by the co-owner of the Lady Gay, Jim Masterson's partner. Bat takes a train to Dodge City and arrives on the April 16 noon train but decides to get off early suspecting he might encounter resistance at the train depot. The story of the Man in the Black Derby Hat written and produced by Mike King takes the listener deep into the conflict surrounding the Battle of the Plaza. The story narrated by Brad Smalley gives a first-person account as the gunfight begins to unfold the night before in the Long Branch Saloon when George a local cowboy inquires about the ongoing conflict between Jim Masterson and A.J. Peacock. During the thirty-minute podcast, many legends of the old west are revealed to include the characterization of Bat Masterson, A.B. Webster, Tom Nixon, Pat Sughrue, Fred Singer, and Jim Masterson.

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Kicking About on the Prairie with Hoodoo Brown

Sun, 21 Jan 2018 05:00:00 GMT

In Kicking About on the Prarie listeners will travel with Hoodoo Brown as he becomes a Bullwhacker to Fort Wallace and joins a cattle drive from Abilene Kansas. Learn what it was like to be a drover and a bullwhacker in 1868 exploring the overland routes of the Santa Fe, and Smokey Hill trails. The story written by Mike King and narrated by Brad Smalley will take you to Hays City right before Hoodoo meets up with Jack Stillwell a famous Indian scout. You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier. Learn more about this episode at Wild West Podcast Facebook Page.

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The Billy Dixon Story

Mon, 15 Jan 2018 05:00:00 GMT

In the fall of 1872 Billy Dixon and Mike McCabe, both buffalo hunters enter a newly established community called Dodge City. The streets were lined with wagons bringing in hides, and getting supplies. The railroad station was not a station at all but a boxcar serving as a temporary depot. The town was swarming with hide buyers and sellers. Workers along the rail line unloaded dozens of railroad cars full of grain, flour, and provisions. Join us now as we take you back into history to a sportsman's paradise. The year is 1872.

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THE BATTLE OF CIMARRON

Thu, 11 Jan 2018 05:00:00 GMT

In most of the county-seat wars the fighting, that is the real killing, commenced before, at, or immediately after, the alleged election, but in the case of Gray County, the bloody finale was postponed for more than a year. There was a growing disposition to depend more on courts to settle the controversies and rather less on guns in the hands of hired killers. So the tragedy was delayed while motions for rehearings were filed and argued. In this case, Cimarron had the advantage of possession; the docket of the Supreme Court was crowded with more business than the three judges could dispose of promptly, and Cimarron was taking advantage of this delay. Meantime, the Ingall's crowd had captured most of the county offices, among them the coveted office of sheriff, and the bolder spirits decided that it was time to quit fooling with their rival and take the law in their own hands. This is the story of an attempt to remove the remaining records from the Cimarron county clerks office on the morning of January 12, 1889. Purchase the iBook The Battle of the Cimarron at the iBook store.

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The Gray County Seat War

Tue, 09 Jan 2018 05:00:00 GMT

One of the last of the county-seat wars was that of Cimarron vs. Ingalls. The stories of the different county-seat wars that marked the history of the development of western Kansas differed each from the other, but there was one point of resemblance common to them all. All of them were distinguished by a disregard of honor and a willingness on the part of both parties to the contest to violating every civil and moral law in order to win. The county-seat war in Gray County did not differ in that respect from the others, but it had wider ramifications and elements of almost-romance that distinguished it from all the rest. This story produced by Mike King and narrated by Brad Smalley are the events leading up to the Battle of Cimarron.

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Relive the Battle of Cimarron

Fri, 05 Jan 2018 05:00:00 GMT

On January 12, 2020, the anniversary date of the Battle of Cimarron will be retold on a special Wild West Podcast. Join us as we take you back in history to 1889 as we relive the Gray County Seat War. A time where the citizens of Cimarron bound together to defend and raise havoc on those would be intruders who came to take what was rightfully theirs.

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Battle of Cimarron Promotional

Thu, 04 Jan 2018 05:00:00 GMT

On January 12, 2018, the anniversary date of the Battle of Cimarron will be retold on a special Wild West Podcast. Join us as we take you back in history to 1889 as we relive the Gray County Seat War. A time where the citizens of Cimarron bound together to defend and raise havoc on those would be intruders who came to take what was rightfully theirs.

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Whiskey on a Plank

Sat, 30 Dec 2017 05:00:00 GMT

In part four Brown meets George Hoover who has set up a makeshift whiskey bar in the middle of the plains. He explains to Brown how he had an obligation to feel the needs of railroad workers and buffalo hunters by opening up a bar. Opening a bar was a simple process, he only needed two things: a place to sell it and the barrels to supply it. He convinces Brown to go into the whiskey business by opening a bar next to his tent. The story narrated by Brad Smalley and written/produced by Mike King is a part of a historical series describes how Hoover settled on the location of his makeshift bar, "The western border of the reservation was five miles from the Fort itself. So I decided to mark off five miles from the Fort. To take a true measurement of the distance traveled, I tied a rag to a wheel on my wagon." You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier. Learn more about this episode at Wild West Podcast Facebook Page.

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Bad Whiskey Business

Sat, 30 Dec 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Part five takes you into the streets of Dodge City, then named Buffalo City - at the first look of crude framed buildings, half wood, and half dugout. The streets were populated with freighters, hunters, and soldiers. Brown describes how he becomes the second saloon owner by constructing a fourteen-foot wood structure. It only took a week for entertainment to reach the small makeshift town. The gamblers and women started to arrive in big bowed, mule-driven wagons. What comes next from those wagons begins to play out as bad whiskey business - as one of the first gunfights erupts in the street between gambler Moorehouse and ruffian by the name of Langford. The story narrated by Brad Smalley and written/produced by Mike King is a part of a historical series about the early buffalo hunters in Kansas. You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier. Learn more about this episode at Wild West Podcast Facebook Page.

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A Man Named Nixon

Fri, 29 Dec 2017 05:00:00 GMT

In part two of the story, Hoo Doo Brown travels further up the old Santa Fe freight road and meets up with a dark-haired man stacking hay. The man named Thomas Nixon along with another man by the name of Masterson had killed over 204 buffalo in one day. What Hoo Doo Brown did not know at the time, was the place he was having a conversation with Nixon was soon to become a boomtown called Dodge City. The story narrated by Brad Smalley and written/produced by Mike King is the first introduction of Thomas Clayton Nixon. He was one of the first pioneers of Dodge City and by the 1870’s he was a successful buffalo hunter, as well as a ranch owner. You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier. Learn more about this episode at Wild West Podcast Facebook Page.

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How Prairie Dog Morrow Got His Name

Fri, 29 Dec 2017 05:00:00 GMT

We begin our story in early June of, 1872 two hunters are tracking a large herd of buffalo along the Smoky Hill River and its tributaries, between Fort Hays and Fort Wallace. The region was well known by experienced hunters as the special hunting grounds for the Cheyenne Indians. As hunters Hoo Doo Brown and Dave Morrow travel south to the Arkansas river Morrow an adventurous fellow begins to tell how he became an entrepreneur by raising prairie dogs – thus giving him his nickname "Prairie Dog Morrow." The story narrated by Brad Smalley and written/produced by Mike King is a part of a historical series about the early buffalo hunters in Kansas. You can purchase the book by clicking on the link Return of the Great Hunters: Tales of the Frontier. Learn more about this episode at Wild West Podcast Facebook Page.

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All Dried Up

Fri, 29 Dec 2017 05:00:00 GMT

In part three Hoo Doo Brown without the company of Dave Morrow decides to find the nearest whiskey establishment. He travels to Fort Dodge only to find out the new commander of the post has stopped the sale of whiskey. To Brown’s surprise, the blame for the halt of whiskey sales on the premises is due to a lieutenant Turner who had knocked Colonel Dodge to the floor. The story narrated by Brad Smalley and written/produced by Mike King is a part of a historical series about the early buffalo hunters in Kansas.

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Gunfight at Hyde Park

Thu, 28 Dec 2017 05:00:00 GMT

This is a true story based on the book “Pioneer Days in the Southwest” rewritten by Michael King and narrated by Brad Smalley. The three-part podcast is a first-person account of Emanuel Dubbs found in Chapter 2 entitled Personal Reminiscences p 30 – 38. Part one of the Emanuel Dubbs story takes you back to August 11, 1872, to Newton Kansas. The story opens when Dubbs and his wife enter town-witnessing excitement in the streets. Dubbs takes it upon himself to explore the true accounts of the Hyde Park Gunfight between Mike McCluskie, a burly local man who had worked in Newton as a night watchman and a Texan named Billy Bailey

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My Mule Marie

Thu, 28 Dec 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Part two Emanuel Dubbs story takes you back to the late spring of 1872. Emanuel Dubbs with Mr. Wiley a head contractor scout out a location for a new supply depot. Dubbs riding on his favorite mule named Marie travel up the line from Fort Larned over what was then known as the Dry Ridge trail. They came off the trail in sight of the beautiful Arkansas valley about two miles above where old Fort Dodge then stood. Dubbs describes the panorama view just minutes before he charges down an embankment to shoot a buffalo.

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A New Bully in Town

Thu, 28 Dec 2017 05:00:00 GMT

In Part three Emanuel Dubbs has an encounter with Billy Brooks. Among the many lawless characters, who in the beginning drifted into Dodge City, was Billy Brooks. Brooks was a shabby character sporting a narrow mustache with a long rounded face trimmed out with a Van Dyke goatee. Brooks roamed about the town in a dark cloth coat. He brandished two revolvers well in sight of those he chose to intimidate. He wore a tall circular crowned black hat supported by a collarless linen shirt. This slipshod dress gave the appearance to everyone who regarded him as a dangerous.

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The Great Bullfight 1884

Sun, 17 Dec 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Probably the most unique celebration in America took place in 1884 in Dodge City Kansas. The chief feature of the first day was the Spanish bullfight, the first-ever held on American soil. Hundreds of visitors came from the East to witness the fight, and the town was crowded with sightseers from all over the West. The scene at the fairgrounds was a strange one for the United States. This podcast produced by Mike King and narrated by Brad Smalley tells the story of the men and women who were crowded about the stands and amphitheater drinking and smoking together and enjoying the sports. The events were most sensational and will long be remembered in this country. On July 4, 1884, Dodge City excelled in all her past notorieties. Click here to learn more about the Great Bullfight of 1884.

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Early Gamblers of Dodge City

Sat, 07 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT

Gambling played a major role in the lives of the buffalo hunters and cowboys who drove the Westward movement of America during the nineteenth century. Whether it was a game of poker played on a blanket or a Faro bet placed in a saloon the game of chance was dear to the heart of the early frontiersman who spun the wheel on liquor, lust, and luck. Like most frontier towns Dodge City started with a small clump of tents including a general store, livery stable, and the saloon. It did not take long for the settlement to expand and with this expansion, entertainment came with the games of chance. The story of Early Gamblers of Dodge City is written by Mike King and narrated by Brad Smalley.

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