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Helldorado and Colonel Billy in Tombstone's Wild West
Los Angeles dispatches recount Wyatt Earp’s death and highlight Colonel William Breckenridge, known as Colonel Billy, as the last major figure of the Tombstone era. The article sketches his frontier career from Civil War service to deputy sheriff days in Tombstone and his book Helldorado detailing frontier law and life.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Los Angeles
Wyatt Earp
Dodge City
Nan
Tombstone
Ariz
Col
Wiliam Breckenridge
Billy
Arizona
Nevada
Kansas
Dodge
Coronel Billy
Nonaghten MiMin Company
Mesquite
Breakenridge
Union Army
Missouri
Plains
Denver
Jack Morrow
North Platte River
Bill Cody
Buffalo Bil
Breckenridge
Third Colorado Cavalry
John Eynns
Colorado
Young Billy
Old Jim Beckworth
Mulatto
Antoine Genise
Chivington
Sand Creek
Black Kettle
Wyoming
Nehbenska
Union Pacific
Central Pacifc
Promontory
Utah
Billy Im
WU Haan J. Palmer
Denver and
Rio Grande
John Ringo
Daya Nagle
Billy Claybourn
Charlie Storms
Frank Leslie
Dick Lloyd
Billy Breakenridge
John Behan
Johnny LeBar
Johnny
Will
Maaybe
Mars Flever