Week 13: March/April
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3/26 of… 1804
The first official U.S. Government notice ordering Indians to move west of the Mississippi River. {001}
1862
The first skirmish of The Battle of Glorieta Pass+, New Mexico Territory, resulted in a small Union victory. {001}
1891
The locomotive Sierra 3 (a 50 ton, 4-6-0, ten wheeler) was completed in the shops of the Rodgers Locomotive and Machine Works of Patterson, NJ. In addition to a respectable RR career as a working locomotive, years of storage and several rebuilds, she has become the “most photographed locomotive in the world”.
Starting in 1919 in the serial The Red Glove (lost), her long movie career (nearly 40) included: The Virginian – 1929, High Noon – 1952, The Long Riders – 1980, Pale Rider – 1985 and The Unforgiven – 1992 . TV credits (over 30): Death Valley days – 1962-65, Rawhide – 1960, Bonanza – 1972 and Little House on the Prairie – 1975-83. (see: Wk. 26, 07/03/2010) Photo: Sierra No. 3, c. 1904, Wikipedia {001}
1897
The Battle of Mexican Bend (UT), Joe Walker shoots Sheriff Tuttle breaking his thigh and ending the fight. {001}
1904
George Collins, aka: Fred Lewis hanged for the murder of Pinkerton Agent Charles Schumacher who was pursuing him and partner
