Stinking Springs
Stinking Springs was a
sheep herders[2] located near the present site of Taiban, New Mexico.[3][4] On 23 December 1880 sheriff Pat Garrett and his posse found Billy the Kid and the Regulators in a stone hut, where it began a shoot-out which killed Charlie Bowdre and captured Billy, Dave Rudabaugh, Tom Pickett and Billy Wilson.[5][6] Only the foundation remains nowadays.[7]
The musical production The Lighter Side of Stinking Springs centers around the stonehouse. The song is simple and includes the reprisal of The Ballad of Stinking Springs.[8]
References
- ^ Metz 1983, p. 284.
- ^ Metz 1983, p. 77.
- ISBN 9781101127278.
- ^ "John W. Green Recalls Stirring Times During Panhandle's Early Day". Amarillo Sunday News Globe. 30 November 1930. p. 68. Retrieved 19 April 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ Bell, Bob Boze (9 December 2013). "Shoot-out at Stinking Springs". True West Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ISBN 978-0-300-21668-4 – via De Gruyter.
- ^ Bell, Bob Boze (30 March 2020). "Special Classic Gunfights: Shoot-out at Stinking Springs". True West Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- Clovis News Journal. 16 June 1989. p. 7. Retrieved 19 April 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
Bibliography
- ISBN 9780806118383.