We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
"Wantonly shot by a companion in a roundup camp..." on the headstone of Cowboy Mitchell has been catching the attention of the curious for more than a century. While the general story of the shooting in 1898 is documented, there are still remaining mysteries about the shooting that and the people involved.
Reporter's note: Well, the story I wrote about the shooting of Frank Mitchell, a camp cook, certainly brought responses from alert readers. The story ran in the April 13 issue of the "Journal" and by the next morning I had faxes, phone messages and copies of local history books waiting on my desk at the newspaper. Wow, I must have really messed up!
Actually, the people offering corrections to the story did it in a gracious way, a way that made me thankful for more complete information about the 1898 murder. Without retelling the entire story, here's a quick recap, with the emphasis on the new...
