The TRUE story of pegleg and the Squaw !!!

[pegleglooker]

Hey Gang,
This is the earliest account that I have on the Squaw story, that talks about the same nuggets that pegleg found. In fact, she may have been peglegs wife. Remember there were about 3 to 4 peglegs, and this one is most likely the soldier that either deserted or simply did his time and left. This is from a manuscript to very well known book that was published in 1941. The author quotes July 1877 as the time of the story, and to my knowledge this is the earliest I have ever read..Besides Thomas L Smith had already passed in 1866, so this cannot be the same man.

Enjoy
PLL

 

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MUCHAS GRACIAS amigo Pegleglooker for posting this!
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[Old Bookaroo]

PLL:

When I posted the "Lost Mines of the Desert" yarn about the Lost Pegleg, I missed the fact that you'd already posted this. My apologies! If I'd seen it I would certainly have referenced it.

Is this from the Golden Mirages ms.?

Good luck to all,

~The Old Bookaroo

 

[pegleglooker]

Yes, this is from Golden Mirages but this is from the notes that Bailey used for his book. I have over 1000 pages of Baileys notes and it is a treasure trove within it's self !!!!!!

Thx
PLL

 

[Old Bookaroo]

PLL:

I can see how those notes could be quite useful! Sometimes it isn't what an author writes - it's what the author leaves out that matters.

Good luck to all,

~The Old Bookaroo

 

[pegleglooker]

PLL:

I can see how those notes could be quite useful! Sometimes it isn't what an author writes - it's what the author leaves out that matters.

Good luck to all,

~The Old Bookaroo

I have always said that a book is what the publisher wants, not necessarily what the writer wants. So to truly understand what the writer intended to say one MUST get his notes...

Thx
PLL