Name: "Curly Bill & Johnny Ringo's Headquarters: GALEYVILLE" (18Apr2024) Faces of the Forgotten
Uploaded: 2024-04-19T12:05:39+00:00
Duration: 43 min 22 s
Description: THIS STORY: Galeyville was named after John H. Galey, who was an oil man from Pennsylvania. The town had a very short life, it only lasted 2 years. The post office was established January 6, 1881 and

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Travel Law and Order Curly Bill Brocious Johnny Ringo Galeyville Faces of the Forgotten Ron Carlson

THIS STORY: Galeyville was named after John H. Galey, who was an oil man from Pennsylvania. The town had a very short life, it only lasted 2 years. The post office was established January 6, 1881 and discontinued May 31, 1882. When the town died, scavengers moved in quick and took everything. The smelter was moved to Benson and many of the buildings were relocated just to the south, to the town of Paradise. Galeyville once had 500 residents, but then in short order, was no more. The town today would be all but forgotten, if not for being known for the headquarters for the likes of some infamous outlaws. This was the headquarters for Curly Bill Brocious, Johnny Ringo (Ringgold), and many other badmen who are listed below. It was a perfect hideout for stolen cattle, so they lived among the miners and made this their retreat and hideout. A list of alleged Outlaws and Famous Characters who came to Galeyville (from Brooks White's book):
1. John Ringo (Breakenridge)
2. William (Curly Bill) Brocius (Breakenridge)
3. Jim Hughes (Nugget 12/18/1)
4. "Old Man" Hughes (Breakenridge)
5. Big Foot Wallace (Breakenridge)
6. Joseph Isac "Ike" Clanton (Breakenridge)
7. Phineas "Fin" Clanton (Breakenridge)
8. Newman H. "Old Man" Clanton (Breakenridge)
9. George Turner (Bowyer)
10. Mac McCalister (Bowyer)
11. Lit Moore (Nugget)
12. Bill Hunt (Nugget)
13. Billy Grounds (Nugget, 12/18/81) alias the "Kid"
14. Joe M. Gauze (Nugget 12/7/81)
15. Bill Byers (Hays)
16. Billy Lang (Hays)
17. Tom Norris (Breakenridge)
18. William "Billy" Clanton (Breakenridge)
19. Frank Stillwell (Breakenridge)
20. Pete Spencer [sic, Spence]
21. Zwing Hunt (Breakenridge)
22. Jim Crane (Breakenridge)
23. Harry Head (Breakenridge)
24. Billy Leonard (Breakenridge)
25. Joe Hill (Breakenridge)
26. Billy Claiborne (Erwin)
27. Cherokee Jack Rogers (Strumquist, Barnes). A.k.a.
28. Coleman Younger (Outlaw Cave)
29. Jim Wallace (McCool). A.k.a. of #5
30. Frank Leslie (Bond)
31. Sherman McMasters (Epitaph)
32. Russian Bill (Hancock)
33. Joe Hill (Hancock)
34. Charley Thomas (Hancock)
35. J. B. "Prairie Jack" Berry (McCool)
36. Milt Hicks (Hancock)
37. Jack McKenzie (Hancock)
38. Billy Hicks (Hancock)
39. Charlie Snow (Hancock)
40. Alex Arnett (Hancock)
41. John McGill (Hancock)
42. Charlie Green (Hays)
43. Tall Bell (Hays)
44. Billy Clanton (Hays)
45. Joe Olney [alias Hill] (Hays)
46. Rattlesnake Bill Johnson (Hays)
47. Harry Earnshaw Hays)
48. Dixie Gray (Hays)
49. Tom McLaury (Breakenridge)
50. Frank McLaury (Breakenridge)
51. G. B. "Cherokee Jack" Gause (Seward Smith) A.k.a. of #14 and #27
52. George Graham