Ghosts, Legends, and Folk Tales of the Old West

Ghosts, Legends, and Folk Tales of the Old West - This is a book that has something for everyone's reading pleasure: wandering souls, ghosts, floating apparitions, tales of buried and lost gold, and cold-blooded murders. The Fort Washita story has more than its share of paranormal activity. It tells about the ghost of a young woman that appears twice a year (early spring and early fall), the floating head of a young soldier searching for his body, the ghost of a young mother searching for her baby, and a pretty Indian girl who offers to lead someone to a cache of lost gold. And there's more. Standing Rock, a famous landmark, is related to buried gold and silver stashed there by travelers, outlaws, and Indians. "One-eyed Charlie Parkhurst" or "Six-Horse Charley" was a legendary stagecoach driver. At his death a most fascinating aspect of his life was discovered. Lewis Holder was hanged for a horrifying murder related to a lost gold mine. All those involved later died under strange and unexplained circumstances. Murder cases were usually handled by posses, six-guns, and ropes in the old west. This murder was solved in a different way by J. Simon Lovely, the Nero Wolf of the 1880's.