Death Rides the Black Hills: A Frontier G-Man Novel
J A Johnstone
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, brands, media, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of various products referenced in this work of fiction, which have been used without permission. Outlaws, Jayhawkers, Bushwhackers, and gunfighters wreaked havoc on a torn nation struggling to recover from its mortal wounds. Along with these threats, new and even more sinister dangers emerged as evil organizations appeared to take advantage of a nation in tears.
Ruthless men, hungry for power and wealth, concerned only with the satisfaction of their own greed preyed on the lowly, the poor, the disillusioned.
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Often these were men of power who sprang up from the ranks of military and government. The days of Reconstruction, Carpetbaggers and Military rule brought opportunities for these despots to plunder and pillage. Coalitions of these men engaging the help of already terrorizing outlaws strengthened their stranglehold on the Citizenry. There was new wealth to grab in the West and powerful empires to build. Wagon trains of settlers were preyed upon. Indian uprisings were stimulated and gunrunners supplied modern weapons to them.
Farmers and ranchers were evicted from their lands.
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Unfair taxation and martial law ran rampant. Shootings, robberies and murder were the order of the day. Stage coach lines and freight wagons were held up and robbed. Gold shipments, payrolls and U. International relations with Mexico were threatened as smuggling of illegal contraband flourished. Gun runners provided guns to Mexican and French revolutionaries.
Into this melee of terror and crime were sent agents of the U. The crack of the bullwhip and the "Heaaah! Hot dust billowed over driver and guard.
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On the back bench facing forward was a tall, stout, gray haired man. The cut of his gray suit and his neat appearance added to the air of distinction he exuded. With his neatly trimmed gray mustache, he looked like a Senator. Bullock then held off the mob with a shotgun. This incident was recreated on HBO's Deadwood , except that Watson was hanged on the step of the sheriff's office.
Around this time, Bullock and Sol Star opened a hardware store. The two purchased a lot in Deadwood and set up shop there as the "Office of Star and Bullock, Auctioneers and Commission Merchants," first in a tent and then a building. Deadwood was a lawless, rowdy camp. McCall shot Hickok in the back of the head while he sat playing poker.
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McCall was later found not guilty by an impromptu camp court and released, after which he promptly left town. The demand for law enforcement grew following Hickok's murder and Bullock's background made him the logical choice for Deadwood's first sheriff.
Bullock took his job seriously, deputizing several residents and tackling the job of civilizing the camp. Despite or perhaps because of a reputation for fearlessness and an uncompromising nature, Bullock managed the task without killing anyone. Bullock had several 'run ins' with Al Swearengen , proprietor of the notorious Gem Theater , Deadwood's most notable brothel.
Swearengen had a knack for making money from vice and shrewdly invested some of his profits in cultivating alliances with the camp's wealthy and powerful.
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When appointed sheriff, one of Bullock's first duties was to confront Dodge City Deputy Marshal Wyatt Earp , who was possibly interested in the sheriff's job. Bullock told Earp that his services were not needed. A week later Earp left Deadwood to return to Dodge City.
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Having attained some stability in Deadwood, Bullock brought his wife Martha Eccles Bullock and daughter to town from her parents' home in Michigan , where they had been living during this period. They had one daughter, Margaret, at the time of Martha's arrival in Deadwood, and they subsequently had another daughter, Florence, and a son, Stanley. Bullock is also credited with introducing alfalfa farming to South Dakota in Later he became a deputy U.
Marshal, partnered with Star and Harris Franklin in the Deadwood Flouring Mill, and invested in mining , the local growth industry. Bullock and Star eventually expanded their business interests to the towns of Spearfish , Sturgis , and Custer. Bullock, then a deputy sheriff from Medora, North Dakota , met Theodore Roosevelt in while bringing a horse thief known as Crazy Steve into custody on the range, near what would become the town of Belle Fourche. Belle Fourche became the largest railhead for livestock in the United States and the county seat was changed from Minnesela to Belle Fourche.
Bullock and Star's hardware store in Deadwood burned down in Rather than rebuild, they built Deadwood's first hotel on the site—a three-story, room luxury hotel. The Bullock Hotel continues to operate to this day, now incorporating a casino. This was another volunteer cavalry regiment which Congress authorized in the Spring of Although the troop never left training camp in Louisiana before the war ended, Bullock still earned the rank of captain. After Roosevelt was elected president, Bullock organized 50 people including Tom Mix to ride in the inaugural parade in Bullock was then appointed U.
Marshal for South Dakota for the next nine years. Garfield , and John M. Parker to raise a volunteer infantry division, Roosevelt's World War I volunteers , for service in France in Congress gave Roosevelt the authority to raise up to four divisions similar to the Rough Riders; however, as commander-in-chief , President Woodrow Wilson refused to make use of the volunteers and the unit was disbanded. Bullock died of colon cancer shortly thereafter, on September 23, , at his home at 28 Van Buren Street in Deadwood. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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