I graduated from High School in Arizona. Back in the 1970’s. During my three years of schooling in AZ there was never a mention of the Pleasant Valley War. Thank you for all this history
Love all your tales of the wild West. My wife, who is part Choctaw, had a great-grandfather who was a rancher on the Red River in Texas, name of Palmertree. The pictures of him and the other men in the family look just like we imagine they would. I shared it with our friends Clayton and Karen Earp. Clayton is a descendent of Newton Earp, the youngest of the Earp boys. They are living next to a mesa somewhere in New Mexico.
@Hank Sheffer Thanks for the reply. I am from MI but have always had an interest in the superstition Mnt's. I love all the info you guys present. My sister is now living in Prescott Valley and they LOVE IT!
I'm an Arizona native and I had never heard of the Pleasant Valley war. Thanks for the education in Arizona history and thank you for the research that went into this fascinating story.
My great great grandfather was William Voris, he and Jess Ellison homesteaded ranches in Pleasant Valley, he was a us territorial marshal as well as serving as a deputy, and was the one who ended up shooting the White Mountain Apache chief when trying to serve warrants on several including both Tonto O. and Tonto C. My grandmother played in box canyon in pleasant Valley as a child, and took me there before she passed. I love your guys videos! So happy you did one on this most important piece of Arizona history. Really wish I could talk to people like you and Clay and soak up everything, but its like we are there with you. Keep them coming!
@Hank Sheffer Yes sir, I have those maps. Do you know of any others, or where I might inquire about documents, or such information? I haven't lived in Arizona for 30 yrs now...
Thank you Hank, that was a very interesting story. It is amazing to hear about lesser known events throughout western history. You are a fantastic story teller!
OOOH, a 43 min long video.............Merry Christmas to me, i'm a crack addict to this channel, i just can't get enough of these awesome stories and Hank narrating it is excellent, Merry Christmas you guys incase i don't see ya before then.
It’s not a proper evening unless I end it with a story of the Superstition Mountains. I stumbled across the story of the Lost Dutchman’s Mine three years ago during a visit out to the Phoenix area when we took a day trip east. Hank is an incredible storyteller! I always look forward to his narrations.
Love the awesome videos & history of not only the Superstions but of Arizona you all share. Ive been to many of the places you speak of and am always in awe of stepping back in time in those places. Thanks for sharing and keep up the awesome work of sharing Arizonas amazing history!!
Wasn't Uncle Jim Roberts the last of the the participants? I believe he died in 34. I remember meeting a lady that knew him as a child. Most thought the stories of him were fake because he didn't look like a cowboy. Then came the shoot out in Clarkdale in 28. He wasn't just an old man wearing a badge.
I'm listening to Hank's soothing voice while freezing my butt off on a goat farm. Its 16F. A dramatic setting for this fine historic tale. One of the best episodes so far. Goat milk? Lvya all very much. Shalom. D Could you explain what a hashknife is? Saw the illustration on the map but I'm unfamiliar with the term and tool. Would appreciate much. Thanks
Coolstuff, i know the story i know the territory outside of Young Arizona, some very rugged beautiful country for sure. Haigler creek area one of the victims graves is visible and well marked. Great story telling . God Bless evryone of yous.
25 years ago...after reading about the Pleasant Valley war I decided to visit the quaint little town of Young. It was like stepping back into history. The old cemetery with familiar names...old barns with bullet holes in them. When visiting the local Antlers saloon I was met with suspicion as I was sporting a full beard at the time and the local lumberjacks were thinking that this flatlander was cutting in on their business. I might as well have been riding in on a sheep! Managed to get out of there without getting my neck stretched but felt I was going thru a time warp...
Wow, that is an amazing story. I'm sure in that area it is more known. But it sound as crazy as the gunfight at the OK Corral, but not as well known , at least outside of Arizona. Thanks for the story.
Thank you kindly Hank, I learned more about Arizona's history from your great stories. Then I knew from growing up there in the 60s+70s. I even have relatives that own a horse ranch in Holbrook. Hat's off! 🤠
This has made me want to visit the superstitions but not to find treasure but to visit all the treasures like apache springs and relics that have ready been found
Hello, my family moved in to Arizona after the civil war, I know moss Roberts nephew the nephew still have the unfinished letter that moss was writing just before here was killed in Holbrook, I have seen many pictures of Ed Tewksbury with the fames Tom Horn, there is a manuscript of a woman and her family that was there in pleasant valley last name is hazlton, my grandmother can remember Ed Tewksbury as a globe town marshal.
Hank there a story that I heard back in the early 80s where 2 black Non Com's and a Major stumble across a pit (1948) ? Where it had Gold Bars, 30/40 lbs apiece, hundreds of them near the Superstition mountains you ever heard of this story?
This story sounds like it may have inspired Zane Grey's AWESOME novel 'To The Last Man', a conflict between Arizona sheep men and cattle men. The book ands audiobook are in the public domain and available for free. Highly recommended!
the next time i hear the monkees sing pleasant valley sunday ,the song Will have a new meaning, thanks hank & crew
I graduated from High School in Arizona. Back in the 1970’s. During my three years of schooling in AZ there was never a mention of the Pleasant Valley War. Thank you for all this history
thanx gents another great story of history
Love all your tales of the wild West. My wife, who is part Choctaw, had a great-grandfather who was a rancher on the Red River in Texas, name of Palmertree. The pictures of him and the other men in the family look just like we imagine they would. I shared it with our friends Clayton and Karen Earp. Clayton is a descendent of Newton Earp, the youngest of the Earp boys. They are living next to a mesa somewhere in New Mexico.
What a great narration.
@Hank Sheffer Thanks for the reply. I am from MI but have always had an interest in the superstition Mnt's. I love all the info you guys present. My sister is now living in Prescott Valley and they LOVE IT!
Larry and Hank - Merry Christmas and Stay Safe, God Bless - Wishing You All The Best this Season... Say Hi, To Jack San Felice...
That was one interesting tale of Pleasant Valley. After all those goings on , it's a wonder that it was still called Pleasant. Thanks,Hank.
I'm an Arizona native and I had never heard of the Pleasant Valley war. Thanks for the education in Arizona history and thank you for the research that went into this fascinating story.
My great great grandfather was William Voris, he and Jess Ellison homesteaded ranches in Pleasant Valley, he was a us territorial marshal as well as serving as a deputy, and was the one who ended up shooting the White Mountain Apache chief when trying to serve warrants on several including both Tonto O. and Tonto C. My grandmother played in box canyon in pleasant Valley as a child, and took me there before she passed. I love your guys videos! So happy you did one on this most important piece of Arizona history. Really wish I could talk to people like you and Clay and soak up everything, but its like we are there with you. Keep them coming!
@Hank Sheffer Yes sir, I have those maps. Do you know of any others, or where I might inquire about documents, or such information? I haven't lived in Arizona for 30 yrs now...
I've read a lot about the Pleasant Valley War, but this was by far the most informative thing I've come across.
Man this is a great episode. I love the story of the pleasant valley war. Great job guys!!!
Hello again from Tennessee. I hope you guys never run out of stories. May God bless all of you guys and your families. Merry Christmas yall.
Thank you Hank, that was a very interesting story. It is amazing to hear about lesser known events throughout western history. You are a fantastic story teller!
@Hank Sheffer Miss you, Mr. Hank. You were one of a kind.
OOOH, a 43 min long video.............Merry Christmas to me, i'm a crack addict to this channel, i just can't get enough of these awesome stories and Hank narrating it is excellent, Merry Christmas you guys incase i don't see ya before then.
It’s not a proper evening unless I end it with a story of the Superstition Mountains. I stumbled across the story of the Lost Dutchman’s Mine three years ago during a visit out to the Phoenix area when we took a day trip east. Hank is an incredible storyteller! I always look forward to his narrations.
To quote the Monkees from the 1960s,
"another Pleasant Valley Sunday."
Great piece of history and well told Thanks and
merry Christmas all
This is one subject I have been very interested in since I first heard about it about 10 years ago.
What a tale. A Saturday morning with pancakes and a Hank Sheffer story. That put a smile on my face. Thanks, Hank and Larry..
Love the awesome videos & history of not only the Superstions but of Arizona you all share. Ive been to many of the places you speak of and am always in awe of stepping back in time in those places. Thanks for sharing and keep up the awesome work of sharing Arizonas amazing history!!
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Watching live, but gonna have to rewind to rewatch from the beginning..👌
Wasn't Uncle Jim Roberts the last of the the participants? I believe he died in 34. I remember meeting a lady that knew him as a child. Most thought the stories of him were fake because he didn't look like a cowboy. Then came the shoot out in Clarkdale in 28. He wasn't just an old man wearing a badge.
Hiya guys, great story 👍, I hope yall all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Cya! 😺🐟out!
Love all the stories ❤️
I'm listening to Hank's soothing voice while freezing my butt off on a goat farm. Its 16F. A dramatic setting for this fine historic tale. One of the best episodes so far. Goat milk? Lvya all very much. Shalom. D
Could you explain what a hashknife is? Saw the illustration on the map but I'm unfamiliar with the term and tool. Would appreciate much. Thanks
As always, another great story. Thank you!
Went to school with a Tewksbury, great guy
There's a tewksbury Rd also.
Love it love history
Coolstuff, i know the story i know the territory outside of Young Arizona, some very rugged beautiful country for sure. Haigler creek area one of the victims graves is visible and well marked. Great story telling . God Bless evryone of yous.
25 years ago...after reading about the Pleasant Valley war I decided to visit the quaint little town of Young. It was like stepping back into history. The old cemetery with familiar names...old barns with bullet holes in them. When visiting the local Antlers saloon I was met with suspicion as I was sporting a full beard at the time and the local lumberjacks were thinking that this flatlander was cutting in on their business. I might as well have been riding in on a sheep! Managed to get out of there without getting my neck stretched but felt I was going thru a time warp...
Wow, that is an amazing story. I'm sure in that area it is more known. But it sound as crazy as the gunfight at the OK Corral, but not as well known , at least outside of Arizona. Thanks for the story.
Cool.
Thank you kindly Hank, I learned more about Arizona's history from your great stories. Then I knew from growing up there in the 60s+70s. I even have relatives that own a horse ranch in Holbrook. Hat's off! 🤠
This has made me want to visit the superstitions but not to find treasure but to visit all the treasures like apache springs and relics that have ready been found
It's odd to think about it but this all started just 70 years before I was born .
If I am not mistaken this was far more bloody then the Hatfield/McCoy feud?
Where was the fued?
@@Corinthians-kjv Young, Ariz.
During Edwin Tewksbury's trial Tom Graham's widow pulled a pistol out of her purse and tried to shoot him.
Hello, my family moved in to Arizona after the civil war, I know moss Roberts nephew the nephew still have the unfinished letter that moss was writing just before here was killed in Holbrook, I have seen many pictures of Ed Tewksbury with the fames Tom Horn, there is a manuscript of a woman and her family that was there in pleasant valley last name is hazlton, my grandmother can remember Ed Tewksbury as a globe town marshal.
Hank there a story that I heard back in the early 80s where 2 black Non Com's and a Major stumble across a pit (1948) ? Where it had Gold Bars, 30/40 lbs apiece, hundreds of them near the Superstition mountains you ever heard of this story?
Sheep and cattle can graze the same range, It was Greed that started the war.
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How many lives have been lost… human & animals just for greed 😓 history can be very interesting and very heartbreaking at the same time.
All that and now we just make a Flerd!
This story sounds like it may have inspired Zane Grey's AWESOME novel 'To The Last Man', a conflict between Arizona sheep men and cattle men. The book ands audiobook are in the public domain and available for free. Highly recommended!
Zane Grey had a cabin just north of Pleasant Valley. A lot of his books are inspired by Arizona stories and To the Last Man is one of them.
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What about the Navajo sheep herder that was killed just north of town? There is a sign showing where that happened.
@Hank Sheffer sorry, guess I missed it somehow
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I know Tom tucker