La Chiquita driven out of Arizona!

Well, since I am on this "kick" right now about the WILD West...I KNOW I am not going to really live "that" kind of lifestyle if I move to Arizona....but it is captivating to think about!!...Anyway, I have been doing some research on the days when the West TRULY was wild! I found this article about a cowgirl desperado who was driven out of Arizona! Gosh, I hope that doesn't happen to me!

GIRL HOLDS TOWN IN TERROR

Davenport (Iowa) Weekly Leader / March 14, 1902

Cora Chiquita, Female Desperado, Runs Amok

Santa Rosa, N.M., March 12.— The peace officers of this county are looking for Cora Chiquita, known as “Cora the Cowgirl,” who made a sensation here on Friday night by riding up and down the main street, a revolver in each hand, yelling and shooting at everyone whose appearance did not suit her fancy.

Not until the girl, who is known far and wide as “the beautiful devil,” had loped out of town did the sheriff and his posse show their heads.

La Chiquita is one of the best shots in New Mexico, and is said to be in close touch with a bad gang of outlaws in the southwest. She is 23 years old, pretty as a picture, about a quarter-blood Cherokee, wears man’s attire, always carries two revolvers and is a fearless rider. Not long ago she was driven out of Arizona for general reckless shooting. She has killed several men.



Since the ONLY time I was on a horse in AZ was when I was at a very cool dude ranch for our friend's wedding, and I was terrified of even being on a very friendly horse, AND I did not even have a gun in sight....chances are slim this will be my life out West! Oh and I DO have to say that for anyone who really wants a COOL place to stay in Arizona, I HIGHLY recommend the Triangle T Ranch....this is where our friends got married and it was SO cool to stay there for a few days!




The welcome mat is always out at the...
TRIANGLE T RANCH


Located 60 miles east of Tucson in the foothills of the Dragoon Mountains. One of the oldest ranches in Arizona, it's unique setting in the beautiful Texas Canyon, amidst gigantic boulders piled high in startling formations, offers some of the most spectacular scenery in the southwest. At an elevation of 4500 feet, temperatures at the Triangle T Ranch are moderate year round..



Established in 1922, the Triangle T boasts a colorful and exciting past. In 1929, it came into the hands of Catherine Tuff, the result of a breach of contract-to-marry suit. Since then, Triangle T has been the site of many historical events. It was the center of intrigue during World War II. The subsequent rumors that high-ranking Japanese officials were detained at the ranch were recently confirmed by award-winning author Jane Eppinga, after years of exhaustive research and the lifting of the 50-year moratorium on classified information. Details of the incarceration of the world's "most wanted" war criminals are now available in the library at the Triangle T.

The bicentennial salute to the American Cowboy, "The Last Cattle Drive," originated at the ranch in October 1975 and ended 30 days and 350 miles later in Tucson with all proceeds going to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc.

Many diplomats and dignitaries including President John F. Kennedy, General John J. Pershing, and Dr. Leon T. Silver, a director of NASA (who had his Cal Tech geology students complete their thesis at the ranch each summer) were among the ranch's distinguished guests. A fairly well preserved brochure (c. 1930) found in one of the cabin walls in 1996 lists as references the home addresses of the Rockefellers, the Vanderbilt's, and other contemporary socialites.