While most people were terrified of bandits, this woman was attracted to them. Though, as you’ll see in the next entry, some people actually liked the bandits. The folks in this wagon in this photo were obviously quite important or rich, as we see numerous armed guards on horseback escorting them through an unforgiving mountain range. Armed Escorts Weren’t Uncommon True West Magazineĭue to wagon bandits hiding out all over the landscape, transportation was much more dangerous back in the days of the Wild West. Here we see a large team of mules transporting carriages for their owners across the barren “Death Valley.” 3. In addition to the horses that we know they used, settlers often used mules as well. 2. To DEATH VALLEY By Mule True West Magazineįortunately, people often didn’t need to walk from area to area to find a settlement. Instead, much of the American West was completely barren and ripe for the picking.Įxplorers rushed to find the perfect spots to settle before someone else beat them to the punch. Wide Open Spaces True West Magazineīack in 1872, there obviously weren’t residential, industrial or commercial complexes dotting the landscape like we see today.

Images of the old west