ON THE COVER:
Detail from
The Ceremonial Pipe & Artist Benjamin West, an original oil painting by John Buxton.
Contents
3 Letters from Our Readers
7 Prime Possibles
11 People to Watch -
Jason W. Gatliff
13 Doin' It Yourself Making a 17th Century Pulverhorn -
T. C. Albert
21 Treasures from the Past -
Mel S. Hankla
23 Cache of the Hollow Tree The Pirate, Francis Drake, Claims California for England, Part III -
Tony Hunter
33 Shooting the Bull Some Favorite Black Powder Pistols –
Mike Nesbitt
41 Dispatches from New England Holding Out For A Heroine, The Story of Marie Madeleine de Verchères -
Vincent C. Spiotti
49 Portals in Time That's the Breaks -
Mark Sage
59 18th Century Traveler Keep it Simple Genius -
Matt Wulff
68 Kyle Willyard, A Master Cutler Bringing New Old-Items to the Table -
John W. Hayes
83 A Hunter's Contract -
Michael T. Roberts
89 Colter in the Rockies, Unraveling History and Story -
Dick Weaver
97 On The Game Trail Black Powder and Bushytails: The Perfect Combo -
Tony Kinton
103 Classified Ads
107 Index of Display Advertisers
108 For the Bookshelf
4, 104 Voices from the West -
James A. Crutchfield
88, 104 Voices from the East -
Paul Clements