Volume 13 , Issue 39

As the Legend Goes

Have you ever heard of the Dalton Gang? Have you heard of the Dalton Ranch North of Durango, Colorado? Have you heard about the legend concerning the Dalton Ranch may have been a vacation spot of the Dalton gang? I do not know if this is fact or fiction, but it makes for an interesting story. So . . . take it as fact or fiction and with a grain of salt, as some might say.

As the legend goes . . . The legend of the Dalton Ranch in SW Colorado (now a resort and golf course), 6 miles north of Durango was thought to be once owned by relatives of the Dalton gang. The Dalton gang would choose that spot to vacation near the Colorado Rockies like everyone does after a grueling few weeks of work.

You all know the Dalton gang's work took them to places such as Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma where they robbed banks and trains and would head off towards the mountains to visit relatives and lay low. There was this one time that they were up north of Durango near Telluride and ran out of money. To get money to head back east towards Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri to continue their normal work of robbing banks, the gang decided to rob the bank in Telluride to get spending money back to Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.

I'm not sure how the story ended or if it is fact or fiction or whatever, but if someone out there can tell us more about this legend, we would love to hear from you.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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