Re: [DL] Texas Rangers - badges

["William Ogden" <w_ogden@hotmail.com>]

this topic came up a few days ago, Ranger badges.

I saw on the history channel last night that they used the 5 peso piece as 
their symbol


>From: Eric Avedissian <eric@pro-usa.net>
>Reply-To: deadlands@gamerz.net
>To: deadlands@gamerz.net
>Subject: Re: [DL] Texas Rangers
>Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:02:12 -0500
>
> >Has there been a reference to the Arizona and/or the New Mexico Rangers
>
> >anywhere?
>
> >I'm just wondering  'cause I ran across references of 'em before, and I
>
> >just picked up the cowboy ballads of Marty Robbins - especially Big
>Iron.
>
>I went to a fair in Phoenix, AZ a few years ago and there was a display
>about the Arizona Rangers by the Old West Historical Society. I'm
>pulling this from info from a pamphlet:
>"In 1901 the Arizona Territorial Governor, Oakes Murphy, commissioned an
>elite group of 12 Rangers to install law and order to one of the last
>lawless territories. During their tenure the number increased to 26 men.
>A total of 107 men were enlisted in the Rangers; of these, only two lost
>their lives while serving the Arizona Territory. The Rangers held the
>highest rank of all law enforcement officers in the Arizona Territory.
>Even though many historians have questioned their procedures, the
>Rangers were some of the most productive law enforcement officers of
>their time. The results of their accomplishments are legendary. Having
>completed their mission, the Rangers were disbanded by the Arizona
>Legislature in 1909."
>
>"Marshal" Eric
>
>
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