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Elkhorn Saloon Billhead, Como, Colorado [155468]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Saloon/Brothel Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
Elkhorn Saloon Billhead, Como, Colorado [155468]
SOLD
30.00USD+ (7.50) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Oct 16 @ 11:34UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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The Elkhorn Saloon, RH Coyne, Proprietor. Dateline Como, Colo. December 4th, 1900. Message from HW Patten to "Please deliver to LG Hering that barrel of goods and he will sign my name to same."4.5 x 8.25" Folds. Roger Coyne appears as the proprietor of the saloon in newspaper articles dating back to 1885. In 1893, the saloon was the site of a shooting by Coyne. On Feb. 24th, 1893, "Roger Coyne, the bartender, had some difficulty with a Frenchman employed at the coal mines and used a revolver to assist in ejecting him from the saloon. He struck the man over the head with the gun, inflicting a severe wound. He also fired one shot. Whom it was fired at , or whether the gun went off accidentally, is not known, but the bullet struck Charles Jones in the right thigh. Dr. Scott dressed the wound, which will probably not prove serious. The only arrest made so far is that of the Frenchman." [The Fairplay Flume, March 2, 1893] Como is located in Park County. It is probably named after Como, Italy, since Italian miners worked the coal fields there. In 1879, the town became the location of a depot of the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad.

Date: 1900
Country (if not USA):
State: Colorado
City: Como
Provenance: Gary Bracken Collection