Helen Chaney's oral history transcription, from her oral history, recorded 7/13/1990, by Davine Pera: Chaney, Helen OH29 1043 Ridge Rd. Montrose, Co. 81401 July 13, 1990 San Juan Living Center Davine Pera 728-3632 OH29 OH File 74:54 min. 86 Tracks Marantz Track1 Intro Track2 Tells her full name, birth date. Track3 Place of birth Track4 Tells about her father. Track5 He was married in Philadelphia in 1905. He’s...

In the May-June 2023 newsletter of the Mesa County Historical Society, Ruth G. Moss discusses early sheriffs in Mesa County and early marshals in Grand Junction. She talks about jail breaks, cattle rustling, shootings on the range, prostitution, vice, and the murder of popular gambling parlor owner J.W. “Big Kid” Eames.