Cyrus Wells Shores
Author
Publisher
62-19354
Pub. Date
1962
Language
English
Description
Gunneson City Sheriff "Doc" Cyrus Wells Shores (1844-1934)-nicknamed after the doctor who delivered him in Hicksville, Detroit in 1844-became well-known as a Colorado lawman for bringing down local criminals without parading his authority or a display of guns. Born in the village of Hicksville, about thirty miles from Detroit, Michigan, "Doc" Shores moved to Montana as a young man via a steamer and paid passage by hunting game along the route. Prospecting...