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February 4
1858- Langley, British Columbia- gold is discovered along the Fraser River; leads to a gold rush there.

1861- New Mexico Territory- Cochise, the Chiricahua Apache leader, meets Second Lieutenant George Bascom under a white flag. Bascom tries to detain Cochise who cut his way through the tent and escaped.

1862- Bannack, Montana Territory- Bill Fairweather, and his friends, depart in search of gold in the Yellowstone River.

1877- Arizona Territory- Apaches kill 4 settlers near Sopori.

1878- Beartooth Mountain, Montana Territory- an earthquake is reported.

1880- Lucan Ontario - James Donnelly, his wife Johannah, niece Bridget and sons Thomas and John are slain by night riders in Biddulph Township; six men will be acquitted in the 'Black Donnelly' murder case, after two trials. Members of the 'White Boys' faction likely carried out the crime, carrying into Canada an old religious feud originating in County Tipperary, Ireland.

1886- Prescott, Arizona Territory- Dennis Dilda is hung for murdering a Yavapai County deputy sheriff. His is the last legal public hanging. His last meal was a breakfast of spring chicken in cream sauce, tenderloin steak smothered in mushrooms, fried oysters, lamb chops, potatoes, green peas, pancakes, bread jelly, and coffee.

1887-Leavenworth, Kansas- has 200 saloons, one for every 30 families.

1889- Sundance, Wyoming Territory- Harry Longabaugh is released from the Sundance Prison , thereby acquiring the famous nickname, 'the Sundance Kid.'

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