My name is Barry Cardwell. I live here in Waterton New Mexico. Waterton is an unimportant small town about 25 miles north of the Texas border. I am a finish carpenter and own a small local business that I run with my wife, Sara. We have a 3 year old daughter who is the light of our life and her name is Francine. My family has lived in New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona for over 150 years or so. At least that is what I have been told. And well, now I have proof I guess.
The reason I am writing this is I have recently become sole owner of a very interesting chest that seems to have come to me out of the past. You see I have, well had, an Uncle by the name of Harold Cardwell who lived in a big house in Scotsdale Arizona. Uncle Harold passed a few months ago. As he had no surviving children it was my job to settle his affairs and put everything in order. In doing so I found a large oaken chest in his basement that was full of mementos, letters, pictures, newspaper clippings, and various items all belonging to my Great-Great-Great Grandmother. Her name was Priscella Cardwell. Some of the items have been ravished beyond recognition by the tide of time, but most are in relatively good shape. There was even her diary. It has made for a very interesting find.
Most of the letters and stories seem to focus on the town of Red Creek and date from 1874 to 1879. Apparently Red Creek was a small frontier town strait out of an Old West story. Gunslingers, outlaws, ranchers, gamblers, whores, Indians, cowboys, they are all here. Quite a tale of love, death, bravery, danger, adventure. Priscella seems to have led one hell of a life.
My plan is to post some of these items on here to share the stories. There seems to be some kind of a mystery underneath all of this. Red Creek had it's secrets. Maybe we can find them out together.
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