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Big Dan

During the 1880s, Big Dan led a gang of rustlers that held the country from Duncan to Clifton in a state of abject terror [1]. The gang, numbering 75 to 100 men, included such outlaws as Curley Bill, Doc Baker, Big Dave, and Kid Lewis, all well mounted and armed [1]. Their presence made it worth a man’s life to dispute their rule [1].

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  1. In the summer of ’83, soon after the estab-… (1891)
    to have a good deal of respect for the camp. They drifted in occasionally, but always kept themselves within reasonable bounds, only killing people of their own class. From Duncan to Clifton the country was lit
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