In a shocking turn of events, a desperate duel with pistols erupted in Dark Canyon Wells, a remote stretch of land south of Carlsbad, New Mexico, on Monday afternoon. The two men involved, I.F. Mart, an engineer with the Santa Fe railroad’s pumping plant, and It Walker, a local farmer, had been embroiled in a bitter feud for over a year.
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Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Violent Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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