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KIRK TO SCOTTIE - BEAM US DOWN TO COCHISE COUNTY.

Star Trek - Ship's Log - Captain Kirk and a landing party from the Starship Enterprise find themselves suddenly, and unexpectedly, walking down a street reminiscent of the Old West. As they wander down the boardwalk, Kirk and crew encounter a man wearing a sheriff's badge. The man turns out to be Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan. The date is October 26th, 1881. Kirk and his party find themselves trapped in an alternative reality in which they have become the Clantons and Mclaurys. As the day progresses, they come to realize that they are fated to face off against the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday at the O. K. Corral. That was the premise of the third season episode of Star Trek entitled Spectre of the Gun. The reclusive Melcotians, a race the Enterprise has been attempting to contact have re-created Old West Tombstone in order to submit the ship's landing party to a test designed to measure their penchant for violence. When Kirk and his officers are confronted by the Earps, and by their own ingrained capacity for violence, they manage, through the aid of a Vulcan Mind Meld, to convince themselves that all that they see, hear and feel is unreal. When the Earps and Doc Holliday open fire, Kirk and crew refuse to fire back. The bullets pass harmlessly through their bodies. They have passed the test. Instantly, they find themselves back on board their starship. The Melcotians communicate to the Enterprise that they are now ready to extend the hand of friendship.

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Hi. This is Larry Elkins, your guide through Cochise County history. I hope you've been enjoying this blog. Coming up shortly, will be the story of how it came about that Captain Kirk and members of the crew of the Starship Enterprise managed to transport from the ship to Cochise County. In the meantime, I'm not above using this post to promote my website, ELKINSPHOTOS FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY at www.elkinsphotos.com. Coming soon to elkinsphotos.com, a new gallery page, CHIANG MAI ADVENTURE.

JUMP OUT OF A PLANE - ME?

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - Traditionally, when you parachute out of a plane, you shout a word that has a definite connection to Cochise County. That word, of course, is GERONIMO.

BISBEE JUNCTION

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - Bisbee Junction, a neighborhood located about four miles south of the Warren area of, Bisbee, was at one time a railroad siding known as Osborn. The Southern Pacific Railroad Depot was closed in the 1960's. Both the depot and the railroad tracks have since been removed.

COMING SOON

COMING SOON - NEXT FEATURE BLOG - Captain Kirk and members of the crew of the Starship Enterprise land in Cochise County.

JOHNNY BEHAN

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - Johnny Behan was the first sheriff of Cochise County. Behan is, of course, best remembered for his part in the events surrounding the Gunfight at (read that near) the O.K. Corral. Behan was an ally of the Clanton contingent and a bitter adversary of the Earp brothers.