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Charles H. "Colorado Charlie" Utter (March 14, 1838 – July 3, 1915) was a figure of the American Wild West, best known as a great friend and companion of Wild Bill Hickok. He was also friends with Calamity Jane.
Charles H. Utter, better known as “Colorado Charlie,” was a trapper, guide, and prospector who made his way west, becoming good friends with Wild Bill Hickok and was acquainted with Calamity Jane. Charlie was born in about 1838 near Niagara Falls, New York, and grew up in Illinois.
Charles Utter was a trapper, guide and prospector in the gold fields of Colorado before organizing a 30-wagon wagon train to Deadwood in Dakota Territory.
Oct 5, 2017 · Colorado Charlie Utter is best known as Wild Bill Hickok’s best friend, the man who led the wagon train that brought the gunfighter (and Calamity Jane) to Deadwood. A few weeks later, Utter buried the gunfighter and reinterred the remains in 1879.
Mar 29, 2019 · Steve and Charlie Utter. Charlie Utter (right in photo) is best known as a sidekick to Wild Bill Hickok, but he had quite the life beyond that. Born in Niagara Falls, NY in the 1830s, Utter grew up in Illinois where he probably met Hickok. In the 1860s, he was in Colorado as a trapper, guide and prospector. In Deadwood, he ran an express ...
Jun 2, 2017 · Charles Henry Utter not only wrote James Butler Hickok’s epitaph but also claimed his body and handled the funeral arrangements. No one would forget Wild Bill, and by association many would continue to utter the name Colorado Charley (also spelled “Charlie”).
Jul 25, 2006 · Colorado Charlie Utter was among the most intriguing men in Deadwood history. A rugged frontiersman with an eye for fine attire, he was at ease tracking wild game alone in the wilderness or placing bets at a crowded poker table.
Aug 25, 2017 · Historical Black Hills characters, both factual and fictional, have taken center stage in the successful HBO series Deadwood. C. H. (Charlie) Utter was born near Niagara Falls, NY in 1838. He spent his youth in Illinois, then moved to western Colorado Territory in the 1850s where he earned his reputation as a trapper, prospector and a popular ...
Feb 26, 2014 · Our guide is Charley Utter, who furnishes the twenty-eight saddle horses and the double wagon required by our somewhat numerous party. Dressed in his trapper-suit, Charley presents a figure well worth looking at.
Aug 9, 2018 · Colorado Charlie Utter (right in above photo) is best known as Wild Bill Hickok’s friend, the man who made sure he was buried proper in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. But Utter was something of a character himself.
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