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The Town of Oatman: Living Ghost Town With Burros and Gunfights

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Today, the iconic American Wild West with its gold miners, saloons and cowboys seems to be ancient history, alive only in Hollywood movies. But the mining town of Oatman, Arizona, never let go of its Old West past. Here, transportation is by horseback, and burros [small donkeys] wander past locals to the sounds of gunfight re-enactments. Genia Dulot paid a visit.