Cattle thieves became so bold in Lincoln…
source date: 1890
availability: public-domain

Cattle thieves became so bold in Lincoln County that the legitimate stockmen finally or- ganized a posse, headed by a deputy sheriff, and made a raid on the McKenzie ranch, who is supposed to be the ring leader. The “gang” had been informed of their coming and had skipped, but McKenzie was captured and a large number of burnt cattle recovered. A movement of this kind should be inaugurated in Grant County, which from all reports, is full of burnt cattle from one end to the other. The claimants of such brands should be arrested, and convicted of cattle stealing. If something is not soon done to stop this promiscuous steal-