“The Hudsons were working on the NAN…
source date: 1888
availability: public-domain

to spend the holidays with his sister, Mrs. Geo. F. Patrick, was asked to go out and get two of the partnership horses which were then in the possession of Dodd and Sul Simmons, to enable Meyers and J. D. Sim- mons to get back to the ranch without hiring horses. Mr. McAfee went to get the horses, not having anything to do with the matter in dis- pute, and not anticipating any trouble with the Hudson’s, or anyone else. He stayed over night at the NAN ranch and started back to Silver on the morning of the 22d. He came by the box ranch, stopped over a while to rest and then continued his journey towards Silver City, coming down the Whitewater road, riding one and leading the other animal.