The Hall family consisted of Peter S…
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and dangerous men. They were not at all back-
ward in letting it be known that they belonged
to the rustler class, and they terrorized their
more honest neighbors to such an extent that
none dare make open complaint or bring the
matter before the proper legal tribunals. The
Hall family arrived at Pine Cienega about three
and a half years ago and had in their possession
less than two hundred head of cattle, but sur-
prising to relate such was the fecundity of the
class of cattle which they brought with them,
that without farther purchases or addition to
their herd there is now in the neighborhood of
two thousand head of cattle bearing the Hall
brand beside many which they have killed for
beef and sold. A most wonderful increase if
claimed that it is honestly come by. Their fav-
orite method of acquiring this increase was to
choose from the L. C. or C. A. bar cattle the
choicest cows with calves which were driven to
some lonely, isolated place in the hills and there
rope the cow and kill her by beating in the
forehead with a rock. The calf was then driven
to the ranch and branded with the Hall brand.
The better class of mares with suckling colts
were treated in the same manner.