Thomas Moore (Tom Moore) of Mimbres, New Mexico

Moore was quiet and unassuming, well-liked in his community, and held an interest in a local cattle company ^[1]. On a Tuesday in 1890, he started for home from the Mimbres with a wagon loaded with supplies valued at over $200, accompanied by George Rickets ^[2]. At the Mimbres crossing near Hicks ranch, they found the river a raging, bank-overflowing torrent; the roar of rushing water and tumbling boulders created an appalling noise ^[2]. Near mid-stream, the current lifted the mules off their feet, their floundering upset the wagon, and both men were thrown into the angry water ^[2]. The mules freed themselves and reached the bank; Moore survived the ordeal ^[2].