White (Comanche) – Horse Herder Killed in Skeleton Canyon
White, known as Comanche, worked as a horse herder for the San Simon Cattle Company in Skeleton Canyon [1][2]. He was found dead there on a Monday in late 1889, having been shot in the back; one ear and his nose were cut off [1][2]. He had been dead for several days before discovery [1][2].
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- A horse herder named White, who was… (1889)A horse herder named White, who was known as Comanche, who was working for the San Simon cattle company in the Skeleton canon, was found there last Monday, dead. He had been shot in the back and one ear and…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-10-25 (1889)were found.” James Woodward and W. A. Raymond started Tuesday for Lake Valley, but were obliged to return home on account of the snow in the mountains. In the Mimbres valley the snow was hip deep, and in…