Ranching in Grant County, NM
Cattle and sheep ranching shaped land use across Grant County, especially as railroads reached the southwest and Eastern capital flowed in during the 1880s.
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A cowboy who took a bet that the drunken cowboy could not ride his horse.
match score: 10
A drunken cowboy who exhibited horsemanship by riding a bucking horse while smoking a cigarette.
match score: 10
Drunken cowboy who held up Jas. Mirk, robbed him, shot off his own finger, and was bound over to the grand jury.
match score: 9
Cowboys depicted in photographs on day herd, at Headquarters, and posed on a tree trunk.
match score: 9
The cowboys amuse themselves by getting the man drunk and teasing him in a saloon on Sunday.
match score: 9
A cowboy who accidentally shot himself in the ear while intoxicated during the Aravaipa round-up.
match score: 9
One of the Heralds in the Maid of Orleans pageant.
match score: 7
A cattle raiser from New Mexico told the St. Louis Globe Democrat about cowboys preventing stampedes by singing.
match score: 7
Charley Snow was a person, also known as Charley and cowboy lover, but no additional information about this individual is known.
match score: 7
A group of men employed by Hall brothers who committed an assault.
match score: 7
A noble but bashful cowboy was invited to a party in St. Louis.
match score: 6
Cattle inspector of this district who reported cattle shipment figures.
match score: 6
Millionaire landowner, father of the Humboldt Land & Cattle Company at Beowawe.
match score: 6
Generic guests at dude ranches in New Mexico who want to learn rope-twirling.
match score: 6
A herder who returned overshoes to a young lady.
match score: 6
The HHH cattle company has sold 2000 threes and fours.
match score: 6
One of the Herd brothers present at the Modoc mine explosion, slightly injured.
match score: 6
A cowboy working in the Gila roundup who was thrown from a horse and suffered a broken leg.
match score: 6
An unnamed herder employed by James Metcalf who discovered the victim.
match score: 6
A cowboy from Arizona who had some advantages of life and warned his companion Bill not to eat the celery bouquet.
match score: 6
Manager of the GOS brand on the Sapello who attended the stock association meeting.
match score: 6
One of the Herd brothers present at the Modoc mine explosion, slightly injured.
match score: 6
A cowboy who died after being thrown from his horse.
match score: 5
Co-owner with George F. Patrick of NAN cattle and ranch property, who allegedly executed a bill of sale to S. T. Harkey.
match score: 5
A cowboy who rode into Maxwell City causing a disturbance and was shot by an unknown person.
match score: 5
Ranch owner who shipped stock cattle from his ranch north of Separ to Elmdale, Kansas.
match score: 5
Owner of the Box O brand of cattle who discovered the bodies.
match score: 5
A cowboy formerly employed by Jack Fleming in the Burros who later joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
match score: 5
Pioneer ranch and cattleman of the Frisco River who visited the metropolis.
match score: 5
Ex-president of the National Baseball League who purchased ranches on the Mimbres.
match score: 4
A Deming boy who won first prize at a cattle roping tournament in Solomonville, Arizona.
match score: 4
A pioneer Grant County rancher who hunted deer and antelope for the Grant House during the 1870s.
match score: 4
An employee of the San Simon Cattle Company who was shot and killed at the 3H headquarters ranch.
match score: 4
Conductor Donohue and his crew of the Magdalena branch broke a record for loading a car of cattle.
match score: 4
Cattleman who participated in the killing of J. W. Cavitt and escaped from jail.
match score: 4
An employee of the San Simon Cattle Company who escaped uninjured when Burns and Johns opened fire.
match score: 4
Killed in a cowboy row on the Nigirita; second Grostette boy to die violently in the county.
match score: 4
Individuals employed by Hall brothers who assaulted a Chinaman.
match score: 4
Cattle owners from Texas who allegedly damaged Brockman's cornfield.
match score: 4
Englishman about 44 years old arrested for killing a man on the Arivaipa.
match score: 4
H. Bursum was in the city for a couple of days early in the week before leaving for his sheep ranches.
match score: 4
A rancher in the Mogollon mountains area who offered bounties for bears killing his cattle and horses.
match score: 4
Manager of the Black Range Cattle Company who allegedly defeated Cantwell's census appointment chances.
match score: 4
One of two brothers killed in a cowboy row on the head of the Nigirita in Socorro county.
match score: 4
One of two brothers killed in a cowboy row on the head of the Nigirita in Socorro county.
match score: 4
A cattleman who arrived from Lerdo and witnessed the earthquake while checking on his fence-building workmen.
match score: 4
Of Socorro County, driving a herd of 2500 cattle to Kansas over three weeks.
match score: 4
Superintendent of the Waddingham Cattle Co. who recently sold cattle.
match score: 4
A legal professional in Hillsboro, New Mexico.
match score: 4
A successful cattle raiser of west Socorro county who suffered a hunting accident resulting in amputation of his left arm.
match score: 4
Mexican chief herder for Patrick Coglan, warm friend of Roman Chiquito's family, mortally wounded by Carpio.
match score: 4
A sheep man known as the 'Mutton Monarch of the Mogollons' who was treated for cancer.
match score: 4
Stock raiser at Three Rivers who employed Nicolas Acosta as chief herder.
match score: 4
Foreman of the Gebhart Cattle Company who located Bob and Dick Hall and led a posse after them.
match score: 4
Person who received a bill of sale for NAN cattle and ranch property for $21,000, accused by George F. Patrick of fraud.
match score: 4
Attorney employed by the Black Range cattle company to assist Prosecuting Attorney Williams in the Cantwell case.
match score: 4
This individual shot up the town of Separ, held up the night guard Crow in the county jail, escaped, and was recaptured near Lake Palomas by Deputy Sheriff Baca…
match score: 4
Imported two dozen Bob-White quail and released them on the Gila.
match score: 4
A cowboy who shot and killed Lopez and Chavez; employed by Aztec Cattle Company.
match score: 4
President of the Soda Springs Cattle Company of Idaho, purchaser of steers.
match score: 4