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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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1800 head of beef cattlething

Herd of cattle being held in Colfax County when cowboys froze to death.

match score: 9

2500 cattlething

Herd of cattle Levi Baldwin was driving to Kansas.

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70000 worth of cattlething

A shipment valued at over $70,000 consisting of cattle was sent from Alpine via train.

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bay mare branded Mthing

A bald-faced bay mare with the brand M on its left shoulder.

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Box O Brandthing

Cattle brand owned by Mr. Robeson.

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cattle hide with removed brand and earsthing

The hide left at the scene after the brand was cut out and ears cut off to conceal ownership.

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Cattle market quotationsthing

A list of cattle prices from Western Newspaper Union New Service Denver.

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GOS brandthing

A cattle brand managed by Vic Culbertson on the Sapello.

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herdthing

A herd of cattle brought in by the cowboys and located at Pine Cienega.

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herd of 250 cattlething

Levi Baldwin's herd of 250 cattle that he is driving to Kansas.

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herd of cattlething

A large herd of cattle that Susan allegedly sold on the Mimbres River before fleeing.

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NAN brand cattlething

About 3500 head of cattle with saddle stock and four ranches, sold to J. W. Patrick for $13 per head.

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NAN brand of cattlething

Approximately 3,500 head of cattle with saddle stock and four ranches, sold to J. W. Patrick.

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NAN cattle and ranchesthing

Cattle operation and ranches managed by the Hudson brothers for S. T. Harkey.

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NAN cattle brandthing

Cattle brand owned by James W. Patrick and George F. Patrick, sold to S. T. Harkey.

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NAN cattle with ranches and housesthing

Cattle and property sold to S. T. Harkey for $21,000, originally purchased from the Lassaters by the Patricks.

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NANW brandthing

A brand of cattle and horses located on the Nan Ranch.

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NANW brands of cattle and horsesthing

Cattle and horse brands on Nan Ranch subject to ownership dispute.

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stray cattlething

Metcalf and Smith were hunting stray cattle in the Black Range.

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unruly branding ironthing

A branding iron owned by Charlie McDaniels, implied to have been used improperly and possibly the reason for his disappearance.

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400 head of cattlething

Livestock owned by Gibson and son that were turned loose in Mr. Brockman's cornfield.

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bald faced bay mare branded Mthing

A horse stolen from Al. Carvil.

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cattle shipment (value $70,000)thing

Shipped through Alpine to Hudfe via G H & S A railway.

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Dude ranches (New Mexico)thing

Type of ranch accommodating tourists, where guests learn rope-twirling.

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gray horse branded K U Lthing

A horse belonging to W. H. Durkee that was stolen.

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herd of 80 horses and mulesthing

Livestock captured by Indians during the attack.

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mare branded 14 circle Hthing

A valuable mare stolen from W. H. Donaldson on the night of the 19th instant.

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Wool, Hides, Sheepskins, Goatskins, and Fursthing

Items purchased for cash by a business on the south side of the Plaza in Las Vegas.

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$13 per head cattle pricething

Price per head for the NAN brand cattle including ranches.

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$14 and $19 cattle salething

Prices at which Mike Slattery sold 6,000 head of twos and threes cattle.

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$17 per head cattle pricething

Price at which Clark and Goodell's cattle sold.

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$20.50 per head cattle pricething

Price at which Siggins' cattle sold.

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$615 tax rebate to Carpenter-Stanley Cattle Companything

Unauthorized rebate on 1889 assessment rolls in favor of the Carpenter-Stanley Cattle Company.

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100,000 head of cattlething

Last year's total cattle shipment from Deming.

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14 cars of cattlething

A second train carrying 14 cars of cattle followed the first shipment from Alpine.

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1500 head of stock cattlething

Number of stock cattle shipped by M. Haalf from Separ to Elmdale, Kansas.

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20,000 head of cattlething

Number of cattle shipped from Deming so far this season.

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2000 head of cattlething

Cattle sold by the HHH Cattle Company.

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220 head of cattlething

220 head of cattle brought in by Isaac Siggins.

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3,000 to 4,000 head of cattlething

The company will soon ship between 3,000 and 4,000 head of cattle.

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blooded range cattlething

Blooded range cattle are one of the classes for which prizes are being increased.

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brand of cattlething

A cattle brand mentioned in relation to a court case.

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buffalo herdthing

Herd of buffalo depicted in the photographs.

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bunch of cattlething

Cattle owned by G. W. Apusy located about twelve miles from here on the old Florence road.

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car of cattlething

A car of cattle was loaded by Conductor Donohue and his crew in a record time.

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Cattlething

Cattle are mentioned as bellowing and rushing to escape during the event.

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cattle (Head & Hearst)thing

Most of the Head & Hearst cattle have been shipped.

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cattle importsthing

Cattle imports through El Paso customs house amounted to 70 percent of all imports during the past year.

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cattle shipmentthing

Cattle shipments from Doming this season total about 20,000 head, up from 100,000 last year; expected to rise.

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cowboy and ranching reminiscences and lorething

General topic of cowboy and ranching reminiscences and lore included in the letter.

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Ferndell Brandthing

A brand of canned, bottled, and shelf goods including French Lima Beans.

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gray stallion branded S U with bar over Uthing

A large gray stallion branded S U with a bar over the U was found among stolen horses.

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Hall brandthing

Brand used by the Hall gang to mark stolen calves driven to their ranch after killing the parent cows.

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horse branded J Pthing

A big brown horse branded J P was found and supposed to be from Colfax county.

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potsherdsthing

Potsherds collected from the surface of a ruin on the former bed of the Mimbres River in Luna County, New Mexico.

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proceeds of the cattlething

The wife and foreman fled the country taking the proceeds of the cattle.

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ranchesthing

Ranches in the Mimbres area were sold by Israel King and the Hewlett brothers to Chicago parties.

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sheep herderthing

James Metcalf's sheep herder found the dying man and reported the incident.

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steer cattle salething

The steer cattle sale is one of the largest ever made from a western range.

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two or three head of cattlething

Cattle belonging to Lassater Bros that were killed by unknown persons.

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