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Folk Lore Corner Lincoln County Old Timer Recollections
Editor notes John W. Dale arrived in New Mexico in 1691 with his mother and sister. He recalls railroad work from Roswell to Amarillo, bronc riding for Block near Capitan, and a dramatic bull drive in 1896. The tale covers pay, hazards, and fellow hands including Tom Freeman, Joe Meeks, and Bill Minters.
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John W. Dale
New Mexico
Sanderson
Texas
Roswell
Las Vegas
Lincoln County
Alamogordo
Amarillo
Tom Freemen
Tom
Mexico
Freeman
Tom Freeman
Block
Capitan
Joe Meeks
John
Las Vezas