Old timers recall vast 1887 88 cattle drift on Pecos trails
W C Urton shares a letter from Jack Potter of the Trail Drivers and Pioneers Association of New Mexico recounting the winter of 1887 88. Potter describes a brutal storm near Mora Salt Creek Yellow Lake and vast cattle drifts estimated at tens of thousands heading toward Mora Springs and Sumner. He notes interactions with Fort Sumner managers and the need to move and preserve cattle across the Pecos while detailing brands and the Chisum family involvement.
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Potter
Urton
W. C. Urton
Riverside Farm
Roswell
Mora
Jim Oliphant
Negro Bill
Salt Creek
Yellow Lake
Salt
Fort Sumner
Tenderfoot
Sumner
Berrendo
Hondo
Cattle History Letters About Chisum Ranch Transfer
A letter discusses Chisum's transfer of the South Spring ranch before his death and potential dealings with the Jingle Bob Co. It mentions ownership, probate notes, and possible sales to Hagerman, with references to Runyan brothers, Danville sources, and Temp living in San Angelo.
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Bijou
Denver
Orton
Chisum
South Spring Ranch
Jingle Bob Co
Chisums
William Roberts
Danville
Lucius Dills
Will Robinson
Farris
Hagerman
Roswell
Tom
Dave Runyan
Temp
San Angelo
Bill
48 AMMI Cadets To Summer Training Fort Bliss
Forty eight N M M I cadets will attend R C T C summer training at Fort Bliss from June 4 to July 15. Listed are Allen Arthur L Jr Pueblo CO Apperson Orbell Oakes Jr Mount Shasta CA Baird James A Fort Worth TX Booth Donald Oakland CA Brownfield Alva Dee Jr Deming NM Burden John E Jr Tampico Tamaulipas MX Buttner William M Twin Falls ID Coope Peter M Carlsbad NM Continued To Page Four old timers recall trails I helped blaze. Jack Potter.
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Fort Bliss
Allen
Arthur L. Jr
Pueblo
Colorado
Apperson
Orbell Oakes, Jr
Mount Shasta
California
Baird
James A
Fort Worth
Texas
Booth
Donald
Oakland
Brownfield
Alva Dee, Jr
Deming
New Mexico
Burden
John E., Jr
Tampico
Tamalipas
Mexico
Buttner
William M
Twin Falls
Idaho
Coope
Peter M
Carlsbad
New
The Share Croppers Reverie
A poem by B. H. Chapman portrays a weary sharecropper who gathers cotton, questions the system, and laments hunger and ragged poverty. He recalls long work from spring to fall, while a man with a pencil profits, leaving his family with only board and worn underwear. The old man finds solace in scripture about labor and oppression.
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Chicago
Des Plaines
Arthur Koester, Jr
Arthur
Louise Koester
Vast Army of Peace Officers Mobilized in U S
Ed Scarritt notes a nationwide mobilization of law enforcement agencies to combat sabotage espionage and subversive activity as part of the FBI Law Enforcement Officers Mobilization Plan for National Defense. He highlights cooperation between FBI and local police and planned quarterly conferences across the nation to coordinate efforts.
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Ed Scarritt
America
John Edgar Hoover
Hitler
Democracy At
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Roosevelt
FBI
Police
Sheriff’s Departments
New Mexico
Roswell
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Pecos
Mora Springs
Qld
Jim Chisum
John Chisum
Tony Chisum
Amarillo
Walter
Will Chisum
John
AMMI
Adios
Jack Potter
Agin
B. H. Chapman
Ia 2
Seiberling
Agaist
Auto Service Company
Roy Green
Nn Rsa
Aan
Army of Peace
U. S
D. A. Bryce
el Faso
FP B. I
the Golden Gate
Hilton Hotels
Abilene
Plainview
Longview
Lubbock
Albuquerque
Long Beach
Sir Francis’ Drake
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