Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 25 | Land of Billy the Ked Revives Cattle Herdes

06 Land of Billy the Kid Revives Cattle Herdes J CARRIZOZO N. N M. M AP Lin AP-Lin- Lin Lincoln cola coIn county which was for many years a center of the livestock in industry industry industry in- in of the Southwest is staging a comeback in the cattle business Many noted old ranches some embracing embracing embracing em em- bracing as much muc-h as acres have changed and are being restocked with high grade or registered registered registered regis regis- animals Lincoln county was a pioneer In Inthe inthe inthe the cattle business the first great herds of the state often numbering over lo head being ranged here during the Civil war The industry in fn early days was largely confined to big companies and their conflictIng conflicting conflicting conflict conflict- ing range interests gave cause for many bitter range wars It was herE at Billy the Kid rose roseto roseto roseto to fame in range war activities 1 killing IlUng sixteen men of ot the opposing faction in the Lincoln county war before he died with his boots on at atthe attire tire the age of 21 The factional fight bight in which he figured grew out of the killing of ot Robert Tunstall for whom Billy the Kid was range foreman George Coe Coo a former partner and nd friend of Billy the Kid still lives here and is one of Lincoln county's leading stockmen