b'THE OLD STORYTELLER to sell off his cattle stock and move the sheep onto hisIronically, the Grahams and thesome of his cowboys. Some bad words were thrown rangeland. This turned out to be a very protable move,back and forth. Gilliland accused the Tewksbury clan but it had its drawbacks. owning sheep was dangerousTewksburys rode for the Stinsonof rustling cattle. This, by matter of course, caused and could get a man killed. Tewksbury to retaliate with the law of the range . . . outfit for their first three years ofgunre. The foreman was abruptly sent on his way with The Hashknife outt in northeast Arizona was bringingtenure in the valley. Both factionsa bullet wound in the leg. With this act, the time for pressure to bear at every turn during 1883-84. In 1884,talking had come to an abrupt halt.a group of eastern business investors calling themselvesbegan stealing cattle from James the Aztec Land and Cattle Company Ltd. broughtAbout this same time the affluent, if not powerful, Daggs Hashknife cowboys and cattle into the territory. ThisStinson to bolster their own herds.brothers, who controlled more than 50,000 head of New York corporation, comprised of investors andsheep, approached the Tewksburys with a proposition speculators, including railroad tycoons and wealthythat would not set well with the other factions involved. businessmen may not have known a great deal aboutThe Daggs suggested that a large ock of sheep would the cattle industry, but they more than made up for it inoffer not only the opportunity for the Tewksburys to business savvy. By purchasing one million alternatingmake a prot with their land but would also allow them sections of land from the railroad, they effectively tiedfurther retaliation against the Grahams by running the up more than two million acres for their own use. Thiscattle business out of the area below the Mogollon Rim.huge tract of land extended essentially from Mormon Lake to east of Holbrook, and from the Little ColoradoThere are important elements that must be taken into River south to the Mogollon Rim.consideration when analyzing the seemingly inherent hate between cattlemen and sheepmen. Aside from the This surly bunch of Hashknife wranglers were well knownfact that sheep could nibble grazing land down to dirt for the unscrupulous methods they used to keep settlerswhereby cattle could not graze at all, there were a few from crossing Hashknife land to reach the sections stillother elements as well.open for settlement. They also raised havoc with the homesteaders and squatters who were already locatedCattlemen or cowboys had been the cock of the roost for within the Hashknife checkerboard, especially those withTom Graham Edwin Tewksbury many years. They had their own distinctive dress, spurs, sheep. They had been running herders off the range forhigh boots, chaps, and wide sombrero style hats. They some time. Herders on the Little Colorado River lost overshepherd lived and two years later sued the cattlemen forruled their world from the back of a horse, lording it 4,000 head when irate cattlemen ran their sheep into thehis indignation. He received a $10,000 settlement andover the nasty cow critters and any other beast, including river. North of Flagstaff, ten bands (25,000) of sheep, neardisappeared never to be heard from again. man. Cowboys and cattle supplied the demand of beef the San Francisco Peaks, were mangled when a herd offor the ever-growing population of the country from horses stampeded through their midst. Meanwhile, hatred between the Tewksburys, Grahams,coast to coast.and James Stinson continued to escalate to grandiose Will C. Barnes, a cattleman, told a story of a herder whoproportions. The aforementioned pot was about to boilOn the other hand, sheepmen were notoriously from had his sheep run off in 1883. Along with everythingover. James Stinson ordered his foreman John Gillilandforeign countries. They spoke and dressed funny else, he was to be hung. The sentence of hanging wasto round up whatever strays had not been gathered. Inas far as the cowboy was concerned. And of all the commuted to having his ears notched instead. Thethe process, Gilliland encountered Ed Tewksbury andsanctimonious things to do, one shepherd could handle continued on page 10Thankfulfor Every Day in May$ 5 00OFFany itemover $25.00 *Valid May 1st-31st, 2019.Coupon has no cash value.FOUR Valley Locationsto meet your needs!Scottsdale L ivestock & Pet22255 N. Scottsdale Rd.Scottsdale, AZ 8525528170 N. Alma School PkwyScottsdale, AZ 85262515 E. Carefree HighwayPhoenix, AZ 85085San Tan L ivestock & Pet2769 E. Combs Rd.San Tan Valley, AZ 85140ArizonaRealCountry.com May 2019 9'