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Pecos River Flume. The Pecos River Flume is an aqueduct carrying irrigation water over the Pecos River. Construction took place from 1889 to 1890 and was part of the Pecos River Reclamation Project. It was originally constructed of wood and spanned 145 feet (44 m). It carried water at a depth of 8 feet (2.4 m).
Ultimately, Chisum, with Pecos Valley rancher Joseph C. Lea, and James Dolan sought somebody capable of hunting down the Kid and either arresting or killing him. In 1880, they persuaded Pat Garrett (1850–1908), a former buffalo hunter and cowboy, reformed part-time rustler, small rancher, and Bonney / Billy the Kid's one-time earlier friend ...
The Pecos Wilderness is a heavily forested, high-elevation and rugged mountain land, ranging from 8,400 feet to over 13,000 feet. Truchas Peak, at 13,103 feet, is the second highest point in New Mexico. River valleys and streams are separated by long, broad mesas.
The Flying J Wranglers is a country and western band in Alto, New Mexico (the Goodnight–Loving Trail passed near their Flying J Ranch). Centennial is a novel in which cattle are brought to Colorado by way of the Goodnight-Loving Trail, which was renamed the Skimmerhorn Trail in the novel.
The Pecos War, also known as the War of the Pecos and the Chisum War, was a range war fought by cattle baron John Chisum against neighboring small ranchers, farmers, and Native Americans from 1876-1877 along the Pecos River in New Mexico. [2]
Mar. 4—Residents who fiercely oppose a proposed development on Old Pecos Trail presented their arguments Monday in state District Court against the city of Santa Fe's decision to rezone the ...
The Santa Fe City Council, after a string of hourslong meetings, approved a zoning change for a 9.5-acre property at Old Pecos Trail and West Zia Road in early 2023 at the recommendation of the ...
[4] [5] The trail continued north to cross the Pecos River in the vicinity of Horsehead Crossing, [6] bending northeast to the area of Odessa and Big Spring, Texas. [7] [8] From there the Comanche Trail ran east past the Caprock Escarpment and on across the Llano Estacado by two separate routes.