In 1866; Charles Goodnight and his partner Oliver Loving began rounding up feral cattle in Texas; forming herds to be driven north into the immense unoccupied grazing land in northeastern New Mexico. The counties of Colfax; Mora; Harding; Union; and San Miguel became the location of some of the great historic ranches of the West. From the 11;000-acre Chase Ranch in Colfax County to the 650;000-acre Bell Ranch in San Miguel County; these ranches have been home to several generations of ranching families. Pioneer ranchers such as Manley M. Chase; Frank and Charles Springer; Samuel Watrous; and Albert K. Mitchell established a tradition of perseverance; self-sufficiency; and sustainable range management that continues to the present day.
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