Barrel Springs, once a Butterfield Stage Watering

Barrel Spring continued,,,,I had gained employment at the Barrel Springs Ranch in the early mid 1970’s, and had learned of the ranch owner, a nice guy but not well versed in the ways of wild west hills, rocks, mountains, canyons and flats, being a variety of terrain(s) and all in an area enclosed in 30,000 acres. Owner was smart enough to know to hire an expert cowman, Homer Ferguson fit the bill,…