There had been a few cattle and sheep ranchers in the area for years.
Smith initially called for a high tariff on wool to aid sheep ranchers in his state.
Over the last 20 years, sheep ranchers have seen their profits steadily erode.
A drunk sheep rancher in the bar said "four eyes is buying".
Most of the settlers in the area were cattle and sheep ranchers.
Australian lamb, it turns out, has been doing so well on the American market that sheep ranchers had begun to complain.
Connie instead takes up with a sheep rancher who is run out of town by Ivey.
He became a prominent cattle and sheep rancher in New Mexico.
The city name is from William Helm, sheep rancher who arrived in 1859.
The Government never admitted fault, but it eventually reimbursed the sheep ranchers for their losses.