tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post2285402246936208997..comments2024-03-26T10:17:21.693-05:00Comments on CITY OF DUST: Life (and Death) by Railroad: Yeso, New Mexicojmhousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-37337585307097548802024-03-17T11:50:26.291-05:002024-03-17T11:50:26.291-05:00Would you be able to find out if any of them would...Would you be able to find out if any of them would be willing to sell anything at all there in Yeso to me? I would love to buy a small area in the back I could clean up and bring my horse on and come stay now and again . My email is Korinebehler@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-37373321230860909952023-11-30T15:33:47.150-06:002023-11-30T15:33:47.150-06:00I went to school there from the 1st grade until th...I went to school there from the 1st grade until the 6th! Our main spirt was chasing lizards!LoLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-53159580808556419542023-05-18T15:01:36.352-05:002023-05-18T15:01:36.352-05:00We were just driving through Yeso and came on this...We were just driving through Yeso and came on this very interesting conversation. In regards to the location of the Pecos Valley Hotel, we stopped in Fort Sumner, and inquired of Tito Gonzalez, who ran the Coronado motel for 17 years. He is 85 now. He said the Pecos Valley hotel was in Fort Sumner and the army base was up on the hill to the north of Fort Sumner. He said when he was a kid, the base was closed down and he watched them bring the buildings down to the highway where they became the Coronado motel. Tito would be a great source for local history as he was born in Fort sumner. He’s still at the motel for now but has closed it down. He’ll move to his childhood home there sometime soon. Thanks everyone for the interesting information. NancyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-3272511891011627402021-08-19T20:08:16.952-05:002021-08-19T20:08:16.952-05:00I'm glad you were able to find the bottle caps...I'm glad you were able to find the bottle caps, Unknown! If you are able to return to Yeso to clean the debris away and uncover them all, please let us know! I'm sure there are more than what I was able to find.<br /><br />Yeso is a gem of a ghost town, eh? There is always plenty more to explore!<br /><br />Thanks for checking in from Highway 60! JM <br /><br />P.S. I highly recommend Dixie Boyle's book, "A History of Highway 60 and the Railroad Towns on the Belen, New Mexico Cutoff." It's available at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1632930633/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i5" rel="nofollow">Amazon</a>. So much good stuff on 60!jmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-13748050248440601662021-08-03T12:09:46.928-05:002021-08-03T12:09:46.928-05:00Ok, after my last comment here I did some last min...Ok, after my last comment here I did some last minute exploring and I FOUND THE BOTTLE CAPS. I have pictures, but most of the writing is under lots of rubble. I will definitely come back with a shovel and broom and try to clear more of it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13443332840853040822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-26254267115729154862021-08-03T11:21:24.748-05:002021-08-03T11:21:24.748-05:00I am sitting here in Yeso right now, 8/3/2021 and ...I am sitting here in Yeso right now, 8/3/2021 and just finished exploring the old post office, the "Frontier Museum" and the Super Service Drive In. I found the collapsed shop building, but did not find the bottle caps spelling out the build date. There are quite a few buildings here still left to explore!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13443332840853040822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-36671747233139990812021-04-18T00:56:26.198-05:002021-04-18T00:56:26.198-05:00TRUJILLO or CHAVEZ ANYONE?TRUJILLO or CHAVEZ ANYONE?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-10501764168077303322021-04-17T18:20:20.243-05:002021-04-17T18:20:20.243-05:00Hello all my mother was born in yeso Trujillo and ...Hello all my mother was born in yeso Trujillo and Chavez family Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-69563182207239529522019-11-11T01:17:25.305-06:002019-11-11T01:17:25.305-06:00Was just there today, 10/10/2019. Still allot to s...Was just there today, 10/10/2019. Still allot to see here, had a good day exploring. Highly recommend.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00857218050707991078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-39635350043551694522019-10-21T10:54:32.134-05:002019-10-21T10:54:32.134-05:00I was stationed at Cannon Air Force Base in 1868 t...I was stationed at Cannon Air Force Base in 1868 to 1970. I preached at a Baptist Church there a few times.. I think the church was in an old school. We had about 12 attendees at the church and they were very receptive and friendly to my family. We ate Sunday lunch with a few of the ranchers there. I remember Yeso as a special time for us.. ThanksRonnie Stevensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-49687554680789685302019-08-12T22:55:54.294-05:002019-08-12T22:55:54.294-05:00Thank you very much for the information on the cru...Thank you very much for the information on the crumbling structure on the east side of Yeso and the Hatcher's, stephanie. I had never come across any of that before. On a return visit I did find the words and dates spelled out in bottle caps that I refer to above. Perhaps I should post some of those photos here. That is very tragic about Lewis Hatcher and makes the ruins even sadder.<br /><br />Again, thank you. JMjmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-15137212698419723792019-08-12T19:11:09.083-05:002019-08-12T19:11:09.083-05:00The collapsed structure referred to as a gas stati...The collapsed structure referred to as a gas station, garage, hotel, residence belonged to Lewis and Julia Hatcher. Probably 30s and 40s. Julia was my great great aunt. My mother remembers spending the night there. He was also postmaster and she says they ran a general store. He was deaf and died when he deliberately parked his car on the railroad tracks after delivering food baskets to needy families. They had no children. Julia sold everything and moved to Lubbock and ran a boarding house for boys.stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00105932665999415650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-1403782269017860392018-05-20T19:52:50.830-05:002018-05-20T19:52:50.830-05:00I have a grandfather named Catarina who grew up in...I have a grandfather named Catarina who grew up in Yeso. My dad showed me the house a long time ago but I don't remember it being on a ranch. Fredericonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-3869661768117018702018-05-15T17:17:20.650-05:002018-05-15T17:17:20.650-05:00Hi Eli,
Thanks for your question! You can find a ...Hi Eli,<br /><br />Thanks for your question! You can find a City of Dust Facebook post about the church in Yeso <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cityofdustnm/photos/a.251923124956264.1073741828.251915061623737/716448035170435/?type=3&theater" rel="nofollow">RIGHT HERE</a>.<br /><br />Best, JMjmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-32314536772933643222018-05-15T07:17:21.252-05:002018-05-15T07:17:21.252-05:00Any pictures of the old church?Any pictures of the old church?Eli Lucerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558348784257017499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-42984402812883942182017-08-04T22:32:46.658-05:002017-08-04T22:32:46.658-05:00I'm jealous, Karin Olson! I haven't been t...I'm jealous, Karin Olson! I haven't been to Yeso in quite a while now! I'm also jealous of your having camped out in the church! That sounds pretty awesome.<br /><br />Well, have a great trip and feel free to report back if you have anything to pass along. JMjmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-1492063800869390942017-08-04T10:57:12.724-05:002017-08-04T10:57:12.724-05:00Heading to Yeso tomorrow, my mom was born there an...Heading to Yeso tomorrow, my mom was born there and the family still owns lots there as well. I use to go every summer with my grandmother for a month at a time, we use to camp out in the old church! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10642485808846877392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-21723694313612573012016-12-24T15:43:45.977-06:002016-12-24T15:43:45.977-06:00Thank you for your comment, Richard Hayner. I am s...Thank you for your comment, Richard Hayner. I am sorry to hear about your sister. A City of Dust associate is very good with tracking stories in archived newspapers, but wasn't able to find any mention of Joyce Hayner following a quick search. They'll continue looking, but mentioned that the Hobbs Daily News Sun seemed to have the most stories about Yeso, oddly enough. I would also think the Clovis News Journal might have information. Yeso is so small that stories originating thereabouts may be attributed to neighboring Fort Sumner, so that's worth including in searches. <br /><br />Did the accident occur near Yeso on Highway 60? There was an <a href="https://jccommunications.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/aas1226raa08.pdf" rel="nofollow">awful collision</a> between a bus and a cattle truck just to the west of town on December 27, 1972, which killed 19 people. My understanding is that the truck driver, who survived with minor injuries, was later killed himself in an accident close to Yeso when he failed to make a corner. So, that stretch has a tragic history.<br /><br />Anyway, if you would like to be in touch with the person who is able to search newspaper archives please let me know. She said she'd be happy to keep looking. Also, while it's a long shot, I do know a ranch hand out that way that may be able to ask around. You can contact me at jmhouse(at)cityofdust(dot)(com) or through the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cityofdustnm/" rel="nofollow">City of Dust Facebook page</a>. <br /><br />I hope that you're able to learn something. By the way, if your sister was attending school in Las Cruces she was likely at New Mexico State University and not UNM, although UNM does have branches of its law and medical schools there.<br /><br />Best Regards, JMjmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-53420781648844529212016-12-22T19:01:41.497-06:002016-12-22T19:01:41.497-06:00My sister, Joyce, was living with her partner on a...My sister, Joyce, was living with her partner on a quarter horse ranch outside Yeso, in the early sixties, while studying Russian at the University of NM, in Las Cruces. In late November, 1964, she died in a car crash, on her way home from El Paso. I'm about to retire overseas, and I'll be passing that way by car, on my way to L.A. to fly out. I wish I could somehow determine where that ranch was or who the owner was. I met her partner, but never knew her name of what happened to her. I just feel a sort of connection to Yeso. I wonder where the nearest newspaper would have been at the time, and where I might find archives.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16304284165478993774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-79060614324171821892016-01-12T11:55:00.208-06:002016-01-12T11:55:00.208-06:00Does your family live in Yeso itself, Anonymous, o...Does your family live in Yeso itself, Anonymous, or to the southwest, where you grew up? In any case, might you know a cowboy poet named Jimmy Joe Jester? Someone in the UK was looking for an American ghost town and an interesting person that lived in one to do a documentary on, so I directed them to Yeso and Jimmy Joe Jester, but I don't know if they ever made contact. I've never met Jimmy Joe Jester myself.<br /><br />Anyway, Yeso is one of my favorite *places* in New Mexico, and perhaps the most charming semi-ghost town I know of. It must've been quite a place to grow up!<br /><br />Thanks for your comment! The post might be a few years old, but City of Dust and Yeso persist! JM jmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-65327798199427646822016-01-11T20:12:59.637-06:002016-01-11T20:12:59.637-06:00I grew up just southwest of Yeso and my family sti...I grew up just southwest of Yeso and my family still lives there. It's a place quite dear to our hearts. Thanks for your post, even though it's several years old at this point!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-9574714038906073972015-11-26T13:12:57.522-06:002015-11-26T13:12:57.522-06:00Anonymous, given the small size of the community s...Anonymous, given the small size of the community surrounding Yeso many years ago, it does seem quite possible that your great-grandfather, Faustin Garza, would be related to Catarino Garza, whose ranch the "Anonymous" five comments up was going to attempt to locate. Perhaps they will read this and provide a way for you to get in touch with them.<br /><br />Thanks very much for your comment! JMjmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-30264834041845652602015-11-26T00:31:19.586-06:002015-11-26T00:31:19.586-06:00My grandfather grew up in Yeso as well. His father...My grandfather grew up in Yeso as well. His father's name was Faustin Garza. Seems like our families might be related. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-51430596833021431562014-09-20T16:45:38.698-05:002014-09-20T16:45:38.698-05:00Thanks for the kind words, Anonymous. Much appreci...Thanks for the kind words, Anonymous. Much appreciated! If you ever want to know more about ghost towns in New Mexico, feel free to send me an e-mail at the address associated with my profile and let me know what regions interest you. I'd be happy to pass along anything I know. I've published a lot on City of Dust, but there are a number of places I've visited that I haven't had a chance to post on yet.<br /><br />Thanks again! JMjmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-79201854924081453532014-09-20T12:02:16.999-05:002014-09-20T12:02:16.999-05:00Thanks for you great post. Wish there was more pub...Thanks for you great post. Wish there was more published on the areas of ghost towns in New Mexico as we spent the summer searching for so many.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com