Through Time and the Valley

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication, Author's Note

Through Time and the Valley I) : : (I John R. Erickson Photography by Bill Ellzey University of North Texas Press Denton, Texas © 1995 by John R Erickson Photographs © by Bill Ellzey All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America First Edition 1978 1098765432 Permissions University of North Texas Press 1155 Union Circle # 311336 Denton, Texas 76203-5017 The paper in this book meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, Z39.48-1984. Number Two: Western Life Series Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Erickson, John R, 1943Through time and the valley / by John R Erickson; photographs by Bill Ellzey. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978-0-929398-95-2 (cloth;aIk.paper) ISBN 978-1-57441-509-4 (paper) ISBN 978-1-57441-518-6 (ebook) 1. Canadian River Valley-History. 2. Canadian River ValleyDescription and travel. 3. Canadian River. I. Title. F392.C27.E74 1995 976.6-dc20 95-8925 CIP Cover photograph by Wyman Meinzer ii Dedication On May 20,1977, I received a letter from Shoal Creek Publishers indicating that they might be interested in publishing Through Time and the Valley. That same day my mother died suddenly at the age of sixty-five. I deeply regret that, after reading to me when I was a child, teaching me the love of language, and telling me the tales of Martha Sherman and Grampy Buck and Uncles Roy and Bert and Tom Ross, the outlaw, she did not live to see my first book. I dedicate this book to her with fond memories and deepest appreciation. May my life and my writing always bring honor to her name. iii Author's Note Through Time and the Valley deals with the segment of the Canadian River that passes through the ranch country in Hutchinson, Roberts, and Hemphill Counties of the Texas Panhandle . I am aware that another book, perhaps even two or three books, could be written about this same stretch of country. I could name a dozen ranchers whose names do not appear in the text and whose stories I never heard. I regret these omissions and can only say I wish I had had the time and the pages to record them all. iv ...