Ike and Fin Clanton, who had survived the Cochise County War against Wyatt Earp and his brothers five years earlier, had moved their operations to the Springerville area. Their ranch, the Cienega Amarilla, was located east of Springerville, near Escudilla Mountain.
The Clanton’s had been accused of terrorizing local citizens, cattle rustling, train robbery and holding up the Apache County treasurer. U
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