▁that ▁dispute ▁with ▁the ▁Ear p ▁fa ction . ▁Johnny ▁Ring o ▁and ▁Cur ly ▁Bill ▁ ▁lived ▁nearby ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁Cl anton ' s . ▁John ▁S la ugh ter ' s ▁ran ch ▁was ▁just ▁under ▁two ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁Here ford , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁favorite ▁for ▁cattle ▁ste aling ▁ra ids ▁by ▁the ▁Cl anton ▁R anch . ▁ ▁The ▁El ▁Pas o ▁and ▁South western ▁Rail road , ▁a ▁min ing ▁road ▁originally ▁built ▁by ▁Ph el ps ▁D odge ▁M ining ▁Corporation , ▁established ▁a ▁s iding ▁at ▁the ▁town ▁around ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁which ▁featured ▁a ▁water ▁tank ▁and ▁stock ▁loading ▁platforms . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 ' s ▁the ▁Gre ene ▁C attle ▁Company , ▁after ▁Colonel ▁William ▁C . ▁Gre ene ▁its ▁owner , ▁who ▁bought ▁the ▁San ▁Rap ha el ▁del ▁Valle , ▁Spanish ▁land ▁grant . ▁ ▁It ▁comprom ised ▁a ▁general ▁store / post ▁office , ▁rail road ▁station , ▁school , ▁sal oon , ▁ad obe ▁houses , ▁and ▁his ▁m ansion . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁cattle ▁ran ch ▁in ▁the ▁Valley . ▁His ▁Ste pson ▁Frank ▁Mos on ▁designed ▁and ▁created ▁the ▁Here ford ▁Cor r als ▁for ▁sh ipping ▁to ▁ful fill ▁their ▁sh ipping ▁needs ▁for ▁the ▁ran ch . ▁Frank ▁Mos on ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁founder / owner ▁of ▁the ▁Y - Light ning ▁R anch ▁of ▁old ▁west ▁not or iety . ▁ ▁This