Beltran

Basque Sheepman of the American West

Beltran Paris

as told to William A. Douglass
Photographs by Stephen Kelley

University of Nevada, Press, 1971

Frontismatter

"In many respects Beltran's life was a microcosm of the Basque experience in the American West. He had worked as a herder, a camptender, and was a "tramp" sheepman without a home base, traveling about the public lands with his bands while challenging the Adams and McGill Company, one of Nevada's most powerful livestock operations. Later he was a homesteader and then managed to put together an impressive sheep and cattle ranch, which today consists of several thousand acres, three sheep bands, and 600 cows. Its activities extend over three Nevada counties." — from the Introduction

Book Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Pyrenean Childhood
Chapter 2: America Beckons
Chapter 3: Wyoming Beginnings
Chapter 4: From Herder to Camptender
Chapter 5: Becoming a Sheepman
Chapter 6: The Tramp Years
Chapter 7: Marie
Chapter 8: Troubles
Chapter 9: The Depression
Chapter 10: Colorado Salvation
Chapter 11: Recovery
Chapter 12: Operation Haylift
Chapter 13: Retirement
Chapter 14: Last Reflections