People

: Joe Harris; According to Ruth G. Moss in her article, “The Early Development of Law Enforcement in Mesa County,” Harris joined the S-Cross Cattle Company shortly after Sieber established it in 1897. Moss maintains that Harris and Sieber had a fraught relationship from the start. The relationship degenerated further after Harris left the outfit and started his own, based in Westwater, Utah. The two traded accusations of cattle rustling. Eventually, Harris shot and killed Sieber (Mesa County Historical Society newsletter, May-June 1983). Other oral history interviewees who recount the story maintain that Harris was the aggressive party and bore the guilt in the shooting.

: Joe Harris; Rancher and murderer of Charles Sieber, whom he accused of branding one of his calves. According to Ruth G. Moss in her article, “The Early Development of Law Enforcement in Mesa County,” Harris joined the S-Cross Cattle Company shortly after Sieber established it in 1897. Moss maintains that Harris and Sieber had a fraught relationship from the start. The relationship degenerated further after Harris left the outfit and started his own, based in Westwater, Utah. The two traded accusations of cattle rustling. Eventually, Harris shot and killed Sieber (Mesa County Historical Society newsletter, May-June 1983). Other oral history interviewees who recount the story maintain that Harris was the aggressive party and bore the guilt in the shooting.

: Joe Hayes; Contributor to "Out of the Blue and Into the Sun," (source: Out of the Blue and Into the Sun: A Gunnison Valley Journal)

: Joe Keith; Early Twentieth century resident of Mesa County. Nephew of William J. Moyer. He was a police officer who later became the chief of police.

: Joe Kieffer; Early Twentieth century resident of the Redlands who farmed potatoes and shipped them from Fruita. He also mined silver and gold in the mountains near Ouray. Uncle of Eileen O'Toole.

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