Smugglers’ Trail
Smugglers once crossed this area with mule trains of contraband from Mexico, to be traded for merchandise in Arizona. In the summer of 1881, a group of Mexican smugglers was killed in Skeleton Canyon by members of the Clanton gang, including Old Man Clanton, Ike and Billy Clanton and Curly Bill.
Marker is at the intersection of New Mexico Route 338 at milepost 24.4 and New Mexico Route 9, on the right when traveling south on State Route 338.
Courtesy hmdb.org
