It was the location of a corral and fences used to capture wild horses, built out of dead Juniper trees.
It is as described in a book by Will James, Sand, or Lone Cowboy, published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1930.
The current interest in wild horse protection and management increases the interest to the public to see what was used when running, killing and harassing wild horses was a common accepted practice.
"[2]: 3 A 40-acre (16 ha) area including the wing fences and corral was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
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