Henry Harris 1865 * 1937: Legendary Black Vaquero
Sweeney, Les
In 1884, John Sparks brought a young black kid of about 19 years of age, to northeast Nevada, from Georgetown, Texas, to work for the Cattle empire of Sparks & Tinnin and later Sparks & Harrell. That black kid was Henry Harris.Within a few years he was given a crew and made wagon boss. By 1900, except for his 2 brothers, Henry had an all white crew. Cowboys would seek employment with the Cattle Emire just to work for the legendary Henry Harris...