Skiz Sheraton

"An energic man, Skiz said the demand for hostelries was so strong he could erect his tent in a cactus bed, charge a nickel a piece for the pleasure of doing so and see a booming business. His idle boast became a reality in the Cactus Bed, the modern hotel which now graces the original site."

- Andrew Jackson Lunamos, Wars, Lizards and Longhorns: A Rememberance of Life in Old New Mexico.

Skiz Sheraton was a hotelier in the 1850s who set up an improvised hotel (a canvas tent) in Main Street, Diamondback (though this was before the town was actually founded, and it was a camp called Depot Gordo) for the '49ers staying in New Mexico on their way to California. This hotel was a predecessor of the Cactus Bed Hotel which now stands on the spot.

In order to get additional profit, Sheraton set up a shooting range, still in operation in 1882.