 Wells gathered his clan and cattle together, joined by his young ranch hand named Frederick Russell Burnham, who would later make a name for himself as a scout in the late 19th century.According to Lott, Burnham was drawn into the conflict by his association with Fred Wells and his family; historian R. R. Money states that it was the Gordon Family.In his published memoirs, "Scouting on Two Continents," Burnham does not name the family and states he did not wish to mention names that might re-kindle the conflict.