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  • Chiricahua Ranches Company Ownership, 1928-1951
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    …nk Boice President of ANLA – 1940 Frank Boice was elected president of the American National Livestock Association in 1940. He served “with distinction during the hectic years when there was a strong fight to put the cattle industry under government controls, price supports and subsidies. His leadership is credited with keeping the industry on an even keel and free from government control. Being a tax expert, in the fullest meaning of the word, he…

  • Frank & Mary Boice Family Ownership, 1951-1969
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    …icultural statistics documented ranching trends between 1940 and 1959. The number of “farms” reporting sales of cattle and/or calves decreased 42% while the number of live cattle and/or calves sold increased 134%. Boice/Rubel families: (back row) Henry G. and Margaret Boice; Ann and Fred Boice holding Fred Boice, Jr., Peggy and Jack Rubel. (front row, l-r, Jennifer Boice, Lynn Rubel, Mariann Boice, Henry Boice, John and Tom Rubel, 1961. Courtesy o…

  • Gulf American Corporation Ownership, 1970-1975
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    …opers of 1900-acre Diamond Bell Ranch 23 miles west of Tucson. In addition Freedman has options to buy another 1900 acres of the ranch from Boice’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry G Boice of Tucson.” [Tucson Citizen, 9/17/1971] Aerial photo of the new Western Slope Feeders feed lot, 1970s. Courtesy of Grant Boice More Business Expansion – 1971-1973 Pancho and Bob Boice formed a partnership with Bill Laramore, named Laramore and Boice, for feeding cattl…

  • Banning Vail, 1909-1929
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    …rove adaptable for polo playing. In addition, Banning Vail now has a large number of two-year-old colts in the pastures of the Empire ranch which within the next two year will develop into acceptable polo horses. There are about 20 or more of these colts which were bred by the Vail stallion a horse of strong thoroughbred blood. From an economic standpoint the breeding of polo horses in this section will be a factor of importance in ridding the ran…

  • Vail & Gates, 1888-1909
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    …he celebrated so-called “Camp Grant Massacre.” He with William Oury, eight Americans, quite a number of Mexicans and a large number of Papago Indians marched over to the mouth of Aravaipa Canyon, which was right in sight of the old Camp Grant but then occupied by American troops and nearly exterminated that band of Apaches. They killed all but the children whom they brought to Tucson as prisoners. The cause of this expedition was the constant raid…

  • The Partners Meet and Prepare to Travel to Arizona (June-July 4, 1876)
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    …om Los Angeles. He introduced us to another Englishman, Freeman by name of Freeman…” Mr. Freeman was most likely Daniel Freeman who actually hailed from Ontario, Canada. He became wealthy farming barley, lemons, olives and almonds on his Southern California ranch. Centinela Adobe, 1890 Source: Wikipedia Wolf Hunt Near Los Angeles Vail writes: “Last Saturday (July 1st) Hislop and I were invited out in the country to a wolf hunt which was gotten up…

  • 2023 Cowboy Festival Program
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    …awn Hawkins, “History of the Mescal Movie Set” 3 pm–Bunker DeFrance, Marty Freese, Gene Freese, “In Front & Behind the Camera” Sunday, November 5, 2023 10 am–Doug Hocking, “Exploits of the High Five Gang” 11 am–Jay Van Orden, “There’s No Such Thing as an Apache” 12 pm–Sunshine Arrington, “Ranching From the Teenager’s Perspective” 1 pm–Faith Boice McCabe, “The Boice Family Legacy” WESTERN AUTHORS John Buzzard Doug Hocking Lewis Kirts John McLaughli…

  • Boice Family Ranching History, 1859-1928
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/boice-family-ranching-history-1859-1928/

    …31-35]. Initially the ranch was stocked with commercial Herefords from the reservations. By 1928 the purebred Hereford bulls were moved to the Eureka. Mary Boice photo of cattle at Rocky Point on the Onyx Ranch, ca. 1926. Courtesy of Martha Madani. Frank and Mary Move to the Onyx Ranch, California – 1924 In 1924 Frank and Mary Boice moved to California to run the leased Onyx Ranch in Kern County. “The ranch was stocked with yearlings coming off th…

  • Newsletter Articles – Topic Index
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    …003, p. 3 From Chaos, Order and Beauty, Feb 2003, p. 1 Artist Ray Harm: An American Original, Feb 2003, p. 2 Empire Ranch Artists’ Shootout Empire Artist Shootout — A Bang Up Success, Aug 2007, p. 3 Empire Ranch “Top Hand” Tribute ERF’s Western Shindig Honors Northern Trust and Marion Hyland, May 2009, p. 1 A Western Shindig!, Feb 2009, p. 3 Coming in March — Empire Ranch Heroes Tribute, Nov 2008, p. 3 Legacy Day Learning About Ranching Legacy, Se…

  • Docent Tour Reservation Form
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    …th Saturday of every month. Meet at the Visitor Contact Station. Tours are free, and open to the public. Reservations are required for tours. Please complete and submit the form below to make a reservation or request additional information about tours. Reservations must be made by 5 pm the Friday before the tour date. Docent Tour Reservation “*” indicates required fields Name* Date* MM slash DD slash YYYY Tours are held on the 2nd and 4th Saturday…