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- Vail & Gates, 1888-1909
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/vail-gates-1888-1907/…lled “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 raids of the Apaches ag…
- Boice Family Ranching History, 1859-1928
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/boice-family-ranching-history-1859-1928/…lt decisions: “Where to go with 20,000 cows?” “Moving their cattle off the reservation was a five-year job, not too unlike the job involved in shipping 25,000 head a year to North Dakota, as Henry S. Boice did for over a decade. As the steers on the San Carlos reservation came of age they were shipped off as before. The cow herd was moved off in lots over a long series of roundups and long drives.” Old Eureka Stage Station that served as the ranch…
- Frank & Mary Boice Family Ownership, 1951-1969
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/frank-mary-boice-family-ownership-1951-1969/…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…
- Vail, Hislop, and Harvey 1877-1878
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/vail-hislop-and-harvey-1877-1878/…and reported on the ranching operations (5/6/1877): “They [Apaches] have visited us again and killed two and four more men. Thank God at present I have not been near enough to see them yet and do not want to. I have had one or two scares and that is quite enough for me. We have about 800 head of cattle on the ranch, all cows, and Vail has just gone to New Mexico to buy about 40 good blooded bulls which he will bring here as soon as possible. I do…
- Banning Vail, 1909-1929
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/banning-vail-1909-1929/…vertisement. Courtesy of Chronicling America. Tucson’s First Long Distance Phone Call – 1911 Telephone operator, Gradye Drown, placed Tucson’s first long distance telephone call in June, 1911. It was a call “to Los Angeles, for cattleman Banning Vail. The call took several days to arrange and cost Vail $25. ‘We first called Red Rock, then Casa Grande, then Yuma, then El Centro and so on to Los Angeles,’ Drown said in an interview with The Arizona…
- Docent Tour Reservation Form
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/visit/explore-empire-ranch-headquarters/docent-tour-reservation-form/…icates required fields Name* Date* MM slash DD slash YYYY Tours are held on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, except for the 4th Saturday in December. Number attending the tour* Email address* Phone Special Requests or Questions CAPTCHA Δ…
- Tour the Cienega Watershed
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/2023/04/tour-the-cienega-watershed/…you don’t even have to drive through the watershed to enjoy the tour! You can download the tour to your computer or tablet, listen to each of the site descriptions, and view photos of the sites wherever you are!…
- Recognition & Awards
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/about/awards/…Historical Commission – Honoring long-term collaborative preservation and interpretation of the Empire Ranch by ERF & BLM 2000 U.S. Dept. of Interior – Take Pride in America Award 1999 National Trust for Historic Preservation – Save America’s Treasures – Official Project Designation for Vail Ranch House, Empire-Cienega Resource Conservation Area 1997-98 National Civilian Community Corps – Appreciation Certificate…
- Explore Las Cienegas National Conservation Area
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/visit/visiting-policies/…l OHV users must follow the OHV rules posted on the Arizona Game & Fish website. Is there drinking water? There is potable water next to the vault toilets at Empire Ranch Headquarters. The Airstrip recreation group site has non-potable water available. Can I camp overnight? Are there RV hookups? Overnight camping is allowed in designated camping areas or out on backcountry roads in dispersed sites. There are no RV hook ups. Camping is not allowed…
- Gulf American Corporation Ownership, 1970-1975
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/gulf-american-corporation-ownership-1970-1975/…had closed the deal with GAC but did not reveal the purchase price. Anamax officials have no immediate plans for developing the ranch, they say, and will continue to operate it as a cattle ranch. Anamax officials said the property may be used as a source of water for an intended copper mine in the Helvetia area, about three miles from the ranch boundary. The mine, if developed, would not be operational before 1980, Anamax officials have said. Boic…