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  • Chiricahua Ranches Company Ownership, 1928-1951
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    …ssociation, said Tuesday as he left for Wyoming to confer with a selective service officials and draft board members there. Boice said cattlemen have been complaining that draft boards, in their patriotic zeal, have been depleting the range of cowboys In Wyoming, Montana and Colorado.” [Tucson Daily Citizen, 5/4/1942] U.S. food rationing poster. Courtesy of SarahSundin.com. Wartime Beef Production – 1943 “Frank S. Boice of Sonoita, Ariz., associat…

  • Vail & Gates, 1888-1909
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    …an, to the Pauba Ranch Corp. in which I held a 1/8 undivided interest, for services herein mentioned.” [Harry Heffner]. Later that year Vail & Gates purchased the adjoining 2,200 acres Temecula Rancho and the townsite of Temecula. Los Angeles Express newspaper headline, October 4, 1905 Walter’s Accident at Warner Ranch – October 1905 The round up season was in progress on the Warner ranch, San Diego county, in which Mr. Walter Vail is part owner….

  • Banning Vail, 1909-1929
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    …917. Banning registered on that date and did not claim any exemptions from service on his application. In September he was ordered to report for service. In February 1918 the Tucson Citizen reported: ‘Banning Vail manager of the Empire Ranch has been given a total exemption from service on the ground that be is the essential head of an agricultural industry necessary to the military establishment. Mr. Vail was called in the first draft, claimed ex…

  • Recognition & Awards
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    …st of Arizona’s Most Endangered Historic Places Hands on the Land – Member Site Designation 2003 Bureau of Land Management – Outstanding voluntary service in the conservation and protection of heritage resources on America’s public lands Bureau of Land Management – Dedicated contribution to the Sonoita Valley Planning Partnership and Las Cienegas Resource Management Plan 2001 Tucson-Pima County Historical Commission – Honoring long-term collaborat…

  • Frank & Mary Boice Family Ownership, 1951-1969
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    …ussing plans with the county engineers, sanitation and planning and zoning officials. The Tucson engineering firm of Cella Barr have four men currently working at the site. Gulf American plans include an entire city, with a central business district, industrial sites, multiple housing and homes ranging from three to one per acre.” [Tucson Daily Citizen, 12/18/1969] The sale agreement included a provision for Boice & Co. retain a grazing lease, so…

  • Vail, Hislop, and Harvey 1877-1878
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    …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…

  • Gulf American Corporation Ownership, 1970-1975
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    …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…

  • Special Recreation Permits
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    …ts to make a profit, receive money, amortize equipment, or obtain goods or services, as compensation from participants in recreational activities occurring on public lands led, sponsored, or organized by that person, group, or organization. An activity, service, or use is commercial if anyone collects a fee or receives other compensation that is not strictly a sharing of, or exceeds, actual expenses incurred for the purposes of the activity, servi…

  • Explore Las Cienegas National Conservation Area
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    …h) of the Empire Ranch Headquarters, and at the “Airstrip Recreation Group Site”. Where are nearest location for food and supplies? A gas station and a variety of restaurants and services are located in the town of Sonoita, AZ, seven miles south from the Highway 83 turnoff to Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, or three miles west of the southern entrance off of Highway 82. Where are available First Aid or Emergency Services? First aid is ava…

  • Newsletter Articles – Topic Index
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    …st There, Mar 2017, p. 1 Gift of Vail Materials, Mar 2016, p. 2 New ERF Website Debuts, Nov 2013, p. 3 Congratulations!, Aug 2012, p. 1 The Beginning, Feb 2012, p. 1 We Are So Proud, Nov 2011, p. 1 Introducing Ranger Rick, May 2011, p. 4 Empire Ranch Foundation Bylaws Vote, Feb 2008, p. 2 Foundation Receives Its First Endowment, Aug 2007, p. 3 Look at All We’ve Accomplished!, May 2007, p. 2Empire Awards & Grants Congratulations Marti, June 2024, p…