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  • Vail & Gates, 1888-1909
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    …’s Pacific Grove Resort at Monterey from 1880 to 1887. In 1887 he moved to Los Angeles to deal in real estate with A. E. Pomeroy. He knew nothing about ranching, but his strong business and investment background proved extremely helpful to Walter Vail. Nathan Russell, Banning, Mary, and Walter L. Vail, Jr., ca. 1890. ERF archives A530-21. William Banning Vail – April 1889 The fourth of Walter and Margaret’s children, William Banning Vail, was born…

  • The Partners Meet and Prepare to Travel to Arizona (June-July 4, 1876)
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    …investors in the Empire Ranch. Both hailed from New Jersey but settled in Los Angeles by 1880. Map of Pacific Coast Steamship route. Source: Library of Congress Trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles Hislop writes: “From San Francisco we took steamer to Los Angeles which took us 3 days and 2 nights touching at Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo and Santa Monica for Los Angeles.” They probably traveled on a Pacific Coast Steamship Company vessel. P…

  • Banning Vail, 1909-1929
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    …S. Census. Margaret Vail and all her children were listed as living at the Los Angeles home. Image of Headquarters Buildings lost in the fire. Courtesy of Robin Pinto Fire at the Empire Ranch – May 1910 On May 9, 1910 a fire broke out at Empire Ranch Headquarters. Fortunately, a group of Fort Huachuca soldiers were camped there at the time and they helped to save the Ranch House and other structures. Except for the Farrier’s Shop, the fire destroy…

  • The Trip from Los Angeles to Tucson (July 5-13, 1876)
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    …s towards the end of the trip. Arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Los Angeles, 1876. Source: Views of Early Los Angeles July 5, 1876 – Los Angeles to Indio Walter L. Vail and his partner, Herbert R. Hislop, leave Los Angeles for Tucson. Hislop writes, “Left Los Angeles for Tucson at 2:30 p.m. having girded on our revolvers and belts. We arrived at the end of the railroad at 11 p.m. At 10 p.m. we had to stop the train to clear the line as…

  • Boice Family Ranching History, 1859-1928
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    …this section is erecting a $100,000 home in Pasadena and has an office in Los Angeles.” [The Dickinson Press, 5/10/1913] Henry Boice called the home “Fernbrook.” Frank and Henry Boice, New Mexico Military Institute, 1908. Courtesy of Martha Madani Henry G. and Frank Boice’s Education Henry G. and Frank Boice attended the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, NM for a year, and completed high school at Occidental Academy in Los Angeles, gradua…

  • Chiricahua Ranches Company Ownership, 1928-1951
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    …Sonoita, Ariz., association president, reported that United States cattle numbers are now close to the record figure of 76,000,000 head, an increase of 1,000,000 in the last year. Boice said the slaughter increased to 28,000,000 head in 1942. He predicted that marketings this year would surpass the 30,000,000-goal set by the secretary of agriculture. Boice cited these figures to prove that cattlemen are doing their best in wartime, but he forecas…

  • 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…

  • The Search for the Right Ranch (July 14-August 22, 1876)
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    …who should stay and it fell to me which was not very cheerful. Cattle were lost so they had to go and find them. I slept with my revolver close to the bed that night and well loaded too. I was woke up during the night with a dog barking and listened very attentively but put it down as the wolves and turned over and went to sleep, not very soundly though.” Empire Ranch House parlor, 1890s. ERF archives: A300-077. July 29, 1876 – Slim Pickings for D…

  • Vail, Hislop, and Harvey 1877-1878
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    …nsas where he was able to hunt for prairie chickens. December found him in Los Angeles visiting Uncle Nathan and Aunt Anna Vail. He met an acquaintance from Arizona who: “…said that when he left our cattle where looking very well where mostly all fit for beef, but a late letter received from Harvey reports the cattle fattening off somewhat for the want of grass.” Later in the month the news from Arizona was better: “I am glad to hear that Harvey i…

  • Empire Land & Cattle Company, 1883-1887
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    …is time, rather than going to New Jersey for the birth, Maggie traveled to Los Angeles where the family had begun to maintain a home. Geronimo (right), son and two other braves, 1886. Photograph by C.S. Fly. Courtesy of Library of Congress Indian Troubles – April 1886 In 1886 Geronimo’s warriors were crossing the border from Mexico again. It was to be the last of their raids before Geronimo’s final surrender in September 1886. The Vail’s were in L…