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- The Search for the Right Ranch (July 14-August 22, 1876)
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/the-search-for-the-right-ranch-july-14-august-22-1876/…over about 10 miles of it as it was very hilly and rocky. On my return I acted as doctor as there was a Mexican woman ill with fever and I gave her a dose of Pyretic Saline and then a hot cup of tea afterwards and the next morning she woke up a great deal better and felt very grateful to me for it. For dinner and supper combined we had dried venison with onions and rice, this went down pretty well as we were hungry, and after having smoked the ca…
- Newsletter
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/about/newsletter/…. 10, Issue 2) February (Vol. 10, Issue 1) 2008 November (Vol. 9, Issue 4) August (Vol. 9, Issue 3) May (Vol. 9, Issue 2) February (Vol. 9, Issue 1) 2007 November (Vol. 8, Issue 4) August (Vol. 8, Issue 3) May (Vol. 8, Issue 2) February (Vol. 8, Issue 1) 2006 November (Vol. 7, Issue 3/4) May (Vol. 7, Issue 2) February (Vol. 7, Issue 1) 2005 November (Vol. 6, Issue 4) August (Vol. 6, Issue 3) May (Vol. 6, Issue 2) February (Vol. 6, Issue 1) 2004 No…
- Empire Ranch is Purchased and the Hard Work Begins (August-December 1876)
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/empire-ranch-is-purchased-and-the-hard-work-begins-august-december-1876/…wned them out. He was ill with fever and got disgusted so let us have them cheap. We gave him 4/-a head, that is cheap enough and they come in very handy to us as meat and when we can get 50 lbs. of meat for 4/-it is not so bad. I think we shall sell them soon for 9/-apiece so if we do, it will not be a bad trade. One day when I was baking my bread I had left the kitchen for a moment to do something and when I returned I caught a snake under the s…
- Vail, Hislop, and Harvey 1877-1878
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/vail-hislop-and-harvey-1877-1878/…l, ca. 1890. ERF archives: A530-43 Walter Elected to the AT Legislature – October 1878 In October 1878 Walter was also elected to Arizona’s 10th Territorial Legislature as a representative from Pima County. He was thus required to travel to the territorial capital in Prescott for legislative sessions. In March 1879 Walter’s letter to Maggie notes how Arizona is becoming more civilized. “I found yours of Feb 2nd and the 6th in Tucson on my arrival…
- Vail & Gates, 1888-1909
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/vail-gates-1888-1907/…of you letter has greatly surprised us as you holley [sic] blame us for misconduct or wrongdoing of Jose Velaquez. This time when he came to our store he was intoxicated & get his liquor somewhere else; when I learned he was on some errand from the ranch I advised him to do his business immediately and return home. This he promised to do and I thought he had been to the ranch & perhaps returned as I have seen him here since and sober. Of course w…
- Empire Land & Cattle Company, 1883-1887
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/empire-land-cattle-company-1883-1887/…8.] Nathan Russell Vail, 1885. Maggie and “Russie” Visit the Total Wreck – August 1884 In August of 1884 Maggie sent a long letter to her mother describing a week-long visit to several of the Empire Land & Cattle Company holdings and the Total Wreck mine (8/27/1884). “So little “Buster” is the “dandy” boy, he went into the Valley and back without so much as a whimper. We left here on Monday after lunch or rather were all ready to start when a neig…
- Banning Vail, 1909-1929
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/banning-vail-1909-1929/…chool was closed in 1964, and the buildings demolished in 1974. The Empire School district still operates today as a transporting district. The Vail children did not attend the Empire School but were sent to live with their grandparents in Tucson when they reached school age. Dusty regretted this arrangement as she wanted to be able to ride her horse to the Empire School. Banning’s horse “Tortuga” in house corral, 1920s. ERF archives: A007-1b Cutt…
- Gulf American Corporation Ownership, 1970-1975
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/gulf-american-corporation-ownership-1970-1975/…] The SCC Board eventually approved the proposal in October, with some reductions in the scope of the project. Artistic rendering of the Empire Ranch development. ERF archives: C500-012 GAC Ready to Start – 1972 “GAC Properties, Inc., of Arizona Is only a step away from starting its proposed 32,000-acre Empire Ranch satellite city in southern Pima County, according to Jim Dudley, the firm’s information director. After water, sewage and garbage dis…
- The Partners Meet and Prepare to Travel to Arizona (June-July 4, 1876)
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/the-partners-meet-and-prepare-to-travel-to-arizona-june-july-4-1876/…. Courtesy of the Title Insurance and Trust / C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, USC Libraries. Source: KCET SoCal Fourth of July Celebrations of the Past 7/4/1876, Los Angeles, California Hislop recounts the 4th of July celebrations in Los Angeles. “At about 10 a.m. a grand procession was paraded through the streets to celebrate Independence Day and this year being the Centennial of course there was a grander procession than usual. The first par…
- Frank & Mary Boice Family Ownership, 1951-1969
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/frank-mary-boice-family-ownership-1951-1969/…Electrical Power Arrives – 1957 In 1957 the Empire Ranch was finally connected to the electric power grid. This allowed for the installation of a large refrigeration unit in the Cowboy Dining where freshly butchered beef as stored. Cottonwood grove behind riders at the Empire Ranch Foundation Spring Trail Ride, 2010. ERF archives: D453-057 Mary Boice Radio Presentation – 1957 On February 26, 1957 Mary Boice spoke about the history of the Empire R…