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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/

    …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…

  • 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/

    …he balance remain to spoil or be eaten by wild beasts. The settlers to the number of twenty-five, recently followed the trail of the stock and thieves, thinking first it might lead to San Carlos, but it led directly to New Mexico, and they followed it to east of the San Simon valley, near the New Mexican line, and were obliged to give up the chase without recovering any stock or punishing any Indians. They are much discouraged and if not afforded…

  • History Overview
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/overview/

    …growing corporate holdings in California. Walter Vail moved his family to Los Angeles and established his corporate headquarters there. Continuing Empire Ranch operations were overseen by Vail Company foremen until 1913 when William Banning Vail, Walter’s third oldest son, took over ranch management. He and his wife Laura Perry Vail, and their three children lived at the ranch until it was sold by Vail Company in 1928. For a detailed chronology o…

  • Tour the Cienega Watershed
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/2023/04/tour-the-cienega-watershed/

    …avelStory and select “Tour the Cienega Watershed” to save the tour on your phone. Once you’ve download the app and the tour, no Internet access is needed. The tour includes 21 podcast-style stories that will automatically play at the appropriate location using your phone’s GPS. The route loop includes the Gabe Zimmerman Trailhead (in Vail), Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, the Empire Ranch Headquarters, wildlife viewing and many other feat…

  • Newsletter Articles – Topic Index
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/about/newsletter/article-topic-index/

    …Sep 2017, p. 1 Diary of a Desert Trail: 1890 Cattle Drive from Arizona to California, Dec 2016, p. 3 140th Anniversary of the Empire Ranch Founding, Sep 2016, p. 4 Gift of Vail Materials, Mar 2016, p. 2 No Place Like Home, May 2015, p. 3 Total Wreck Silver Mine Funded Empire Ranch Expansion in the 1880s, Feb 2015, p. 2 What is a Manta? Feb 2015, p. 4 Celebrating Empire Vaqueros and Cowboys, May 2014, p. 2 Heritage Discovery Day, May 2014, p. 3 Ce…

  • History Chronology
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/

    …rs Meet and Prepare to Travel to Arizona (June-July 4, 1876) The Trip from Los Angeles to Tucson (July 5-13, 1876) The Search for the Right Ranch (July 14-August 22, 1876) Empire Ranch is Purchased and the Hard Work Begins (August-December 1876) Vail, Hislop, and Harvey (1877-1878) 1879-1928 This chronology documents the history of the Empire Ranch between 1879 and 1928. During this time period the ranch grew from the original 160 acres purchased…

  • Cowboy Festival
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/ranch-events/cowboy-festival/

    …gift certificates for hotel stays or golf play; restaurant gift certificates; instruments; weekend getaways; time spent with well-known artist; baskets filled with goodies; handcrafted items; books; children’s toys; vacation home for a week; professional services, tickets to an entertainment or sporting event; jewelry, edibles – the list goes on and on. Be a Festival Volunteer More than 200 volunteers are needed during the Cowboy Festival, for a m…

  • Vail & Harvey, 1879-1882
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/vail-harvey-1879-1882/

    …f goods in Tucson and allowed for much quicker and safer transportation to California and the East. Total Wreck mine camp, ca. 1883. The Total Wreck Mine Lawsuits – December 1880 Walter Vail, John Harvey, and John Dillon filed claims on several mines, including the Total Wreck, in 1879. They paid two local prospectors, John Madden and Pat Sullivan to do exploratory work and maintain their claims. When silver was discovered at the Total Wreck “seve…

  • Volunteer Day
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/events/volunteer-day-2020-05-02/

    …02 May Volunteer Day 05/02/2020 – 05/03/2020 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Empire Ranch Visitor Contact Center Empire Ranch Volunteer Workday. 8 am to noon. Please register in advance by phone (888) 364-2829, or email admin@empireranchfoundation.org.–Cancelled…

  • Volunteer Day
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/events/volunteer-day-2020-06-06/

    …06 Jun Volunteer Day 06/06/2020 – 06/07/2020 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Empire Ranch Visitor Contact Center Empire Ranch Volunteer Workday. 8 am to noon. Please register in advance by phone (888) 364-2829, or email admin@empireranchfoundation.org. Cancelled…