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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/…that the contract had been let for building the railroad bridge across the Colorado at Fort Yuma, and this statement was given out on the authority of General Superintendent Towne. During the first twenty days of July, one hundred thousand railroad ties were delivered on the wharf at Oakland, and the southern bound trains during that time and since mostly loaded with construction material for the Southern Pacific.” The Southern Pacific Railroad di…
- The Trip from Los Angeles to Tucson (July 5-13, 1876)
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/the-trip-from-los-angeles-to-tucson-july-5-13-1876/…o. Source: Visit Yuma July 7, 1876 – Chuckawalla Spring, California to the Colorado River Arrived at Chuckawalli [Chuckawalla Spring/Well] at 4 a.m. where we breakfasted off bacon and beans and had coffee, price 4/-. Here we saw lots of varieties of cactus and got some of the fruit which is just like a dried fig and very good. It seems to be the only thing growing on the Mohave Desert, some of them are as high as 40 feet and more. 8:10 a.m. again…
- 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…
- Oral Histories
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/oral-histories/…ggestions for additional interviews, please contact us through email or by phone at 888-364-2829. Following is a list of oral histories that have been completed, categorized by the historical era to which they relate. Click on the name to learn more about the content of the interview. Vail Era (1876-1928): Vail Family, Cowboys and Staff Henry Dojaquez Virginia Flaccus Edward Gardner Harry Heffner Laura “Dusty” Vail Ingram Eva & Dick Jimenez Mary D…
- Cowboy Festival
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/ranch-events/cowboy-festival/…ent. Do you have an item you’d like to donate to our auction/raffle? We’re looking for items that are western, for cowboys or cowgirls (or can be used by same), but all items from dinner to services are welcome – large and small! Don’t limit yourself to the obvious, please think outside the corral! Here’s some ideas: authentic western apparel; artwork; tack and supplies; collectibles; gift certificates for hotel stays or golf play; restaurant gift…
- Frank & Mary Boice Family Ownership, 1951-1969
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/frank-mary-boice-family-ownership-1951-1969/…200 and 1,000 flies per square mile. Because the sterile flies greatly outnumbered the native flies, the sterilized males did most of the breeding. All, or nearly all, of the females mated with sterile males and deposited only infertile eggs.” [“Turning on the worm that turned,” by David E. Brown, Arizona Wildlife Views, May-June 2001.] In 1965 Pancho Boice was elected chairman of the Pima County Screwworm eradication committee. About the same ti…
- Empire Land & Cattle Company, 1883-1887
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/empire-land-cattle-company-1883-1887/…ernor of New Mexico to maintain the quarantine he had imposed thus keeping Texas cattle out of Arizona. Margaret Vail riding sidesaddle at the upper corral, ranch buildings in the rear, 1880s. 1885 Tax Assessment The 1885 Pima County Tax Assessment records indicate that the Empire Land and Cattle Company owned over 3,400 acres of land, 8,000 cattle, 161 horses, 179 bulls, 12 hogs, and 12 mules. This represents a 70% increase in deeded land owned a…
- Vail & Harvey, 1879-1882
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/vail-harvey-1879-1882/…earful trip for you from this place on. A great many of the passengers are looking forward to the ride as a pleasant one, but if they all felt like I do about it and had seen as much of it they wouldn’t be so jubilant.” Looking north across the military plaza in 1890 from 6th Ave & 14th St. in Tucson. 4 men in a horse-drawn carriage. The Harveys Plan to Leave the Ranch and the Partnership – August 1881 When Walter returned from New Jersey he found…
- 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…