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- Banning Vail, 1909-1929
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/banning-vail-1909-1929/…vertisement. Courtesy of Chronicling America. Tucson’s First Long Distance Phone Call – 1911 Telephone operator, Gradye Drown, placed Tucson’s first long distance telephone call in June, 1911. It was a call “to Los Angeles, for cattleman Banning Vail. The call took several days to arrange and cost Vail $25. ‘We first called Red Rock, then Casa Grande, then Yuma, then El Centro and so on to Los Angeles,’ Drown said in an interview with The Arizona…
- Frank & Mary Boice Family Ownership, 1951-1969
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/frank-mary-boice-family-ownership-1951-1969/…something should happen to Pancho while flying. Soon after Sherry became a flight instructor. She continued flying until 1968. Fred T. Boice and his sister Peggy Boice Rubel were pilots also. Screwworm Peerless ointment and collection kit. Courtesy of Mary Kasulatis Screwworm Eradication Program – 1965 In the 1960s the U.S. Department of Agriculture began a collaboration with U.S. ranchers and the Mexican government to eradicate screwworms. U.S. s…
- 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…
- Vail & Gates, 1888-1909
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/vail-gates-1888-1907/…lled “Camp Grant Massacre.” He with William Oury, eight Americans, quite a number of Mexicans and a large number of Papago Indians marched over to the mouth of Aravaipa Canyon, which was right in sight of the old Camp Grant but then occupied by American troops and nearly exterminated that band of Apaches. They killed all but the children whom they brought to Tucson as prisoners. The cause of this expedition was the constant raids of the Apaches ag…
- Boice Family Ranching History, 1859-1928
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/boice-family-ranching-history-1859-1928/…31-35]. Initially the ranch was stocked with commercial Herefords from the reservations. By 1928 the purebred Hereford bulls were moved to the Eureka. Mary Boice photo of cattle at Rocky Point on the Onyx Ranch, ca. 1926. Courtesy of Martha Madani. Frank and Mary Move to the Onyx Ranch, California – 1924 In 1924 Frank and Mary Boice moved to California to run the leased Onyx Ranch in Kern County. “The ranch was stocked with yearlings coming off th…
- 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/…horses and mules have been stolen by Apaches, from the people, and quite a number of cattle killed. The Apaches kill a beef when they are in want of beef, and take what they need at the time and let the 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…
- Chiricahua Ranches Company Ownership, 1928-1951
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/chiricahua-ranches-company-ownership-1928-1951/…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…
- Explore Las Cienegas National Conservation Area
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/visit/visiting-policies/…e a special recreation permit. Permits are generally required if the group number is over 29, or if the activity needs BLM oversight or will have an impact to public lands and people. Click here for more information on permitting. Where can I obtain a map of the LCNCA? Maps are available at the BLM’s Tucson Field Office and the Visitor Contact Station at the Empire Ranch. When can I visit? Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (LCNCA) and the Em…
- Docent Tour Reservation Form
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/visit/explore-empire-ranch-headquarters/docent-tour-reservation-form/…icates required fields Name* Date* MM slash DD slash YYYY Tours are held on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, except for the 4th Saturday in December. Number attending the tour* Email address* Phone Special Requests or Questions CAPTCHA Δ…
- Docent-Led Tours
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/ranch-events/docent-led-tours/…gs in which they worked and lived. Tours are free, and open to the public. Reservations are required for tours. Click here to make a reservation. Reservations are due by 5:00 pm on the Friday before the tour. Special tours for groups can be scheduled by request. For more information about tours, call the Empire Ranch Foundation at 888-364-2829. Please be aware that the terrain around the Empire Ranch headquarters is primarily dirt with uneven surf…