Empire Ranch records, 1874-1944 (bulk 1880-1916).

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Empire Ranch records, 1874-1944 (bulk 1880-1916).

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Correspondence, legal documents, financial records, livestock records, and other materials relating to the history, development, and operation of ranch property in Southern Arizona and California. Includes records of cattle companies associated with the Empire Ranch. Some ranches covered are Onyx Ranch, Bonita Ranch, El Dorado Ranch, Rosemont Ranch, Pantano Ranch, and Rancho Corral de Quati. Also present are land and mining papers including Arizona land patents, land grant materials, abstracts of titles, and papers relating to mines such as the Total Wreck Mine. Abstracts of title involve land of the Whetstone and San Pedro Land and Cattle Co., Arivaca Land and Cattle Co., Las Jarillas Cattle Co. and others.

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Arivaca Land and Cattle Company.

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U.S. Forest Service. Sierra Forest Reserve.

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Vail and Gates (Firm)

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Chiricahua Ranches Company

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Doyle Cattle Company

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Gates, Carrol W., d.1920.

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Vail, Walter L., 1852-1906.

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Boice-Gates-Johnson Cattle Company

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Whetstone and San Pedro Land and Cattle Company.

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Vail, Edward L., 1849-1936.

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Arizona cattleman and rancher. From the description of Diary, 1890. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31896647 Rancher; Walter L. Vail, Edward's brother, purchased the Empire Ranch and Edward joined him in 1879. Walter also owned the Total Wreck Mining and Milling Company and employed Edward as an assayer. Edward supervised the family ranches and later purchased his own ranch near Rosemont, Ariz. He was also active in local politics and held various county offices...

Empire Ranch (Ariz.)

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Empire Ranch is located east of Tucson. Begun in 1876 by Walter L. Vail, founder of the Empire Land and Cattle Company, it became one of the largest cattle ranches in Arizona. In 1886, Vail formed a partnership with Carrol W. Gates. Soon after Vail and Gates expanded land and cattle operations to California, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Their headquarters were the Empire Ranch and Warner's Ranch in California. Chiricahua Ranches Company purchased the Empire Ranch operations in 1928. From th...

Crittenden Cattle Company

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Chiricahua Cattle Company

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Empire Land and Cattle Company

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Las Jarillas Cattle Company.

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