It is knowledge passed down from the preceding generations, for many of the ranching families of the Southwest have as much history as the cattle, and their operations can be traced back many decades. The Gila National Forest announced Tuesday that contractors had By Robert Nott , which in March published a pioneering list of the country's 100 largest landowners, including 12 on this list. The approach to the house was carefully arranged to blend seamlessly with the surrounding rural [] Moreover, a full 30% of our list live outside New Mexico, where, perhaps, capital is easier to come by. I think (Diamond A Ranch) would rather ask for forgiveness rather than ask for permission, said Judy Keeler, a neighboring rancher who runs an 8,000-acre ranch. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property. The Diamond A is located in Northern Donley County, just to the South of the community of Alanreed, Texas. We may have detected a typo. To be a little more specific, the west is still alive in Seligman, Arizona, home to Arizonas largest and oldest cattle operations in the state, Diamond A Ranch. The horses that the ranch offers for sale at the Legacy Ranch Horse Sale (in partnership with Cholla Livestock) are really broke, solid ranch horses that can continue to be ranch horses or end up in some of the highest levels of performance horses competitions in the country. Adjoining the Spanish room and compounding the architectural diversity, the library is covered in 17th-century Irish oak paneling, which was removed from the Huntington mansion in Hillsborough, California, and installed in the mid-20th-century by earlier owners. The Diamond A Cattle Company was a nationally-known ranching outfit based in New Mexico and Colorado between 1885 and 1939. The dining room is meant to recall elements of the Greek Revival period when the main house was originally built. He has since relocated to the Los Angeles area. In 1894. reported he owned about 2 million acres and was part-owner or lawyer for owners of another 4 million acres. If you think the O Brother Where Out Thou soundtrack is pure gold and Our partners CKP Insurance play a huge role in giving back to the communities Bar MC Media was founded in 2018 by an equal partnership between Meagan McElya Do you have extra sports gear in your garage or closets that you dont CKP Insurance Sponsors the First Annual Great Basin Bull Sale, Earnhardt, ABC15 co-sponsor 2nd Chance Sports Drive for Boys & Girls Clubs, Lone River Ranch Water has Officially Landed in Arizona, Looking to Getaway? Limited duplication of CSWR material allowed for research purposes. 22 to 27 | Nos. In 1916, Joe Lane established the 9 Ranch, headquarters for his far-flung operations in New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona. By thirty The 9 continues under third- and fourth-generation ownership, exemplifying the ranching heritage and tradition. Horton, one of the country's largest home-building companies founded by Donald Horton, outbid Los Angeles Dodgers owner Bobby Patton for the 292,779-acre Great Western Ranch in New Mexico, pictured, closing in July for more than the asking price of $59 million. In addition to an outstanding cattle and recreational ranch, the Diamond A offers the perfect get-away retreat, with a new, 2,000 sq. Southwestern ranchers are hardy people. Border Patrol officials have called the unforgiving terrain. 1 to 6 | Nos. Graham County, Ariz. He has since relocated to the Los Angeles area. The west is still very much alive in Arizona! The daily operations of the Diamond A properties were managed by former Arizona Ranger and U.S. Army Captain, Burton C. Mossman of Roswell, N.M. After 1939, the Diamond A Cattle Company holdings were broken up into smaller parcels and sold. Ted Turner: 2 million acres in New Mexico, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Georgia. That just doesnt happen anymore., P.O. During a recent afternoon, an abandoned concrete dance floor could be seen among shrubs and grass. By 1977, much of the Diamond A land in New Mexico was owned by Robert O. Anderson, Arco oil tycoon. Brittingham family, Anton Chico NM, 60,000 acres, 19. In the Malpai Borderlands of southern Arizona and New Mexico, ranchers and conservationists have joined forces to protect a unique landscape. We don't know of anyone today with 2 million acres of New Mexico, although oilman Robert O. Anderson, now of Roswell, may have been in that league until his fortune collapsed a few years ago. This spacious home is light and bright, with great views of the ranch countryside. Whittenburg III, Dallas TX and Amarillo TX, 85,000 acres, 17. Henry Singleton, Beverly Hills CA, 1,200,000 acres, 2. The 40 families or individuals on our list own a total of 5.5 million acres of New Mexico. Temperatures stretch from subzero cold in the high canyons to a low broil on the summer flats. Silver City, NM 88061. The 200,000-acre T4 includes the Mesa Rica area of the 1947 Bell Ranch partition, owned and operated for three generations by the Bidegain family. To our knowledge, such a project concentrating exclusively on New Mexico never before has been published. Until recently, it was owned by Harvey Dietrich and the Cholla Cattle Company. But since territorial days, New Mexico tax policy has been heavily skewed in favor of big landowners. Much of Turner's land is used as grazing land for over 50,000 head of buffalo - the largest private herd of bison in the world. Later acquisitions included ranches on the Rio Hondo, in the Pecos, and at Wagon Mound, N.M. The Sierra Bonita survived Apaches, outlaws, and drought to become one of the largest, most famous spreads in the Southwest. The ranchs original adobe structures were built in the 1860s along a stagecoach stop, with a central section designed in the territorial style added in the 1940s. And this is where 25 of our 40 listees have holdings. The Diamond A Cattle Company collection contains business records of Diamond A Cattle Company ranching operations. The company was created in 1885 by Frank G. Bloom of Trinidad, Colorado, and M.D. In 1887 Divers put Oden in charge as the overseer of his New Mexico ranch and moved to the thriving railroad town of Midland, Texas. Soils are predominately fine sandy loam, and provide a good turf of short grasses including buffalo and gramma grasses on a majority of the ranch. It is open concept, with a separate dining area and a stone fireplace in the living room. Wesley D. Adams, Logandale NV, 95,000 acres, 14. Because there is always a certain margin of error to this kind of research, we rounded to the nearest 5,000 acres. Decades of boom and bust have forced the division and sale of many large spreads. Prescott, Ariz. There is also correspondence between Williams and the Regents of Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. An article published nationally in 1885, ``Land Stealing in New Mexico,'' caused a sensation. As part of our research, we talked with county tax assessors, appraisers and other land experts. Hi everyone! Please enter a valid email address (formatted as name@company.com). Spires family, Cliff NM, Ruidoso NM, Snyder TX, 40,000 acres, 38. San Mateo, N.M. All the horses are run outside in the same tough country they work in. ft. 3-bedroom home nestled in the trees overlooking the ranch. All equipment is reported to be in good condition. The RO lies northwest of Prescott, consisting of 257,000 acres, acquired in 1936 by the Greene Cattle Company. This website uses cookies to enhance your experience and analyze performance and traffic on our website. Just as they did in the 1800s, Babbitt cowboys still follow the wagon and sleep in bedrolls, managing8,000 head of Hereford grazing on 700,000 acres of private, federal, and state lands. The spaces are edged with narrow channels filled with running water that recalls the indigenous irrigation ditches of the New Mexican agricultural landscape. To manage or opt-out of receiving cookies, please visit our. STAG RANCH Stag Ranch is a 1,000 head cattle ranch located in Elko Co. Nevada. Prescott, Ariz. And the original family (operations are managed by thegreat-great-great-grandson of the ranchs founder)is working hard to keep it going strong. Once included in the largest land grant in history (the 1,714,765-acre Maxwell Land Grant), this semi-arid ranchland contributes greatly to the production of Express Ranches 6,000 registered Angus, Limousin, and Lim-Flex cattle. It's not surprising that only two persons on this listWilliam D. Sanders and John Yatesmade the. The bunkhouse is also built of stone; both have pitched metal roofs.[2]. Indeed, much of New Mexico's vast federal acreage today is the result of disallowed Mexican or Spanish land grants. One well is dedicated to the home, and a separate well is utilized for the sprinkler system, which has been installed surrounding the home and also at the front entrance gate. The Hadley family, heirs of the Anheuser-Busch beer company fortune, own 260,000 acres, including the massive Diamond A Ranch, which makes up a substantial part of New Mexico's southwestern tip . Members of our team made hundreds of telephone calls, visited some of the state's 33 county courthouses to examine land records and poured through library holdings. | v2.8.1 Still, the decision only hardened the belief among some ranchers that Hadleys influence outweighed their concerns. You can see what theyve been able to accomplish with the Navajo Nation here. If the buyer is interested, the owner will consider also selling the John Deere tractor, shredder, riding mower and 3 utility vehicles on the ranch. The initiatives look promising on paper. There used to be events here all the time and everyone would come together, said Gault. In 1997, a district judge ordered Hadley to remove the padlock he put on a cattle gate on County Road 2 near Cloverdale. Both Zane. Leon E. Williams, New York businessman, acquired the Wagon Mound and South Dakota ranches. [1][2], The ranch headquarters is an L-shaped building constructed of 2 feet (0.61m) thick walls. Frank Chappell, Waterford CT, 40,000 acres, 34. In addition to an outstanding cattle and recreational ranch, the Diamond A offers the perfect get-away retreat, with a new, 2,000 sq. A portion of the ranch less than one acre in size, including two contributing buildings dating from the late 1880s or early 1890s, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. David Salman family, Mora NM, 40,000 acres, 33. I am passionate about preserving the western way of life and working with different brands and rodeos to make that happen. This innovative plan is based on precipitation using the Rainfall Index. At Mondays Silver Consolidated Schools Board of Education By JUNO OGLE In some cases we had to make judgment calls about whether to amass lands of disparate family members for the purpose of this list. For example, families who descended from the areas original homesteaders used to hold reunions on land now owned by Diamond A. Butler heirs, Massachusetts, elsewhere, 95,000 acres, 15. | For more than a decade Singleton has been quietly buying far smaller ranches between Santa Fe and Roswell--but a whole lot of them. Making Miracles Cowboy Community Rallies for Singleton Ranch Kiddo. Center for Southwest Research, University Libraries, University of New Mexico, University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections, UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections, Pioneers Foundation (New Mexico) Oral History Collection, Business enterprises -- New Mexico -- History. Claims are paid. King family, Stanley NM, 170,000 acres, 7. You can't do much else with land far from population areas that doesn't have a lot of rain or underground water. Looking forward to hearing from you! Rainbird Ranch Ash Creek Arizona Location- 26298 W Ash Creek Road, Willcox AZ 85643 There are. | The Diamond A Cattle Company was a nationally-known ranching outfit based in New Mexico and Colorado between 1885 and 1939. He is a veteran journalist for national publications, most recently as a Worth magazine contributing editor. Ponds on the ranch are ready to be stocked with fish for the owners enjoyment. In many ways, however, the histories are more important than the numbers. Since 1886, Babbit Ranches has been guided by cowboy values, now outline in the ranchs Constitution. The livestock business in New Mexico actually dates back to 1540 when the military explorer Francisco Vasques Coronado brought up some sheep and horses from Mexico. Now called the Diamond A Ranch and operated by Seth Hadley, a descendant of Anheuser-Busch founder Adolphus Busch, the large holding that straddles the New Mexico-Arizona border has been called one of the "Last Great Places' by environmentalists for its focus on saving wildlife. The walls are also adobe here, with old-fashioned printed chintz curtains and silk velvet sofas for contrast. One bill would By JO LUTZ We are pleased to have obtained an exclusive listing on the Diamond A Ranch. They said the proposed outpost on Diamond A land made the most strategic sense in battling Mexican cartel traffickers who routinely travel through nearby mountains with carpet stuck to the bottoms of their shoes to hide their tracks. 7 to 13 | Nos. The room features a bronze sculpture of two cowboys shaking hands as a gesture of hospitality in a room intended for entertaining large groups of guests. R.A. (Hap) Canning, Capitan NM, 65,000 acres, 18. Formerly known as the Boquillas, or the 3V, the 770,000-acre Diamond A is considered the largest ranch in Arizona. The rest of the room is arranged with antique quilts, hooked rugs, and a wing chair. Recently, architect Peter Pennoyer, working with its new owner, was able to bridge the disparate parts together, adding a commodious dining room, leather-paneled bar, and handsome courtyards. Land Broker and Land Appraisalfirm established in 1920. All of the ranch horses are raised outside on the same rangeland they work in daily. The Southern boundary fence, comprising only approximately 2/3 mile, is older fence but is suitable and being used in the livestock operation. Floyd W. Lee worked for the 300,000-acre Fernandez Ranch from the end of WWI, until purchasing it around 1939. https://nmarchives.unm.edu/repositories/22/resources/1563 Accessed March 01, 2023. We are grateful to Worth magazine, which in March published a pioneering list of the country's 100 largest landowners, including 12 on this list. The Diamond A ranch also known as the Big Boquillas is located in Northern Arizona. I wasnt surprised, said Meira Gault, 62, who along with her husband, Stephen, 71, operates a 20,000 acre ranch just north of the border. For months prior to the U.S. Border Patrols decision, ranchers had held meetings in nearby Lordsburg, N.M., signed petitions and wrote letters demanding that the border patrol build the outpost on federal land closer to the border. The Diamond A Cattle Company was a nationally-known ranching outfit based in New Mexico and Colorado between 1885 and 1939. The Nature Conservancy included the Gray Ranch on its Last Great Places list, and the Hadley family gave portions to the Animas Foundation, an environmentally concerned group headed by the Hadley family. Now called the Diamond A Ranch and operated by Seth Hadley, a descendant of Anheuser-Busch founder Adolphus Busch, the large holding that straddles the New Mexico-Arizona border has been. John Malone is the largest private landowner in the United States. Ranches For Sale: 20 Head - Rainbird Ranch - Ash Creek AZ. Diamond A Ranch - Peter Pennoyer Architects slide 1 of 14 Diamond A Ranch 1/14 An unexpected oasis of poplar trees and orchards in the foothills of the Capitan Mountains, Diamond A Ranch is a 120,000 acre-property in central New Mexico. Now called the Diamond A Ranch and operated by Seth Hadley, a descendant of Anheuser-Busch founder Adolphus Busch, the large holding that straddles the New Mexico-Arizona border has been called one of the Last Great Places by environmentalists for its focus on saving wildlife. The foundation has since expanded its landholdings, and the Conservancy has acquired additional easements. 28 to 35 | Nos. The company was created in 1885 by Frank G. Bloom of Trinidad, Colorado, and M.D. Permission is required for publication or distribution. Tucumcari, N.M. From the 1500s until the advent of U.S. control in the 1840s, various Spanish and then Mexican rulers made hundreds of land grants covering millions of acres. It is one of a number of ranches under the ownership of Silver Spur Ranches, a 1-million-acre aggregate of cattle and horse operations. Besides any unit of government and the Indian tribes, we excluded holdings of publicly traded corporations, utilities, private corporations not dominated by an individual or a family, widely held partnerships, and non-profit entities such as foundations and religious organizations. The owner is reporting good populations of bobwhite quail. 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