Empire Ranch Part 02

This is the 16th video in our series about ghost towns and locations associated with Tombstone. If you follow the links below you will see that several of the characters known in Tombstone lore are connected in some way to the Empire Ranch and Total wreck.

The Empire ranch was established in the 1860s by Edward Nye Fish.

In 1876 it sold for $2000 to Walter Vail.

The ranch expanded over the next 20 years with railroads, ranching and mining. The "Total Wreck" mine was discovered and added to the expansion of the ranch.

In 1928, the Chiricahua Ranches Company, which was incorporated by three Boice brothers, purchased the ranch.

In 1969 the ranch was sold to Gulf American Corporation (GAC) which planned to build a large residential community development.

In 1974 Anamax Mining Company purchased the Empire Ranch from GAC for its water rights and mineral potential.

In 1988 a series of land exchanges put the property into public ownership under the administration of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

In 2000, the U.S. Congress officially designated these 42,000 acres to be Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (LCNCA).

Empire Ranch Foundation:

https://www.empireranchfoundation.org

Information on Total Wreck and infamous Tombstone characters:

https://www.wyattearpexplorers.com/total-wreck.html

Movies filmed on the ranch:

https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch/movies/

Events at the ranch:

https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/ranch-events/calendar/

Volunteer or donate:

https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/involved/volunteer/

Music:

Western Drive
Vislevski
www.tunetank.com

00:00 Intro
01:20 Enter The Main House
01:53 Meat Cooler
02:14 Bedrooms
04:31 Freezer
05:10 Bunch Of Stuff
06:18 Foreman Quarters
07:05 Cook's Quarters
07:19 Pantry
07:57 Kitchen
09:37 Dining Area
11:20 Front Porch
12:00 Main Bedroom and Bath
14:15 Children's Room and Cedar Closet
15:24 Governess Room
16:24 Cowboy Kitchen
17:09 Grounds
18:26 Stables
19:45 Tac and Tool Room, Sneak Peak
21:00 Slide Show