Cathedral Mountain Ranch Has 10,000+ Acres Located Only 14 Miles South of Alpine, Texas

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The Cathedral Mountain Ranch has 10,000+ Acres Located Only 14 Miles South of Alpine, Texas. Renowned for Being One of the Finest & Most Scenic Ranches in West Texas, it has a 3,000+Sq Ft Log Headquarters Home, Two Other Foreman’s Ranch Hand Homes. Elevations From 5,520Ft to 6,660Ft. The Ranch has Four Miles of Calamity Creek, One of the Few Spring Fed Live Water Creeks in West Texas. This is a Rare Offering & Your Opportunity to Own one of the Finest Ranches in West Texas.

432.837.3325 Office 708 E. Avenue “E” 432.386.6773 Cell Alpine, TX 79830 [email protected] www.jwcarpenter.com

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ACREAGEACREAGEACREAGE:ACREAGE 10,000+/- Acres All Deeded Land LOCATION:LOCATION:LOCATION: 14 Miles due South of Alpine, TX, with highway frontage & access on State Highway 118 TERRAIN:TERRAIN:TERRAIN: The ranch features a wide variety of terrain of broad level grassland valleys grading into heavy wooded draws & ravines sloping up to rolling & rough hills around & part of the scenic & majestic Cathedral Mountain, which rises some 2,000 feet above the valley & is 6,860 feet in elevation at it’s summit. Calamity Creek traverses the ranch as well as several other spring-fed creeks providing excellent water for livestock & game.

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VEGETATION: A good year-round cover of the better grasses & plants that are es- sential for successful livestock operation exists in the rich volcanic soil. Somewhat unique is the abundance of early green forage in the sub-irrigated valleys. Largely, this consists of a prolific bunch grass (The Sacaton Species) that starts growth as soon as the heavy fronts end. This not only gives the calf crop a good start, but reduces the requirement for supplemental feeding. When the Spring & Summer rains start, the livestock move up into the hills & mountains where the more succulent grasses exist, ie, bluestems, the grama family (sideoats, blue, black, etc), Crested Wheat Grass, along with Forbs & Browse plants such as Talloweed, Parsley, Shinnery, Apache Plume, etc. On many of the hillsides & ravines, there are good stands of na- tive trees. Varieties of Oak, Cottonwood, Juniper & Hackberry are the predominant species. IMPROVEMENTSIMPROVEMENTS: The existing headquarters home is approximately 3,000+/- sq ft log home/lodge that reportedly cost close to $1Million to build. It has 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 4 lofts, a great room & a game room.

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IMPROVEMENTS The Foreman’s house had 3 bedrooms & 2 baths & has a large CONTCONTCONT:CONT screened-in porch. There is a barn with a shop, hay storage, & pens at this home. A concrete water crossing was built on the L-H Draw close to the Foreman’s House that backs up or impounds some water.

There are a large set of pipe working/shipping corrals with scales located very near Highway 118 for easy shipping. The ranch is di- vided into four pastures with numerous smaller traps. WATER:WATER:WATER: The ranch is watered by approximately four wells equipped with submersible pumps. There are storage tanks & troughs at these wells.

In addition to the wells, the ranch is watered by Calamity Creek, numerous springs, dirt tanks & a small man-made lake.

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GAME:GAME:GAME: The ranch provides excellent hunting for mule deer, antelope, turkey, mourning dove, and white wing dove during migration. The ranch also has some whitetail deer, javelina, varmints and an occasional elk. CARRYINGCARRYINGCARRYING This ranch is located in an area considered to be the very best cow or CAPACITY:CAPACITY:CAPACITY: grazing country in this part of West Texas. It should comfortably carry approximately sixteen (16) animal units to the section or a total of 250+/- animal units during average rainfall years of 15-17 inches.

PRICE:PRICE:PRICE: Asking price for the Cathedral Mountain Ranch is $2,400 per Acre

The information presented herein has been provided by the Seller and is believed to be true & correct. However, no warranty is given, express or implied, as to the accuracy of this information. Use of this information should be limited to persons qualified to assess it’s accuracy. Any offer to purchase the property described herein is subject to prior sale, changes in price or terms, or withdrawal from the market without notice.

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The colorful history of one of Texas’ premier ranches began over 100 years ago when a young sea captain, named Lawrence Haley decided to settle in America. He had grown up on a station (ranch) in New Zealand, and apparently grew tired of his life at sea, choosing to renew his ranching interests. Originally he moved to an area close to Fort McKavett, Texas, then later came west to Fort Davis, Texas. Local Indians told Haley of an area called “La Cienega” (springs) south of Alpine, and adjacent to Cathedral Moun- tain. He investigated the property and leased it for a period of 1 to 2 years before decid- ing to settle and acquire ranch land. Through purchase, homesteading, and exchange, he put together a spread that went from Mount Ord on the East all the way to Cathedral Mountain and up to Paisano Pass to the West: totaling some 45,000+ acres– thus creat- ing his own small empire.

Mr. Haley never married and was very superstitious about having women on the land– probably a carry over from his seafaring days. He was an educated man and kept me- ticulous records as to the climate, rainfall, livestock and improvements. The Ex-Captain was quite innovative and largely self-sufficient, making only occasional buggy trips to Alpine for purchase of things such as coffee, sugar, salt, etc. Everything else he grew at the ranch: vegetables, fruits, meat and the like. He would even bring large blocks of ice from the railroad spur at Paisano Pass in the winter and store it under saw dust, which would last through most of the summer. His pens, fences, and rock work are still ser- viceable and in good shape, even today after roughly 100 years.

Mr. Haley had no relatives that he deemed worthy of leaving the ranch, and at his death in 1917, (he is buried on the property) willed the land and livestock to his foreman, George A. Brown. Mr. Brown operated the ranch from 1917 up until his death in 1932. Brown also started a guest ranch in the early 1920’s that was in operation until the de- pression of 1929.

The guest ranch was again opened in the 1950’s, but, had been open only a few years when the lodge and stables burned down. The ranch was sold by the Brown heirs in 1970 and the ranch has been operated by four other owners up to the present date. Several movie companies have used the old pens and buildings along with the natural scenic backdrop for their locations.

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Courtesy of Alpine Avalanche Newspaper

432.837.3325 Office 708 E. Avenue “E” 432.386.6773 Cell Alpine, TX 79830 [email protected] www.jwcarpenter.com