Faraway Ranch Special History Study, Chiricahua National Monument
National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Cultural Resource Management Intermountain Region CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT Faraway Ranch Special History Study By Lysa Wegman- French Intermountain Cultural Resource Management Professional Paper No. 72 Cover: Post card of the entrance sign to Faraway Ranch, ca. 1950s. Faraway Ranch Collections, Western Archeological and Conservation Center, Tucson. Intermountain Cultural Resources Management Professional Paper No. 72 Faraway Ranch Special History Study Chiricahua National Monument by Lysa Wegman- French Cultural Resources Division Intermountain Region National Park Service U. S. Department of the Interior Santa Fe, 2006 i ii CONTENTS Introduction 1 Theme I: An Overview of the People and the History of Faraway Ranch 7 Theme II: The Federal Presence in the West 31 Theme III: The Women of the West 67 Theme IV: Tourism and Guest Ranching 105 Theme V: Ranching 167 Bibliography 211 iii iv ILLUSTRATIONS Illustration 1. The landscape, orchard, and main house of Faraway Ranch. Bonita Creek, lined by oak trees, leads to the “Wonderland of Rocks,” Chiricahua National Monument, established 1924. vi Illustration 2. The Erickson family, ca. 1912. Emma and Neil, front row, with their children Lillian, Ben, and Hildegard. 5 Illustration 3. The Erickson homestead, later their Faraway Ranch, a few years after the original cabin and stone house had been added to and expanded with the two story main house. The orchard extends to the oak tree- lined banks of Bonita Creek. Ca. 1907. 6 Illustration 4. Soldier Neil Erickson prior to homesteading in the Chiricahua Mountains. 30 Illustration 5. In 1903, Neil Erickson became an employee of the U.
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