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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Queenie" data-source="post: 4039558" data-attributes="member: 8058">Ranches, Horses & Cattle The Sulfur Springs Valley region of eastern Cochise County receives significant runoff from the three mountain ranges of the region, creating some of the most fertile grasslands in the Territory.  This is ideal for cattle ranching and three large ranches are in the area.The largest of these is the Rocking-H Ranch situated approximately 11 miles southwest of Promise City.   Owned and operated by Forest Morand and his son Tempel, they have over 700 head of cattle.   They are the closest ranch to the Chiricahua Mountains, home of the Apache, and over time have worked out a peaceful co-existence.    Several half-elves with ties to the Apache are employed at the ranch.  The ranch will also pay Apache druids to assist them with the birthing of ponies and calves.  The Morand family is one of the wealthiest in the counties and own several businesses within Promise City.   Next largest is the Lazy S Ranch situated approximately 12 miles west and slightly north of Promise City.   It is owned and operated by Emery Shaw and his son Humphrey and daughters Ellen and Tricia.   They have around 300 cattle. There is also the Bar-W Ranch situated approximately 20 miles due west of Promise City.  It is owned and operated by Anse King, his son Ashley and Grandson Troy.   Anse’s wife Rebecca is deeply religious and has been spearheading the campaign to have a Roman & Greek Church built in Promise City.  They have a little over 200 head of cattle. There are eight small ranches in the Promise City area, the newest of which is Pete’s Ranch situated on a twenty-acre plot a little over a mile south of Promise City.  It is owned and operated by a dwarf named Flint Greymountain.   There are a number of businesses in Promise City related to horses, cattle and ranching, those being:Bar-H Stables which is a 25x30 foot two-story wood-sided stable with an adjacent 5x30 foot corral.  It is owned and operated by Dick Lockmyer, who is the primary seller of horses in Promise City. Drover’s Livery which is 30x30 two-story wood-sided building with an adjacent 30x30 foot corral at the southwest corner of Sierra and Front.  It is owned and operated by Austin Blake.  Horses can be boarded, tended and rented at this location.  Most residents of the town who own horses board them here.  They also will rent out buggies, carriages and work wagons.  Hay’s Camp and Corral is a canvas and brushwood hut and adjacent 15x25 foot brushwood corral on a hill at the easternmost end of town.   It is owned by mustanger Mogollan Hayes, a half-orc who specializes in hunting, capturing and training wild horses.   He will sell a partially trained horse for $ 30 a head.   Weller’s Blacksmithing which is a 20x25 foot single-story wood sided building on the east side of Fremont Street between Main and South.  It is owned by Henry Weller.   Most of his time is spent shoeing horses although he does other smithing work as well. Frye’s Harness Shop and Bootmaker is a 20x25 foot single-story wood framed building at the northwest corner of Main and Front Streets.  It is owned by Duncan Frye.  He specializes in custom-made leather products including harness, saddles, boots and vests.   Mason’s Feed and Grain Store is a 20x25 foot single-story timber and adobe structure on the north side of South Street between Federal and Allen.  It is owned by Randall and Helga Mason. Well’s Fargo Barn is a 25x30 foot wood-sided barn with an adjacent 30x30 foot corral on the north side of Main Street between Front and Federal.  It is owned by the Wells Fargo Company and managed by Kris Wagner. Morand Cartage Company is a 15x25 stable, 25x25 foot corral with adjacent office and bunkhouse for employees at the northeast corner of the intersection of Fremont and Sierra Streets.   It is owned by Forest Morand and managed by his youngest brother Zachary.   They have a number of different vehicles for transporting both people and freight.  Discoll’s Tannery is a 20x20 foot one-story log building on East Street between Sierra and Main that will purchase cattle hides from the ranches in the area.  It is owned by Tector Driscoll. For visitors in town wishing to corral or stable their horses, in addition to the Bar-H Stables or Drover's Livery they have two other options:Papago Cash Store is a 15x25 foot single-story wood framed building at the southeast corner of Sierra and Fremont Streets.  It has an attached corral three times that size of the building.  This general store is part of a chain of stores headquartered in Denver.   As the first corral in town from the main road they board animals for most travelers to town.   People arriving in town along the south road would first encounter along the southeastern corner with South Street the El Parador Cantina and Hotel which is a 50x30 three-story stone, adobe and timber structure with an adjacent 20x25 foot barn.   It is owned by wood elves Pedro and Dorita Figueres. The larger mines in town and a few residences also have stables or barns for horses.</blockquote>

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