W Dart Ranch – AZ. Great Ranches of the West

“Just after the turn of the century, Peter found work in the copper mines of Jerome. The mine belched continuous black smoke back in those early days, a toxin that slowly poisoned the air, not to mention the surrounding population. When a group of farmers won a lawsuit due to crop damage caused by the sulfur smoke, the mining company bought out nearly all the farms and ranches in the area, put a smoke easement – a deed Read More …