At Chico Basin Ranch, cowboys bring in horses from the range. Ranch hands feel like they are part of a long Western tradition. "We don't use four-wheelers. We don't use dirt bikes," says Will ...

East Bay ranchers enter bison business. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. ... but one ranch that spans both communities provides a taste of the Great Plains in the 19th century. ...

Recently, my photographer husband and I were lucky enough to be able to tour the ranch with the Bummans–an experience that included fascinating bits of late 19th and early 20th-century history.

May took his cue from 19th-century Californians (Mexicans), whose lifestyle revolved around family. Their low-slung haciendas (or ranchos) played a vital role in the creation of the California ranch.

The written history on those ranches dates to the 19th century, but a large spread that was listed recently in South Texas by Republic Ranches, the Double Q Ranch in Goliad County, can claim not ...