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Application for Brand Registration (open access)

Application for Brand Registration

Application for the registration of cattle brands belonging to the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company in the state of New Mexico. The application is addressed to the Secretary of the New Mexico Health Department, James A. Reer. A note from the secretary is handwritten in English on the back explaining why the document was returned.
Date: 189X
Creator: New Mexico
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. L. Wells to D. D. Parramore, October 21, 1930] (open access)

[Letter from J. L. Wells to D. D. Parramore, October 21, 1930]

Letter from J. L. Wells to Dock Dilworth Parramore discussing the necessary steps and requirements for making an official map of the Cienega Ditch Property.
Date: October 21, 1930
Creator: Wells, J. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Field Notes: Cienega Lands in Arizona, 1930] (open access)

[Field Notes: Cienega Lands in Arizona, 1930]

Document specifying boundary lines, natural and man-made land markers, and the quality of sections of land belonging to the Cienega Ditch Property in Arizona. The distances are measured in units of chains. Arithmetic calculations are handwritten in pencil in the margins of the pages.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelopes from San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Records] (open access)

[Envelopes from San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Records]

Collection of envelopes in which Dock Dilworth Parramore stored various company records such as letters and field notes. A note on the largest envelope was handwritten by W. J. Sellers in 1963 explaining his own reasons for keeping the envelopes.
Date: unknown
Creator: Parramore, Dock Dilworth
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. L. Wells to Mr. Parramore, November 12, 1930] (open access)

[Letter from J. L. Wells to Mr. Parramore, November 12, 1930]

Letter from J. L. Wells to Mr. Parramore discussing land survey notes from the Arizona side of the Cienega Ditch property and intentions to obtain more legal data about water rights pertaining to the ditch.
Date: November 12, 1930
Creator: Wells, J. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Cienega Ditch

Photocopy of a map of the Cienega Ditch land in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, scale 1:500. The map shows the path of the San Simon River Valley and the land the river irrigates. Handwritten marking show minor geographic features.
Date: 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hand Drawn Map of Cienega River Ditch]

Hand drawn map of the Cienega River Ditch land stretching across the border between Arizona and New Mexico. Part of the map is highlighted in orange, showing what appears to be the path of the San Simon River Valley. Various handwritten notes, calculations, and coordinates are written on the front and back of the page.
Date: 193X
Creator: Parramore, Dock Dilworth
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Assets of San Simon Cattle Company Partnership] (open access)

[Assets of San Simon Cattle Company Partnership]

Financial asset figures of the San Simon Cattle Company Partnership between 1920 and 1940. A handwritten note at the top reads, "These figures for my books, The deficiencies in assets figures".
Date: 1940~
Creator: Parramore, Dock Dilworth
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Stock Estimates] (open access)

[San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Stock Estimates]

Notes discussing the value of stocks and land belonging to the San Simon Cattle and Canal company after the deaths of J. H. Parramore and H. C. Parramore.
Date: 1924~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Stock Book (open access)

San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Stock Book

Book containing descriptions of the issuance and transferring of stocks and shares of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company. Notes on some pages indicate the cancellation of share certificates for new stock and certificates surrendered to the company.
Date: 1885-12-17/1895-05-18
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. R. Moore to James H. Parramore, November 30, 1900] (open access)

[Letter from M. R. Moore to James H. Parramore, November 30, 1900]

Letter from M. R. Moore to James Harrison Parramore discussing application for a patent for Forest reserve Lieu Selection several plots of land. A handwritten note in pencil on the right of the page reads, "Franks Mill Sec 17 Howard Mill Sec 10".
Date: November 30, 1900
Creator: Moore, M. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
By-Laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company (open access)

By-Laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company

By-laws laying out rules and regulations for the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company's Board of directors. Handwritten corrections are marked in pencil and pen ink on several pages.
Date: 1886
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Inspection of Cattle Shipped or Driven, May 10, 1911 (open access)

Certificate of Inspection of Cattle Shipped or Driven, May 10, 1911

Certificate of inspection of a herd of cattle driven by James H. Parramore. The document shows the number of cattle and the brands used on the herd.
Date: May 10, 1911
Creator: Live Stock Sanitary Board of Arizona
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Purchased from J. D. Parramore by the American Live Stock and Loan Company: 1901 to 1909 inclusive. (open access)

Cattle Purchased from J. D. Parramore by the American Live Stock and Loan Company: 1901 to 1909 inclusive.

List of cattle purchased from J. D. Parramore between 1901 and 1909 from both San Simon and Kings County Land by the American Live Stock and Loan Company.
Date: 1901/1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. W. Unthank to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company, October 5, 1885] (open access)

[Letter from A. W. Unthank to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company, October 5, 1885]

Letter from A. W. Unthank to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company discussing the cost of building six miles of ditch in the San Simon Valley. At the bottom of the letter is a hand-drawn illustration of a cross-section of the proposed water ditch.
Date: October 5, 1885
Creator: Unthank, A. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Inspection of Cattle Shipped or Driven, April 19, 1911 (open access)

Certificate of Inspection of Cattle Shipped or Driven, April 19, 1911

Certificate of inspection of a herd of cattle driven by James H. Parramore. The document shows the number of heads of cattle and the brands used on the herd.
Date: April 19, 1911
Creator: Live Stock Sanitary Board of Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice of Filed Articles of Incorporation by Secretary of Arizona] (open access)

[Notice of Filed Articles of Incorporation by Secretary of Arizona]

Record certifying the filing of the Articles of Incorporation of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company in the territory of Arizona. Several later filing dates of the notice by various people are marked on the back.
Date: April 24, 1885
Creator: Van Arman, H. M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Cattle Sale] (open access)

[Receipt of Cattle Sale]

Receipt acknowledging the sale of cattle from D. D. Parramore to Cliff Roberton.
Date: unknown
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico: Certificate of Brand, May 24, 1897 (open access)

Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico: Certificate of Brand, May 24, 1897

Certificate approving the registration and use of cattle brands belonging to the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company.
Date: May 24, 1897
Creator: New Mexico. Cattle Sanitary Board.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check from John M. Wagstaff to Arizona Corporation Commission] (open access)

[Check from John M. Wagstaff to Arizona Corporation Commission]

Check made out to E. P. Wise of the Arizona Corporation Commission from John M. Wagstaff on behalf of the San Simon Cattle and Land Company for the amount of twenty dollars as payment for annual registration and report filing fees.
Date: October 31, 1912
Creator: Wagstaff, John M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cattle Drive On Ranch, 1918]

Photograph of a herd of cattle on a ranch crowded tightly together and facing toward the left, with a fence in the foreground. Two men on horseback are to the right of the cattle, facing the same direction as the herd. Shrubs and small trees are scattered in the background.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Description from D. D. Parramore of Ranch Photos] (open access)

[Description from D. D. Parramore of Ranch Photos]

Commentary from Dock Dilworth Parramore on a series of ranch photos and a particularly successful cattle drive during a drought.
Date: 1935
Creator: Parramore, Dock Dilworth
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Simon Cattle Company: Stockholders Minute Book (open access)

San Simon Cattle Company: Stockholders Minute Book

Book of meeting minutes from the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company stockholders meetings. Oaths from the members and the by-laws of the company are written into the beginning of the book.
Date: 1885-09-15/1917-12-10
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Amendments to Articles of Incorporation of San Simon Cattle and Canal Co.] (open access)

[Amendments to Articles of Incorporation of San Simon Cattle and Canal Co.]

Notarized amendments to the San Simon Cattle and Canal Co. Articles of Incorporation regarding the primary location and branch office of business transactions and the amount of capital stock of the corporation.
Date: December 9, 1902
Creator: Lewis, Hugh & Parramore, James H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History