From the Earps to Billy the Kid, the Absolutely Arizona history of the Sierra Bonita Ranch

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BONITA, Ariz. — Sierra Bonita Ranch is one of the oldest cattle ranches in the country. It has been owned and operated by the same family in Southeast Arizona for more than 150 years.He is taking his turn as owner of the massive Sierra Bonita Ranch. It certainly is beautiful as the name suggests. His family has been on this land for six generations.

The story passed down to Jesse from his grandmother is that Henry Hooker was moving cattle through the area when the herd ended up in a cottonwood grove. The Colonel became the largest supplier of beef to military units stationed in the Arizona Territory. "Very hospitable, would always invite people to the dinner table," said Davis."But you must wear a coat. If you didn't have one, he'd provide you with one."Played by Charlton Heston in the 1993 movie"Tombstone," Henry Hooker let the Earps and Doc Holliday stay at the ranch in the spring of 1882.

Billy the Kid shot and killed Cahill on August 18, 1877 -- then escaped on a stolen horse back to New Mexico.It was the first of nearly two dozen men Billy the Kid allegedly killed. Cahill's grave is still in the Bonita Cemetery.Today, the Sierra Bonita is a living history ranch. You'll find the original wood and adobe barn and the original adobe home that Jesse and his long-time girlfriend now call home.

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