| Summary: | From its tenuous beginning as an 1880s pioneer homestead in the Chiricahua Mountains, to its development into a thriving 20th century Arizona ranch, Faraway Ranch exemplifies the changing history of rural life on the western frontier. This report chronicles a part of that history through its material remains, as revealed by the first complete archeological survey of the now-abandoned ranch property. Intended primarily as an inventory and management tool for the National Park Service (Chiricahua National Monument) which purchased the ranch property in 1978, the report integrates the preliminary description of surface archeological features with known and hypothesized activities occurring at the ranch between 1888 and 1978. The report also illustrates a long history of ancillary use of the area. Included is evidence of substantial prehistoric aboriginal occupation, homesteading by another pioneer family, and the remains of an 1885-1886 military camp established by the 10th Cavalry "Buffalo Soldiers" during the Geronimo Campaign.
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