Grand Canyon West Ranch

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Grand Canyon West Ranch

Grand Canyon West Ranch
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THE ORIGINAL RANCH HEADQUARTERS is located next to Diamond Bar Springs that has been known to Native Americans for the last 3,600 years. The oldest inhabitants at the springs were the Cohina Indians whose roasting pits have been carbon dated back to circa 1600 B.C. In 1871 the Wheeler expedition first surveyed the springs during their exploration of the Grand Canyon. The Indians called the springs, Tanyaka Springs or Grass Springs. Around 1860, after the Hualapai War, gold miners built a Stamp Mill to crush ore for the King Tut Gold Mine. They named the springs Guffan Springs. From the 1870’s onwards the Mormons used... Read More »

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