1888 Rules of
Diamond Bar Ranch

General Rules of The Diamond Bar Ranch,
January 1888

DIAMOND BAR RANCH, previously owned by the notorious gun fighter, Tap Duncan, who rode with Kid Curry, Grand Canyon West Ranch incorporates incredible history from the Mormon trail, legendry Cowboy poetry and Indian rituals, making the Diamond Bar Ranch the oldest in the county. Below is the actual text from the original "Rules of the Ranch" written by Ranch Manager Abner Taylor in the winter of 1888. Rule No. 1: Whenever a person is engaged to work on the Ranch, the person so engaging him will fill out and sign a blank giving the name of the party employed, for what work, the amount of wages he is to receive, the date he will begin work, and deliver the same to the person employed, who must sign the counterpart of such contract. Rule No. 2: Employees discharged... Read More »

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