Photograph of Remount Station ruins
This photograph is of the Cavalry remount station (not a fort) at what is now Ocotillo Road and Cave Creek wash, north of Cave Creek off Spur Cross Road. This was where the soldiers going between Ft....
View ArticleCartwright Allotment analysis map
The map depicts the range area allotted to the Cartwright family for grazing rights by the U.S. Forest Service. The overall area comprised 56,000 acres of rugged terrain surrounding a 40 acre homestead...
View ArticleCartwright ranch sign
This is the sign that identified the ranch property in its later years. The ranch had its beginning in 1882 when Jackson Mantford Cartwright at age 16 joined in partnership with his father, Reddick...
View ArticleUS Cavalry saddlebags from the 1880s
This American military saddlebag dates back from 1885. The saddlebags of this design were widely used during the time periods between 1776 and 1945.
View ArticlePhotograph of Stoneman Military Road through Cave Creek
In 1870's Colonel George Stoneman, commander of army troops in AZ using an old Indian trial built a military road from Ft. McDowell (Phoenix) to Ft. Whipple (Prescott). The road went north from Rio...
View ArticleCave Creek mining and dude ranches
The map delineates the approximate locations of Cave Creek's mines including the Red Rover Mine; the Golden Reef Mine; the Phoenix Mine; Maricopa Mine and the Morman Girl Mine. The map also shows the...
View ArticleCave Creek mining district map
This map depicts the location of the various mines in Cave Creek along with the area's topographical features. The Cave Creek Mining District took in the entire Cave Creek area clear up to Bloody Basin.
View ArticlePhotograph of five men at entrance to Mormon Girl mine
Photograph depicts five men at the entrance to Morman Girl Mine on Black Mountain, at the present site of Carefree's Sentinel Rock Estates. The gold and silver mine was worked from 1840 to 1942...
View ArticleThree generations of Cartwrights
Photograph of three generations of Cartwrights. Left to right: J. Mantford Cartwright, Sr.; J. Mantford (Jack) Cartwright, Jr: and J. Mantford (Manny) Cartwright III. The Cartwrights operated one of...
View ArticleReddick Jasper Cartwright
Reddick Jasper Cartwright arrived in Arizona from Illinois in 1874 with his family. By 1885 the Cartwright family moved from the Phoenix area to the Cave Creek area near Seven Springs. Reddick and his...
View ArticlePhotograph of Rancho Manana Dude Ranch site and buildings
This photo of Rancho Manana shows how it appeared at the time of its operation as a guest ranch from 1944-1955. In 1943 Romaine and Jean Lowdermilk partnered with Ted and China Loring to purchase the...
View ArticlePhotograph of Spur Cross Ranch site and buildings
One of the oldest guest ranches in Arizona, Spur Cross Ranch comprised over 1760 acres of beautiful territory at 2650 ft. altitude. This cattle and guest ranch was located in desert and mountain...
View ArticlePhotograph of the owners and managers of the Sierra Vista Guest Ranch
The Sierra Vista Guest Ranch, comprising 400 acres was located 4 miles north of Cave Creek in the Continental Mountains. It was Cave Creek's second dude ranch and it operated from the early 1940's to...
View ArticleCowboys wrangling at Quarter Circle One ranch
Photograph of a roundup: gathering yearlings for shipment, branding and marking calves is part of the cowman's spring work. This photograph shows the branding crew at work on the Quarter Circle One...
View ArticleMaricopa Mine claim
This image depicts a mine claim from the late 1800's from the Maricopa Mine. This mine was located in Cave Creek near the larger Phoenix mine. Maricopa produced 5,000 tons of $15 gold ore per ton prior...
View ArticlePhotograph of Cartwright ranch house
The photo shows the Cartwright Ranch homestead and out buildings in Seven Springs, Arizona in 1946. The photo shows the north side of the house, although the house faces south. One of their bulls can...
View ArticlePhotograph of sign welcoming visitors to the town of Cave Creek
Color photograph of the sign used in the 1970's to welcome visitors to the town. It was made of wood and originally erected between two concrete pillars and located on Cave Creek Road east of the town...
View ArticlePhotograph of Red Rover mine
The Red Rover mine was discovered in 1882. It was located north of Humbolt Peak and the Seven Springs area at the Yavapai County line. Some exceptionally high grade copper and silver was mined. One of...
View ArticleNational Register of Historic Places - application pages
This is four pages of the 90+ page application form completed by Del Albers to request consideration to the National Register of Historic Places. These pages represent the "narrative description" and...
View ArticleMap of the route of the old Fort McDowell Wagon Road
The road was built by Colonel George Stoneman, commander of the army troops in Arizona. By using an old Indian trail, the road went north of Pinnacle Peak, south of what is now the Carefree Airpport...
View ArticleTB cabin with interpretive sign
The Tubercular Cabin at the Cave Creek Museum is a small, one room, wooden cabin that was originally used to house a patient suffering from tuberculosis. This is the east-southeast elevation of the TB...
View ArticleCabin interior
The cabin was not served by electricity, gas, water or sewer in its service as a TB convalescent structure. However, the corner of the cabin exhibits a "dry sink." Santos Rubira installed the sink and...
View ArticleCabin interior - view 1
A photograph depicting the restored TB cabin interior furnished as it would have been in the 1920's. The spartan one-room house contains a bed, table and a chair. Other necessities include a fly...
View ArticlePitcher and basin, pot with lid and quilt
A photograph of a pitcher and basin as well as a pot and quilt. These are some of the items used to furnish the cabin. Cabins were grouped around an administrative house where meals were served and...
View ArticleMap of Cave Creek showing location of Desmount Sanitarium
Map denotes approximate location of Desmount Sanitarium with reference to 2007 landmarks and buildings.
View ArticleFront elevation of TB cabin with protective roof
Efforts were begun in July of 2006 to take steps to mitigate the destructive nature of the weather and sun damage to the structure. A protective roof was installed to cover the cabin. Shade screens are...
View ArticleRear of TB cabin
This elevation illustrates the cabin's gabled roof construction supported by 2" x 4" rafters covered with 1" x 10" pine boards and rolled roofing. The rafters are tied with light chain to withstand...
View ArticleProtective roof is installed over TB cabin
West northwest elevation of cabin seen with roof installed to protect structure from elements. Protective efforts were initiated in July 2006.
View ArticleSimply furnished cabin interior
The cabin's light, handy-man type construction and very unique framing point to its evolution from a tent. The sparseness of this building demonstrates the bleak existence of those who occupied it and...
View ArticleTB cabin after its move to Cave Creek Museum grounds
Front elevation of the TB cabin at its post-move location on the Museum grounds. The structure would be relocated on-site as the Museum added permanent buildings on-site to house expanding collections.
View ArticleSantos Rubira and Iveanne Scruggs in front of TB cabin
A newspaper photograph of the relocated TB cabin moved to the Cave Creek Museum grounds. The structure is seen mounted on a trailer. Cross bracing was used to stabilize the structure during the 1 mile...
View ArticleMoving the TB cabin
A newspaper photograph of the TB cabin being moved by trailer from a lot near the Horny Toad Restaurant to the Cave Creek Museum where it is to be a permanent display. The cabin's move was paid for by...
View ArticleTB cabin restoration opening exhibit
A newspaper image of the opening reception commemorating the completion of the restoration of the TB cabin at the Museum grounds. Santos Rubira, donator of the TB cabin, is seated.
View ArticleSam and Helen Jones
Sam and Helen Jones, one-time owners of the Desmount Sanitarium in the late 1920's. The sanitarium was a tuberculosis colony of approximately 16 cabins in Cave Creek, at the current site of the Horny...
View ArticleJones family
Photograph of the Jones family, at their Desmount Ranch property in the early 1940's. Pictured from left to right is son Mid (Middleton), Helen, and Sam. The family was the last owners of the TB...
View ArticleMid and Helen Jones at the time of owning Desmount Ranch
This photo shows son Mid with mother Helen Jones. The photo was taken about the time the family owned and managed the Desmount Sanitarium, a tubercular colony in Cave Creek. It was rumored that Helen...
View ArticleDetail of repair to building
Photograph detail of the ghost marking building repair where the drain and stove pipe exited the structure. Since the "dry sink" and stove were not part of the original structure, these items had to be...
View ArticleNational Register of Historic Places Plaque
The cast bronze plaque commemorates the TB cabin's placement on the National Historic Register of Places by the US Department of Interior and the National Park Service on October 28, 2001. The cabin's...
View ArticleLetter from Arizona State Historic Preservation Office
Notification letter from the Arizona Historic Preservation Office on TB cabin being recognized on the National Register of Historic Places.
View ArticleDel Albers memorial card
Memorial card of Del Albers, (deceased 2005). Del served as museum board member and volunteer, and buildings and grounds committee chair, was responsible for painting, restoring and submitting the...
View ArticleOpening invitation to the TB cabin restoration exhibit
Invitation to Opening Reception for TB cabin after restoration process was complete in 1990.
View ArticleDesmount Sanitarium
A photograph of the area known as Desmount Sanitarium. Desmount Sanitarium was located at the Cave Creek/Carefree border near the present site of the Horny Toad Restaurant. It was a haven for an...
View ArticleRestoration process
Photo of restoration of cabin; exterior primer and painting are ready to be performed; and screens have been masked off to prevent overspray of paint.
View ArticleMcClellan saddle
The McClellan saddle was a riding saddle designed by George B. McClellan, a career Army officer in the US Army. Based on his observations of dividing the saddle tree in the center to lessen the impact...
View ArticleU.S. Cavalry Springfield Carbine .45-70 Caliber Trap Door
The single shot 1873 model was the army's mainstay due to its range, accuracy and impact over the repeating rifle. Its steel barrel and breech-loading capability made it less prone to misfires and...
View ArticleArrastre mill
The Spanish word "Arrastre" meaning "to drag" was a crude ore crushing mill used in ancient times. The remains of such a mill have been found dating from the Fifth Century B.C. A special type rock was...
View Article35 star US flag
The 35 star flag of the U.S. represents the admission of the state of West Virginia as the new star. The two Presidents to serve under this flag were Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865), and Andrew Johnson...
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