El Rancho - Revision history

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	\|name=El Rancho		\|name=El Rancho
	\|location=Sisters RD, Deschutes NF		\|location=Sisters RD, Deschutes NF
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	* [[:File:El Rancho Hubbard Ranch History.pdf\|Historical account from 'Oregon's Sisters Country']]		* [[:File:El Rancho Hubbard Ranch History.pdf\|Historical account from 'Oregon's Sisters Country']]

	~~[[File:El_Rancho_Tree_1.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Heritage apple tree #1 at the El Rancho Homestead Site (Hubbard Ranch), Lower Metolius, 2019.]]~~

	~~[[File:El_Rancho_Tree_2.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Heritage apple tree #2 at the El Rancho Homestead Site (Hubbard Ranch), Lower Metolius, 2019.]]~~

	~~[[File:El_Rancho_Tree_4.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Heritage apple tree #4 at the El Rancho Homestead Site (Hubbard Ranch), Lower Metolius, 2019.]]~~

	~~[[File:El_Rancho_Tree_5.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Heritage apple tree #5 at the El Rancho Homestead Site (Hubbard Ranch), Lower Metolius, 2019.]]~~

	== Orchard Map ==		== Orchard Map ==

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	* [[Media:El_Rancho_Historical_Info.pdf\|Historical Information (Hatton)]]		* [[Media:El_Rancho_Historical_Info.pdf\|Historical Information (Hatton)]]
	''See also: [[Document Archive]]''		''See also: [[Document Archive]]''

			== Related Orchards ==
			'''Lower Metolius Orchards'''

			These orchards were part of the early 1900s homesteading in the Lower Metolius region of the Deschutes National Forest.

			* [[Grandview]]
			* [[Cove Orchard]]

	[[Category:Orchards]]		[[Category:Orchards]]
	[[Category:Deschutes National Forest]]		[[Category:Deschutes National Forest]]

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	Bureau of Land Management records show patent No. 48112 dated '''July 2, 1915''', being issued to '''Carl T. Hubbard''' for this parcel. The date of application was prior to 1910.		Bureau of Land Management records show patent No. 48112 dated '''July 2, 1915''', being issued to '''Carl T. Hubbard''' for this parcel. The date of application was prior to 1910.

	In early days, access to the homestead was by trail. The 1915 Forest Service map shows the road from the Cove ending 2½ miles downstream from Hubbard's ranch. Upstream, the road ended at Allen Springs, 15 miles away. Not until '''1928''' was the road completed to the ranch. Telephone service came at an even later date.		In early days, access to the homestead was by trail. The 1915 Forest Service map shows the road from [[Cove Orchard\|the Cove]] ending 2½ miles downstream from Hubbard's ranch. Upstream, the road ended at Allen Springs, 15 miles away. Not until '''1928''' was the road completed to the ranch. Telephone service came at an even later date.

	=== El Rancho Lodge ===		=== El Rancho Lodge ===
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	=== 2019 Scion Collection ===		=== 2019 Scion Collection ===
	On November 4, 2019, scions were collected from 5 apple trees at the El Rancho site for preservation at the Clarno Apple Arboretum, coordinated by Chris Jensen with Beth Johnson and Mike Boero.		On November 4, 2019, scions were collected from 5 apple trees at the El Rancho site for preservation at the [[Clarno Arboretum\|Clarno Apple Arboretum]], coordinated by Chris Jensen with Beth Johnson and Mike Boero.

	''Sources: "Oregon's Sisters Country" by Raymond R. Hatton; Clarno Apple Arboretum records 2019''		''Sources: "Oregon's Sisters Country" by Raymond R. Hatton; [[Clarno Arboretum\|Clarno Apple Arboretum]] records 2019''

	=== Primary Sources ===		=== Primary Sources ===

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	[[File:El_Rancho_Tree_5.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Heritage apple tree #5 at the El Rancho Homestead Site (Hubbard Ranch), Lower Metolius, 2019.]]		[[File:El_Rancho_Tree_5.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Heritage apple tree #5 at the El Rancho Homestead Site (Hubbard Ranch), Lower Metolius, 2019.]]

			== Orchard Map ==

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	== Trees ==		== Trees ==

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	[[File:El_Rancho_Tree_5.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Heritage apple tree #5 at the El Rancho Homestead Site (Hubbard Ranch), Lower Metolius, 2019.]]		[[File:El_Rancho_Tree_5.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Heritage apple tree #5 at the El Rancho Homestead Site (Hubbard Ranch), Lower Metolius, 2019.]]


	== Trees ==		== Trees ==

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	[[File:El_Rancho_Tree_5.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Heritage apple tree #5 at the El Rancho Homestead Site (Hubbard Ranch), Lower Metolius, 2019.]]		[[File:El_Rancho_Tree_5.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Heritage apple tree #5 at the El Rancho Homestead Site (Hubbard Ranch), Lower Metolius, 2019.]]


			== Trees ==

			{{Orchard tree list\|orchard=El Rancho}}

	== Historical Documents ==		== Historical Documents ==

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	{{~~Tree~~ Infobox		{{Orchard Infobox
	\|~~tag=2~~		\|name=El Rancho
	~~\|orchard~~=El Rancho #2		\|location=Sisters RD, Deschutes NF
	~~\|species=Apple~~		\|tree_count=5
	~~\|variety=~~		\|species_breakdown=5 apple
	~~\|variety_dna=~~		\|variety_count=0
	~~\|condition=~~
	~~\|height=~~
	~~\|diameter=~~
	~~\|crown_width=~~
	\|~~live_crown_pct~~=
	\|~~at_clarno~~=
	\|~~clarno_year~~=
	\|~~dna_code~~=~~AFRS-010~~
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	~~== Ancestry ==~~
	* '''Notes:''' Suspiciously identical to AYNP-024 from Yosemite National Park.

	== History ==		== History ==

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	[[File:El_Rancho_Tree_5.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Heritage apple tree #5 at the El Rancho Homestead Site (Hubbard Ranch), Lower Metolius, 2019.]]		[[File:El_Rancho_Tree_5.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Heritage apple tree #5 at the El Rancho Homestead Site (Hubbard Ranch), Lower Metolius, 2019.]]

			== Historical Documents ==
			* [[Media:El_Rancho_Historical_Info.pdf\|Historical Information (Hatton)]]
			''See also: [[Document Archive]]''

	[[Category:Orchards]]		[[Category:Orchards]]
	[[Category:Deschutes National Forest]]		[[Category:Deschutes National Forest]]

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	One of the last homesteads to be occupied in the Lower Metolius area was the Hubbard Ranch in Section 34, commonly known as '''El Rancho'''. It was one of the '''first guest ranches in Central Oregon'''.		One of the last homesteads to be occupied in the Lower Metolius area was the Hubbard Ranch in Section 34, commonly known as '''El Rancho'''. It was one of the '''first guest ranches in Central Oregon'''.

	Bureau of Land Management records show patent No. 48112 dated '''July 2, 1915''', being issued to '''Carl T. Hubbard''' for this parcel. The date of application was prior to 1910.		Bureau of Land Management records show patent No. 48112 dated '''July 2, 1915''', being issued to '''Carl T. Hubbard''' and his wife '''Annie''' for this parcel. The date of application was prior to 1910.

	In early days, access to the homestead was by trail. The 1915 Forest Service map shows the road from [[Cove Orchard\|the Cove]] ending 2½ miles downstream from Hubbard's ranch. Upstream, the road ended at Allen Springs, 15 miles away. Not until '''1928''' was the road completed to the ranch. Telephone service came at an even later date.		In early days, access to the homestead was by trail. The 1915 Forest Service map shows the road from [[Cove Orchard\|the Cove]] ending 2½ miles downstream from Hubbard's ranch. Upstream, the road ended at Allen Springs, 15 miles away. Not until '''1928''' was the road completed to the ranch. Telephone service came at an even later date.

	=== El Rancho Lodge ===		=== El Rancho Lodge ===
	'''Theodore Hubbard''' built El Rancho in the spring and summer of '''1933'''. The Redmond Spokesman reported on May 4, 1933 that four cabins had been finished and that the lodge would be ready that summer. The newspaper added that the Hubbards were making a place that "would attract Central Oregon folk and tourists during fishing season and summertime."		'''Theodore Hubbard''' built El Rancho in the spring and summer of '''1933'''. The Redmond Spokesman reported on May 4, 1933 that four cabins had been finished and that the lodge would be ready that summer. The newspaper added that the Hubbards were making a place that "would attract Central Oregon folk and tourists during fishing season and summertime." The resort was advertised as "a place to get away from it all."

	A lodge, guest cabins, barn and chicken house, largely of native materials, were built at El Rancho. A small tract of level river bottom land was planted to fruit trees and garden, and for the first time on record, Metolius River water was used for irrigation. Water was diverted about one-fourth mile above the lodge and carried in a ditch, still visible, to the garden.		A lodge, guest cabins, barn and chicken house, largely of native materials, were built at El Rancho. A small tract of level river bottom land was planted to fruit trees and garden, and for the first time on record, Metolius River water was used for irrigation. Water was diverted about one-fourth mile above the lodge and carried in a ditch, still visible, to the garden.
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	While summertime weather on the Lower Metolius is delightful, winters are such that anyone living along the Lower Metolius can be isolated. Such was the case in 1937 as Mrs. Theo Hubbard corresponded to The Redmond Spokesman, February 27, 1937: "Your correspondent has been marooned for some weeks. I haven't seen a soul, was completely isolated, a prisoner in my own domicile."		While summertime weather on the Lower Metolius is delightful, winters are such that anyone living along the Lower Metolius can be isolated. Such was the case in 1937 as Mrs. Theo Hubbard corresponded to The Redmond Spokesman, February 27, 1937: "Your correspondent has been marooned for some weeks. I haven't seen a soul, was completely isolated, a prisoner in my own domicile."

	Not occupied after World War II, El Rancho was shamelessly vandalized to the point where the present owner deemed it wise to raze what remained of the buildings. All that remains at the old homestead today are '''a few fruit trees''' and the '''stone fireplace chimney''' of the lodge standing like a monument to the old homesteader.		After several successful years, the Hubbards relocated to Culver. Not occupied after World War II, El Rancho was shamelessly vandalized to the point where the present owner deemed it wise to raze what remained of the buildings. All that remains at the old homestead today are '''a few fruit trees''' and the '''stone fireplace chimney''' of the lodge standing like a monument to the old homesteader.

	=== 2019 Scion Collection ===		=== 2019 Scion Collection ===
	On November 4, 2019, scions were collected from 5 apple trees at the El Rancho site for preservation at the [[Clarno Arboretum\|Clarno Apple Arboretum]], coordinated by Chris Jensen with Beth Johnson and Mike Boero.		On November 4, 2019, scions were collected from 5 apple trees at the El Rancho site for preservation at the [[Clarno Arboretum\|Clarno Apple Arboretum]], coordinated by Chris Jensen with Beth Johnson and Mike Boero.

	''Sources: "Oregon's Sisters Country" by Raymond R. Hatton; [[Clarno Arboretum\|Clarno Apple Arboretum]] records 2019''		''Sources: "Oregon's Sisters Country" by Raymond R. Hatton; [[Clarno Arboretum\|Clarno Apple Arboretum]] records 2019; [https://crookcountyhistorycenter.org/2023/01/early-resort-lodge-on-lower-metolius-river/ "Early Resort Lodge on Lower Metolius River"], Crook County History Center, January 2023''

	=== Primary Sources ===		=== Primary Sources ===