Editorial about the forthcoming trial in the long-running battle to preserve Taylor Ranch, from Tierra y Libertad (published in Grand Junction), Dec., 1995, p. 2.
Article reporting that the remaining two-third of the Taylor Ranch has been sold to Western Properties Investors. The sale took state and local officials by surprise, after 39 years of legal action and various attempts to acquire the property for public use. Full article here.
First page of the summary of the court's decision in that case, listing all the San Luis Plaintiffs against Zachary Taylor, as executor of the estate of Jack Taylor. The court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and set up a process for establishing who counted as heirs of the original grantees. April 28, 2003; modified June 16,2003
Photo of Shirley Romero Otero, with La Sierra behind her, part of an article about her in the Colorado Trust newsletter, Aug. 10, 2016
Photo used as part of an advertisement for Cielo Vista Ranch at time of its sale by the MirrRanch Group,2017
Photo of the ranch with Culebra Peak at the right. Part of an article in the Denver Post about the ranch's recent sale, having been listed at $105 million. August 14, 2017
"Cielo Vista: New landowner, old tricks". Report that William Harrison, whose company purchased Cista Vista Ranch in Aug., 2017, sent out letters on Dec. 20, 2017, to the heirs who had gained access to the ranch through the 2003 legal decision, offering to buy back the land use rights if they weren't being used. He offered $300 per heir. First page of article.
"Decades-Long Battle About Historic Ranch Headed Back to Court." Attorney for William B. Harrison, 4th owner since 2004, tries to persuade court to overturn 2003 decision of the Colorado Supreme Court giving heirs of land-grant awardees access to Taylor Ranch. First page of article.
This photo accompanied an article in the Colorado Sun, Sept. 5, 2018
Description of the 2-day community celebration to be held in San Luis, organized by the Land Rights Council and the plaintiffs in the suits. This ends 59 years of struggle over Taylor Ranch and 37 years of legal action. The account lays out the conditions agreed upon in a recent settlement between William Harrison, the current owner of the ranch, and community members representing the 1,000 heirs of the original lant-grant recipients who gained access to the ranch in the 2003 settlement in their favor. First page only
