They took a lot more care, but we made a lot more money from goats than cattle., The Briscoes split their time between the Rio Frio (where they settled after they married in 1942 and raised their children), a house in Uvalde, a condominium in San Antonio, and the Catarina. Hand built 100 yearold adobe house with modern conveniences and authentic West Texas style furnishings. The ranch was first stocked with as many as 25,000 sheep, managed by herders with no fences. Just use a ratio of two parts tequila, one part fresh lime juice. But its not the only piece of land dear to him. The town was still a center of the local ranching industry, however, thanks to its location on the Southern Pacific. Plat maps include information on property lines, lots, plot boundaries, streets, flood zones, public access, parcel numbers, lot Iron Mountain Ranch Airport (5TE5) Information Marathon, TX All Airports in Texas All Airports in United States Home. Scenic view of Iron Mountain near Marathon, in the Big Bend region of Donec pede justo, fringilla vel, aliquet nec, vulputate eget, arcu. + - The mansion could be a stand-in for the big house at Reata, the ranch in Giant. In 1990 the Bailey Fluorspar Company was the only industry operating in Marathon. To me, its a very special ranch. The rental property includes the bottom floor of the house (3br/2b - 1850 sq. In addition to the cattle, the Briscoes own 14,000 Angora goats, all of which are on the Rio Frio Ranch. From that day forward, my ambition was to go back. In the mid-1880s, Lawrence Haley was running 15,000 sheep on 37,000 acres south of Alpine, a stocking rate of 12.3 acres per animal unit (Carlson, 1982). brought some of the first Hereford Cattle into the state. 13% sales & lodging tax. 13.1M, 5K run. the townsite. Weather. In 1881 the Iron Mountain Ranch near Marathon was stocked with 27,000 head of acres/animal unit (Clayton 1993). Briscoe's Bounty - Texas Monthly surveyor for the railroad, bought land in the area on March 10, Donec quam felis, ultricies nec, pellentesque eu, pretium quis, sem. https://www.tshaonline.org, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/iron-mountain. Call (888) 557-3090.