[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 14, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E933]
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    CELEBRATING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREENBACK VALLEY RANCH

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                           HON. PAUL A. GOSAR

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 14, 2022

  Mr. GOSAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 150th 
anniversary of the Greenback Valley Ranch, owned and operated by Bill 
and Penny Conway in the Sierra Ancha Mountains 14 miles to the east of 
Tonto Basin, Arizona. The valley derives its name from a Confederate 
greenback found by an army captain in an Indian camp in 1865.
  The ranch was founded by pig-farmer David Harer in 1872. Harer 
originally came from California and was looking for land to raise his 
pigs. When scouting for a possible site, Harer encountered an Apache 
Indian camp and decided to approach with a rattlesnake on his back. 
After allowing the snake to bite him, he earned the Indians' respect 
for this impressive feat to challenge and defeat death. He never told 
them that he defanged the snake.
  Harer's bravery and resilience has been passed on to five generations 
of ranchers. His daughter married Edward Conway, and the Conways have 
immersed themselves in cattle ranching since the end of the 19th 
century with no plans to stop.
  Bill Conway has been working on the ranch for nearly 50 years and 
married Penny in 1979. His family is an embodiment of the American 
spirit that hard, honest work and openness to life will yield ``fruit 
that will last.'' I pray that the Greenback Valley Ranch will continue 
to provide for the material and spiritual needs of the Conways and the 
community for at least another 150 years to come.

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