H.O.K. Ranch
The Wilson family owned multiple estates, including a ranch in New Mexico where they raised cattle, entertained, hunted, and networked with other business leaders. HOK Ranch was established in the 1880s, and was located in the northern part of Sierra County near the southwest corner of the state. The ranch was in the foothill area of the Black Range mountains along Cuchillo Creek, and was approximately 72 square miles.
![Black-and-white photograph of five white men and five horses on a grassy hill with pine trees behind them. Three men are riding their horses, and two are standing next to their horses. Thomas E. Wilson is pictured standing next to his horse, and he is aiming a rifle across the horse's back to a point off-camera. One of the seated riders is pointing in the same direction that Thomas E. Wilson is aiming his gun.](/media/images/wilsonte-0352.original.jpg)
Thomas E. Wilson Family Collection, Box 28, Folder 6, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.
![Black-and-white photograph of five white men wearing chaps and cowboy hats and holding guns. Three are kneeling, and the other two are standing behind them. Pine trees are shown behind them.](/media/images/wilsonte-0355-001.original.jpg)
Thomas E. Wilson Family Collection, Box 28, Folder 6, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.
Back row, left to right: Unidentified man and Thomas E. Wilson. Front row, left to right: Ed Taylor (Taylor Machine and Foundry), William Avery (Sidley & Austin), and Edward Foss Wilson.