 The Carmichaels were major landowners in the Sierra Vista area and did not take up residence at the house.Instead, they rented it out to a local miner named Harvey James and later a Yaqui Indian named Chico Romero and his family.In 1946, the Carmichaels sold the ranch to Roy and Stella Rambo, who raised cattle on it until 1957, when it was again sold to Samuel and Cecile Barchas.