Paiute Meadows

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Paiute Meadows is a ranch located on the northeast arm of the Black Rock Desert, south of Battle Creek Ranch.

In November, 1865, a battle occurred near Paiute Meadows.

In the 1870s E. W. Crutcher owned Paiute or Piute Meadows.[1][2] Elliot Waller Crutcher's wife's name was Sarah Elizabeth.[3]

In 1879, a Chinese man was killed in a case of justifiable homicide at Paiute Meadows.[2]

In the 1880s, Crutcher sold his cattle business to Miller and Lux for $245,000.[3]

Miller and Lux owned Paiute Meadows in 1911.[4][5]

Miller and Lux sold Paiute Meadows, Battle Creek and Bartlett Creek in 1926 to W.A. Johnstone and son, Sam Johnstone, who in turn sold to Porter in 1945.[6]

In 1999 it was reported that Irv Brown had bought the ranch in the late 1940s.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Settlers Seeking Safety," Silver State, Winnemucca, June 28, 1978, p. 3.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Struggle with a Lunatic," Silver State, Winnemucca, June 16, 1879, p. 6.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mr., Mrs. Elliot Crutcher to observe 61st Wedding Anniversary Here," Woodland Daily Democrat, Woodland, California, August 12, 1920, p. 1.
  4. ↑ "The Indian Massacre of 1911", Mack, Effie Mona, p. 42, 1968.
  5. ↑ Frank Vernon Perry, "The Last Indian Uprising In The United States," Winter, 1972, Nevada Historical Society Quarterly.
  6. ↑ "Johnson Ranches sold at Humboldt," Reno Gazette-Journal January 15, 1945, p. 6
  7. ↑ "Policy for hunters on private land being considered," July 30, 1999, Reno Gazette Journal.
  8. ↑ "Wildlife commission examines hunter-access policy," July 27, 1999, Elko Free Press.