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Soldier Meadows is a ranch 62 miles north of [[Gerlach]].  Soldier Meadows offers lodging.


[http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/WWW/esis/lists/e251023.htm DACE,  DESERT; DESERTFISH,  SOLDIER MEADOWS;FISH,  DESERT+ and  SOLDIER MEADOWS]
== See Also ==
* [[Mud Meadow]]
* [[Ralph Parman]]
* [[Wheeler Ranch]]


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== External Links ==
* [http://soldiermeadows.com Soldier Meadows Website](out of date as of 2023) ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160305040422/http://soldiermeadows.com/ archive.org] (2016))
** [http://www.soldiermeadows.com/html/history.html History](out of date as of 2023) ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160305083731/http://www.soldiermeadows.com/History/history.html archive.org] (2016))
"In 1844 Captain [[John C. Fremont]] stayed at Soldier Meadows and enjoyed the hot springs and meadows.  In 1865 [[Camp McGarry]] was established at Summit Lake, twelve miles from Soldier Meadows.  It was a U.S. Army camp established with the mission to protect pioneers and freight trains from Indian attack.  By then there were regular freight wagon trains traveling from the Sacramento Valley to Silver City, Idaho.  There was a silver discovery in Idaho and supplies were sent from Chico and other California towns.  Protection was needed along this stretch of the trail so the Army established a camp near Summit Lake (now the Summit Lake Indian Reservation).  In the winter, they moved the Fort south to Soldier Meadows because it was quite a bit warmer with the lower elevation and warm water from the nearby hot springs.  Several of the stone buildings and stables remain standing from the U.S. Army camp."
* [http://www.nevadaoutdoorschool.org/InterpretiveKits/SM/SMRanchingHistory.pdf Soldier Meadows Ranching History] - timeline
* [http://www.passcal.nmt.edu/~bob/passcal/nwnv/nwnv06.htm Bob Greschke's description of Soldier Meadows]
* http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278504
* http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/nevada/placesweprotect/soldier-meadows-conservation-project.xml
* [http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/nevada/preserves/art11310.html  The Nature Conservancy in Nevada  - Soldier Meadows Conservation Project]
* [http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/WWW/esis/lists/e251023.htm DACE,  DESERT; DESERTFISH,  SOLDIER MEADOWS;FISH,  DESERT+ and  SOLDIER MEADOWS]
* Walter William Whitaker aquired Soldier Meadow Ranch in 1950. "[https://books.google.com/books?ei=-ZxuVdjTKdOkyAS32ICQCQ&id=cw4SAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22Nevada+the+silver+state%22&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22Gerlach%22  Nevada, The Silver State]," p. 345.
* [http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?page=2&xmldoc=1955664284P2d380_1662.xml&docbase=CSLWAR1-1950-1985&SizeDisp=7 Fick v. Parman], a 1955 court case between the then current owner of Soldier Meadows (C. W. Fick) and the Parmans, who owned the ranch in the 1920's.  The case involved cattle in a snow storm.
* [[Nell Murbarger]], "[[Desert_Magazine#October.2C_1956 | Navy Land Grab in Nevada's Black Rock Country]]," October 1956, Desert Magazine. Description of Soldier Meadows and the Ficks.


(28 April 2007)
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[[Image:S5001078.jpg]]A recent traveler wrote:
 
Thanks for the info Matthew,
 
I got your advice before I left on my trip to Smoke Creek and Black Rock
Deserts on  O4/06/07 to 04/09/07. It was great. I found that the Leonard
Creek Road is closed by the ranchers with locked gates, Soldier Meadows is
open but rough. I also took the BLM road from Gerlach to Sulphur and then to
Winnemucca it was better than the Soldier Meadow Road. I want to do some more
exploring. At some time in the near future I will probably be a reliable
reference for trips to this beautiful area.
 
[http://soldiermeadows.com] soldier meadows

Latest revision as of 05:02, 27 June 2023

Soldier Meadows is a ranch 62 miles north of Gerlach. Soldier Meadows offers lodging.

See Also

External Links

"In 1844 Captain John C. Fremont stayed at Soldier Meadows and enjoyed the hot springs and meadows. In 1865 Camp McGarry was established at Summit Lake, twelve miles from Soldier Meadows. It was a U.S. Army camp established with the mission to protect pioneers and freight trains from Indian attack. By then there were regular freight wagon trains traveling from the Sacramento Valley to Silver City, Idaho. There was a silver discovery in Idaho and supplies were sent from Chico and other California towns. Protection was needed along this stretch of the trail so the Army established a camp near Summit Lake (now the Summit Lake Indian Reservation). In the winter, they moved the Fort south to Soldier Meadows because it was quite a bit warmer with the lower elevation and warm water from the nearby hot springs. Several of the stone buildings and stables remain standing from the U.S. Army camp."