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Louis Dean, [[Louis Gerlach]] and Henry Flak bought the Ward Brother's Cattle Outfit in 1884. The purchase included water rights from [[Pyramid Lake]] to the Oregon border.<ref>"Passing of Last Pony Expressman." (Obituary of [[Louis Dean]]), San Francisco Chronicle, March 30, 1913, p. 28.</ref> | Louis Dean, [[Louis Gerlach]] and Henry Flak bought the Ward Brother's Cattle Outfit in 1884. The purchase included water rights from [[Pyramid Lake]] to the Oregon border.<ref>"Passing of Last Pony Expressman." (Obituary of [[Louis Dean]]), San Francisco Chronicle, March 30, 1913, p. 28.</ref><ref name=nsj1913>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107188759/recall-tales-of-louis-dean/ Recall Tales of Louis Dean]," Nevada State Journal, April 2, 1913, p. 3.</ref> Dean was to be the business manager and the sale was for $150,000.<ref>"[https://newspaperarchive.com/reno-evening-gazette-apr-25-1884-p-3/ A Big Sale]," Reno Evening Gazette, April 25, 1884, p. 3</ref> | ||
<ref name=nsj1913>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107188759/recall-tales-of-louis-dean/ Recall Tales of Louis Dean]," Nevada State Journal, April 2, 1913, p. 3.</ref> | |||
In 1889, Dean owned [[Deep Hole]] and [[Granite Creek Station]].<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77065180/died-on-the-desert/ Died on the Desert]," The Weekly Gazette And Stockman, Reno, August 8, 1889, p. 1.</ref> | In 1889, Dean owned [[Deep Hole]] and [[Granite Creek Station]].<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77065180/died-on-the-desert/ Died on the Desert]," The Weekly Gazette And Stockman, Reno, August 8, 1889, p. 1.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:39, 8 August 2022
Louis Dean, Louis Gerlach and Henry Flak bought the Ward Brother's Cattle Outfit in 1884. The purchase included water rights from Pyramid Lake to the Oregon border.[1][2] Dean was to be the business manager and the sale was for $150,000.[3]
In 1889, Dean owned Deep Hole and Granite Creek Station.[4]
Dean died in San Francisco of Bright's Disease in 1913.[2]
Louis Dean was not the last Pony Expressman.[5]
References
- ↑ "Passing of Last Pony Expressman." (Obituary of Louis Dean), San Francisco Chronicle, March 30, 1913, p. 28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Recall Tales of Louis Dean," Nevada State Journal, April 2, 1913, p. 3.
- ↑ "A Big Sale," Reno Evening Gazette, April 25, 1884, p. 3
- ↑ "Died on the Desert," The Weekly Gazette And Stockman, Reno, August 8, 1889, p. 1.
- ↑ "Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express," Christopher Corbett.
External resources
- San Francisco Chronicle, "Death on the Desert" (from the Reno Journal), August 11, 1889, p. 12. Louis Dean reports the death of a L.H. Long from Roseburg, Oregon. Long died within two miles of Granite Station. "He had wandered back within site of the ranch - probably delirious, looking for water. The ground was torn and dug up in every direction."