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is located on the northeast arm of the Black Rock Desert, 8 miles north of Paiute Meadows, 7 miles south of Bartlett Creek |
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[[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.<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107230814/johnson-ranches-sold-at-humboldt/ Johnson Ranches sold at Humboldt]," Reno Gazette-Journal January 15, 1945, p. 6</ref> | [[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.<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107230814/johnson-ranches-sold-at-humboldt/ Johnson Ranches sold at Humboldt]," Reno Gazette-Journal January 15, 1945, p. 6</ref> | ||
Sessions Wheeler describes the battle that occurred.<ref>"[https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Nevada_s_Black_Rock_Desert/gBYUBc-O4OgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Battle+Creek%22+Nevada&pg=PA136&printsec=frontcover Nevada's Black Rock Desert]," Sessions Wheeler, 1978, p. 134.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 02:22, 9 August 2022
Battle Creek Ranch is located on the northeast arm of the Black Rock Desert, 8 miles north of Paiute Meadows, 7 miles south of Bartlett Creek.[1]
In 1911, there was a legal case involving firearms at Battle Creek. A Mrs. Herschel apparently owned the ranch.[2]
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.[3]
Sessions Wheeler describes the battle that occurred.[4]
References
- ↑ "Large Gold Area Located at Bartlett Creek," Reno Evening Gazette, February 15, 1933, p. 8.
- ↑ "Martin Acquitted of an Assault Charge," Reno Evening Gazette, August 4, 1911, p. 6.
- ↑ "Johnson Ranches sold at Humboldt," Reno Gazette-Journal January 15, 1945, p. 6
- ↑ "Nevada's Black Rock Desert," Sessions Wheeler, 1978, p. 134.