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