Battle Creek Ranch
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 1898, Arthur Herschel, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Herschel was killed in an accident at Battle Creek Ranch.[2]
In 1911, there was a legal case involving firearms at Battle Creek. A Mrs. Herschel apparently owned the ranch.[3]
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.[4]
Sessions Wheeler describes the battle that occurred.[5]
References
- ↑ "Large Gold Area Located at Bartlett Creek," Reno Evening Gazette, February 15, 1933, p. 8.
- ↑ "Arthur Herschel Accidentally Killed," Silver State, Winnemucca, July 12, 1898, p. 3.
- ↑ "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.