Big Canyon
Big Canyon (Locale) was a stop on the Fernley and Lassen Railway between Pyramid and Zenobia.[1]
The mouth of Big Canyon is 13 miles north of Sutcliffe.[2]
In July, 1864, Charles Symonds started building a house at the mouth of Big Canyon. Later the location became known as Pyramid.[2]
Big Canyon Ranch is located west of Big Canyon (Locale).
References
- ↑ "County Base Map Series, Nevada Department of Transportation, historic (1930's). WA1/1937"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sessions S. Wheeler, "The Desert Lake: The Story of Nevada's Pyramid Lake," p. 78.
External Resources
- Big Canyon (Locale) GNIS
- Nevada Railroads SL-171 Passenger Stations and Stops
- University of Nevada, Reno. UNRS-P2710-124," "Lorenzo D. Creel with four men. Man to Creel's right is same man as in photo #29, 30, 31 and 34. Pyramid Lake. Nevada, 1918. [Identification supplied by Paiute elder: Jigger Bob, far right, from Big Canyon; "used to holler around" to show he was coming; Joe Mandel, far left] (See also #5112 and #5308)"
- Nevada State Journal, "Sheriff's Deputies Plan to Investigate Skeleton at Pyramid," April 6, 1952, p. 22.