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Master Masons will observe by notice in another column that a Lodge of Instruction has been formed in Silver City .- Avalanche, October 21, 1865.
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Nobles' Ranch, Reynolds.
The above view is an excellent representation of the home ranch of Mr. Robert Noble, at Reynolds creek.
The ranch proper consists of about 800 acres, of which about 300 acres are under cultivation, and the balance is used for grazing purposes.
Mr. Noble informs us that this ranch has yielded this season 400 tons of hay, and 1,400 bushels of grain. He also owns several other ranches in the county, on which he raises large quantities of hay and grain for his flocks, he being the most prominent wool grower in this county, as well as in the state.
Dow. Vincent is going to stow away vegetables of all kinds in Silver City for the winter. He will put up none but good ones, and will sell them at fair prices .- Avalanche, October 28, 1865.
The "Half Way" is in full blast, and the weary traveler between Ruby and Silver will be glad to know that the carrying of a flask is no longer a necessity. -Avalanche, June 23, 1866.
The Owyhee market seems to remain firm-flour $30.00 per hundred, and other things in proportion. No coal oil for sale at any of the stores .- Ava- lanche, December 16, 1865.
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McDonald's Freight Teams at Dewey.
The above view represents one of the famous freight teams belonging to "Little Mac," consisting of fourteen horses, which hauled the machinery for the mill of the Florida Mountain Mining Company, at Dewey, during the summer of 1896.
The scene is at old Booneville, near Dewey, and is a memory of the place as it existed before the maturity of the many improvements of Colonel W. H. Dewey, which now make Dewey one of the marvelous wonders of progress in Owyhee county.
REYNOLDS DIRECTORY.
Adams, William, stock raiser. BABHINGTON, JOE, Ranch and stock raiser.
Baker, W. H., teamster. Bernard, U. J., rancher. Best, Henry A., ranch. Bohlke, Gus, wood chopper.
Brunzell, A. G., superintendent Mc- Donald's ranch.
Brunzell, Albert N., with J. M. Brun- zell, Sr. Brunzell, C. M., miner.
BRUNZELL, J. M., SR.,
Postoffice, hotel and saloon.
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Brunzell, Otto L., with J. M. Brun- Lee, Oliver, wood. zell, Sr.
Church, A. C., ranch hand.
Cook, George, rancher.
Cottle, Charles A., gardener.
Crook, William H., ranch hand.
Ellis, J. C., ranch.
Finlay, Alex, miner.
Fry, Samuel D., miner.
Graham, William, teamster.
Grubb, Thomas L., freighter.
HAMILTON, WILLIAM, Bookkeeper D. D. McDonald.
Henry, G. S., ranch.
Howard, Frank W., rancher.
Hughes, John, ranch hand. JOHNSTON, C. C., Rancher.
Johnson, C. H., ranch hand.
Johnson, C. S., carpenter.
Johnson, Chris., wood chopper.
Johnson, William, hostler.
Johnston, C., ranch.
Jordan, Michael, toll gate keeper.
Kaufman, Daniel J., ranch.
Kelleher, John, rancher.
Kerkham, George, teamster.
Lang, James A., blacksmith.
Larson, A. W., road contractor.
Larson, Oscar F., ranch hand. Lee, James A., wood.
Lincy, D. A., ranch.
McDonald, A. H., transfer manager D. D. McDonald.
MeDONALD, D. D.,
Hotel, saloon, blacksmith, freighter and rancher.
McDonald, William, rancher.
Milne, James, blacksmith.
Morgan, J. M., ranch.
Noble, John, Jr., with Robert Noble.
Noble, John, Sr., with Robert Noble.
NOBLE, ROBERT, Rancher and wool grower.
Olsen, John, wood chopper.
Orr, David, ranch hand.
Pearson, John, ranch hand.
Peterson, Abe, stableman.
Pennana, John, wood.
Pratt, Charles, rancher.
Pratt, William, rancher.
Scott, Frank H., rancher.
Simmons, Charles F., ranch.
SHARE, CHIARLES E., Stage Hotel.
Share, Hank, with C. E. Share.
Stanford, Lee A., rancher.
Wallace, C. H., ranch.
Walter, Williard, ranch.
Waylett, N. B., teamster.
Young, J. C., milk ranch.
GUFFEY.
Guffey is the present terminal point of the Boise, Nampa & Owyhee rail- road, located at the Snake river, distant thirty miles from Silver City and one mile below the railroad bridge of the B., N. & O. R. R. Co. The first building was erected May 27, 1897, by Fred Brunzell, and the town now comprises general store, express and post office, hotel, saloon, blacksmith shop, livery stables, stage barns, boarding houses, etc., and enjoys a population of over 100, with indications of a steady increase.
The railroad bridge at Guffey was completed by the Boise, Nampa & Owyhee Railroad Company, last summer. The height from low water to top of bridge is ninety-seven feet, and from low water to rail is fifty feet. The spans, consisting of two, are 250 feet in length. The pier and abutments are
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of concrete, sixty-seven feet high, sixteen feet wide, and thirty-eight feet nine inches at the base.
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Boise, Nampa & Owyhee Railway Bridge across Snake River, Guffey.
GUFFEY DIRECTORY.
Anthony, Fred, teamster.
Barry & Phillips, freight line.
Barry, F. R., teamster.
Bell, John, miner.
Bergh, G. A., rancher. Boise, Nampa & Owyhee R. R. Co., J. C. Lindsay, agent. Bowie, J. B., with C. O. & I. Stage Co. Bowman, John, teamster.
Brunzell, Alvin, livery stables. BRUNZELL, FRED, Saloon and ferry.
C., O. & I. STAGE CO., J. C. Lindsey, agent.
Central Lumber Co., Hugh B. Latham, agent. Courtney, L. S .. with Barry & Phillips. Davison, R. E., proprietor Jerkwater placer mines. Eastman. H. P., miner.
FALK BLOCK MERCANTILE & FOR- WARDING CO .. Leon Spangler, manager.
French, John B., with C. O. & I. Stage Co.
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Fritag, Ernst, laborer.
McMillan, W., miner.
Gieday, James, teamster.
Matheson, Ed, saloon.
Pacific Express Co., J. C. Lindsey, agent. Pritchard, Daniel, with G. A. Bergh.
Graham, William, teamster.
Grimes & Irby, livery stables.
Qnerry, P., teamster.
Grimes, J., (Grimes & Irby).
Peed, O. H., (Gowan & Peed).
Hamburg, Mrs. Kate, restaurant.
Ryan, Thomas, railroad laborer.
Hardie, George, miner.
Smith, Ed, miner.
Hawkins, A. H., miner.
Smith, J. E., miner.
Irby, George, (Grimes & Irby).
Smith, R., miner.
Kingsley, W. T., with F. B. M. & Spangler, Leon, manager Falk Block F. Co.
M. & F. Co.
Lackey, A. M., with Barry & Phillips. Stofiel, J. H., miner.
Latham, Hugh B., manager Central Stucker, A. J., blacksmith.
Lumber Co.
Waylett, N. B., teamster.
LINDSEY, J. C.,
Welch, L. O., miner.
Railroad, stage and express agent, Wilson, W. W., laundry. and postmaster.
Yahrans, George, miner.
Loftus, Andy, section foreman.
York, Charles, miner.
McGinty, John, railroad laborer.
York, Melville, miner.
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GRAND VIEW.
Grand View post office is located on the south side of the Snake river, dis- tant forty-five miles from Silver City and twenty-two miles from Mountain Home. It is an outlet for a large scope of agricultural country, there being several fine ranches in the back country and vicinity.
It is also the headquarters of the Owyhee Land. & Irrigation Company, who are the owners of a fine, substantial hotel and store, besides the ferry. Mr. A. J. Wiley is the superintendent and chief engineer of the Owyhee Land & Irrigation Company, and also holds the position of postmaster.
The earliest settlers were Captain White, John McVann, Wenzel Turmes and Henry Dorsey.
The chief productions of the valleys and ranches bordering on the canal are hay, grain and fruits, which are raised in large quantities, and considerable attention is also given to placer mining along the banks of the Snake river.
BRUNEAU DAM.
Bruneau Dam is located on Bruneau river about one and five-tenths miles above its mouth, and was constructed by the Owyhee Land & Irrigation Company, under the supervision of Mr. A. J. Wiley, the superintendent and engineer of that company. It consists of a rock-filled foundation twenty-five feet
Gowan, A. L., (Gowan & Peed).
Gowan & Peed, blacksmiths.
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high, 190 feet wide on bottom, and 180 feet from side to side of canyon. Upon this foundation is a crib dam, constructed of iron and timber, 176 feet long on the crest, terminating at cach end in vertical masonry abutments. At the . south side are the head gates of the canal, having an opening of forty feet in width, and from this point the canal follows the contours about ten miles in a westerly direction and at a distance of from one to two miles south of the Snake river.
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Dam and Head Gate O. L. & I. Co., Grand View.
GRAND VIEW DIRECTORY.
Bell, Edward, laborer O. L. & I. Co. Brown, John N., miner.
Erickson, Peter, miner. Gregg. C. C., fisherman.
Cullen, Fred, rancher and stock raiser. Hale, Isaac G., miner. Cullen, Paul, Sr., rancher and stock Lawrence, Samuel H., rancher. raiser.
Lirscom, John, stock raiser.
Cullen, Paul, Jr., rancher and stock Lottoff, Larson, miner. raiser.
Mc Pherson, William, miner.
Carothers, Frank P., rancher and fish- McVann, John, rancher and stock raiser. erman. Mattoon, Thomas, miner. Meegan, Charles, miner. Meegan, Henry, miner. Melanathy, James W. Melanathy. William, miner. Nimms, Joseph, rancher. Chapman, George A., miner. Clements, Joseph, miner. Clifford, Daniel, miner. Cole, Edward O., miner. Davidson, William J., miner.
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Oglesby, James, miner.
Terrill, William A., miner.
Owyhee Land & Irrigation Co., A. J. Turmes, John, (Kaisner & Turmes), Wiley, superintendent, Silver City. Pearson, John, miner. Turmes, Louis, rancher.
Perry, John H., miner.
Turmes, Wenzel, rancher.
Phay, M. H., miner.
Wiley, A. J., superintendent and chief engineer Owyhee L. & I. Co.
Pourat, Jolın M., miner.
Shull, Perry, rancher.
Wilson, William, laborer.
Snook, George A., manager hotel, Winter, James, miner.
store, postoffice and O. L. & I. Co. Winter, John D., miner.
Shannon, John J., miner.
Winter, Joseph K., miner.
BRUNEAU.
The Bruneau valley is located in the northeastern part of Owyhee county, and is fourteen miles in length, its width varying from one to two miles. The Bruneau river runs through the center of the valley, and empties into the Snake river.
The earliest settlers were John Turner, Uncle Abe Roberson, James H. Whitson and B. F. Hawes, who located here in the '6os. The prominent ranches in the valley are those owned by John Turner, John Portlock, Harvey Bros. and the T ranch, owned by Barney Horn.
Considerable fruit and grain is raised in the valley, but the principal pro- duction is hay, of which about 10,000 tons is cut annually. There is also con- siderable attention given to stock raising and wool growing, and the cattle and horses produced in the valley compare favorably in quality with any raised in the West.
The town of Bruneau contains a general store, hotel, post office, blacksmith shop and saloon.
The climate is of mild and equable temperature, rarely reaching a point in the vinicity of zero.
BRUNEAU DIRECTORY.
Adams, Robert, rancher.
Avetore, Antone, laborer.
BALZER, CHRIS., (Mitchell & Balzer).
Benham, John, rancher.
Benham, Richard, rancher and miner.
Bieroth. Samuel B., rancher and stock Buncell, Ben M., rancher and black- raiser. smith.
Black, Franklin G., rancher and stock Cook, John M., laborer.
raiser.
Black, James H., rancher and stock raiser.
Black, J. F., rancher and stock raiser. Black John S., rancher and stock raiser. Black, Joseph R., rancher and stock raiser.
Custer, William M., laborer.
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Davis, J., ranch.
Dunning, Dow, rancher.
ITarley, A. J., rancher and stock raiser. Pollard, Charles, rancher.
Harley, W. L., rancher and constable. PORTLOCK, JOHN,
Harvey Bros., rancher and stock raiser. Harvey, George, (Harvey Bros.).
Harvey, Joseph, (Harvey Bros.).
Harvey, Samuel. (Harvey Bros.).
Hawes, B. F., rancher and stock raiser. Richardson, M. F., laborer.
Hawes, Fletcher, rancher and stock Sears, William S., ranch hand and real raiser.
Hiller, Fred, rancher.
Holverson, Charles E., raucher and Stone, Eugene V .. rancher. stock raiser.
Holverson, Henry, real estate.
Horn, Barney, proprietor T ranch, res- idence California.
Hosmer. Abner J., real estate.
House, M. E., blacksmith.
Howard, John G., mail carrier.
HYDE, DAVID II.,
Postoffice, Justice of the Peace, ho- tel and ranch.
Joyce Bros., ranchers and stock raisers.
Loveridge, Ray, laborer.
Leabo. Isaac J., laborer.
MeVANN, JOHN, Rancher and stock raiser.
MITCHELL & BALZER,
General merchandise.
Mitchell, John (Mitchell & Balzer), Wilkins, Samuel B., rancher and stock and rancher. raiser.
Nicely. Chris M., rancher.
Wilson, H., rancher and stock raiser.
Noble, Samuel P., wool grower.
Wilson. Ida, school teacher.
Ornby. Jackson, manager Davis ranch. Wilson, V. H., miner.
At the top of the page following we present a view of the home farm of Mr. John Turner, located in the beautiful valley of the Bruneau.
The farm consists of over 400 acres, beautifully shaded with poplars. ash. maple, catalpas and box elders, and laid out in fine poplar walks, being abund- antly watered by the Bruneau river, which courses throughout the center of the farm.
Mr. Turner produces large quantities of hay and grain on this farm, and his estimate of hay produced this season amounts to over 750 tons. Besides this, he also has several fine, thrifty orchards on his property, which produce
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Owens, J., laborer. Pennington, Francis M., laborer.
Rancher and stock raiser.
Portlock. H. S., rancher and stock raiser.
Ramsey, P., laborer.
Stone, R. B., rancher.
Tremmell. Frank O., laborer.
Tucker. James A., saloon.
TURNER, JOHN, Rancher and stock raiser.
White, Joseph, manager T ranch.
WHITSON BROS., Ranchers and wool growers.
Whitson, J. B., (Whitson Bros.).
WHITSON, JEFF D., (Whitson Bros.).
Wilkins Horse Co., stock raisers.
Wilkins, John F., rancher and stock raiser. Wilkins. Miss Kittie, (Wilkins Horse Co.).
estate. Schenck. William C., rancher and miner.
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John Turner's Ranch House, Bruneau Valley.
large quantities of marketable fruit, and also raises some of the finest cattle and horses in the county, which command at all times top prices.
The residence is a modern one, substantially built and beautifully located and sheltered, in the center of the farm.
WILLIAMSON.HAFFNER. DENVER
Mrs. Steve Roberson's Residence, Bruneau Valley.
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At the bottom of the opposite page is an excellent representation, taken from the original photograph, of the homestead of Mrs. Nettie Roberson, widow of the late Stephen A. Roberson, son of Unele Abe Roberson, an old and respected pioneer of Owyhee county.
The property consists of about 300 acres, and is located in the center of the beautiful valley of the Bruneau, being well shaded by poplar, ash, maple, walnut, catalpas and fruit trees of various kinds, and being well watered by the Bruneau river, which takes its course through the center of the property. The main productions of the ranch are hay, grain, etc., and Mrs. Roberson informs us that the yield this season amounts to 200 tons of hay. The place is also well stocked with horses, cattle, sheep, etc., and the residence is very picturesque. being well built and painted white, and presents a very pretty scene, nestled in a background of green.
HOT SPRINGS.
Hot Spring district comprises the upper half of the beautiful valley of the Bruneau, and takes its name from the innumerable hot springs, which are located mainly on the ranches of the Robersons, Arthur Pence and Lewis & Olsen.
Hot Creek and Falls, near Hot Springs Post Office.
The soil is extremely fertile, and abundantly watered by the Bruneau river, and the ranches are noted not alone for their picturesque beauty but their large productions of hay, cereals, fruits, etc.
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At the top of the valley, opposite the county bridge over the Bruneau river, which was recently completed at a cost of about $2,000.00, is to be found the well-known hostelry of Lewis & Olsen, comprised of Captain Lewis, the post- master of Hot Spring, and Chris Olsen, the county commissioner of the third district.
HOT SPRINGS DIRECTORY.
Avery, George, ranch hand.
Blackstone, B., rancher and road con- tractor.
Bridges, John W., rancher.
Coats, David, rancher and wool grower.
Coats, J. C., rancher and wool grower. Crabb, Charles, rancher.
Crutcher, H. E., school teacher.
Dodge, Willis, rancher and freighter.
Duffield, Frank, capitalist.
Dunham, William, ranch hand.
Fisher. Joe, ranch hand. Gray, John, wool grower.
Hailey & Bacon, wool growers.
Harris, A. M., rancher and stock raiser. Hawes, Joseph, rancher and stock raiser. Hewitt, Thomas, rancher.
Hewitt, William, ranch hand.
Hodge, Richard, ranch hand.
Houston, George, wool grower.
Hutchinson, Andrew, ranch hand. Hutchinson, John, rancher and freight- er.
Johnson, O. T., ranch hand.
Jones, John, rancher and stock raiser. Lewis, J. S., (Lewis & Olsen). LEWIS & OLSEN,
Hotel, postoffice and Hot Springs. Whitson, J. T., rancher.
Lewis, W. F., rancher.
Loveridge, Albert, rancher and Snake River ferry. Nafie, P. J., laborer. OLSEN, CHRIS., (Lewis & Olsen) and County Com- missioner.
PENCE, ARTHUR, Rancher and wool grower.
Ramsey, Champ, wool grower.
Ratcliff, Robert, rancher.
Roberson, Abram, rancher.
Roberson, Sanford, rancher.
ROBERSON, MRS. STEVE, Rancher and wool grower. Roberson, W. N., rancher.
Robertson, A. L., ranch hand.
Robertson, B. F., ranch hand.
Robertson, J. R., ranch hand.
Robertson, W. H., rancher.
Roker. John, teamster. Strickland, J. L., rancher and Justice of the Peace.
Strickland, W. R., rancher and stock raiser. Thomas, George, rancher.
Tregener, Frank, wool grower.
White, John, wool grower.
Wilson, R. S., clergyman.
OREANA.
The valley embraces Picket, Hart's and Catherine creeks, and is about fif- teen miles long, varying in width from one to three miles, being well watered by above mentioned creeks.
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The earliest settlers were James and John Driscoll and Tim Shea, who settled in the valley in the early '60s.
The main ranch in the valley is the Grayson ranch, consisting of about 1,500 acres, which, up to 1889, was owned by Mike Hyde, and at one time supported 15,000 head of cattle. It is now owned by George W. Grayson & Son, of San Francisco, Cal., and was originally located by Hart and others. In 1884, Harry Olsen opened a hotel here, and named the place "Oreana" (an unbranded yearling).
Considerable grain and fruit is raised in the valley, but the main produc- tion is hay, of which about 5,000 tons is cut annually.
The post office was established in 1884, and for the past two years the office has been held by B. H. Hyde.
The town of Oreana, in the center of the valley, contains a general store. post office, saloon, blacksmith shop and school.
Hardiman Brothers' Residence, Pickett Creek.
Hardiman Bros. are extensively engaged in stock raising, and were up to recently one of the leading firms engaged in that line of business in the state. Their home ranch, which we present in the accompanying views (formerly the Blackinger ranch), is located at Picket creek and consists of 240 acres, of which about eighty acres are under cultivation, well shaded with poplar, cot- tonwood and Balm of Gilead trees, and well watered by Picket creek, which meanders through the entire property.
The residence is a modern, substantial building of two stories, of recent construction, and one of the most attractive buildings of its nature in the county.
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They also have a large and thrifty orchard of about 200 trees, consisting of nearly all the hardy varieties to be found in a well-cultured orchard.
Mr. William Hardiman also owns a fine ranch of about 200 acres, located at Castle creek, mainly devoted to grazing, and the firm has also a large cattle ranch at Boulder creek.
WALLIAM GON HAFFNER. DENVER
Hardiman Brothers' Barn and Corrals, Pickett Creek.
The Hardiman brothers are well-known stock men in the stock markets of the West, and have always shown themselves earnest and conscientious in their endeavors to improve and advance the quality of cattle and horses in the county.
OREANA DIRECTORY.
Aldrich, W. H., ranch. Beggs, John, ranch hand.
Carothers, Frank, rancher. Chitwood, Charles A., rancher. Cowles, F. J., rancher. Clenderson, Harvey, ranch. Drown, John, mining.
Drown, Charles, mining. Flemming, William, rancher.
Ford, Jerry, rancher.
Goff, J. C., rancher. Goff, Charles, rancher.
Grayson & Co., G. W., ranch, M. M. Krieg, Jr., manager.
HARDIMAN BROS., Ranchers and stock raisers.
HARDIMAN, PATRICK, (Hardiman Bros.). HARDIMAN, WILLIAM, (Hardiman Bros.).
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Howe, E. C., ranch hand.
Hyde, Ben H., (Hyde & Ulrich), post- Neiss, Frank, miner. office and rancher. Hyde & Ulrich, general merchandise. Hyde, George W., rancher.
Krieg, M. M., Jr., manager Grayson ranch.
Lambert, H. L., rancher.
Linchan, Patrick, rancher.
McPherson, W. E., miner.
McPheters, William, ranch.
Miller, R. L., ranch.
Mowbray, Robert, wood.
Neiss, J. E., salesman Hyde & Ulrich.
Northrup, Rube, rancher.
OLSEN, HARRY, Rancher.
Payne, William, rancher.
Penrose, Thomas, rancher.
Pichette, George, rancher.
Ulrich, E. M., (Hyde & Ulrich).
Ulrich, George, rancher.
Warner, Charles A., saloon.
CASTLE CREEK.
Castle creek valley is about fifteen miles long and one to two miles in width, and is well watered by Castle creek.
The earliest settlers were Captain G. W. Paul, M. H. Presby, Pres. Cooper and W. H. Barnes.
The valley is devoted to stock raising and farming, the hay crop amount- ing to about 2,000 tons annually.
CASTLE CREEK DIRECTORY.
BRUCE, GEORGE W .. (Owyhee Meat Co.), and ranch. Bruce, Samuel, rancher.
COOPER, P. S .. Rancher. Cooper, W. H., rancher.
Cooper, William, stock. Cooper, Roy, rancher.
Devine, Miss Maggie, rancher.
Doyle, Thomas, rancher.
Evans, Andrew, mining.
Evans, John, horses.
Evans, William D., ranch and wool Lancran, John, rancher. grower. Fisk, J. W., camp tender.
Foreman, T. A., rancher.
Goodman, A. J., rancher.
Goodman, John M., rancher.
Gudger, Frank, sheep shearer.
Hamilton, William, mining.
HARDIMAN BROS.,
Ranchers and stock raisers.
HENDERSON, JJAAMES. Hotel and ranch.
Henderson. John, saloon.
Henderson, Mrs. M., postoffice and store. Hennesy, Martin, ranch hand.
Kelly, J. P., rancher.
Kelly, P. J., rancher. Lambert, Captain, placer mine.
Lee, John, ranch hand. Mc Donough, D. L., rancher. McMahon, William, vaquero. March, William, ranch hand. Miller, William, ranch hand.
Palm, W. H. H., school teacher.
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PAUL, CAPTAIN G. W., Rancher. Presby, Mrs. M. H., rancher. Rogers, Joe, camp tender.
Spencer, D. H., saloon.
Sawyer, Joseph, ranch hand. TOY, WILLIAM,
Rancher and stock raiser. Victor, William, rancher.
SINKER CREEK.
WILL AMSON HAFFNER. DENVER
Gilmore's Ranch, on Sinker Creek
The above view is an excellent representation of the most picturesque ranch in Owyhee county, the property of Mr. George W. Gilmore.
This ranch is located in Sinker canyon, and consists of 160 acres, beauti- fully shaded with some of the tallest and healthiest poplars to be found in the county, and is also covered with a sturdy growth of birch, locust and cottonwoods, and well watered by the Sinker creek, which courses throughout the entire property.
Mr. Gilmore has about thirty acres under cultivation, mainly in alfalfa and vegetables.
He also has a young and thrifty orchard of about 400 trees, consisting of all the hardy varieties of fruit, and equal in bearing qualities to any orchard of a similar nature in the state. The annual yield of this orchard is a heavy one and a source of good income to the proprietor.
Mr. Gilmore has also some choice horses and cattle, which rank in quality as high as any in the county.
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SINKER CREEK DIRECTORY.
Crocheron, George, rancher. Crocheron, John, stock raiser.
CROCHERON, J. H., Rancher.
Dupont, Modesto, rancher.
Gilmore, George H., ranch hand. GILMORE. GEORGE W., Rancher.
Guilleminot, Felix, rancher.
Joyce. James, rancher and stock raiser. Prater, James, rancher.
Joyce, John, rancher and stock raiser. Paul, Mrs., rancher. Joyce. Matthew, rancher and stock Rubens. Jake, rancher. raiser.
Joyce, Robert, rancher and stock raiser. LAMBERT, Q. F., Rancher.
Latta, Robert, ranch hand.
Lichow, Fred, ranch hand.
Matthews, J., rancher.
Miller. Rufus, miner.
Morrison, Fred W., rancher.
Morrison, Simon, rancher.
Smith, Warren D., ranch hand.
ENTERPRISE.
J. C. Bernard's Residence, on the bank of Snake River.
The above view is an excellent representation of the Ferry House, located at Snake river, and owned by James C. Bernard.
The original house was erected in 1882, at a cost of five thousand dollars, and was totally destroyed by fire, including furniture, in October, 1887.
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Though the loss was a severe one, Mr. Bernard was not easily discouraged, and at once commenced to rebuild, erecting a fine, substantial building, the view of which we present to our readers. Mr. Bernard also owns 500 acres of land contiguous to the Ferry House, on which is laid out two fine orchards, consisting of over 1,000 hardy fruit trees.
He informs us that his ranch this season has yielded 400 tons of hay, 1,000 bushels of grain and 500 bushels of potatoes. He also owns 360 acres of land at Reynolds creek, adjoining Mr. Robert Noble's property, which has yielded this season 250 tons of hay, there being 150 acres under cultivation, the balance being used for grazing purposes.
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