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Bishop founded the ranch here in August 1861, after he and his wife drove 500 cattle and 50 horses from [[Fort Tejon]] to this spot in the Owens Valley, intending to sell cattle to the miners in the boomtown of [[Aurora, Nevada|Aurora]] and other mining camps in the area.
Bishop founded the ranch here in August 1861, after he and his wife drove 500 cattle and 50 horses from [[Fort Tejon]] to this spot in the Owens Valley, intending to sell cattle to the miners in the boomtown of [[Aurora, Nevada|Aurora]] and other mining camps in the area.


On January 31, 1862, Bishop's ranch was also the site were a meeting was held between the settlers in Owens Valley and leaders of the bands of [[Mono people|Owens Valley Paiutes]] to prevent war over the trouble between them that had resulted from the killing of an Indian and a settler. A peace agreement was made between them there. However the peace broke down over the next months when another leader of the Owens Valley Paiutes from Big Pine Creek , [[Joaquin Jim]] continued hostilities and the conflict escalated into the [[Owens Valley Indian War]].<ref>[http://www.militarymuseum.org/OwensValley.html The Owens Valley Indian War, 1861-1865, by Captain John W. Key, V., U. S. Army Reserve]</ref>
On January 31, 1862, Bishop's ranch was also the site were a meeting was held between the settlers in Owens Valley and leaders of the bands of [[Mono people|Owens Valley ]] to prevent war over the trouble between them that had resulted from the killing of an Indian and a settler. A peace agreement was made between them there. However the peace broke down over the next months when leader of the Paiutes, [[Joaquin Jim]] continued hostilities and the conflict escalated into the [[Owens Valley Indian War]].<ref>[http://www.militarymuseum.org/OwensValley.html The Owens Valley Indian War, 1861-1865, by Captain John W. Key, V., U. S. Army Reserve]</ref>


The site of the former San Francis Ranch is in [[West Bishop, California|West Bishop]] in [[Inyo County]] and is marked by [[California Historical Landmark]] No. 208. The marker is on West Line Street (California Route 168) west of Mumy Lane, on the right when traveling west.<ref name=CHL>{{cite ohp|208|San Francis Ranch|2012-10-07}}</ref>
The site of the former San Francis Ranch is in [[West Bishop, California|West Bishop]] in [[Inyo County]] and is marked by [[California Historical Landmark]] No. 208. The marker is on West Line Street (California Route 168) west of Mumy Lane, on the right when traveling west.<ref name=CHL>{{cite ohp|208|San Francis Ranch|2012-10-07}}</ref>

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San Francis Ranch
Former settlement
San Francis Ranch is located in California
San Francis Ranch
San Francis Ranch
Location in California
Coordinates: 37°21′40″N 118°27′11″W / 37.36111°N 118.45306°W / 37.36111; -118.45306
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyInyo County
Annexed byWest Bishop, California
Reference no.208
Samuel Addison Bishop in 1870

San Francis Ranch was the ranch of Owens Valley pioneer Samuel A. Bishop and his wife, located on a creek later named for him (Bishop Creek) southwest of modern Bishop, California also named after him.

Background

Bishop founded the ranch here in August 1861, after he and his wife drove 500 cattle and 50 horses from Fort Tejon to this spot in the Owens Valley, intending to sell cattle to the miners in the boomtown of Aurora and other mining camps in the area.

On January 31, 1862, Bishop's ranch was also the site were a meeting was held between the settlers in Owens Valley and leaders of the bands of Owens Valley Indians to prevent war over the trouble between them that had resulted from the killing of an Indian and a settler. A peace agreement was made between them there. However the peace broke down over the next months when a holdout leader of the Southern Mono Paiutes, Joaquin Jim continued hostilities and the conflict escalated into the Owens Valley Indian War.[1]

The site of the former San Francis Ranch is in West Bishop in Inyo County and is marked by California Historical Landmark No. 208. The marker is on West Line Street (California Route 168) west of Mumy Lane, on the right when traveling west.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Owens Valley Indian War, 1861-1865, by Captain John W. Key, V., U. S. Army Reserve
  2. ^ "San Francis Ranch". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.