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Grandfather came from France, arriving in Benton Married in Benton. Had ranch in Adobe Valley area Minnaberrys (sp?) were sheep raisers Grandfather drove sheep to Bakersfield. Route: west side of Valley, across Tehachapi Mt. to East Bakersfield Basque sheepherders tales. Sheep driven through town Mono Lake. Basque BBQ’s. Hess, Dondero and Lather in Lee Vining area. Rollin Giraud. Mother a McMurray. Sam McMurray. Temperly Tavern. Grandfather ranch in Big Pine, known as Sheep Camp. Warren swimming pool. Swimming in Big Pine Canal Rope tow at Lodge. Gee Creek skiing. Bank tale on McCoy deposit. Hans George at Mammoth. Side B Skiing at Big Pine. Keoughs Easter Egg Hund (Vonderheide) Keough July 4th Fireworks. Big Pine Methodist Church Silo for storing corn. Sheepherder Camps, Mammoth end of line. Selling Mammoth Meadows-Arculari us to Dempsey Frank Pellissier sheepman in Big Pine. Sheepherders life. Sheep owners in the White mountains. Sheep shearing. Ram purchasing. Father loaned money. 1942 employed at B of A in Bishop Father lost when bank closed. Kittie Lee Inn. Tape 2 Indian attitude towards working Big Pine Civic Club. Halls Hall. Bedart (sp) potatoes. Father grew potatoes for one year. Red Mountain Fruit Ranch (Stephen) Stuart Vedell. Tome Stone. New reservation Cattle round-ups. Father had leased land, Niolla Club Velma Conners and brother Charlie Tate and Uhlmeyer families. Charlie and Alta Summers Al Noren. Plane crash on Birch mountain DWP and County, water tax. Side B Howdy Smith, partner with father for 20 years Lester Cline. Vada Cline, good horsewoman. Rollin Giraud, Reno rodeo and Bishop. A. Brierly. Fred Reynolds. Restrictions on grazing land. Father enjoyed life. Changes when automobiles came in.
Type
sound
Format
Copy Audio cassette
Extent
2 Tapes of 2
Identifier
ECM,OH 342 cainecm_000081_t01; cainecm_000081_t02
Language
English
Provenance
Eastern California Museum California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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