Rancho Primer Cañon o Rio de Los Berrendos
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Rancho Primer Cañon o Rio de Los Berrendos was a 26637 acres (107.8 km²) Mexican land grant
in present day Tehama County, California
given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena
to Job Francis Dye. Rio de Los Berrendos means River of the Antelopes. The grant was on the east side of the Sacramento River
and was bounded by Antelope Creek on the north and Rancho Rio de los Molinos
and Dye Creek
on the south.
. In 1830, he joined a party of trappers heading west from Fort Smith
. After wintering and spending most of 1831 in Taos, New Mexico
, Dye joined another band of trappers which arrived in Pueblo de Los Angeles
early in 1832. After a year of sea otter hunting, he worked for Captain John B.R. Cooper
on his Rancho El Sur
from 1833-35. Moving north again, Dye rented a portion of Joaquin Buelna’s Rancho Zayante
near Santa Cruz, and built a small grist mill and a distillery. In 1839, Dye married Escolastica Rodriguez (b.1822). Dye arrived at his six square league grant in the company of Robert Hasty Thomes (Rancho Saucos
), Albert G. Toomes (Rancho Rio de los Molinos), and William Chard
(Rancho Las Flores
).
With the cession
of California to the United States following the Mexican-American War, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho Primer Cañon o Rio de Los Berrendos was filed with the Public Land Commission
in 1852, and the grant was patented
to Job Francis Dye in 1871.
In 1857 Dye sold 8000 acres (32.4 km²) at the southern end of his grant to F.W. Fratt and T.K. King. The boundary between Rancho Primer Cañon o Rio de Los Berrendos and Toomes Rancho Rio de Los Molinos grants was roughly Dye Creek. However the location of the exact boundary was the cause of several law suits. In 1871, Robert Hurd Blossom (b.1829) purchased F. W. Fratt's portion of the Dye Grant. In 1882 Blossom sold it to Major Joseph Spencer Cone (1822–1894), who owned the greater portion of the Dye Grant, reuniting that rancho. Cone also bought the northern half of the Toomes Grant. Cone's widow, Anna R. Cone, sold Cone Ranch sold to the Los Molinos Land Company in 1905.
Dye was moderately successful in gold mining in 1848, and in 1853, he married Sarah Adeline Herrall (1826–1862). After the death of his wife and daughter in 1862, he joined the Silver rush
in Idaho
and then Nevada
. Later, he moved to Santa Cruz County, California
where he married Jemima Boyce (b.1813), in 1873, and died there March 4, 1883.
Ranchos of California
The Spanish, and later the Méxican government encouraged settlement of territory now known as California by the establishment of large land grants called ranchos, from which the English ranch is derived. Devoted to raising cattle and sheep, the owners of the ranchos attempted to pattern themselves...
in present day Tehama County, California
Tehama County, California
Tehama County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. It is bisected by the Sacramento River. As of 2010 its population was 63,463, up from 56,039 as of 2000. The county seat is Red Bluff.-History:...
given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena
Manuel Micheltorena
Manuel Micheltorena was a Brigadier General of the Mexican Army, Adjutant-General of the same, Governor, Commandant-General and Inspector of the Department of the California...
to Job Francis Dye. Rio de Los Berrendos means River of the Antelopes. The grant was on the east side of the Sacramento River
Sacramento River
The Sacramento River is an important watercourse of Northern and Central California in the United States. The largest river in California, it rises on the eastern slopes of the Klamath Mountains, and after a journey south of over , empties into Suisun Bay, an arm of the San Francisco Bay, and...
and was bounded by Antelope Creek on the north and Rancho Rio de los Molinos
Rancho Rio de los Molinos
Rancho Rio de los Molinos was a Mexican land grant in present day Tehama County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Albert Gallatin Toomes. "Rio de los Molinos" means "River of the Mills"...
and Dye Creek
Dye Creek
Dye Creek is an watercourse in Tehama County, California, USA, that is tributary to the Sacramento River. Dye Creek's watershed is situated in north-central California. The Dye Creek watershed contains rugged terrain areas of oak-studded forest, and also provides habitat for numerous understory...
on the south.
History
Job Francis Dye (1807–1883) was born in Allen County, KentuckyAllen County, Kentucky
Allen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2010, the population is 19,956. Its county seat is Scottsville, Kentucky. The county is named for Colonel John Allen, who was killed at the Battle of Frenchtown, Michigan during the War of 1812. Allen County is a prohibition or...
. In 1830, he joined a party of trappers heading west from Fort Smith
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. With a population of 86,209 in 2010, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents which encompasses the Arkansas...
. After wintering and spending most of 1831 in Taos, New Mexico
Taos, New Mexico
Taos is a town in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico, incorporated in 1934. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,700. Other nearby communities include Ranchos de Taos, Cañon, Taos Canyon, Ranchitos, and El Prado. The town is close to Taos Pueblo, the Native American...
, Dye joined another band of trappers which arrived in Pueblo de Los Angeles
Pueblo de Los Angeles
El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles was the Spanish civilian pueblo founded in 1781, which by the 20th century became the American metropolis of Los Angeles....
early in 1832. After a year of sea otter hunting, he worked for Captain John B.R. Cooper
John B.R. Cooper
John Bautista Rogers Cooper was born in England and raised in Massachusetts. He came to California as master of the ship Rover, and was a pre-gold rush pioneer of Monterey, California...
on his Rancho El Sur
Rancho El Sur
Rancho El Sur was a Mexican land grant in present day Monterey County, California given in 1834 by Governor José Figueroa to Juan Alvarado. The grant extended between the Little Sur River and what is now called, Cooper Point.-History:...
from 1833-35. Moving north again, Dye rented a portion of Joaquin Buelna’s Rancho Zayante
Rancho Zayante
Rancho Zayante was a Mexican land grant in present day Santa Cruz County, California. The grant, measuring one league by one-half league , straddled Zayante Creek, near its confluence with the San Lorenzo River...
near Santa Cruz, and built a small grist mill and a distillery. In 1839, Dye married Escolastica Rodriguez (b.1822). Dye arrived at his six square league grant in the company of Robert Hasty Thomes (Rancho Saucos
Rancho Saucos
Rancho Saucos was a Mexican land grant in present day Tehama County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Robert H. Thomes. The name means "Ranch of the Elder trees"...
), Albert G. Toomes (Rancho Rio de los Molinos), and William Chard
William Chard
-Life:William George Chard was born in Columbia County, New York in 1812. He came to California via New Mexico with trappers Cyrus Alexander and Lemuel Carpenter, arriving in Los Angeles in 1832. He travelled to Santa Barbara, and Monterey. Chard married Maria Esteven Robles in 1837...
(Rancho Las Flores
Rancho Las Flores
Rancho Las Flores was a Mexican land grant in present day Tehama County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to William Chard. The name means "ranch of the flowers"...
).
With the cession
Mexican Cession
The Mexican Cession of 1848 is a historical name in the United States for the region of the present day southwestern United States that Mexico ceded to the U.S...
of California to the United States following the Mexican-American War, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is the peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to the interim government of a militarily occupied Mexico City, that ended the Mexican-American War on February 2, 1848...
provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho Primer Cañon o Rio de Los Berrendos was filed with the Public Land Commission
Public Land Commission
The Public Land Commission, a former agency of the United States government, was created following the admission of California as a state in 1850 . The Commission's purpose was to determine the validity of prior Spanish and Mexican land grants in California.California Senator William M...
in 1852, and the grant was patented
Land patent
A land patent is a land grant made patent by the sovereign lord over the land in question. To make a such a grant “patent”, such a sovereign lord must document the land grant, securely sign and seal the document and openly publish the same to the public for all to see...
to Job Francis Dye in 1871.
In 1857 Dye sold 8000 acres (32.4 km²) at the southern end of his grant to F.W. Fratt and T.K. King. The boundary between Rancho Primer Cañon o Rio de Los Berrendos and Toomes Rancho Rio de Los Molinos grants was roughly Dye Creek. However the location of the exact boundary was the cause of several law suits. In 1871, Robert Hurd Blossom (b.1829) purchased F. W. Fratt's portion of the Dye Grant. In 1882 Blossom sold it to Major Joseph Spencer Cone (1822–1894), who owned the greater portion of the Dye Grant, reuniting that rancho. Cone also bought the northern half of the Toomes Grant. Cone's widow, Anna R. Cone, sold Cone Ranch sold to the Los Molinos Land Company in 1905.
Dye was moderately successful in gold mining in 1848, and in 1853, he married Sarah Adeline Herrall (1826–1862). After the death of his wife and daughter in 1862, he joined the Silver rush
Silver rush
A Silver rush is the silver-mining equivalent of a gold rush.Notable silver rushes have taken place in Mexico, Argentina, the United States , and Canada...
in Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
and then Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. Later, he moved to Santa Cruz County, California
Santa Cruz County, California
Santa Cruz County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, on the California Central Coast. The county forms the northern coast of the Monterey Bay. . As of the 2010 U.S. Census, its population was 262,382. The county seat is Santa Cruz...
where he married Jemima Boyce (b.1813), in 1873, and died there March 4, 1883.