Well, it has been awhile since I provided an update. Progress has been slow, but sure. Some of the tedious work has been involved in researching title of the various ranches. Take for instance, the case of Frank Flux, by many accounts purchased the Sifford ranch south of Milford in 1927. It is not showing in the Grantee Index for a ten year period, so there must be recorded elsewhere in Agreements. Or in the case of Lawrence Holland who sold the Smoke Creek Ranch in 1952, that was even reported in the New York Times. Whether the brand project will be completed by the end of the year, is not known.
After all, this is due to some unforseen “bumps in the road.” When I switched out hard drives earlier this year, my publishing software would no longer work. The company changed their software policy, which is border line extortion, and I have to pay a hefty fee for reactivation. To make things a bit more interesting and for some distraction is the November 8 election in which I running for re-election for Lassen Community College Trustee Area 1. As they say, it is what it is. Stay tuned.