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“In 1867, John’s great-grandfather, John William Lacey, traveled from Missouri to prospect for gold and built a homestead in what was then the lush valley near Lone Pine. Neighboring Fort Independence provided protection for the valleyís miners and farmers from marauding Indians. In 1915 John W. sold his property and divided the proceeds among his four children, but not before Los Angeles County, nearly 200 miles to the south, had bought up water rights in the entire region. Read More ...]]> 2848 https://competitivemarkets.com/lacey-livestock-ca/ Fri, 30 May 2014 14:57:50 +0000 http://www.competitivemarkets.com/?p=2486

“It all comes back as I drive up into the high country of the eastern Sierras. Much has changed since my first trip to this area but the land is the same : stark, rough and beautiful. Snowcapped Mount Whitney rises to more than 14,000 feet just to the west, with other “fourteeners” peaking along the Sierra Nevada ridgeline. To the east lie the dry Inyo Mountains. Beyond them, stretching across into Nevada, is the infamous Death Valley Read More ...]]> 2486