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The ranch was homesteaded by John Douglas in 1872 and consisted of 500,000 acres.
He supplied meat to the CPR construction crews in the 1880s.
He returned to California in 1888 and died there in 1889. Originally founded by Joseph Blackbourne Greaves (he came from Yorkshire), Charles M. Beak, Charles W. Thompson and William C. Ward in 1886. The "111" brand (also known as the three-bar brand) registered by Beak became the ranch's brand. The ranch became solely owned in modern times by Charles N. Woodward.
In 1995 they claimed to be the fifth oldest company in British Columbia.
参考文献
- Nicola Valley Archives Association. (1989)
- Shewchuk, Murphy (1975)
- In Business In VancouverIssue 310 October 3- 9, 1995
