THE LAST OF THE CATTLE "BARONS."

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15593, 9 August 1921, Page 8

THE LAST OF THE CATTLE "BARONS."

BIGGEST FARM IN U.S. TO BE BROKEN UP. : NEW YORK, June 1.--What is. believed to be the largest landed estate in the world held by a single individual is ■about to be broken up info small holdings! and sold at, public auction. C'oiniprisiiig 000,000 acres (1250 square miles) in the State of California, it belonged to Air Henry Miller, sometimes called the last- of the tattle barons, who died at the age of 88, live years ago, leaving to his only child, Mrs L. Leroy Nickel,' of ■sail Eramisco, and her husband, property valued at £8,000,000. The Miller ranches were a few of the .surviving domains of the cowboys as pictured in t>iq_ cinema shows, and on them Mr Miller had at one time- as nianv as c'O.CCO: cattle and IOO.OCO sheep, besides great droves of hogs.'. Miller had the reputation of having been robbed by highwaymen more often than any other man who ever lived. He never resisted. The following stor.y told of him is said to be true : A Mexican once took from him 200 dollars at the point of a pistol. "That is Jill I have about me," said Miller, when the man had gone through Ins pockets. "I'm a long way from home. Won't yon lend me 20 doiiars for travelling* expenses'f The.robber said be would, and (landed back the amount asked for.

Three years later, the cattle king mot bun hi a. town, nnd although the bandit, demurred ho insisted upon paving him the 20 dollars bo had "borrowed.''