HISTORY: Properties and Buildings | HIGH LONESOME RANCH

High Lonesome Ranch, at the end of Greystokes Road originally belonged to the Nicholases who obtained it as a Crown Grant. They built the log home and the large barn located on the property. Both of them are still standing. The house has been renovated and largely rebuilt. The barn has lost its original roof, but is otherwise largely intact.

In 1962, after Frank Nicolas’ death, the property was sold to the Feniaks. They had to take a thousand dollar loan to bring in the power and telephone and were unable to pay it back. This forced them to sell the property to the Wiens. In 1970, Doc Campbell, Phil Mobery, Ernie Winter and his son, Budge (Bill) Winter purchased the property which was then a 160 acre parcel. They subdivided off 40 acres located on the northwest side of Mission Creek and sold it to Jerry Scherl who further subdivided that part of the property. When Doc Campbell died, the Winters paid off his widow and bought out Phil Mobery. When Mr. Ernie Winter died, his share of the property came into the hands of his daughter, Valerie. Budge and she (who now lives in Merritt) have left the property to their grandchildren.

John Wood now lives in the cabin works as a welder in town and also works with the Hyatts in their furniture production business.

<-- Mary Shanks at the Nicholas Barn in 1922