In the American West, land acquisition often occurred through occupation and use rather than formal purchase, as demonstrated by Cavaness who built a house and established cattle range without buying the land, which was later patented in 1919 when sold to Clemens.
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Added:Nations from the old barn that was there.
The foundation from the house that was there.
We have you know we [music] have some pictures of that stuff it's pretty interesting.
And I guess it was a private piece of property in that Superstition Wilderness for a long time until the Forest Service took control of it.
>> That's always been a question in my mind how these guys went out there and and acquired what they acquired.
When Frazier sold it to Clemens he patented it in 1919. How did he buy it from from the guy from Frazier?
There's no mention of of What do you call it homesteading or anything like that?
>> Yeah.
>> Cavaness just went out there and built a house and wherever his cattle went that was his land range but he didn't buy it.
>> [laughter]
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