Alkali Lake Ranch

ALKALI LAKE RANCH  () , 50 km south of WILLIAMS LAKE, is believed to be the first beef cattle ranch in western Canada and is one of the largest in BC. Founded in 1861 by the German-born Herman Otto Bowe, the ranch remained in his family until 1910; that year it was sold to an Englishman, Charles Wynn Johnson, who added to the holdings over the next 30 years. Mario Reidemann, an Austrian business magnate, purchased the ranch in 1939 and his...

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