Waring, Richard.

Recorder of Stanislaus County, Calif. (1931-1965). Miller and Lux Estate decree detailing distribution of lands, livestock, etc. of one-time largest landholder in Central Valley printed and sent to County Recorders throughout California (1900). Waring photocopied Miller & Lux decree, giving Holt Atherton Special Collections hardcopy. He also kept notes on Henry Miller and Charles Lux (1986) which are in collection. Henry Miller (1827-1916) came to California (1850) where he worked as a butcher using his earnings to buy lands from veterans and others who had received free lands from U.S. government. Miller came to own more than one million acres of Central Valley real estate on which he grazed cattle and sheep. His control of vast water rights kept him locked in protracted legal battles with other large landholders. His control of water rights was overturned by Wright Act (1887). After Charles Lux's death (1887), Miller tried unsuccessfully to wrest their properties from Lux's heirs.

From the description of Richard Waring Miller & Lux collection, 1900-1986. (University of the Pacific). WorldCat record id: 35397245