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== References ==
== References ==
* [[Sessions S. Wheeler]], "[http://books.google.com/books?id=gBYUBc-O4OgC&lpg=PA157&dq=%22Fly%20Ranch%22%201916&pg=PA157#v=onepage&q=%22Fly%20Ranch%22%201916&f=false The Black Rock Desert]," p. 157.  Fred Gerlach homesteaded Fly Ranch
* [[Sessions S. Wheeler]], "[http://books.google.com/books?id=gBYUBc-O4OgC&lpg=PA157&dq=%22Fly%20Ranch%22%201916&pg=PA157#v=onepage&q=%22Fly%20Ranch%22%201916&f=false The Black Rock Desert]," p. 157.  Fred Gerlach homesteaded Fly Ranch
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Revision as of 17:09, 31 December 2013

The Fly Ranch was first homesteaded in the late 1800s by Fred Gerlach, son of Louis Gerlach, for whom the town of Gerlach was named. Later it was a part of the John Casey estate, until it was sold to Todd Jaksick (Bright Holland Corporation) in 1998.

The feature known as Fly Geyser has attracted a substantial amount of interest since it developed from a leaking geothermal well into a striking colorful spouting statue, sitting on a dais of mud amidst ponds of warm water and thriving plants. The property is generally off limits to visitors because of liability and vandalism concerns.

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