Sentences with phrase «wire along the creeks»

Their commitment to wilderness is as fervent as any I have come across, but it pays tribute to the historical presence of human beings, from the original residents, whom the pioneers called Sheep Eaters, to the gold miners of the late 19th century, to the ranchers who strung telephone wire along the creeks in the 20th century, to big - game hunters who used Taylor Ranch as a base before the university acquired it and turned it into a biological field station.