Each square on the map is one square mile, and E.B Perry owned a lot of Fresno County (the light reddish claims).
"After service in the Civil War [on the Confederate side btw], Perrin moved to California, where he began purchasing land throughout California and Arizona, speculating on the routes of the various railroads, purchasing land from Redding to Los Angeles in large quantities. "
has more on the pattern of speculation in Fresno, e.g.:
"Between 1860 and 1891 the land patents filed by these twenty individuals and companies accounted for 41% of all patents filed. They bought land primarily along the railroad, and held on to it, waiting for land prices to rise. "
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Each square on the map is one square mile, and E.B Perry owned a lot of Fresno County (the light reddish claims).
"After service in the Civil War [on the Confederate side btw], Perrin moved to California, where he began purchasing land throughout California and Arizona, speculating on the routes of the various railroads, purchasing land from Redding to Los Angeles in large quantities. "
http://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/24804/Perrin_Colony_The_Finest_Tract_of_Raisin_Land_Ever_Offered_with/Crocker%20&%20Co..html
https://web.stanford.edu/group/spatialhistory/cgi-bin/site/pub.php?id=67
has more on the pattern of speculation in Fresno, e.g.:
"Between 1860 and 1891 the land patents filed by these twenty individuals and companies accounted for 41% of all patents filed. They bought land primarily along the railroad, and held on to it, waiting for land prices to rise. "