This chapter details the development of Santa Cruz as a farming community, the acquisition of Scorpion Ranch by Bax Russell, and the eviction of Bax from Scorpion Ranch. A vast portion of Santa Cruz was bought by Justinian Caire in the late 1800s after California became American territory. In the years following, Caire became prosperous and, following his death, his heirs fought over how to split the land. Eventually, after years of disagreement, Bax Russell leased the land in order to make a living sheepfarming. However, the owners of the ranch, the Gherinis, forced Russell out during the time Anise lived on the island in order to begin a hunting business, depicted in the previous chapter.
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