[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16726-16727]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING DAULTON RANCH

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 20, 2004

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Daulton Ranch on 
the occasion

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of their 150th anniversary. The Daulton Ranch was the first and is the 
longest standing cattle operation in Madera County, California.
  Henry Clay Daulton, the son of a soldier in the War of 1812, and the 
grandson of a Revolutionary War soldier, left Missouri for California 
during the Gold Rush of 1849. Together, in 1854 Henry Clay and his wife 
Mary Jane created Daulton Ranch out of a small piece of property at the 
north end of then Fresno County that grew to over 17,000 acres in what 
is today Madera County. Along the way Daulton Ranch, which began as a 
sheep and cattle operation, gradually became a cattle only operation 
and today is renowned for its choice Hereford cattle.
  Henry Clay Daulton was not only an asset to his community as a 
rancher, but also as a civil servant. Mr. Daulton served as Chairman of 
the Fresno County Board of Supervisors and under his leadership Fresno 
County grew and prospered. Later, Mr. Daulton spearheaded the movement 
to create a new county out of a northern section of Fresno County which 
became and is today Madera County.
  Today, Daulton Ranch continues its vibrant legacy under the 
stewardship of Henry Clay Daulton III and his wife Dusty. They are as 
much a value to the community as the long family line that came before 
them.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the Daulton Ranch on the 
occasion of its 150th anniversary celebration. I invite my colleagues 
to join me in honoring the Daulton Ranch and wishing the Daulton family 
many more years of continued success.

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