Tule Elk State Natural Reserve
The Tule Elk State Natural Reserve, formerly the Tupman Zoological Reserve, is a protected area operated by California State Parks for the benefit of the general public and the at-risk tule elk subspecies of indigenous Cervus canadensis. There are usually about 30 to 35 tule elk in the conservation herd on the 960-acre (390 ha) reserve in Kern County, California, United States.
Tule Elk State Natural Reserve
Henry Miller was a German-American rancher known as the "Cattle King of California" who at one point in the late 19th century was one of the largest land-owners in the United States.
Henry Miller, c. 1887
Correspondence between Henry Miller and his superintendent, P.H. Turner
Bloomfield, the home of Henry Miller, completed in 1887