The extraordinary China Ranch Oasis is host to our inn. This verdant gem encircled by the waterless mountains and valleys of the Amargosa Desert served as respite to ancient men and women for thousands of years. It has been the documented home to some daring folks starting with Ah Foo, the "Chinaman," who mysteriously disappeared in the 1880's. Near to the once-bustling Old Spanish Trail, it is steeped in the thrilling history of the audacious American old west. A brief expedition to an abandoned miners' cemetery, stamp mill, and assay house touches a deep-rooted personal bond with our adventurous forbears and the land that mesmerized them. Turn of the century mines of lead, silver, gold, talc, iron and gypsum, now silent, stand as sentinels to an epoch of jackass prospectors, pioneering women, railroad tycoons and borax barons. Two historic buildings exist on this 218-acre ranch, one of which is home to our Ranch House Inn Bed and Breakfast.

 

Old photos of Ranch House Inn, environs and early residents. Click here or on the picture to see more.