Bonanza was the term for a large gold strike during the 'gold fever' days of the old west. The Poderosa was worth it's weight in gold with timber and cattle as a source of revenue, a real 'bonanza' for the lucky Cartwrights.
A bonanza is a miner's term, describing a large vein of ore.
The Ponderosa was in Nevada Territory in the TV show Bonanza.
Bonanza - 1959 Ponderosa Matador 5-15 was released on: USA: 12 January 1964
600,000 acres or 1000 square miles
Hank Myers a Ponderosa hand sang the song The Streets of Laredo on Bonanza in the episode The Wooing of Abigail Jones.
According to Wikipedia, the Ponderosa ranch would have covered over one thousand square miles.
The Ponderosa
Bonanza
The Ponderosa was in Nevada Territory in the TV show Bonanza.
Bonanza - 1959 The Ponderosa Birdman 6-20 was released on: USA: 7 February 1965
Bonanza - 1959 Ponderosa Explosion 8-16 was released on: USA: 1 January 1967
Bonanza - 1959 Escape to Ponderosa 1-25 was released on: USA: 5 March 1960
Bonanza - 1959 Ponderosa Matador 5-15 was released on: USA: 12 January 1964
600,000 acres or 1000 square miles
The Ponderosa was the vast ranch owned by Ben Cartwright (Lorne Green) on the 1960s show, "Bonanza."
Robert Temple Ayres
Hank Myers a Ponderosa hand sang the song The Streets of Laredo on Bonanza in the episode The Wooing of Abigail Jones.
According to Wikipedia, the Ponderosa ranch would have covered over one thousand square miles.