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41) Fighting bulls
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Carl Gray uses his lasso to break up fighting bulls while Byron McGinnis wheels around them. Cattle drive during the ranch tour.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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"Several observers comment that Jill Schlegel, the only woman working in the pens, is just as adept at handling the animals as most of the men. She grew up in Burns Hole (her maiden name is Wurtsmith), and ranching has always been a part of her life."
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
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Cowboys moving cattle in the pens at the Burns stockyard.
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
44) Herding cattle
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Making sure the cattle all go in the right direction, Burns Hole cattle drive.
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
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Cowboys keeping the cattle moving toward the shipping yard.
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
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Working cattle in the pens.
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
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Getting closer to the shipping yards during the Benton Land and Cattle Co. drive, November 1989.
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
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"The shipping yards, located next to the Burns Post Office and within a stone's throw from the Colorado River, have been used since 1934."
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
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Looking into the pens at the Burns stockyard.
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
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The last step is getting the cattle in single file into the trucks.
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
51) Into the trucks
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The last step is getting the cattle in single file into the trucks.
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
52) Pete DeGraw
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Pete DeGraw on horseback with riderless mount in background.
Correl James "Pete" DeGraw "...moved to Eagle County in 1924, and homesteaded on Bellyache Mountain. He then worked on the Blue River near Kremmling for a short time, and was later in the sheep business before buying a ranch on Eby Creek and raising cattle. Mr. DeGraw married the former Ruby Ping on April 9, 1941.
He was a brand inspector in Eagle County for 40 years. He was also...
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"The cowboys, mounted on well-trained horses, pushed the cattle down the road with snappy bull whips and the distinctive whistles, hoots and calls that ranchers have always used to keep the reluctant animals moving."
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
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1948: Charlie Albertson (75 yrs. old) on "Laddie" at Burns, Colorado stockyard, Fall of 1948. Mr. Albertson wears hat, leather jacket, and chaps; lariat prominent on saddle horn. Stock chute and cattle car (Rio Grande) in left background. Two automobiles in right background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
