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View of the Chambers Ranch with houses, outbuildings and barn. The barn was moved to its present site at the Eagle Visitor Center in 1986 and donated to the Eagle County Historical Society. The Eagle River is in the background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"The trail drive to Wolcott, Colorado (the nearest shipping point from Burns, Colorado) was always an exciting time, eating and sleeping on the trail. But it also meant lots of hard work and long hours. Frank Gates (Dad) told his son George Albert "Bud" Gates that he was 12 years old before he was allowed to go on the trail drive. He was so excited." -- The Gates Genealogy
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Margie Haas seated on tractor used to haul hay to cattle. She's holding a dog. They are at the Haas Ranch, Sandstone Creek.
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Branding crew is brnading cattle on the Charley McCoy Ranch, 1908. Cattle are guided into the chute for control, branded and released. Two children on horseback observe at far right. Barn in right background.
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Round-up at the Leonard Horn Ranch, Wolcott, Colorado. Two riders on horseback are separating cattle at the corral.
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"Henry Creek 1915, Left to right: Leander Hoyt, Mr. Johnson, Warren Henry, Everett Hoyt." -- verso
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Steer in cattle chute being branded. Another lined up, waiting his turn.
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"Branding and dehorning cattle on the Charley McCoy Ranch in 1908 [Yarmony Creek ranch]. Left to right: John Payne, Charley McCoy, Everett Hoyt, Fred Bailey, Ammi Hoyt, Lawrence Payne, Edgar Sperry and Ethel McCoy on the horse." -- McCoy Memoirs p.105
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Clyde Lloyd on far left with three cowboys at the Lloyd Ranch; cattle are behind the riders.
Stamp on back of photo: Quality Photo Finishing Ping's Service Station Eagle, Colorado
10) McCoy Lane
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Jack Gray and Jess Adams, driving cattle through McCoy on McCoy Lane. Log building in the background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
11) Buchholz Mesa
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The Buchholz homestead on Buchholz Mesa. Nicholas is at the far left; Mary is wearing a hat and standing near the door. John, Mary Louise and Beulah Buchholz are also in the picture. There are mounted riders at far right and cattle at midground.
Buchholz Mesa was sold to E. M. Tabor and Nick and John opened a livery business in Eagle.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
12) Branding
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Branding calves on the Bearden place. From left, from left Rolland, Ellis and Ray Bearden.
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Lou Clark (Layman) with County Fair projects: registered bull, Cran-Clay Roland, and registered heifer, Bar-Gay Anne. The Clark ranch house is in the background.
14) Branding Time
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"In the old days, all the neighbors helped each other." -- The Gates Genealogy
15) Branding Time
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"Branding meant a lot of hard work. They would bunch the cattle out in an open area. The men that were good ropers roped the calves and brought them to the branding fire. They worked without the help of chutes and corrals unless the cattle were close to the ranch buildings." -- The Gates Genealogy
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"The Martin Schomers ranch, as it looked in December of 1919. It was the twenty-fifth of April before this snow was all gone." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 263
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
17) Branding
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Branding calves on the Bearden place. From left, from left Rolland, Ellis and Ray Bearden.
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Brush Creek Valley, 1916. Two groups of buildings, fenced pasture and Brush Creek visible with Bellyache Mountain in the background.
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Lou Clark (Layman) and Bar-Gay Robin, a young registered bull. The Clark family raised milking shorthorn cattle on their ranch. Some of the cattle were 4-H projects.
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A closer look at the barn at H. K. Brooks' Castle Peak Ranch. The cattle are eating at feeders at mid-field.
Hollis "Holly" Kelloway Brooks came to Eagle County from Minnesota, settling first in McCoy and then operating a general store in Edwards. From 1926 to 1929, he was the County treasurer. In 1931 and through the 1940s, he owned and operated the Castle Peak ranch (Bar X) in Eagle.
Before Brooks, the ranch was sold by John Carey in September...
