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The Arthur Horn ranch about 2.5 miles north of McCoy on Rock Creek, in winter. Pete Horn purchased the ranch about 1890.
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View of Rock Creek Canyon showing the Moffatt railroad grade at upper right.
"This two and one half miles of railroad track with tunnels No. 45, 46, 47, 48 and the big bridge across the creek was considered the costliest piece of grade on the railroad. A high bridge across the canyon in the foreground could have eliminated all this costly construction and maintenance and such a bridge was contemplated, but steel for the structure was unobtainable...
3) Horn Ranch
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"The Horn ranch house on Rock Creek, two and one half miles above McCoy, as it was in 1917. Homesteaders Alvin Hart and Rooks built the cabin with the fireplace, the rest was added on by the Horns. The low building on the right was the kitchen, the two story addition had two bedrooms upstairs and the ground floor was the living room, the fireplace room served as a bunkhouse for ranch hands. Shortly after Arthur Horn's death, Mrs. Horn had that...
4) McCoy Hotel
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A winter scene at the McCoy Hotel, showing the bridge over Rock Creek.
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"An early day log dwelling a little similar to the Wohler house, but built by Tom Elliott on his Mother's homestead. Besides the Elliott family who lived here over twenty years, succeeding occupants were the Grays, Grohs, Grimes, Kaysers and Holts.
The dirt roof building on the extreme left was the original building and the rest were additions. The logs in this building and many other in the vicinity are as sound today as in the day they were cut...
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"A grain threshing outfit and crew on the Frank Groh ranch on lower Rock Creek in 1911. From left to right they are Phil Hines and Frank Parker, who were onlookers. Next are Charley McCoy and Tom Wohler, who owned the outfit. Then Phil Kapale, Ben Butler, unknown, Ed Bailey, Frank Groh, Jr., Harry Groh and Sam Kibbler.
While in operation, it was the duty of the owners to see that all parts of the equipment were functioning properly. Other men...
7) McCoy Hotel
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"A look at the McCoy Hotel from the west bank of Rock Creek in 1916. If the bridge was only able to talk, think of the many interesting stories it could tell about the many travelers that passed over it between Wolcott and Routt County. Flood waters took it out twice, in 1952 when the King Mountain Reservoir dam gave way and again when high water took it out in 1962. After that it was never replaced." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.95.
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Hauling logs on a sled using a two-horse team.
"James P. Gates was a very good carpenter, and decided to build a stage coarch inn on their new land, which as a stop on the stage line between Kremmling and Steamboat Springs, Colorado. So the cutting and hauling of logs began. J.P. knew hoe to use a broad axe to shape the logs he used for building so that they fit together evenly and firmly." -- The Gates Genealogy
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"The Rock Creek Ranch in its hey-day or about 1905. It would be interesting to know who the men and women are. The man in the center has an antlered deer head." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.313
The building was constructed by Jim Gates about 1900.
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"A 1908 photograph of the family of Pete and Melissa Horn. Back, from left: Mary, Mabel, Ida, Maude. Front, from left: Walter, Arthur and Charley. All attended the Cottonwood school at one time or another and all are deceased except Mabel." -- McCoy Memoirs. p. 115
Pete Horn, coming from Bailey, Colorado, purchased the tract from two trappers about 1890, and homesteaded with the help of his wife, Melissa, and seven children.
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11) Katie Gates
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Catharine "Katie" Lemley Gates seated at a writing table.
James P. Gates..."married Catharine J. "Katie" Lemley in Monrow county, Ohio, on the 22d of October, 1868. Katie was born in 1842. They moved to Hebron, Nebraska, and started a family. A son George Albert was born August 15, 1872, in Hebron, Neb. Their second known child, Clark Lemley, was born August 21, 1878, in Hebron. James P. and Catharine had at least 2 more boys and twin girls,...
12) Harvesting oats
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"Harvesting a good crop of oats on the Arthur Horn ranch in 1916. Along with the assurance of an ample supply of irrigation water out of Rock Creek, this soil is very productive. In the background is Table Rock, a lava formation separating Rock and Egeria Creeks. The top of the rock is mostly sagebrush with some cedars and pinyons scattered through it. Until 1950 there was clear evidence of an Indian arrowhead makers' camp including a round area about...
13) Iron Spring
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"The story has been told that great grandmother (Katie) Gates, used water from this mineral spring, located at the old stage stop on Gore Pass, for some of her baking." -- The Gates Genealogy
14) Table Rock
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Rock Creek Canyon and Table Rock with snow in 1917, taken by Ferdinand Ambos.
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Jack Williamson's cabin on Rock Creek, snow on the ground. The cabin was built circa 1909 and burned in about 1922. This photo was taken in 1920.
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"At the former Groh ranch on Rock Creek above McCoy in 1916 [photo dated 1917]. Here are: George Shepard, John Brooks [Jr.], Jessie [Brooks] Groh and Harry Groh. George, a faithful worker had been associated with the Brooks family for many years." -- McCoy Memoirs p.124
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"A 1907 photo of Mary Groh, her son Frank and Mr. Ball, who was the first settler in Yarmony Park. They are posing for a picture at the Groh ranch house." -- McCoy Memoirs p.122
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18) Feeding cattle
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Feeding cattle on the Horn Ranch at Rock Creek, during the heavy snows of winter 1916.
From left: Arthur, Lulu, Mabel, Harold and Leonard Horn.
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19) McCoy 1975
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A view of McCoy and McCoy Lane in 1973 or 1975 [both dates are on the photo] taken from the same spot as 1992.004A.084. The street is still unpaved and the major buildings (barns, McCoy Hotel) are gone. Vegetation has grown, hiding the bridge over Rock Creek.
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"1916. Leonard and Harold Horn heading for the Antelope school, riding their Mother's horse, Benny." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 119
[date on photo: 1917]
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