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"Ammi Hoyt on his way to a railroad siding with a load of potatoes for shipment to market. Until 1925 most potatoes were still being hauled by horse drawn wagons, but shortly afterwards hauling was done by trucks." -- McCoy Memoirs p.199
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The Kilgore property on Brush Creek is in the foreground; in the backgound are horses hauling a load to market.
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Allen Stage Station "Half-way House" at the mouth of Squaw Creek. The "x" marks the original stage building.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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C.1930: Dad Wellington and grandson, John Wellington, seated in buckboard. Buggy is being pulled by a mule. Both wear hats and Dad Wellington wears overalls.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Sometimes winter travel was very hard on both animals and humans." -- The Gates Genealogy
6) Stage stop
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The restored Wohlgehagen cabin, while titled the "stage stop" by Diamond S ranch residents, was very likely not the actual stage stop on Bellyache. Rather, this is Anna Wohlgehagen's homestead cabin that has been re-built and re-located. According to Jack Oleson, the real stage stop was likely located at the head of Squaw Creek and was not salvageable.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch...
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Eagle County Historical Society volunteer Bill Heicher explains the stagecoach route that went from Red Cliff to Squaw Creek then over Bellyache mountain to Eagle.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
