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Darrell Barnes and Guy Barnes in the lettuce patch at the Castle homestead. The cabin is visible in the background. "Grass and sage brush were cleared from a large area not far from the cabin and the cleared land was planted to make a lettuce field. Barnes was able to sell the lettuce crop by hauling it to town in a wagon pulled by horses. The lettuce was loaded into a railroad car and shipped to market. It was packed in ice to keep it fresh and...
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Guy and Monica Barnes with baby Boyd.
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The first graders at Eagle School in 1928. From left: Ralth Ginther, Betty Howland, Bill Nimon, -----, -----, Floyd Aerts, Margie Stein (Vick), Ira Bindley, -----, Darrell Barnes [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Monica Barnes, holding deer carcass, with Boyd at left and Darrell at right. The dog is interested. They're at the homestead cabin on Castle. The rules of the homestead act required fence around the property and other improvements. "The fence was built totally by Guy Barnes. Every post hole was dug by hand, every fence post was sawed or chopped from trees on the land and barbed wire (usually four strands) was strung on every fence post. Wooden...
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Monica, Darrell and Boyd Barnes, seated in the doorway of the larger cabin at Four Mile (four miles up Eby Creek). Animals in the yard include a calf, dog, and pig.
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Guy Barnes sawing a log. Darrell Barnes is seated on the log; Boyd Barnes is helping at the other end. "Heat for the cabin was furnished by a black four-legged stove which burned wood for fuel. The wood was either sawed or chopped with an ax." -- Homestead Days in Colorado p.1
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Monica Barnes hold the reins to the family work horses with Boyd Barnes standing in front of her.
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Guy Barnes holding Boyd on the back of a sheep in front of the barn on the Castle homestead. Eventually, Barnes got rid of his cattle and sheep herds and leased the pastures to others. To supplement his income, he worked for Holy Cross Electric and worked on the construction of Highway 6 & 24.
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Darrell, Boyd and Monica Barnes, with the family dog, standing in the yard of the larger cabin at Four Mile.
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Darrell, Boyd and Phyllis Barnes at their Eby Creek cabin in 1926.
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Darrell, Guy and Boyd Barnes, standing at the doorway of the large cabin at Four Mile (four miles up Eby Creek, toward Castle). The smaller cabin ..."was built from aspen wood logs and was really small. The roof on this cabin was made of dirt and the family garden was grown on the roof of the little cabin. Phyllis Barnes [Johnson] was born in this cabin one year pretty close to Christmas. ... Guy Barnes cleared more land and built a much larger...