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Six people sitting on port of "Thirteen" house, Burns, Colorado. From left to right: Frank Benton, Marie Durbin Bainum (cousin to Grace), Grace Benton (Mrs. Frank), T. Harry Benton (son), unidentified man, Charles Mann. (The latter two men are from the Mann Livestock Commission Co.)
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Charley McCoy (Charles B., son of Charles H. McCoy) married Stella Hatch in 1900. Daughter Ethel was born in 1902 and daughter Mildred was born in 1913. "Charles B. stayed with ranching and was known as a progressive stockman of the area. He developed a fine ranch on Yarmony Creek, five miles east of McCoy." -- McCoy Memoirs p.107, photo on p. 105
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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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The interior of a blacksmith shop with two men working at center.
"The photograph was taken in the late 1800s in my great-granddad's first homestead which is now known as Castle Peak Ranch. The ranch that the family currently owns north of the original homestead were homesteads of my grandfather Joh, my dad and his sister Beaulah." -- John Buchholz July 5, 2000
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Jesse Sherman standing chest-high in an oat field on the Sherman Brothers Ranch.
"Mr. Sherman and his younger brother, George, owned and operated the Sherman Brothers Dairy and Feed Store in Leadville from 1890 to 1900. In 1901 they purchased the cattle ranch on the Eagle River four miles above Eagle, which was known for many years as the Sherman Brothers Ranch. They were outstanding pioneers in the successful development of potato and grain production...
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9. Mr. Stone
12. Lloyd Ranch
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"Chicago businessman Clyde Lloyd purchased the Sherman Brothers Ranch (east of town) in 1922. He and his stepson Wayne T. Jones called the operation 'Red Mountain Ranch' and were known for annually hosting one of the largest Hereford sales in the state. Clyde's brother and sister-in-law, Carl and Ella, were the caretakers for the ranch. Located about 4 miles east of Eagle, the property featured a magnificent ranch house (which burned to the ground...
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"A group at the Charley McCoy ranch in 1923. In back: Stella McCoy, Mabel and Judd Lyon, Charley McCoy. Middle row: Elizabeth Babcock, Mary Koski, Ethel McCoy, Frank McCalister. In front: Robert and Fred Laman, Kathleen Stahl, Ola Garrett, Mildred McCoy, Ila Babcock and Hilda Laman." -- McCoy Memoirs p.106
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C.1900: Miners who came from Leadville and homesteaded property formerly owned by Hubert Peterson. Right to left: George Mosher and John Monroe, standing; John Pfeifer, seated on wagon. George Scheifelbeins owned the property before Hubert Peterson. Log structure (fence?) and hay stack in background. Taken along the Eagle River in Edwards where Reserve is now.
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15. Gerard Group
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Meeting between ranchers and the Forest Service held at the CCC Camp, Yeoman Park, in the 1930s. Adrian "Abe" Reynolds, founder of the Eagle Valley Enterprise is wearing the dark suit and standing in the back row.
Back row: 7th from left Adrian Reynolds (father of Marilla McCain); 8th Ellery Burford, sheep rancher; 9th L. J. Borah, Gypsum Creek rancher and guide
Front row: 2d from left Clyde Schlegel, McCoy rancher; 3rd Cyrus Dice, rancher; 4th...