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c.1914: South Derby Ditch Camp, Burns, Colorado. Built by James and Bert Gates in the 1890's.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A mud wagon prepared to start the run from Wolcott to Steamboat Springs. A more robust vehicle than a coach for use in difficult conditions such as mud, although conditions in this photo are good. Comfort was often a casualty, but wasn't much to start with. More mules would almost surely be added for power to deal with adverse conditions and a larger load. [Courtesy of Stuart Dykstra]
"Before the road was built over Rabbit Ears Pass, the stage...
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Stagecoach in front of the stage barn at Steamboat Springs, ready to leave for Wolcott. The trip by stage from Rock Creek to Steamboat Springs took one full day.
84) The Gates women
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A grouping of the Gates women during the summer.
Back row, from left: Clark Gates' wife, Grace; Walter Gates' wife, Grace; Mary
Middle row: Ruth, Nona, Eva and Martha
Front row: Berta, Marie and Edith
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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
87) Walter Gates
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Studio portrait of Walter Gates (1879-1947), son of Madison Cassius "Cash" Gates.
"Walter worked for the Kodak Company and he took a lot of pictures whenever he visited. It seemed like he was always taking pictures. (We are grateful for that because many of the pictures in this book were taken by him.) -- The Gates Genealogy
88) Walter Gates
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Walter Gates posed with horses at a hunting camp.
"Walter and Grace [his wife] visited often on Derby Mesa (from their home in Hastings, Nebraska) during the summer for a number of years. They stayed frequently with the Clark Gates, the James P. Gates and the Bert Gates families. In laater years they stayed with the Frank Gates and Albert Gates families." -- Bettie Gates in The Gates Genealogy
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From left, Clark and Walter Gates going on a camping and hunting trip. Clark is "probably scanning the countryside for elk." -- The Gates Genealogy
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Walter (left) and Clark Gates, cousins, standing by a campfire. Walter frequently visited his cousins, coming from Nebraska in the summertime.
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From left, Walter and Clark Gates going on a camping and hunting trip.
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Walter Gates with his wife, Grace, during a Colorado visit.
"Walter and Grace were always very well dressed and very friendly. They rode horses but did not take much part in the ranch acitivities. They were very presentable and meticulous in their dress, but were not pompous in any way." -- Bettie Gates in The Gates Geneaology.
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WIlliam Henry "Bill" George was born April 21, 1850, in Cooper County, Missouri. His family moved to Valley View, Cooke County, Texas, to help his arthritis or rheumatism. While he was living in Valley View, Texas, Bill George met and married Charity Elizabeth "Libbie" Forster. They married on October 23, 1873, in Cooke County, Texas. -- The Gates Genealogy
Bill died in 1900 in Breckenridge, Colorado.
94) Winter Travel
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"Sometimes winter travel was very hard on both animals and humans." -- The Gates Genealogy
