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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.
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Bill Heicher, Eagle County Historical Society volunteer, explains the historic stagecoach route over Bellyache to Rex Brown.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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Interior of the blacksmith shop. The building is actually the home that Jack Oleson was born in at Gypsum. He moved the building to the Diamond S Ranch in 2012.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
4) Bob Cowden
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Bob Cowden, whose parents homesteaded on Bellyache, assisted with the tour of the Diamond S historical sites. The original Cowden cabin was rebuilt by Jack Oleson in 2009.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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Local rancher Byron McGinnis rounds up cattle on Bellyache during the Diamond S tour.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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A barn on the C. F. Lloyd Ranch. Lettering on the barn roof says, "Jones 'diamond' J Ranch," as the ranch was part owned or operated by a step-son, Wayne Jones. Fencing and scrap lumber is in the left foreground. (Wayne T. Jones was an Eagle County Commissioner in the early 1940s.)
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Photo postcard of the C. F. Lloyd Ranch. The Eagle River is at midfield, in front of the ranch buildings. C. F. Lloyd is written on the barn roof.
”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...
8) Carl Gray
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Carl Gray of Eagle moving cattle below the Howe homestake cabin on Bellyache during the tour.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
9) Cattle drive
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Horsemen Byron McGinnis (left) and Carl Gray drive cattle on Bellyache during the tour.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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Byron McGinnis moving cattle below the Howe homestake cabin on Bellyache during the tour.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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This is the original John Cowden family homestead cabin, which was moved about a half a mile from it's original site on Bellyache. Jack Oleson reconstructed the cabin on the Diamond S ranch.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
12) Diamond S gate
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A photo of the front gate for the Diamond S Ranch showing the ranch brand. The ranch east of Eagle was homesteaded by Nicholas Buchholz in 1890. Jesse Sherman, Clyde Lloyd and Wayne T. Jones were subsequent owners.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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The lower ranch hayfields, showing off the broad meadow expanse of the ranch land closest to the Eagle River.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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The Diamond S Ranch looking east down the Eagle River Valley through Red Canyon to Red Point. The building with the red roof is the large riding barn.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
15) Fighting bulls
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Two bulls vie for dominance during a cattle drive on Bellyache. Byron McGinnis will tell them to move it along.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
16) Fighting bulls
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Carl Gray uses his lasso to break up fighting bulls while Byron McGinnis wheels around them. Cattle drive during the ranch tour.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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Eagle County Historical Society volunteers, Marion Laughlin (left) and Earlene Bronn, stand by the historic Diamond S barn, which contains Jack Oleson's private museum.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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Second floor of the historic Diamond S barn, which contains Jack Oleson's private museum. This barn shows up in photos of the ranch that date back to 1911-1912.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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Iron frame beds and quilts in the restored Lionedes Howe homestead cabin on the Diamond S Ranch. Wood and leather trunks are at the foot of the beds.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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Interior of the Howe cabin, restored by Jack Oleson. Jack created the "stove" from actual stove parts and a wooden box.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
