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The Gates family has traced their genealogy back 6 generations beginning in Europe. This short family history is of Bert & Nona Gates, 5th generation, and their ranching and homesteading experiences in the Eagle River Valley. The information used in this was compiled by Lemley Gates.
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"Just across Rock Creek Canyon from the Ebert place on Conger Mesa, Bert Hadley took up a 160 acre homestead and built this house on it in 1905. Prior to that year, he had married Huldah LaForce and they had spent a part of their honeymoon on the former Milby Frazer place at the head of Egeria Canyon. Bert, who was in poor health, did not live long enough to realize his dream of transforming the homestead into a cattle ranch. After his death, about...
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Bert Yandell and his dog, Pal, across the valley from Squaw Creek. Bert is carrying books and a lunch pail in his left arm. Ranch buildings are in the background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Bertha McCain, in bonnet and apron, holding Howard McCain's hand as they go to feed the chickens on the Sherman Brothers Ranch.
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Bertha McCain holding baby Grace, standing next to an unidentified woman. They are in the yard in front of a log house.
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"Bertha and Carl Baker, ten years after moving from McCoy to Meeker." -- McCoy Memoirs p.179
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Betty Jo and Glen Schmidt, posed in front of a Caterpillar tractor. It was their last year on the 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.
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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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"The Bill Johannbroer Ranch on Conger Mesa in 1970." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 235
"Billy Johannbroer was a locomotive engineer on the Clear Creek Branch of the Colorado and Southern Railroad. He did very little active work on his homestead. His wife and children, Bill, Lillian and Kenneth, were the chief ranchers with Billy only being able to help during his vacations and during slack railroad seasons.
Bill Jr. married Verna Ray, daughter of Daniel...
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Photo postcard of the Billy Anghern place on Sheephorn Creek.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
74) Binding oats
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Binding oats on the Wolverton ranch, using a three-horse team. Charles Wolverton is standing behind the binder.
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A bird's-eye view of Kent with a few buildings visible, hayfields in foreground.
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Photo postcard of the Black Mountain Ranch (1960s), showing the lake and a wagon.
Verso reads: "Black Mountain Ranch, McCoy, Colorado 80463, Phone: Wolcott (303) 926-2300. September view of lake and mountains from front porch of lodge. Open year round. Excellent fishing, hunting, riding, snowmobiling in season. New cabins, good food and fun for the entire family."
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Looking down on Black Mountain Ranch sitting above low clouds, 1936. The ranch house is at far right, barns and outbuildings to the left.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"The Black Mountain Lodge and two of the four guest cabins. Bud Kier did most of the carpenter work on the buildings and during that time, he and his wife Loi lived on the ranch." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.250
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The Butler and Conger Cabins at Black Mountain Ranch in 1966.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Biew of Black Mountain Ranch in February 1939. Animal is grazing at far right.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
