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A closer look at the barn at H. K. Brooks' Castle Peak Ranch. The cattle are eating at feeders at mid-field.
Hollis "Holly" Kelloway Brooks came to Eagle County from Minnesota, settling first in McCoy and then operating a general store in Edwards. From 1926 to 1929, he was the County treasurer. In 1931 and through the 1940s, he owned and operated the Castle Peak ranch (Bar X) in Eagle.
Before Brooks, the ranch was sold by John Carey in September...
66. Chambers Ranch
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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...
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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...
69. Cyrus Dice
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Lee Johnson and Ed, his brother. The Johnson Brothers began buying registered Herefords in 1906 and handled range cattle, as well. They increased their land holdings, including the Sherman Brothers ranch east of Eagle in 1919, to become the largest owners of irrigated farm land in the county.
Ed Johnson ran the ranch and Lee Johnson had the transport company out of Longmont.
They dispersed the herd in 1922-23. Ed Johnson went to Raton, New Mexico,...
74. Lloyd Ranch
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"Burns, Colo. 1945. Ted Harris, Calvin and Calla James and Nina Harris." -- McCoy Memoirs p.174
"After Mr. and Mrs. James had sold their homestead they moved to Burns where Calvin worked in the timber and also for a short time on the railroad. The couple retired in 1942 and build a home in Eagle. Calvin died there but his wife, Calla still resides in their home." -- McCoy Memoirs p.175
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical...
79. Holden Family
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The Holden family at Beaver Creek. Agnes Holden (Randall) is the girl at far right. Agnes and her family moved to their ranch at Beaver Creek from Washington state in 1912. "Agnes completed grades one through eight in Avon and then attended school in Minturn, Colo. for two years. She then attended school for two years in Gypsum, Colo. graduating from the high school there in 1928. In 1929, she was married to Harold Randall and they moved to Eagle,...