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21. McCoy Lane
22. Buchholz Mesa
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The Buchholz homestead on Buchholz Mesa. Nicholas is at the far left; Mary is wearing a hat and standing near the door. John, Mary Louise and Beulah Buchholz are also in the picture. There are mounted riders at far right and cattle at midground.
Buchholz Mesa was sold to E. M. Tabor and Nick and John opened a livery business in Eagle.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
24. Branding
25. Ft. Morgan farm
27. Branding Time
28. Branding Time
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"Branding meant a lot of hard work. They would bunch the cattle out in an open area. The men that were good ropers roped the calves and brought them to the branding fire. They worked without the help of chutes and corrals unless the cattle were close to the ranch buildings." -- The Gates Genealogy
30. Branding
31. Ft. Morgan farm
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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...
36. Hugh Norman
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"Hugh Norman at the Arthur Horn ranch [on Rock Creek] in 1916." -- McCoy Memoirs p.204
Photo postcard.
"Hugh Norman and Mae Van Horn were married in 1919 and shortly after their marriage they moved to the Kibbler ranch which they ran for several years. They continued to rent and operate various ranches in the area. As a sideline Hugh contracted haying jobs in Egeria Park." -- p.204
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical...
37. Ellis Bearden
38. Moving cattle
40. Shipping pens
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Moving cattle into the shipping pens at Wolcott, Colorado, to wait for the train.
"Daddy Frank also told "Bud" that the first time he could remember going to Wolcott, he was about 5 years old. The cowboys ran their horses down the street shooting their guns. He was so frightened he hid behind his mother's skirt (Grandmother "Nona" Gates). Bet Grandmother was rather uneasy herself." -- The Gates Genealogy