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Alec Macdonell, born in Beauly, Scotland, with one of his Scottish longhorned cattle. "Highland cattle or kyloe are an ancient Scottish breed of beef cattle with long horns and long wavy coats which are coloured black, brindled, red, yellow or dun. The breed developed in the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland. Breeding stock has been exported to the rest of the world, especially Australia and North America, since the early 20th Century....
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Alexander Macdonell on horse. His family in Scotland called him Ackie or Ack; in Eagle, he was referred to as Alec. Alec was first employed on the Frank Doll ranch in Gypsum Valley. Then he leased land on the George Wilkinson ranch on Brush Creek, south of Eagle. After World War I and his marriage to Sadie Figgins, he returned to Eagle and moved to the Sproule ranch on Brush Creek. In 1923, he bought land from Charles Mayer and established his...
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Alexander Macdonell in a studio photograph taken with two of his sisters in Scotland. Alex (called Ack or Ackie by his family), was born November 16, 1882, in Beauly, Scotland. He emigrated to the United States and was employed on the Frank Doll ranch in the Gypsum valley. He then leased land on the Geo. Wilkinson ranch on Brush Creek. He served with the U.S. Army 6th Cavalry in World War I.
He returned to Eagle after the war and married Miss...