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Bailey School at Burns, Colorado. The log structure is above the "21" Ditch across from the T. Harry Benton home and west of the present Ben Wurtsmith home (formerly known as the Bailey Place). Martha Gates was the teacher as well as Margaret Porter (nee Brooks). Martha is now Mrs. Garland Godbold (1986).
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
2) Burns School
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Burns school in 1976 (abandoned). Mrs. L. K. Toomer was one of the last teachers. Freda Lowe was the last cook. The Gates, Albertson, Benton, Toomer, Strubi, Luark, Schlegel, Wheelock, and Wurtsmith children went to this school (grades 1 through 8).
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Sod-roofed log cabin, in the yard at the "Baily Place," currently (1986) owned by Ben Wurtsmith. John Bailey homesteaded this area of Burns, Colorado, in the 1890's.
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4) Doan Place
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Known as the Doan Place, this log home was built by J. P. "Bert" Gates and is the current (1986) residence of Don Wurtsmith. It is located in Burns, Colorado.
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"Several observers comment that Jill Schlegel, the only woman working in the pens, is just as adept at handling the animals as most of the men. She grew up in Burns Hole (her maiden name is Wurtsmith), and ranching has always been a part of her life."
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
