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81) Into the trucks
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The last step is getting the cattle in single file into the trucks.
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
82) Pete DeGraw
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Pete DeGraw on horseback with riderless mount in background.
Correl James "Pete" DeGraw "...moved to Eagle County in 1924, and homesteaded on Bellyache Mountain. He then worked on the Blue River near Kremmling for a short time, and was later in the sheep business before buying a ranch on Eby Creek and raising cattle. Mr. DeGraw married the former Ruby Ping on April 9, 1941.
He was a brand inspector in Eagle County for 40 years. He was also...
83) Bill Pollock
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Bill Pollock aims a firearm from atop his horse. Photo caption reads "Gypsum, Colorado" (Alda Borah).
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From caption, on the left is George Ziegler holding his hat on top of Babe the horse. Pink the horse is to the right of Babe with Edwin Reynolds at her side. The horses are attached to a wagon or cart of sorts and the wheel can be seen in teh background behind Ziegler. The two worked on the Borah ranch.
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"Three Piney Cowboys" - caption from Alda Borah. Three men in cowboy hats sit atop their horses along a creek (background).
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Louis Pavetti and Virgil Van Dyke talk about the origins of the Mesa County Sheriff Posse, its mission, and about search and rescue missions in which they assisted local authorities. They also talk about the Posse’s rodeo riding and roping programs for youth, “cowboy polo”, the Colorado Stampede (a professional rodeo put on by the Posse), and about trail riding and wild horses. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project,...
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"The cowboys, mounted on well-trained horses, pushed the cattle down the road with snappy bull whips and the distinctive whistles, hoots and calls that ranchers have always used to keep the reluctant animals moving."
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
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Cowpuncher, cowboy, and horse trainer James Franklin shares his extensive knowledge of the cattle and horse industry in the early days of Garfield County, Colorado. He talks about old remedies used for different horse ailments and goes into other aspects of horse care. He talks about the use of horses in roundups and gives extensive information about training horses. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration...
89) News from home
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A postcard of a cowboy on a horse. This was sent to Alda Borah at Salt Lake City from Jennie Schumm. The postmark is dated September 2, 1914, from Gypsum.
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1948: Charlie Albertson (75 yrs. old) on "Laddie" at Burns, Colorado stockyard, Fall of 1948. Mr. Albertson wears hat, leather jacket, and chaps; lariat prominent on saddle horn. Stock chute and cattle car (Rio Grande) in left background. Two automobiles in right background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Eben Massey talks about growing up on a ranch in Gateway, Colorado. He remembers riding horseback and playing with his cousins. He recalls encounters with rattlesnakes, bull snakes, pack rats, rabbits, and deer. He tells stories of deer hunts he was involved with. He remembers being a “flanker” who helped to brand cattle, working as a cowboy and ranch hand as a boy, riding horses, and calf roping. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County...
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Bob McCray, who owned the Diamond Saddle Shop in Mesa County, Colorado, speaks about his introduction to the saddlemaking business, and his employment in the Visalia Saddle Company near Yosemite National Park. He talks about saddle styles, saddlemaking techniques, spurs, chaps, the history of saddlery, and the state of saddlemaking both locally and nationally. He remembers his first exposure to horses as a boy in Missouri, and a brief tenure as a...
