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The branding crew at the "Edge" corral on the Benton Ranch in the 1930s.One young mounted cowboy and four others are lined up for the photo; the firewood is in the foreground; cattle are behind the men.
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"The trail drive to Wolcott, Colorado (the nearest shipping point from Burns, Colorado) was always an exciting time, eating and sleeping on the trail. But it also meant lots of hard work and long hours. Frank Gates (Dad) told his son George Albert "Bud" Gates that he was 12 years old before he was allowed to go on the trail drive. He was so excited." -- The Gates Genealogy
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Branding crew is brnading cattle on the Charley McCoy Ranch, 1908. Cattle are guided into the chute for control, branded and released. Two children on horseback observe at far right. Barn in right background. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Round-up at the Leonard Horn Ranch, Wolcott, Colorado. Two riders on horseback are separating cattle at the corral. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Branding and dehorning cattle on the Charley McCoy Ranch in 1908 [Yarmony Creek ranch]. Left to right: John Payne, Charley McCoy, Everett Hoyt, Fred Bailey, Ammi Hoyt, Lawrence Payne, Edgar Sperry and Ethel McCoy on the horse." -- McCoy Memoirs p.105 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Clyde Lloyd on far left with three cowboys at the Lloyd Ranch; cattle are behind the riders. Stamp on back of photo: Quality Photo Finishing Ping's Service Station Eagle, Colorado
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Feeding cattle on the Horn Ranch at Rock Creek, during the heavy snows of winter 1916. From left: Arthur, Lulu, Mabel, Harold and Leonard Horn. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Sheephorn riders at the Clarence Rundell ranch in the spring of 1915. From left to right they are: Dr. Sidell (a Craig dentist), Bill Tester, Clarence Rundell, Frank McMillan (an early day rancher from Burns), Charley Gutsler, Carl Forster, Ward Ross and Bill Traber. The large modern ranch house, a little unusual at that early date, can be atrributed to the purchase of a herd of Egeria Park cattle, just before World War One broke out and cattle prices...
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Jack Gray and Jess Adams, driving cattle through McCoy on McCoy Lane. Log building in the background. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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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.]
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Branding calves on the Bearden place. From left, from left Rolland, Ellis and Ray Bearden.
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"In the old days, all the neighbors helped each other." -- The Gates Genealogy
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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
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"The Martin Schomers ranch, as it looked in December of 1919. It was the twenty-fifth of April before this snow was all gone." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 263 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Branding calves on the Bearden place. From left, from left Rolland, Ellis and Ray Bearden.
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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...
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Ellis Bearden posed by horse with cattle in the background.
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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
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"This picture shows rounding up the cattle to start the long trip to the railroad yards. Uncle Orris Albertson said that Grandpa "Bert" Gates could drive cattle anywhere. He must have been quite a cowboy." -- The Gates Genealogy
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"Cowboys work steers in a corral at the Lloyd ranch. The ranch brand was a 'Diamond J Bar.' The property is currently the site of the Diamond Star subdivision." -- Early Eagle, by Kathy Heicher, p.89