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Photo postcard looking northeast of James E. Ullman's Castle Peak Ranch in Eagle. Ullman bought the ranch from John Carey in September 1919 for $28,000. It included ninety acres of farming land in the home place and included summer range on Castle. [EVE Sept. 19, 1919 p.1]
The ranch was purchased by Holly Brooks in 1931.
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The shed on the Glen Schmidt Ranch: "Cattle shelter and/or machinery storage shed, 112' x 25' building, 2,88 sq. ft., 12'6" high walls, pole supports, siding walls, open to south, dirt floor, corrugated iron roofing south exposure, wood shingle north exposure, wood sheathing deck on 2" x 6" trusses, 24" o.c., no utilities...We have estimated the age of this structure at about 50 to 60 years. The roof apparently leaks. The overall condition appeared...
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This is the original John Cowden family homestead cabin, which was moved about a half a mile from it's original site on Bellyache. Jack Oleson reconstructed the cabin on the Diamond S ranch.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
26. Derby Loop Road
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"The eye-pleasing scene, as they moved 300 cattle down the Derby Loop road against a mountain backdrop including distinctive Dome Peak, W Mountain and King Mountain, probably varied little from cattle shipping operations a half century ago."
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
31. Fighting bulls
32. Cattle drive
33. Byron McGinnis
34. Carl Gray
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Rollie Penfield, broker for the Superior Livestock Video Auction Compny, checks the scale to make sure it's working appropriately. Penfield, who lives in Rawlins, Wyo., has been working with the Burns Hole cattlemen for years. Everybody who rides up knows him."
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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Wis Toomer in pens. "The efficiency of the operation is once again demonstrated as Wiss Toomer, acting as brand inspector, takes a look at each animal. A couple of unbranded calves are sorted out. Theyl'l be put back in the pasture with the cows, and ownership of the calves will be determined by whether or not a mother cow claims them, a time-honored method of identification."
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and...