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1. Harvesting oats

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"Harvesting a good crop of oats on the Arthur Horn ranch in 1916. Along with the assurance of an ample supply of irrigation water out of Rock Creek, this soil is very productive. In the background is Table Rock, a lava formation separating Rock and Egeria Creeks. The top of the rock is mostly sagebrush with some cedars and pinyons scattered through it. Until 1950 there was clear evidence of an Indian arrowhead makers' camp including a round area about...

2. Feeding cattle

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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.]

3. Going for supplies

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"During the winter of 1916-1917, there was considerable snow in the McCoy area and for several weeks sleds were a popular mode of transportation. Here, Arthur, Pete, Mabel and Lulu Horn are leaving on the two and one half mile ride to McCoy for mail and supplies." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 115 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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