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Hauling logs on a sled using a two-horse team.
"James P. Gates was a very good carpenter, and decided to build a stage coarch inn on their new land, which as a stop on the stage line between Kremmling and Steamboat Springs, Colorado. So the cutting and hauling of logs began. J.P. knew hoe to use a broad axe to shape the logs he used for building so that they fit together evenly and firmly." -- The Gates Genealogy
2. Katie Gates
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Catharine "Katie" Lemley Gates seated at a writing table.
James P. Gates..."married Catharine J. "Katie" Lemley in Monrow county, Ohio, on the 22d of October, 1868. Katie was born in 1842. They moved to Hebron, Nebraska, and started a family. A son George Albert was born August 15, 1872, in Hebron, Neb. Their second known child, Clark Lemley, was born August 21, 1878, in Hebron. James P. and Catharine had at least 2 more boys and twin girls,...
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A mud wagon prepared to start the run from Wolcott to Steamboat Springs. A more robust vehicle than a coach for use in difficult conditions such as mud, although conditions in this photo are good. Comfort was often a casualty, but wasn't much to start with. More mules would almost surely be added for power to deal with adverse conditions and a larger load. [Courtesy of Stuart Dykstra]
"Before the road was built over Rabbit Ears Pass, the stage...
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James P. Gates seated, reading.
"J. P. had heard about gold being found in Routt county, and also that land could be filed on for homesteading in both Routt and Eagle counties in the state of Colorado. So he loaded up his family and headed west. They arrive in Routt county about 1885. James P. filed on some land on Rock Creek. Then he found a place for the family to stay in Yampa, Colo. George Albert, 13, and Clark Lemley, 7 years old, went to school...
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"This well constructed log building is located on the original Gore Road, between Toponas and Kremmling. Called the Rock Creek Ranch Road House, it was built by Jim Gates about 1900 and served as a stage stop with rooms and meals for travelers. Both floors had a porch running the length of the building. The Gates family operated it until about 1906 and then left it and the furniture which was soon stolen. About 1915 Dr. Henderson, a chiropractor,...
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A photo of the Rock Creek stage stop in 2000, prior to restoration. Historic Routt County! partnered with the Colorado State Historical Fund, Colorado Preservation Inc., U.S. Forest Service, and the Department of Wildlife to replace, repair and stabilize the logs as well as chinking the exterior. The work was completed in 2003 and the ribbon cutting ceremony was held August 30, 2003. The Gates Family was a part of this partnership, as well.