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Six people sitting on port of "Thirteen" house, Burns, Colorado. From left to right: Frank Benton, Marie Durbin Bainum (cousin to Grace), Grace Benton (Mrs. Frank), T. Harry Benton (son), unidentified man, Charles Mann. (The latter two men are from the Mann Livestock Commission Co.)
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Slide" hay stacker, used until the 1960's, on the Benton Ranch near Burns, Colorado, 1989.
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The home place at the Benton Ranch, built in 1914.
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One of the 13 cabins built by a man from Chicago by the name of Kenner who came to the Burns area each summer in the 1890's. The place was known as "Thirteen." The log cabin has a very ornate window and a sod roof.
"Thirteen" was bought by Frank Benton in 1907. Mr. Benton took the windows and built them into his frame house, still on the ranch in Burns.
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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 Edge place on the Benton ranch, built in 1909. An automobile is parked on the side of the building.
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Back view of School section, Benton Ranch, built in 1904.
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Commissary on Benton Ranch in Burns, Colorado. This building was used from 1912 to 1970 to hold food supplies for ranch hands. View shows the two story building with upper porch. Rail fence evident at midground.
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Back view of the home place at the Benton Ranch, built in 1914.
10. Burns Stockyards
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Burns Stockyards, October 1939, showing cattle in loading pens going up the ramp to rail cars on shipping day. Steam engine at left background. Four horses in foreground with dog.
The yards were built in exchange for the right of way needed by the railroad to go through the Benton Land & Livestock Company property. It was a great help to local ranchers and, when the railroad no longer would ship cattle by rail, it caused hardship for the ranchers...
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School section, Benton Ranch, built in 1904.
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Down cabin on D&RGW land on the Benton Place, Burns, Colorado. Built in 1924.
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The Edge place on the Benton ranch, built in 1947.
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Frank Benton is holding something out to a bear cub. The cub is standing on his back paws reaching towards Frank. Ranch buildings in background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The 21 place on the Benton ranch, built in 1909 from a mail order kit from Sears which arrived by rail. Three automobiles are parked by the building.
16. Captain Tippett
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Captain Tippett's grave near John Benton's house in 1989. Captain Tippet served in the Civil War.
17. Captain Tippett
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Captain Tippett's gravesite in 1989. He was a captain during the Civil War; the grave was marked with two steel posts and an upright rock.
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Another view of the gravesite facing Castle Peak near the Benton house, Burns, Colorado.
19. Bailey School
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Bailey School at Burns, Colorado. The log structure is above the "21" Ditch across from the T. Harry Benton home and west of the present Ben Wurtsmith home (formerly known as the Bailey Place). Martha Gates was the teacher as well as Margaret Porter (nee Brooks). Martha is now Mrs. Garland Godbold (1986).
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A cabin at The 21 place on the Benton ranch, built in 1919. Partially burned down.