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2015.180.11.148Scope and Content
Rans Baker's Research Collection
Box 8
2015.180.11.148
The following file is composed of Lectures and Notes given or researched by Rans. Contents have briefly been listed. For more information on the subject, see the notebook. This notebook is quite extensive in information re: the sheep industry.
RANS LECTURES-SHEEP COME TO CARBON COUNTY
----Start of sheep industry that lasted 70-80 years
--Family business, all helped
--1st bands through in 1850--farmer named Hollister on way to California along Sweetwater Route
--4,000 sheep went through Fort Halleck from New Mexico to California, 5/22/1864
--Sheep at Fort Bridger 1846-1847; Later William "Judge Carter" had sheep and cattle
--1st flock of sheep in Carbon County: D. R. Castiday, Medicine Bow, 300 head in 1873.
--1875-I. C. Miller added sheep to his cattle business
--1889-154,613 sheep assessed.
--Robert Taylor, his story (in two places in manuscript)
--George Squires and wife, sister in law-Levancia Bent and Mary
--Keogh Brothers
--J. T. Hollenbeck
--Travails along the drives, desert, cattlemen
--Frank Owens sells herd and equipment to Sam Johnson at Elk Mountain--story--reneged? on deal
--Bennion Brothers-1875
--Israel and David Bennion
--Explanation of lambing, docking, ranging, clipping, dipping, branding, scab inspector, and trailing
--Formation of rocky Mountain Woolgrowers Association, Robert Taylor, 1st President; I. C. Miller, Treasurer
--Able to get UPRR to lower rates for shipping
--1886-Carbon County shipped 1.5 million pounds of wool annually
--Industry figures are listed page 21 of notes
--Hucksters selling scabies vaccine
--Veterinarian, Dr. H. A. Wilson, set up shop in 1884 temporarily, would return at various times.
--Blacksmith, James Candlish, built sheep wagon! Shop located southeast corner of 5th and Buffalo.
--Colonel Carrington modified army ambulance to be weather protected-warmed, etc. Other built sheep wagons, Rans gives examples: J. A. Bennett, Jungquist and Hocker
--Business for making feedimng troughs
--Herders, personality traits
--William Hogg? sheepherder
--Differences between herders and cowboys
--John J. Fox, cowboy; John and Anton Jost, 1886, accidental sheep owners, killing of son Garfield.
--Land oppotunities for sheep ranchers
--E. T. and Frank Webber (Weber)? incident with John Jost
--I. C. Miller purchased George Ferris Platte River Ranch
--Joel J. Hurt
--William Daley forclosed on Wool Warehouse
--J. W. Hugus and Company bought it
--1889-622,000 pounds of wool
--More stories on the Josts. See lecture.
--Other Sheepmen:
Frank Hadsell, E. T. and Frank Weller, John Mahoney, Amandes Startzel, John Mullison, John Osborne, ____ High, Sam Johnson, Savage Brothers, Pete Pompell, L. Stockwell.
--Sheepmen continued:
Frank Blake, Henry Rasmusson, Fred Kindt, J. C. Davis, Smiley and Foster, Pete Christiansen, Robert Jack, Gaddes and Hemphill, Morgan and Blydenburg, Abe Stratton, Cosgriff Brothers., George W. Brice (the county’s first African-American Sheepman)
--Postscripts:
John and Thomas Keogh completed sheep sales and still had, 18,500 left.
Rubie Rivera, 18, had band of sheep to sell in Laramie. (brought them from CA).Worked for Frank Hadsell, on his ranch. When Hadsell was elected sheriff, appointed Rivera, Jailer, beginning his law enforcement career.Collection
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