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James P. Gates with dog.
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Muriel Colburn, daughter of Alice George Colburn; granddaughter of Elizabeth George.
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James P. Gates with his Percheron stallion.
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"The story has been told that great grandmother (Katie) Gates, used water from this mineral spring, located at the old stage stop on Gore Pass, for some of her baking." -- The Gates Genealogy
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Walter (left) and Clark Gates, cousins, standing by a campfire. Walter frequently visited his cousins, coming from Nebraska in the summertime.
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Studio portrait of Walter Gates (1879-1947), son of Madison Cassius "Cash" Gates. "Walter worked for the Kodak Company and he took a lot of pictures whenever he visited. It seemed like he was always taking pictures. (We are grateful for that because many of the pictures in this book were taken by him.) -- The Gates Genealogy
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Madison Cassius "Cash" Gates and his brother, Albert E. Gates (at right) visiting J. P. Gates in Burns. The child is unidentified. "Madison Cassius Gates, born in 1852, like his older brothers Albert and James P., also had a desire for adventure. He migrated [from Ohio] westward to Hebron, Nebraska, around 1881, and later moved to California.
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Albert Gates, brother of James P. Gates, and his sister, Sarah. THey're standing in a yard and Sarah is holding flowers. Sarah was born in 1835 and is 90 in this photograph.
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Henry Moore Forster, father of Elizabeth Charity and Franklin Pierce Forster. "William Forster was born in New Garden, N.C., on April 26, 1894. As a young man, he went to Winterset, Iowa, and started buying land. In time, he became a large land owner. In Wnterset, he met another family from Redstone, Penn., named Wilson, and fell in love with one of their daughters named Elizabeth, born June 1, 1799. They were married April 4, 1818. To this union...
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One of the stage coaches that ran between Kremmling and Steamboat.
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Headstone for the progenitor of the Gates family in Colorado, George Gates (son of Johannes Andreas Getz) in the Boger Cemetery, York, Ohio. "Gorg Getz born in 1759 also became a professional soldier, serving as private in the Colonial Militia, Pennsylvania Line, Northampton county, Pennsylvania. In 1778 Gorg Getz transferred from the Colonial Militia to the command of Major Daniel Boone as Ranger on the Frontier, stationed at Fort Reading. He was...
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Bud Gates building constructed in 1939 on Derby Mesa.
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Franklin Pierce Forster, son of Henry Moore Forster and Mary Jane Kirkland Forster, at the age of 4. He had one living sister, Elizabeth Charity Forster [George]. He was born Feb. 9,1866, in Winterset, Iowa. The Forster family moved to Valley View, Texas, and then in the fall of 1872 or early 1873, the Forsters sold their farm and began a covered wagon trip to the west.
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James P. Gates' grandson... "James George Gates, bought the Doan Place from them about 1919 or 1920. After this, J. P. and Katie traveled on west to California where they lived the rest of their lives except to visit. Catharine "Katie Lemley Gates passed away in 1921. James P. Gates, death date unknown. Both are buried in California." -- The Gates Genealogy Note: James P. Gates died in April 1924.
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Pauline George, daughter of Frank George and Rowena Walker George; granddaughter of Elizabeth George.
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Edna George Hesse's daughters, Elizabeth and Marguriette, in 1920. Their grandmother was Elizabeth George.
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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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Charity Elizabeth "Libbie" Forster George, wife of William Henry "Bill" George, at Derby Mesa, Burns, Colorado, in 1930. She's standing in the fenced yard with antlers in the background.
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Bill Gates dwelling built in 1909 on Derby Mesa.
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Walter Gates posed with horses at a hunting camp. "Walter and Grace [his wife] visited often on Derby Mesa (from their home in Hastings, Nebraska) during the summer for a number of years. They stayed frequently with the Clark Gates, the James P. Gates and the Bert Gates families. In laater years they stayed with the Frank Gates and Albert Gates families." -- Bettie Gates in The Gates Genealogy