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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
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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.