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"A photo of the Brooks water wheel as it appeared in Empire Magazine about 1972. John Comer, the owner of the former Brooks ranch, is standing in front of it." -- McCoy Memoirs p.153
1962 is written on the front of the photo.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"This wheel was installed by Howard Van Horn to generate electric power, when he lived on the former Groh ranch. It was set up in an irrigation ditch at a point where the water had sufficient drop to revolve it. The ditch, built by Frank Groh in 1905 has been abandoned for many years and the wheel with it." -- McCoy Memoirs p.130
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Main irrigation ditch bringing water from Brush Creek. From this point water is pumped to the south edge of the subject and has gravity flow to the north and west." -- Appendix, Appraisal of the value of the Schmidt Properrty required by the Eagle County Airport Authority, by John Peeples, I.C.A., April 24, 1984
Photograph was taken in September 1983.
"From the looks of the abstracts, we held the complete ranch for the longest continuing time--25...
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"Looking northeast from southwest corner (from Cooley Mesa Road) of subject [property], with main ditch from Gypsum Creek in foreground." -- Appendix, Appraisal of the value of the Schmidt Properrty required by the Eagle County Airport Authority, by John Peeples, I.C.A., April 24, 1984
Photograph was taken in September 1983.
"From the looks of the abstracts, we held the complete ranch for the longest continuing time--25 years. The reason we left...
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"Brush Creek Valley, Township 5 South, Range 84 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, the area at hte mouth of Breek Creek between the Eagle River and the railroad tracks and west of Brush Creek. Ditch is Lower Rule, Priority #137, Spring in 1884 by H.E. Rule. The ditches are located by right bank or left bank and this is determined by facing downstream. This is supposed to be the original settlers of the Brush Creek Valley."
Ditch digging and irrigation...
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"Concrete box where water is piped to the east and west at the south edge of the property." -- Appendix, Appraisal of the value of the Schmidt Properrty required by the Eagle County Airport Authority, by John Peeples, I.C.A., April 24, 1984
Photograph was taken in September 1983.
Irrigation of the hayfields was accomplished from Brush Creek and from Gypsum Creek.
"From the looks of the abstracts, we held the complete ranch for the longest continuing...
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The Conger Mesa Ditch crew, lined up and ready for work in 1922. They are standing in front of their horses holding shovels; a dog is at far right. From Left: Ed Schrupp, Martin Theisen, Warren Henry, Martin Schomers, Joe Tuyls.