RANCHING
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THE
LARIMER
COUNTY
STOCKGROWERS ASSOCIATION, 1884 – 1956.
Larimer County,
Colorado
Bylaws and History of the Association.
Brands of the Members.
A Brief History of the Ranches.
A Map of Larimer County
Showing
Location of Operation and Headquarters of the Association Members.
First printing: July, 1956.
Lithographed by Don-Art Printers, Fort Collins,
Colorado. Original illustrated
covers; spiral bound, with fold-out map; 108 pages.
Fine condition.
Price:
$200.00
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RANGE CALL
(Rio Blanco County, Colorado)
LaRoy H. Purdy, Recreation Supervisor.
Publication published with the assistance of a W.P.A. Project
and sponsored by the Rio Blanco County Council of Adult Education and
Recreation, 1938.
Original illustrated wrappers; 32 pages; illustrations;
articles. Meeker, Colorado. Dedication to Nathan C. Meeker.
The Rangely Rodeo. Range Call Rodeo Program. Rio Blanco County's
Ranching and Agriculture. White River Valley.
Very good plus condition. PRICE:
$45.00
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PIONEERS OF THE
PICKETWIRE
by Morris F. Taylor
Trinidad State Junior College: 1964, first edition
O'Brien
Printing & Stationery Co., Pueblo, Colorado
Original
printed white wrappers; 67 pages; illustrated
Pioneering,
settlement and ranching along the Purgatorie, Las Animas County, Colorado
Near
fine condition
Price: $40.00
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EL VALLE DE LOS RANCHEROS
by Jose M. Romero
Privately published
Distributed by El Camino Real Book Store: Denver, Colorado,
1978
First edition
Original illustrated wrappers; 79 pages, illustrated
History:
from New Mexico to Purgatorie; Maxwell Land Grant; San Luis Valley
Price:
$45.00
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GUIDE
MAP OF THE GREAT TEXAS CATTLE TRAIL from Red River Crossing to the Kansas
Pacific Railway. Reprint.
Introduction
by Herbert O. Brayer
The Branding Iron Press: Evanston,
Illinois, 1955. Number 336 of 750 copies. Portfolio designed by
David T. Vernon. One foldout map; six foldout illustrations; 21
pages. Near fine condition.
Price:
$50.00
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Johnson
County Cattle War
THE POWDER RIVER LIVE STOCK COMPANY
Stock
certificate #178, issued December 13, 1884, uncancelled; two folds, near fine
condition. Company had ranges near old Forts Reno and McKinney, Powder
River, Johnson County, Wyoming. Incorporated in Colorado. In spring
of 1886, this Company had 24,000 head of cattle on the Powder River range.
This Company was impacted by the "Johnson County War," where Tom Horn
gained his notoriety. George Rex Buckman, a noted Colorado Springs
promoter, was secretary of the Company and signed this historical
document. Price: $450.00
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FOUR JAY CATTLE COMPANY
Stock Certificate Number 8, issued August 20, 1889, incorporated
under the laws of the Territory of Wyoming. The Four Jay Company was part
of the British investment in the American Frontier, its incorporators being
mostly from Scotland and England (re: Page 223, WHEN GRASS WAS KING, by Maurice
Frink, W. Turrentine Jackson, and Agnes Wright Spring). Cattle brand of Company in
both vignette and corporate seal. Condition: two folds, otherwise, fine
condition. Price: $500.00
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AN
ECHO FROM THE PAST: A First-Hand Narration of Events in the Early History of the
Arkansas Valley of Colorado. By Dr. Warren Edwin Hickman.
Printed by The Western Newspaper Union, 1914, first edition. SIGNED BY
AUTHOR. Book in its original tan printed wrappers; square-bound; 179
pages. Condition: wrappers are lightly sunned, a wee bit of aging,
otherwise, very good; pages are clean and bright; spine is tight, strong.
Hickman relates accounts of ranching in the Spanish Peaks area of Colorado, with
locales such as La Junta, La Veta, and Las Animas as some of many places where
memorable characters were met. Hickman also recalls many adventures with
local Native Americans, many of whom became his friends. An endearing,
personal look at the history of the lower Arkansas Valley Price:
$500.00
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UNION CATTLE COMPANY. Bond #214, issued November 1, 1886; uncnacelled, several folds,
most coupons still attached; very good plus condition. Company organized
under the laws of the Territory of Wyoming. Price:
$450.00
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THE GRAND VALLEY RANCH AND CATTLE COMPANY
Stock Certificate # 118, issued January 10, 1889, uncancelled;
two light folds, near fine condition. Most interests were in control of
the Hallett family. Hallett Peak, near Bear and Dream lakes in Colorado,
was named after the founders of this Company. Price:
$450.00
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RANCH
NOTES IN KANSAS, COLORADO, THE INDIAN TERRITORY AND NORTHERN TEXAS, by
Reginald Aldridge, with illustrations. London: Longmans, Green, and Co.,
1884. Original blue cloth binding with gold embossing on front cover and
spine; 227 pages. Printed by Spottiswoode and Co., New-Street Square and
Parliament Street. Plus, 12 pages of advertisements in rear of back.
Condition of binding: strong; however, covers show wear; bumped corners.
Pages are clean and bright. overall condition: good plus. Price:
$750.00
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