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Espinosa- Tobin Tom Courtesy Photo

Espinosa- Tobin Tom Courtesy Photo

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The Espinosa Brothers - Part IV of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
On his way south, Felipe Espinosa killed two unidentified men near Cañon City. “Back at Conejos, he became concerned that Vivian might still be alive and retraced his steps back to Four Mile Creek.
Espinosa Felipe - painting by Nerio Courtesy Photo

Espinosa Felipe - painting by Nerio Courtesy Photo

The Espinosa Brothers - Part III of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Two days after the militia was ordered up, two men named Fredrick Lehman and Sol Seyga were ambushed and killed three miles northeast of Fairplay on the west side of Red Hill. The two men were traveling together on the road to Denver when the attack occurred.
Fort Garland- on the other side of LaVeta Pass Courtesy Photo

Fort Garland- on the other side of LaVeta Pass Courtesy Photo

The Espinosa Brothers - Part II of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Life was not much better in San Rafael. Felipe made adobe bricks while the other family members farmed the land. It wasn’t enough, driven by poverty, Felipe and his brother, Jose Vivian robbed a freight wagon belonging to a priest from Galisteo, New Mexico in early 1863.
San Rafael Courtesy Photo

San Rafael Courtesy Photo

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The Espinosa Brothers - Part I of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
During the Civil War, the Espinosa Brothers’ reign of terror throughout Colorado resulted in one of the most famous manhunts in the State’s history. Pedro Ygnacio Espinosa and Maria Gertrudis Chavez had five children.
Huckleberry Barn Courtesy Photo

Huckleberry Barn Courtesy Photo

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Huckleberry Hills Ranch

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
This large ranch is the combination of four original homesteads: William A. Bondurant, James W. Shown (a member of the Hardin family), John and Troy Graybeal.
Holmes - 1940 Deer hunter on horseback Courtesy Photo

Holmes - 1940 Deer hunter on horseback Courtesy Photo

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The Holmes Family Part 3 of 3

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Ruth Glassey Hettel Holmes On Red’s (Allan Hart ‘Red’ Withers) first furlough from the army he rode over to the Holmes Ranch and hunted all day without any luck. On the way back he shot and loaded a doe on his horse.
II Holmes Dairy Barn with milking system Courtesy Photo

II Holmes Dairy Barn with milking system Courtesy Photo

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The Holmes Family Part 2 of 3

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Ruth Glassey Hettel Holmes Apparently Ruth and Oscar liked Red Withers. He told this story, “Roy Taylor and I used to play a lot in the summer. He and his father Wilbur lived on the Holmes Ranch north of Rye. Ruth and Oscar ran a few Herefords and milked about 30 dairy cows.
Alaskan Gold Poke, a poke referred to both the pouch (a small sack usually made of leather or rawhide) that a miner would use to hold gold and the value of that gold itself. Courtesy Photo

Alaskan Gold Poke, a poke referred to both the pouch (a small sack usually made of leather or rawhide) that a miner would use to hold gold and the value of that gold itself. Courtesy Photo

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The Holmes Family Part 1 of 3

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Ruth Glassey Hettel Holmes Longtime owner of what became the Huckleberry Hills Ranch, Ruth Glassey Hettel Holmes not only contributed to the growth of the Rye area, but to the well-being of many young men whom she ‘tookin’ and cared for. Ruth Glassey was born in 1899 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Florence, John, Olive, and Blanche Cherry. Courtesy Photo

Florence, John, Olive, and Blanche Cherry. Courtesy Photo

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The Fairchild Family Part 2 of 2

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Thursday, October 27, 2022
The Children of Zina and Clara Towne Fairchild Warren Preston Fairchild Warren helped his father establish the family farm along the St. Charles River. As a young man, he worked in Rye at odd jobs. There, he met Dora Belle Pence Meredith, who was unhappy in her marriage.
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