"An early day log dwelling a little similar to the Wohler house, but built by Tom Elliott on his Mother's homestead. Besides the Elliott family who lived here over twenty years, succeeding occupants were the Grays, Grohs, Grimes, Kaysers and Holts. The dirt roof building on the extreme left was the original building and the rest were additions. The logs in this building and many other in the vicinity are as sound today as in the day they were cut...

"In 1917 Howard and Mattie Van Horn and daughters came over from Edwards on the Eagle River and bought part of the Groh ranch from Hollis Brooks, the owner at that time. The land they bought had about thirty acres in cultivation and under a ditch. There were no other improvements except some fence, so the Van Horns built this better than average ranch house and other buildings so necessary on every ranch. After living here several years they bought...

"House on the former Kibbler place on the Grand River. There have been a number of changes made in its desgn since Sam built it in 1908, but otherise it is about the same. Occupants after Kibblers were the Hugh Norman family, Harry and Jessie Groh, Donothans and, presently, the Settlemeyers." -- McCoy Memoirs p.138 Date conflicts with the date in 1992.004C.086 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]