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Mary Wurtsmith examines two graves near Burns, Colorado in 1989. The graves are across the road and up the hill from the Detwiller place, four miles N.E. of Burns on county road 301. The surrounding fence has collapsed One grave is marked "McMillan-Maida," born Julyl 4, and died September, 14 months later from eating chokecherries probably pits and all. She was Joe Albertson's mother's sister, Joe's aunt. The other is marked "Francis Maley," who...
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Mary Wurtsmith at the McMillan/Maley gravesite in 1989, near Burns, Colorado.
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"Several observers comment that Jill Schlegel, the only woman working in the pens, is just as adept at handling the animals as most of the men. She grew up in Burns Hole (her maiden name is Wurtsmith), and ranching has always been a part of her life." Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.