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Photo postcard of the Black Mountain Ranch (1960s), showing the lake and a wagon. Verso reads: "Black Mountain Ranch, McCoy, Colorado 80463, Phone: Wolcott (303) 926-2300. September view of lake and mountains from front porch of lodge. Open year round. Excellent fishing, hunting, riding, snowmobiling in season. New cabins, good food and fun for the entire family." [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"This picture was taken about 1900. While en route from Wolcott to Steamboat Springs, the stagecoach passed through Yampa, Colorado, and stopped there allowing the passengers to watch a 4th of July rodeo celebration that was in progress. The stagecoach route was established when the D&RG railroad reached Wolcott in the year 1887." -- The Gates Genealogy
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Looking down on Black Mountain Ranch sitting above low clouds, 1936. The ranch house is at far right, barns and outbuildings to the left. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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At Gilpin Lake, Routt Forest, 1954: Gerald Pickford, Dan Gibson, Earl Sandvig, John Douglas. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"The Rock Creek Ranch in its hey-day or about 1905. It would be interesting to know who the men and women are. The man in the center has an antlered deer head." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.313 The building was constructed by Jim Gates about 1900. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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View of Black Mountain taken from Volcano Ridge, Routt County. "A distant view of the Black Mountain and ranch as it was in 1920. It also shows about a mile of the railroad track between Crater and Rock Creek." --McCoy Memoirs p.244 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Although not at all in the McCoy area...the Van Camp house in Yampa, an early day stage stop and road house. Note the vegetation growing on the dirt floor [roof]." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.313 The I. D. Van Camp dwelling is circled by an antler fence. Plants (beans) are growing up string trellises. The sod roof is sporting vegetation. Yampa is in Routt County. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"The Black Mountain Lodge and two of the four guest cabins. Bud Kier did most of the carpenter work on the buildings and during that time, he and his wife Loi lived on the ranch." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.250 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"The story has been told that great grandmother (Katie) Gates, used water from this mineral spring, located at the old stage stop on Gore Pass, for some of her baking." -- The Gates Genealogy
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The Butler and Conger Cabins at Black Mountain Ranch in 1966. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Built about 1910, this old cabin on the Black Mountain Ranch served as a temporary home for a number of timbermen until 1942. Among them were: Slim Carrington, Fred Schaefermeyer, Shorty Strutzel, Bill Babcock, Al Kearney, Leonard and Maude Hudson, the Herman Bowles family and several others." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 249 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Same as 1992.004A.056 The VanCamp road house, a stage stop, in Routt County. There is an antler fence around the building and sod roof, resulting in its being the subject of many photographs. "Although noot at all in the McCoy area, this book would be incomplete without the oft photographed VanCamp house in Yampa, an early day stage stop and road house. Note the vegetation growing on the dirt floor [sic. roof]." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 313 [Title...
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Photo postcard of Hahns Peak, Routt National Forest in 1945. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Biew of Black Mountain Ranch in February 1939. Animal is grazing at far right. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A view of the McCoy area, looking north east, taken from the south side of the Colorado River. Old stage road is in the foreground. Photo taken August 23, 1975. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Wilhelmina Schoop Ambos, her daughter-in-law Minnie (married to Leonard), and grandson, Jack (son of Minnie and Leonard), at the Black Mountain Ranch. Jack is seated on a horse and the ranch house is in the background. Verso: "Happy days" [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The Theisen Cabin at Black Mountain Ranch in 1966. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"The ranch buildings on what later became the Black Mountain Ranch. When this picture was taken in 1935 [photo has both 1934 and 1936 written on it], it was a working ranch (with emphasis on work) and had about fifty acres under cultivation, the balance of the 1,100 acres was pasture and timberland. Pioneers named the hill in the background Sawmill Mountain. Until 1915 the hill was a paradise for grouse and to see fifty or sixty in a flock was...
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"Another old cabin on the Black Mountain Ranch that served as a temporary home for people who made all or part of their livelihood doing timber work from 1914 to 1930. Leonard and Maude Hudson spent part of their honeymoon here during the winter of 1919-1920 when Leonard was hauling timber products for Fred Hall. Clyde and Mae Gilbert lived here, while Clyde was working for Dick Webb in 1923 and 1924. It was named the Honeymoon Cabin. The aspens...
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"February, 1936. The Black Mountain Ranch when John Ambos and his mother were living there. It shows the 1925 burn on the northwest side of Black Mountain, caused by carelessness of sawmill operator Dick Webb whose mill was located at the foot of the mountain." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 244 An automobile at lower left is approaching the ranch; a horse harnessed to a sled is standing to the right of the automobile. [Title supplied from catalog prepared...