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Joe Carns talks about his upbringing in Kansas and Iowa, his family’s arrival in Colorado, and his family history. He describes Glenwood Canyon, De Beque Canyon, Grand Junction, and other places the family traveled through or stayed. He discusses his early jobs bootlegging, making deliveries, spraying in orchards, and working as a cowboy. He describes the farm and ranching life on Glade Park and Pinon Mesa, talks about the settlement of the area,...
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Thomas Campbell of Clifton talks about the roads, towns, farms, ranches and geography of places throughout Mesa County, Colorado. He speaks about the Molina flour mill in the town of Molina and about the history of local agriculture. He talks about the history of Clifton, its settlement, and churches. He describes early agriculture and methods of clearing the land for crops. He remembers aspects of peach, pear and apple growing, including pests and...