Bar K Ranch History
Bar K Ranch History
Little do we know when hiking behind Rock Lake, we mirror the footsteps and wagon wheels that passed from Jamestown to Ward. The trail passes by the what is now the Gates Camp and connects with CR 100, through Chipmunk gulch and on to Ward.
Courtesy of Silvia Pettem copyright 2021 (Click on the image for a larger view)
Local resident historian and author Silvia Pettem summarizes
the history of our community and the surrounding area
When the Bar K was originally developed by Wallis Kinney, it was promoted as a wonderful place in the mountains
When the Bar K was originally developed by Wallis Kinney, it was promoted as a wonderful place in the mountains