Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
T he Colorado Cattle Company,
south of Kimball in Colorado,
is a dream come true for those
wishing to experience the cowboy
life.
According to owners Tom and
Darcy Carr, the history of this
ranch began in the mid 1800s
when a man named John Iliff ran
cattle all over the area, including
through the area which is now the
Colorado Cattle Company.
Iliff had cattle from the
Colorado mountains to Kansas,
and from Wyoming to the South
Platte River. In 1868 he set up a
base camp just southwest of the
Carr's ranch – then changed the
direction of the cattle drives heading
north.
The drives came through...