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Howard G. Bayer was born at Lower Meaghers Grant, Nova Scotia, August 23, 1885. He was trained as an engineer and was at one point affiliated with the Stearns-Roger Company. He came to Eagle County in 1917, marrying Ethel Boies of Red Cliff in 1918. After a mining accident, he became a carpenter and decorator, living in Minturn. He was well-known as an active leader in the Boy Scouts and any activities involving children. He died in Glenwood...
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Ferdinand W. Ambos, at right, and fellow sailor aboard ship in 1912.
"Ferd worked at a number of jobs away from hone including ranch work, carrying the Burns mail on horseback for Charles McCoy. Ferd served four years in the U. S. Navy. He also studied to be a civil engineer and was one of the engineers on the preliminary survey of the Dotsero Cutoff in 1924. After that job was completed he did engineering work for several railroads and was an...
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William Henry Lea, in a suit, sitting in a yard with his hat in his hand.
He was born on May 17, 1869, in London, England. Educated in civil and mining engineering at London Polytechnic Institute, he came to Leadville, Colorado, in 1890, and soon after moved to Gypsum. He was county surveyor for many years. He married Urdine Messersmith in 1902. He was active in town affairs and served on both district school boards for a number of years. He...