The Yust Homestead

The Yust family came here in 1885, as our host, Jim Yust, explained. Most buildings and their contents have rested undisturbed for decades.
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Annotations by Jim Yust in italics

1. The homestead is located as a 12 acre inholding on the huge Blue Valley Ranch, near the mouth of the Blue River

3. fish pond . fish pond (the Big Lake, largest of 7 -- 6 fish/ irrigating ponds plus 1 irrigating reservoir), Capt. Charles Yust homestead, [on the right]: the only photo I have showing his cabin in this location (3rd), angle much like yours [left].

4. Approaching the E. C. Yust homestead, photo taken from near original location of Capt. Charles Yust cabin (see 19 below).

5. Jim Yust and Sher Steuben

6. tour group with Jim: L to R: Frank Isenhart, Jr.; Myra Isenhart; Pat Taylor; Pam Beardsley; Karn Stiegelmeier; Jim Yust; Lynn Amstutz; Bill Betz. John Taylor took the picture.

8. looking south, that's Eagles Nest mountain

9. Bill Yust homestead cabin, 2nd & 4th location.

11. some of Jim's forebears: August 10, 1915 in front of the E. C. Yust homestead house. Standing L to R: E. C. Yust; Dek Howe (cousin of W. O. Howe Sr. who married Clara Yust. Wynn O. Howe took this photo); Bill Yust; Henry Yust; George Swan (local newspaper editor, had a Model T & taxied visitors who came to Kremmling by train). Seated L to R: Ed Yust; Ed Howe; Bernice Brandt (Groswold), mother of Thor and Jerry Groswold who ran Winter Park ski area, see Groswold skis; Harry Brandt; Theodine Brandt; Sylvia Brandt (Hopkins).

12. These buildings were staging for a dam across the Colorado (then Grand) River in Gore Canyon! Jim tells an amusing story about how Teddy Roosevelt and the railroads put a stop to it

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14. original cabin on left, milk shed on right.

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16. Jim's great-uncle died young, of TB

17. reed organ belongs to GCHA/ Grand County Historical Association.

18. Jim's great-grandmother

19. Capt. Charles Yust homestead cabin, 1st location. Homestead papers say settled on the land Sept. 17, 1900, established residence May 1, 1901. The cabin is Not brand new in the photo. Boy 2nd from left is Bill Yust, born Sept. 13, 1889, promoted from 4th to 5th grade June 8, 1900 by teacher Miss. Katherine Mills who is standing far right in the photo. I am still having a hard time reconciling these dates -- work in progress.
See GCHA photo #3706, acc. #86-51-1, donated by Glenn Pharo, date 1901-1902. Adults standing back row, left to right: Maude Pharo (McDonald/Switzer) b. Apr. 14, 1883; Henry W. Pharo b. 1880; Dora Wendling (teacher; m. Fred Field 1900), Miss. Katherine Mills – teacher. Front row, Left to right: Ted Engle [1892-1962], Bill Yust [born Sept. 13, 1889], Tom Pharo (younger) [b. 1886], unknown boy, Nettie A. Pharo (Hartman) b. 1890. Compare Nettie Pharo, Maude Pharo, Bill Yust and Ted Engle in the Clara Yust wedding photo Sept. 16, 1903. More details HERE (pdf)