A historic cattle brand from Divide Creek raised $44,000 for the Holy Cross Cattlemen’s Association Scholarship Fund. Most importantly to some, the brand is being kept in the area and will still be used by a family that runs cattle up Divide Creek. The quarter circle slash cattle brand, registered with the state in 1915, was donated to the Holy Cross Cattlemen’s Association auction Saturday night at the Ramada Inn. Frank Starbuck died about 2 1/2 years ago and had indicated he wanted the brand to be auctioned to raise money for the scholarship fund. The brand can be traced back to his grandfather, Asa Starbuck. The brand “was used by the Starbuck ranch since its inception,” said Garfield County Commissioner John Martin. “It’s one of the oldest brands in Colorado.”...
From the Glenwood Springs Post Independent.
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