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Ranchers involved in the common corral rebuild were (l-r) Mac Hansen, Ray Snell, Brad Tippetts, Wilford
Tippetts, Janet Mickelson, Leon Mickelson, Daniel Asay, Jeremy Dixon, Jeff Bassett, Les Tippetts. Not
pictured: Wes Meeker, Matt Bassett, Tim Woods, Will Tillett, Hip Tillett and Delmer Nation.
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BY BRAD DEVEREAUX
Long before Big Horn
Canyon was a National Rec-
reation Area, ranchers were
trailing cattle from their
winter range around Lovell
to their summer range on
the Dryhead, a journey that
could take several days. A
corral area at Layout Creek
was used to hold the cattle
overnight, giving cattle and
cowboys a much-needed
break from the dusty trail
and a cool drink of water.
In 1977, the local Cat-
tleman's Association and
National Park Service em-
ployees moved the common
corral from Layout Creek
approximately one mile east
to its present location.
After 33 years of use,
the existing wood corral
was falling apart -- patched
together with pallets and
twine - and portions of it
were unusable. The NPS re-
Tens of thousands of
historical photographs, doc-
uments, correspondences
and maps digitized and now
available online. The Papers
of William F. Cody launched
with editors throughout the
U.S. and Europe. New staff,
equipment and an updated
look. $1.5 million in grants.
In four short years, Dr.
Kurt Graham has definitely
put his stamp on the Buffalo
Bill Historical Center.
Graham, housel director
of the McCracken Research
Library and co-director of
the Cody Institute for West-
ern American Studies at the
center, was recently named
director of the Church His-
tory Museum in Salt Lake
City, Utah. The museum is
owned and operated by the
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints and is lo-
cated adjacent to Temple
Square in the heart of Salt
Lake City.
"This is an opportunity
that fell out of the sky. I am,
of course, disappointed to
leave Cody and the BBHC,
but am thrilled to have the
chance to make this move,"
Graham said. "My family
and I have loved Cody; it is
cently joined 27 volunteers
representing 10 local ranch-
es to construct a new corral
made of steel pipe.
The project began Feb.
17, and was completed on
March 14. Twenty-seven
ranchers, including every
rancher who submits a cat-
tie-trailing permit to Big
Horn Canyon NRA, donat-
ed a minimum of 20 hours
toward the project. Some
gave more than 100 hours
of their time over a two-
month period, according to
the NPS.
In total, 620.5 volun-
teer hours were contributed
by ranchers and 640 hours
were contributed by NPS
staff for a total of 1,260.5
accident-free hours.
The common corrals
are used almost daily in
the spring and fall, when
ranchers are moving cattle
through the area to summer
a minute of it."
Historical Center trust-
ee and chairman of the Mc-
Cracken Research Library
Advisory Board, Wallace
Johnson, added, "Dr. Gra-
ham is both a capable schol-
ar and an outstanding lead-
er. His presence will be felt
long after he is gone as our
research library has fared
well under Dr. Graham's
leadership and has become
truly 'the last word on the
West.' He has made a real
contribution."
Graham conceived of the
initial idea for "The Papers
of William F. Cody" docu-
mentary editing project,
"one of the most significant
scholarly works in the histo-
ry of the center," according
to Maryanne Andrus, Direc-
tor of Education and Co-di-
rector of the Cody Institute
for Western American Stud-
ies. "He was also the cre-
ative force that made it hap-
pen. As managing editor,
he has assembled a team of
editors in the United States
and Europe who are produc-
ing edited print volumes and
a digital archive of Cody-re-
lated material. This papers
project will literally take
or winter range, according
to NPS Biological Science
Technician Bill Pickett.
Pickett wrote a proposal for
the project and Superinten-
dent Jerry Case eventually
approved it for a total cost
of $109,000 including mate-
rials, labor and equipment
maintenance.
Pickett said the ranch-
ers agreed to perform main-
tenance on the corral as
needed in the future. The
new corral will require far
less maintenance than the
old corral, he said.
In addition to the cor-
ral, Bighorn Canyon staff
also rebuilt the large hold-
ing area that was construct-
ed with barbed wire and T-
posts, as well as the smaller
holding area, which was re-
built using steel posts and
rails. The holding areas en-
close three water facilities,
including the new calf-wa-
tering trough.
Pickett said an added
benefit of building the cor-
ral was getting to meet all
the ranchers who regularly
use the corral and getting
to know each other while
working.
The common corral fa-
cility is available to the
public and is the only place
in Big Horn Canyon that
visitors Can overnight with
their horses. If using the fa-
cility, please keep in mind
the hours of work that went
into improving the corrals
and that this is an impor-
tant part of the ranching
culture at Big Horn Can-
yon. Ranchers trailing cat-
tle have priority in the use
of the corrals.
For more information
on horse and pack animal
regulations, visit the BHC-
NRA Website at www.nps.
gov]bica.
Dr. Kurt Graham (left) receives congratulations
from U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo) for a 2007
federal Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS) grant to capture historic photographs and
documents and make them available online.
come."
Raised. in Cowley,
Graham is a graduate of
Brigham Young University
with a BA in English as well
as an MA in American Stud-
ies. He received his MA and
PhD in History from Brown
University in Providence,
R.I., where his area of re-
search was the role of lower
State University at San Ber-
nardino,
"Kurt's myriad con-
tributions to the center in
leadership and scholarship
have been stunning," An-
drus continued. "His vision
for extending the reach of
the center beyond the walls
of the museum will be sorely
missed. Under his direction,
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