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Scope and Contents From the File: W.T. Early was born in England and spent many years traveling throughout North and South America. He eventually settled on a homestead near Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, in 1883. In 1886, Early, along with two associates, began a journey that eventually led him to homestead a ranch at the base of Grey Rock, near Livermore, Colorado. When Early acquired the title to the land after homesteading for three years, he moved permanently to Fort Collins. He set up a carpentry shop and was known as...