10/03/08 Old buggy

How much of the past presents more questions than answers? I'm Jeff Keane; I'll be right back to give you an example of that question. Without written or remembered oral documentation, old events can get lost way too easy as the years roll by. Bigger more spectacular happenings usually become part of known history, while smaller, insignificant incidents can just fade away. My nephew, Clint has always liked being around cattle and lately is even more interested in the ranch cowherd and has become a big help moving cattle, fencing or checking water. So, while we are riding I give him the same ranch history lessons I gave my son when he was younger. Last week Clint and I were gathering cattle when I asked him if he had ever seen the old horse drawn buggy in the draw were riding down. He hadn't, so it was a stop we made. There isn't much left now, just some wheel rims, a spring or two and a few boards. It's definitely one of those events to wonder about. No one has ever told me who it belonged to or why it ended up in that small draw that feeds into a bigger canyon. Was it abandoned in the drought of the 1930's that caused so many settlers to leave? Did a wild team run away and crash it against those rocks? Was that draw even passible for a buggy seventy-five years ago? What did that little canyon look like when those wheels quit rolling? Maybe Clint will find out, but for now that little buggy will be remembered for its mystery. I'm Jeff Keane.