The Goose Egg Ranch House
Item Metadata
Title
The Goose Egg Ranch House
Date Created
1883
Subject
The Goose Egg Ranch House
Description
The Goose Egg Ranch House
This post card was from an original painting by Dolph. The Stone Ranch house held much History for Casper.
The Searight Brothers built the house in 1883 and lived there until 1886. Then they sold the ranch to Wyo, future governor.
History tells of the Goose Egg Ranch including the Long Horn cattle, and
the Tale of How the Ranch received it's Name.
Cowboys discovered a nest of Canada Goose eggs. The men brought the eggs back to a camp to fry up for their breakfast. After breakfast a the cowboys decided they should call the land the Goose Egg Ranch .
This post card was from an original painting by Dolph. The Stone Ranch house held much History for Casper.
The Searight Brothers built the house in 1883 and lived there until 1886. Then they sold the ranch to Wyo, future governor.
History tells of the Goose Egg Ranch including the Long Horn cattle, and
the Tale of How the Ranch received it's Name.
Cowboys discovered a nest of Canada Goose eggs. The men brought the eggs back to a camp to fry up for their breakfast. After breakfast a the cowboys decided they should call the land the Goose Egg Ranch .
Type
Image
Language
ENG
Is Part Of
Sheffner-McFadden Collection, NCA 01.v.2024.12 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.
Identifier
NCA 01.v.2024.12_MyMomsCasper_48a
Format
JPG
Original Format
Photographic Image
Collection
Citation
“The Goose Egg Ranch House,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed June 28, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/6909.