![]() It was during this time that the soddie was stuccoed and a screened porch and bathroom were added to the south side. When my Uncle Oran came home from the service he married Lora Hall () and since they needed a place to live my Granddad Fred Chatham and Ethel moved back to Uncle Elmer’s homestead because the old soddie was vacant.” In 1945 after Elmer Chatham’s death, my Granddad bought Elmer’s homestead from his brother’s estate. (See picture of my Aunt Vela Chatham Frank standing in front of what is left of the fireplace at Clay Creek) Fred & Ethel lived on the Skinner Place until my Uncle Oran came home from World War II. The Skinner Place was a mile south of the Baca/Powers county line on the south side of Butte creek and a mile west of Hwy 287. During the Dust Bowl days, a lot of land could be obtained by simply paying back taxes. The family lived on “Clay Creek” for 3 years.Īccording to my Aunt Vela after the 3 years on “Clay creek” Fred & Ethel moved to the “Skinner Place”, which my Granddad had bought from Roy Truman. Most of the water holes were only a foot or two deep, but there was one watering hole 3 or 4 miles further north up Clay Creek that was ten or twelve feet deep. There was also “live water” in several watering spots along “Clay Creek”. It had not been broken out, so there was still good grass for the cattle. ![]() At the time the Fred Chatham family lived on Clay Creek, the area was pretty much “open range”. The house and out buildings were located on the west side of “Clay Creek”. When I visited the “Clay Creek” site in August of 2001, most of the sand rock walls of the house, barn, chicken house, and some of the corrals were still standing. It is located in Powers County two miles west of US Hwy 385/287 on L Rd and about two miles nort h via “cow trail” on private land. Just like My Time at Portia, the game takes place in a wholesome post-apocalyptic world a world where humans have successfully restarted civilization after, long ago, nearly destroying themselves through greed, unbridled technology, and warfare in a period they refer to as the The Age of Darkness. The “Clay Creek” place Fred & Ethel Chatham moved to with Vela was the “Carlton Place” which Fred rented. ![]() I spoke of the “Clay Creek” place in the previous post. First of all my apologies to the “Wondering, Banished, Exiled, and Lost Souls of Baca County, Colorado” (Facebook)group since most of this post took place across the county line in Powers County. My Time at Sandrock just released and many fans of the original are joining, ready for a new adventure from Pathea Games.However, Sandrock differs from My Time at Portia in that resources are severely restricted in quantity.This can leave the player looking for items and materials like clay and certain ores deep into the game. My Time at Sandrock Buying Resources Most resources that you can find out in the world are available to buy from various shops. ![]()
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