The half-circlebar brand, of the very early days, developed into the quarter-circle-block, generally called "circle-block" in the later years.

Pumpkin creek ranch became the "Home Ranch" after its acquisition by the Bay State, and the name Pumpkin creek, in place of Gonneville creek, rose in usage, as the wild vegetable which provoked it gradually disappeared. The range cattle were very fond of the product, and the vine, and the very roots of the vine, were stamped out by the cattle trying to get more of the tasty verbiage.

The "Home Ranch" is woven into song and story by cowboys. It can be made to apply to any Home Ranch anywhere in the universe, and there was a song that had the run on the ranges when I came into the west which was entitled "Pumpkin Creek's My Home."

Bull Canyon is an arroyo that leads down from the Flowerfield Swell to the lower tables at the head of Pumpkin creek, and it was once the rendezvous of freighters' bulls used on the Black Hills route.

These animals were not always enduring, and they required periods of rest. A man named Creel decided he would make a business of handling the tired cattle until they should be able to resume the burden of the yoke.

Bull canyon was unnamed and unappropriated, and there was an abundance of water, and the nearness of the range to Cheyenne made it a desirable spot for the purpose. So Creel built his crude cabin and rode about looking after the herd of bulls.