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Jack Ratliff Archives - Plainsman Herald

Vol. 140 No. 8 August 21, 2026

Tag: Jack Ratliff

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Jack Ratliff by Kathryn Ratliff Benes

May 9, 2020

Arts, Stories

Tags: J.J Ranch Prairie Cattle Company, Jack, Jack Ratliff, JJ, Pritchett, Southeast Colorado

Editors Note: I’ve often mentioned Jack Ratliff as the other Baca County Wanderer when writing about Orville Ewing. If you search online for Jack Ratliff will also find numerous postcards such as the one below which he sold during his travels. We are fortunate to be able to post the following below from his granddaughter…
A Bevy of Wandering Muleteers

July 21, 2014

History, Stories

Tags: Jack Ratliff, Multeer, Orville Ewing, Peter Voiss, Pritchett, San Francisco, Southeast Colorado

Some might say Orville Ewing was born 100 years too late. However, I have discovered while learning about his adventures he wasn’t alone. In various written accounts I have encountered references to muleteers traveling the countryside during Orville’s 30 plus years of traveling the highways and byways. What is a muleteer you ask? a muleteer…

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