Auburn Fish Hatchery

Autumn foliage along Tygee Road just before Stump Creek Road.

     The autumn foliage had decorated the hills has we drove up Stump Creek Road past Maybe's place. My Uncle DeMar used to be the caretaker for Maybe's land that was situated along a generous length of Stump Creek. Shortly after leaving the cabin Daniel fell asleep in the back of the Suburban on our way to the Auburn Fish Hatchery. Shannon and Whitney stayed at the cabin and were all chummy. So, Bob and I were the ones to enjoy the kokonee e salmon eggs and their little eyes--"eye of the fry" the hatchery attendant told us. Later Shannon said, "Why didn't you tell me you were going to go to the hatchery." I guess we didn't make ourselves clear.

Kokonee e salmon eggs two weeks from hatch.

Bob visiting the Auburn, ID Fish Hatchery

On our way to the fish hatchery we took some photos of the foundation of Grandma Ada Elizabeth Wood Hillyard's home. It was later moved from the outskirts of Auburn to about 415 Madison Street, Afton WY.

Foundation of Grandma Ada's home in Auburn.

 My dad was born in this house on November 23, 1935, when it was located in the outskirts of Auburn. Dad's father, Leslie Hillyard had harvested timber from up on the hill north of this foundation to build the first portion of this log home. DeMar, Ronny and Uncle En (Enoch) may have helped build the first part of the small house. Dad's birth home was constructed of logs with sawn boards attached to the outside of the logs. Later they added on a second floor. Even later my dad, Jim, helped add a basement (in Afton? There doesn't appear to be a hole for a basement in the above  photo.) My father was the surprise caboose in the family and before he was born his parents, brothers and sisters lived up on the hill north of this area. The Hillyard's had acquired land on the hill through the Homestead Act.

Grandma Ada's home now in Afton WY.

The garage was added after the home was moved to Afton.  I remember riding old Socks the nearly dead horse on this road. Socks was black with white socks and never moved too quickly for dudes like me visiting from Salt Lake City UT. To whom did Socks belong?