I have finally tracked down a copy of my great-uncle's article on muleskinning in Leadville, Colorado. It is pretty extensive. I plan to use it in a book I am working on, but will try to put a couple of excerpts in here in the next day or two. In the short bio which was published with the article, it says my great-grandad came to Leadville from Nova Scotian, with about twenty relatives, Nova Scotians all, and all muleskinners! Also, he talks about the horses they used, NOT mules!

kat