Tired of weeds and flooding, E.O. most probably ventured alone to Colorado to locate his homestead and then returned with his family by train. The older boys rode in the livestock car with the lumber and hay while Hattie, her daughter Norva, and the youngest rode in the train.

Arriving at Akron, and unloading their stock of Percheron and mules from the stock cars, they loaded up their household goods, along with the cow, pony, stallion, and feed machinery and made their final journey by Conestoga wagon where they began their new life in the barren country of eastern Colorado.

Pictured on the left with the horse is E.O.'s brother Norman; near center with mule is E.O.'s oldest son Odes; on the porch is daughter Norva and sons Olin and young Glenn; and wife Hattie and E.O. Smith standing to the right..