By Roberta McKern
While venturing into the East Linn Museum, what we see among the artifacts can pique
associations.
This is true in the mezzanine, where ranching and stock-raising equipment is displayed along with logging, carpentry, blacksmithing, and other tools. We see branding irons, saddles, a hand-braided leather lariat made by Holley’s legendary blacksmith Justin Philpot, a pair of orange angora chaps, saddles including two side saddles for the ladies, bridles, and more horse tack.