▁type writ ers , ▁and ▁a ▁general ▁store ▁with ▁well ▁stock ed ▁sh el ves . ▁The ▁museum ▁has ▁worked ▁to ▁build ▁this ▁last ing ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁pione ers ▁and ▁found ers ▁of ▁Mont rose ▁County ; ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁all ▁artifact s ▁are ▁from ▁Mont rose ▁and ▁ 1 0 % ▁from ▁the ▁out lying ▁area . ▁ ▁Appro xim ately ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁artifact s ▁are ▁held ▁outside ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁cour ty ard . ▁ ▁These ▁objects ▁mostly ▁include ▁autom ot ive ▁parts , ▁agricult ural ▁equipment , ▁and ▁carri ages . ▁ ▁Also ▁included ▁are ▁a ▁stage co ach ▁that ▁ran ▁the ▁Mont rose - D ur ango ▁route , ▁an ▁Ice ▁w agon , ▁and ▁several ▁tra ctors . ▁Two ▁tra ctors ▁have ▁been ▁restored . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁such ▁artifact s , ▁the ▁museum ▁also ▁displays ▁two ▁log ▁cab ins ▁in ▁this ▁cour ty ard . ▁One ▁cabin , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁L ash ley ▁Cab in , ▁which ▁contains ▁a ▁traditional ▁bed , ▁kitchen , ▁and ▁mod est ▁furn iture ; ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁simple ▁homes ▁and ▁lives ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁first ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁Mont rose ▁area . ▁This ▁cabin ▁was ▁rec laimed ▁as ▁a ▁historical ▁artifact , ▁once ▁owned ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁by ▁a ▁mother ▁and ▁her ▁five ▁children . ▁A ▁second ▁cabin , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Cow boy ▁Cab in , ▁houses ▁artifact s ▁and ▁memor abil ia ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁history ▁of