The improvised creation quickly became a favourite dish among the prospectors, who would come

The Owl Bar started with her great-grandfather in the late 1930s. "He had a mercantile store with little cabins that he would rent out," she said. He also had the only payphone in town, so these "prospectors" would come and do their work and make calls. "They rented their rooms and when they asked for something to drink and eat, we started serving food."

This was when Argabright's grandfather returned from the Navy. He needed money, so he opened a little bar in the mercantile store. "He was the one who started cooking," she said, "beginning with hamburgers, adding cheese and serving them with green chile on a separate plate."