CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I THE RECONNAISANCE PARTY ..... 1 



II GETTING STARTED ...... . . 9 



III THE FIRST DAY'S WORK ...... 15 



IV SAWYER'S PEAK ........ 27 



Y CRUISING .......... 33 



YI MOAK'S ADVENTURE . . . . . . . 43 



VII HORACE HAS AN ADVENTURE . . . . 48 



iVIII AROUND THE FIRE . . . . . . . .54 



IX EWING'S STORY ......... 58 



X A RECORD RUN . . y > . . . . 66 



XI PHOBY-CATS . ..> -. . . v . . 72 



XII ROUNDING THE SOUTH END . y > . . 78 



XIII FIRE ...;.. . . 86 



XIV THE RAINY SEASON . . > : w . . . 93 

 XV BERT SEES THINGS . . ; . y v . . 101 



XVI HORACE TAKES A STAND . . > : -. . . 107 



XVII THE ANIMAS. . . . . r ., : . . . . 116 



XVIII WORKING THE ANIMAS . > . -. . . 123 



XIX RATTLERS . . . .- . . > y .- . 130 



XX ON TOP AGAIN .... . . . . . 137 



XXI THE END OF EWING'S STORY . . > . 144 



XXII OLD MAN REED ........ 150 



XXIII HORACE "COMES BACK" . -. . . . . 156 



XXIV ON DIAMOND CREEK . 164 



