Therefore the sheriff was extremely careful about the oiling of the cylinder.
The great cattle drive was at its height.

Buyers from the territorial ranges of the North and Northwest, now just beginning to open up, bid in market against the men from the markets of the East.

Prices advanced rapidly.

Men carried thousands of dollars in the pockets of their greasy "chaps." Silver was no longer counted.

There were hardware stores which sold guns and harness-shops which sold saddles.
There were twoscore saloons which held overflow meetings, accommodating those whom the Cottage bar would not hold.