Chaparral Range War (9781101619049) (2012)
“Loaded on three packhorses they had with them were the supplies and things they’d need to search the quartz deposit, picked up earlier that afternoon.
Pete was short, wore lace-up boots, and had white whiskers that had been trimmed so they surrounded his mouth when he grinned.
“What’cha doing these days?” Karnes asked Noble.
“Doing day work for the Bridgeses. This here is Cap’n Guthrey. He’s their foreman.”
“Glad to meet’cha, Guthrey. Folks been telling me you’re an ex-Ranger an...d rounding up outlaws like jackrabbits.” He chuckled.
“Well, we’ve put a few in jail. Noble tells me you know mining. We’ve found a quartz outcropping on the Bridgeses’ deeded land and need an expert to see if there’s any gold in it.”
“That could take some work,” Pete said with a frown.
“We’d like to hire you to explore the outcropping, and then we can decide about expanding the operation should we find enough.”MoreLess
Pete was short, wore lace-up boots, and had white whiskers that had been trimmed so they surrounded his mouth when he grinned.
“What’cha doing these days?” Karnes asked Noble.
“Doing day work for the Bridgeses. This here is Cap’n Guthrey. He’s their foreman.”
“Glad to meet’cha, Guthrey. Folks been telling me you’re an ex-Ranger an...d rounding up outlaws like jackrabbits.” He chuckled.
“Well, we’ve put a few in jail. Noble tells me you know mining. We’ve found a quartz outcropping on the Bridgeses’ deeded land and need an expert to see if there’s any gold in it.”
“That could take some work,” Pete said with a frown.
“We’d like to hire you to explore the outcropping, and then we can decide about expanding the operation should we find enough.”MoreLess
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