Demon's Pass (2010)
Demon's Pass
“Although they were used, the purchase contract guaranteed that the wagons were in top condition, ready to make the long trip out to Salt Lake City.
Because he was getting excited about the prospect in front of him, Parker was down by the wagons, looking them over carefully. That was when he saw one of the wagon yard employees packing the wheel hubs with grease. Or at least, the man was supposed to be packing the hubs with grease. In actual fact, he was doing no more than slapping a gob of greas...e on and leaving it there, doing nothing to work it into the hub itself. At a casual glance the wheels looked well packed, but the wheel was turning on a dry axle and it would take no more than a couple of days travel for the axle to be so worn that it would break.
“Mister, you aren’t doing that right,” Parker said to the wagon yard employee.
The employee was a big man, at least three inches taller and, Parker believed, perhaps fifty pounds heavier than Clay, who was himself larger than average size.MoreLess
Because he was getting excited about the prospect in front of him, Parker was down by the wagons, looking them over carefully. That was when he saw one of the wagon yard employees packing the wheel hubs with grease. Or at least, the man was supposed to be packing the hubs with grease. In actual fact, he was doing no more than slapping a gob of greas...e on and leaving it there, doing nothing to work it into the hub itself. At a casual glance the wheels looked well packed, but the wheel was turning on a dry axle and it would take no more than a couple of days travel for the axle to be so worn that it would break.
“Mister, you aren’t doing that right,” Parker said to the wagon yard employee.
The employee was a big man, at least three inches taller and, Parker believed, perhaps fifty pounds heavier than Clay, who was himself larger than average size.MoreLess
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