Does he own this ranch, or does it own him?” –Elmer Kelton (Six-Bits a Day) “There is a severe evil which I have seen under the sun: riches kept for their owner to his hurt.” …
The Saga of Miles Forrest
Sheriff Charlie Gold and Mateo Ramirez left Silverton with their prisoner Thurman “Tioga” Cavendish leaving Miles in Silverton. The marshal of Silverton had been running a protection racket, and the first person that Miles had arrested had been shot down by a rifleman on a rooftop which Tioga proclaimed was Smokey Fountain. Miles had hidden…
Echoes From the Campfire
All a man can leave to his children is the little he’s learned, and maybe what he thinks in his mind and feels in his heart.” –Louis L’Amour (Down the Long Hills) “Test all things; hold fast what is good.” …
Coffee Percs
Have you crawled out of your bedroll in the chill of a springmorning with the crisp air fresh in your lungs and the sound ofrunning water in your ears? Have started a fire and made coffee, andbroiled your venison over an open fire? Have you smelled ironwoodburning, or cedar?” –Louis L’Amour (To Tame a Land) Ahh,…