The Taurus Gun - Large Print Author:Lauran Paine For many years the fertile rye-grass country along the foothills controlled by the Indians who refused to allow the ranchers to the grazing land. The foothills bordered land that was deeded to Henry Burke; every so often Burke had led a few of his men into the foothills to test the waters, only to be driven back. Therefore, when the ... more »Indians were finally ousted from the foothills, Burk naturally assumed he would have first claim to the land.
But Jeff Demis had other ideas. He had already sent three riders and six hundred razorback JD cattle into the foothills to stake his claim before Burke knew what was going on. The local marshal, Abe Sutherland, watched these maneuvers with a vested interest because even though his jurisdiction did not extend beyond the town's limits, he knew that if a range war started, the whole town would be caught in the middle of a bloodbath!« less