Lone Jack Kid: The Buffalo Hunt (The Lone Jack Kid Book 3) by Joe Corso

Author:Joe Corso [Corso, Joe]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Black Horse Publishing
Published: 2015-06-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

The meeting room in the hotel was comfortable and the five men chatted amiably while enjoying a cold beer. Charlie introduced Fuzzy to Alexis and Anthony. The grand duke was happy to have a man familiar with the route that would lead them to Utah. They had all agreed that when they arrived in Salt Lake City they would buy tickets to Nebraska for themselves and their animals.

“Why don’t you describe the route we’ll be taking and what, if any, dangers we might encounter,” suggested Charlie.

Fuzzy took a long swig of beer and wiped the foam from his face with his sleeve. Then he began explaining what they were about to undertake.

“I hadn’t figured on going up to Salt Lake City, but trapping can take you anywhere you plumb please. So I’ve changed my mind and decided that now I’ll trap along the Mormon Trail.”

“The Mormon Trail?” the grand duke asked.

“Yep, that’s the route Brigham Young took when he led thousands of his followers successfully to Utah. I know that trail well because I’ve trapped all along it. As I see it, we’ll be facing two problems. The first is with the Paiute or Shoshone Indians. We’ll be passing through their lands and they don’t care much for white men.”

“What about the Snake, the Bannock, and the Nez Perce Indians?” Charlie asked.

Fuzzy shook his head.

“They’re northern Indians and you don’t usually find them in southern Utah. No, it’s the Southern Paiute or Shoshone we need to worry about. It’s their hunting grounds we’ll be traveling through and I think it would be a good idea if we took something we could trade with. If we’re overrun by a large war party, we might be able to buy our lives if we have something they like. I suggest we buy something that they couldn’t use to kill us with, maybe colorful trinkets, tobacco, or blankets. Yeah, blankets. It gets mighty cold in those mountains, so maybe we should buy a parcel of blankets and buy us some tobacco to use as a hole card.”

“You said we’d be facing two problems. What’s the second problem?”

“We’ll be passing Robbers Roost.”

Charlie’s eyes narrowed. “What the hell is Robbers Roost?”

“Robbers Roost is where many bandits hide out when things get too hot. The Farrington gang uses Robbers Roost because the law can’t touch them there. Matt Warner is a cattle rustler who uses Robbers Roost. He joined the McCarthy gang, hoping to join up with Levi Farrington. Used to be two Farrington brothers, but Hill Farrington was killed. He was captured and when he tried to escape, he was killed. Him and his brother robbed the Mobile and Ohio train in 1870. They still use hit and run tactics like they did when they rode with Quantrill.”

The Quantrill name caught Charlie’s attention.

“Are you sure he rode with Quantrill?”

“Yep. I know it for a fact. Just remember that when we enter that part of the country, we have to be very careful not to be caught by the likes of them.

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