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Characters in this exact text
ElkinsBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 28 (first surviving occurrence)Bull HawkinsBull Hawkins — Gooseneck Wilkerson’s rival candidate in Pistol PoliticsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 27 (first surviving occurrence)GooseneckGooseneck Wilkerson — Yeller Dog mayoral candidate in Pistol PoliticsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 27 (first surviving occurrence)Jack ClantonJack Clanton — Hawkins man in Pistol Politics; not automatically a Sawtooth ClantonOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 29 (first surviving occurrence)Jack McDonaldJack McDonald — Hawkins man in Drafts 3–6; not automatically Draft 2’s Jim McDonaldOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 28 (first surviving occurrence)Jim LearyJim Leary — Hawkins man in Drafts 3, 5 and 6On Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 28 (first surviving occurrence)Lobo HarrisonLobo Harrison — Yeller Dog participant in Pistol Politics; not automatically Rattlesnake HarrisonOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 29 (first surviving occurrence)Mule McGrathMule McGrath — Yeller Dog participant in Pistol PoliticsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 31 (first surviving occurrence)Jake / Old Jake HansonOld Man Jake Hanson — Salomey Hanson’s father in Pistol PoliticsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 27 (first surviving occurrence)SalomeySalomey Hanson — daughter of Jake Hanson in Pistol PoliticsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 27 (first surviving occurrence)Snake RiverSnake River Murgatroyd — educated Alderville gambler in Pistol PoliticsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 27 (first surviving occurrence)Soapy JacksonSoapy Jackson — Gooseneck supporter in Pistol Politics; surname alone does not identify him with other JacksonsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 27 (first surviving occurrence)Tarantula AllisonTarantula Allison — Hawkins man in Pistol PoliticsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 28 (first surviving occurrence)
Surviving manuscript evidence
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Draft 3 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent6 pagesCompletenessIncomplete
Physical extent: Six surviving pages, numbered 9–14; pages 1–8 are missing. The source does not establish whether page 14 was the original final page.
TSS: 11996, 51020–51018, 11997–11998
Untitled Howard typescript represented only by surviving pages 9–14.
Additional documentary notes
- Missing Pages: First Cuts states that only pages 9 through 14 survive; pages 1–8 are missing. (manuscript pages 1–8)
- Partial Survival: Only six consecutive pages of this draft survive; the original terminal extent is not established by the source. (surviving manuscript pages 9–14)
Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 3, Pistol Politics, Editorial Notes p. 3; Draft 3 pp. 27–32; TSS 11996, 51020–51018, 11997–11998
