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Guns of the Mountains

Part of Guns of the Mountains

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my brother BillBill Elkins — Breckinridge's brother; not his father Roarin' Bill ElkinsMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 65Breckinridge ElkinsBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 61Cap'n KiddCap’n Kidd — Breckinridge Elkins's horseOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 61Dick HopkinsDick Hopkins — actual sheriff of Grizzly Run in Guns of the MountainsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 65Joe PartlandJoe Partland — deputy in Sheriff Dick Hopkins’s posseOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 65PapRoarin' Bill Elkins — Breckinridge's fatherMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 61Tarantula BixbyTarantula Bixby — outlaw leader who impersonates Sheriff Dick Hopkins in Guns of the MountainsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 61

Surviving manuscript evidence

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Draft 1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent10 pagesCompletenessComplete

TSS: 52071–52080

Original typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Verso reference: Versos are marked with references to Daughter of Erlik Khan: “The 34–42 (9–1)” and “45 (10).” (whole witness)

Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 1, Editorial Notes, p. 59

Published in

Breckinridge Elkins - First Cuts: The Drafts and Fragments - Rough Trails 1REH Foundation PressMarch 2026↗First Cuts: The Drafts and Fragments Breckinridge Elkins: Rough Trails Volumes 1-4 4 Volume Collector's Box SetREH Foundation PressMarch 2026↗