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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. 78old man BraxtonBraxton — older Braxton at the Braxton cabin near Bear Creek; not automatically the Tomahawk postmaster Braxton (#11)On Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 72Breckinridge ElkinsBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 71Cap'n KiddCap’n Kidd — Breckinridge Elkins's horseOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 74Dick HopkinsDick Hopkins — actual sheriff of Grizzly Run in Guns of the MountainsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 79Ellen ReynoldsEllen Reynolds — woman courted by Breckinridge and Jim Braxton in Guns of the MountainsMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 72Uncle GarfieldGarfield Elkins — Breckinridge's Uncle Garfield from TexasOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 71Jim BraxtonJim Braxton — Breckinridge's rival for Ellen Reynolds in Guns of the MountainsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 72Joe PartlandJoe Partland — deputy in Sheriff Dick Hopkins’s posseOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 78Joel CairnJoel Cairn — large outlaw encountered by Breckinridge after the Bixby episodeOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 74papRoarin' Bill Elkins — Breckinridge's fatherOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 71Tarantula BixbyTarantula Bixby — outlaw leader who impersonates Sheriff Dick Hopkins in Guns of the MountainsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 74

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Draft 2 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent17 pagesCompletenessComplete

TSS: 53104–53105, 51172–51186

Original typescript.

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↗