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The Haunted Mountain

Part of The Haunted Mountain

StateDraft 2Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units16
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Characters in this exact text

Bill GlantonBill Glanton — Texas gunman guiding Professor Van Brock in the Haunted MountainsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 322Breckinridge ElkinsBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 319Cap'n KiddCap’n Kidd — Breckinridge Elkins's horseOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 319Professor Horace Van BrockHorace Van Brock — New York professor searching for a supposed wild man in the Haunted MountainsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 322Uncle JacobJacob Grimes — Breckinridge's prospecting uncle; husband of Lavaca GrimesOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 319Joe HopkinsJoe Hopkins — weekly traveler through Haunted Mountain Gap who carries Breckinridge's note to Aunt LavacaMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 321Joshua BraxtonJoshua Braxton — older hermit hiding in the Haunted Mountains to avoid an unwanted marriageOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 330Aunt LavacaLavaca Grimes — Breckinridge's Aunt Lavaca; wife of Jacob GrimesOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 319

Surviving manuscript evidence

The records below describe surviving physical typescripts, carbons, manuscript material and documentary catalogue evidence for this exact textual state. TSS numbers identify physical catalogue units; they are not story or draft IDs.

Draft 2 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent16 pagesCompletenessComplete

TSS: 12029–12044

Untitled original typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Missing wording in surviving witness: A portion of one sentence is missing from the surviving typescript. (near ending)
  • Editorial restoration in transcription: First Cuts supplies the missing phrase from Draft 3 for narrative continuity; the supplied wording is editorial apparatus, not wording physically present in this witness. (near ending)

Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 1, Editorial Notes, p. 309

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↗