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Old Silver
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...and once the gold was found, the great buffalo hunt was over.
This thread is about the Beale Papers as literature, and influences utilized in the creation of the Beale "STORY".
As a portion of the story that leads to the discovery of the gold, it is immaterial whether or not the had secured abundance game to them over for the long cold winter in the Rockies.
The hunt, as with securing supplies in Santa Fe provides the "western" coloration for that portion of the story in the letter, literary scenery, nothing less, nothing more.
...and not worth being drawn into an argument over.![]()
Thus the question, why did you bring it up?
It's not an argument, I just thought, since you mention that part of the story, that it was worth the correction.