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About 1900
FROM KANSAS TO TEXAS
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The 2 doctors who had treated the deceased member. The man spotted the doctors standing on the corner. The old nester went to them, pulled 2 six-shooters & proceeded to tell the doctors he was about to polish them off. Immediately someone poked the old nester in the back saying “You shoot. I shoot.” More followed quickly & the old nester looked around & counted seven men lined up behind him. Said that is too many so dropped his guns back in his jeans until later & silently & quietly walked away.
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From when Lee & Albert Mosty separated in Colorado until Lee Mosty & Elizabeth Bean were married, Lee Mosty continued to drive cattle up the Texas trails. Soon he was buying & driving herds off from 5000 to 6000 cattle at a time up the trails. He drove to Kansas City. Said the old trail drivers always camped at the river & salted the cattle heavy. Then crossed them through the river. They would drink lots of water in crossing & all the water that 6000 cattle drank added to the weight of the herd & this additional weight was sold as beef on the hoof.
Lee Mosty used to buy ...