Dinsdale Passes Through a Turbulent Outpost
Dinsdale travels through a rough camp near San Juan, meeting gamblers and daring figures. He encounters Kitty the Schemer and Horseshoe Webb as he weighs staying a merchant or gambler life while listening to Scissors warn him of danger and prize prospects. Pyrites the prospector hints at a silver haul and a future mine run, setting a tense mood of intrigue and chance in the province.