Will Irwin Returns To Rockies In Youth Rides West
In Youth Rides West Will Irwin revisits the mining era of the seventies at Cottonwood camp in the Rockies. An eastern tenderfoot enters a world of silver carbonate mines highwaymen and card sharps and meets a mysterious woman amid rugged frontier life. The author aims to record Rockies history as he knew it while admitting melodrama shaped the tale.
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Iron thread of destiny guides a perilous mountain trek
The narrator recalls a formative journey from Plested's to Cottonwood along a muddy mountain road. Buck boasted of mountain knowledge as they push a fragile burro and navigate a cliffside path where a blocked freight wagon requires risky rock dislodgement to clear the road.
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The Cottonwood Road Hardships and Breakthrough Rescue
The narrator recounts a perilous stagecoach journey on the Cottonwood road marked by a cave-in that halts progress. Buck and passengers dig with shovels while freighter, drivers, and mules attempt to free a wagon blocked by earth and a rocky ledge. After improvising with crowbars, axes, and a cradle, they finally push the wagon to the canyon edge and resume travel despite rough, muddy terrain ahead.
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Stagecoach Robbery Scene Near Cottonwood Road
Buck and I witness a stagecoach raid from a snow covered hogback. Two masked bandits loot the passengers while a young woman passenger binds with restraint and a plan forms to pursue later.
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