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High Stake Cattle War Over Crying Wolf Lands
In Ogallala Dusty King and Bill Roper bid against Ben Thorpe for Crying Wolf grazing rights. King pushes past cash limits to win the federal auction, securing the northern lands and dominance for King Gordon.
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Dusty King
Great Plains
Bill Roper
Lew Gordon
Texas
Dusty
King
King Gordon
Ben Thorpe
Lew
Abilene
Gordon
Red Crick
Dave
Bob Henry
Tularosa
Big Bend
Tetons
Cleve Tanner
Ogallala
Cleve
Walk Lasham
Cross Timbers
Crying Wolf
Kansas City
Sedalia
Bill
Mr. King
Roper
Indian Department
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Mesquite Grass Plains
Shortgrass Country
Chisholm Trail
Ben Pee
Thorpe
Wells Fargo