New York Tribune in New York, New York

Mack and Peers Face Suspected Rustler Threat on Muskrat Creek

The narrator returns to the Muskrat Creek ranch to find Mack, a taciturn educated man, living with fear of rustlers near Deadwood. They recall three Crow brand cattle altered into B and 8 marks, fires of branding in rough hills, and padded hoofs hindering pursuit as they guard their range from lawless rustlers.