Major Overstone and Sheriff Clash at Wynyard Bar
Bret Harte portrays Major Overstone seeking a night in Sacramento lodgings under guard to gather evidence against his captor. A dawn pursuit by West Point deserters ends with the Major and sheriff surviving, while Overstone’s legend lives on in Sierra chronicles.
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Tom
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Pye
Ninth Cavalry
West Point
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Winyard's Bar
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Wynyard's Bar
Major Overstone
Siskyou
Wynyard
Cannibal King Demands Feast Before Breakfast
A Detroit Tribune excerpt describes a cannibal king ordering a slave to be served champagne and foie gras, then approving a feast behavior with a grim smile. The scene hints at breakfast sausages and bacon as the consequence next morning.
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