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Claim Jumpers and Winter Hardship on the Prairie
In a rugged frontier scene two rival claimants argue over a parcel as a blizzard seals the land. A pair, Joe and Bill, endure hunger and cold while a stranger’s arrival tests loyalties. A rescue by Ike Dover and a dying confession reveal the weight of a claim and the fate of a shared livelihood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ami
Meddesnille
Wasspot
Lor Hard
Cornelius
Vanderbilt
Asheville
North Carolina
Japan
Mott
Usli
Clint
Rogene Higgins
Eugene Higsins
New York
Nile
Kinita
Mr. Hisgtus
Morristown Hutieett
Jersar
Swener
Bates
Lenton
Morgan
Tyne
Mosul
Thompacopt Une
Mmocine
Saltan
Thampeua
Mir
Joe Seraxas
Jae Thunao
Jae
Panetlanedt Joe
Don
Joe
Dick Barber
Sam
Winchester Fide
Urnerr
Jon
John Hees
Dover
Perite
Doe
Samuel
Bill
John Biggs
Pero Feller
Hill
John Biges
Bil
Bert