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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 1 of [J. H. (Jake) Byler] Range lore Elizabeth Doyle an Amgelo Texas fli14MLORE J H Jake Byler of Mertzon Texas came from iashington County lawkansas to Collin County Texa at the age of sixteen The family traveled...
- Contributor: Byler, Jake H. - Doyle, Elizabeth
- Date: 1937-11-17
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 2 of [J. H. (Jake) Byler] Page two smoking Bull Durham in his pipe and rode off behind some bushes to strike a match and light his pipe strong wind was blowing from the south and just as...
- Contributor: Byler, Jake H. - Doyle, Elizabeth
- Date: 1937-11-17
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 3 of [J. H. (Jake) Byler] Page three Several of the hands were put to sleep near these bars and well loaded guns lay by their sides Imagine our horror next morning to awaken and find our stock...
- Contributor: Byler, Jake H. - Doyle, Elizabeth
- Date: 1937-11-17
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 4 of [J. H. (Jake) Byler] Page four moccasin tracks and leaped down the canyon a ways before we saw the horses hobbled with a rawhide rope A Mexican was tied to a bush with the end of...
- Contributor: Byler, Jake H. - Doyle, Elizabeth
- Date: 1937-11-17
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 5 of [J. H. (Jake) Byler] Page five and asked me to stop and work with him which I did He found out later that he was buying stolen stuff for the reservation A new hand knew better...
- Contributor: Byler, Jake H. - Doyle, Elizabeth
- Date: 1937-11-17
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 6 of [J. H. (Jake) Byler] Page six later just as he had planned leading the old jack and loaded down with money He took us into Silver City and we all got drunk We were satin at...
- Contributor: Byler, Jake H. - Doyle, Elizabeth
- Date: 1937-11-17
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 7 of [J. H. (Jake) Byler] Page seven it around and around I knocked them back so fast with my fist and elbows that the old man with the axe never did get to me When I gained...
- Contributor: Byler, Jake H. - Doyle, Elizabeth
- Date: 1937-11-17
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 8 of [J. H. (Jake) Byler] Page eight but the old woman told me not to She told me that I had better get out of there if I wanted to get out alive She said there was...
- Contributor: Byler, Jake H. - Doyle, Elizabeth
- Date: 1937-11-17
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 9 of [J. H. (Jake) Byler] Page nine felt very lonely and desolate and thought if I ever got back to civilization I wouldnt want to ever sow any more wild outs I picked out a nice quiet...
- Contributor: Byler, Jake H. - Doyle, Elizabeth
- Date: 1937-11-17
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 10 of [J. H. (Jake) Byler] Page ten leg em spunk them with leggings Others were a dry shave or head shave just as the offense merited and still another was to get them to go to sleep...
- Contributor: Byler, Jake H. - Doyle, Elizabeth
- Date: 1937-11-17
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 11 of [J. H. (Jake) Byler] Page eleven horse and knocked him down Nub jumped off and fell to his knees right in among that raging herd He was trying to run on his hands and knees when...
- Contributor: Byler, Jake H. - Doyle, Elizabeth
- Date: 1937-11-17
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 12 of [J. H. (Jake) Byler] Page twelve leasing and fencing land forced the cowman to do the galas and consequently broke up his haven of free domain Yes we sung whistled hnd hummed to the cattle so...
- Contributor: Byler, Jake H. - Doyle, Elizabeth
- Date: 1937-11-17
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 13 of [J. H. (Jake) Byler] Range lore Elizabeth Doyle BIBLIOGRAPHY J H B71er mertzom Texas interviewed November 17 1937
- Contributor: Byler, Jake H. - Doyle, Elizabeth
- Date: 1937-11-17