As_CJS Cullen_NP0 poured_VVD and_CJC poured_VVD ,_PUN he_PNP held_VVD up_AVP the_AT0 "_PUQ conversation_NN1 "_PUQ by_PRP reciting_VVG the_AT0 after-action_NN1 report_NN1 figures_NN2 like_CJS they_PNP were_VBD a_AT0 box_NN1 score_NN1 ._SENT Nobody_PNI could_VM0 say_VVI it_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 been_VBN an_AT0 even_AJ0 fight_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 battle_NN1 had_VHD started_VVN with_PRP 1_CRD ,_PUN 300_CRD bluecoats_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC 1_CRD ,_PUN 340_CRD Texas_NP0 men_NN2 ._SENT There_EX0 were_VBD two_CRD hundred_CRD and_CJC twenty-two_CRD Confederate_NN1 casualties_NN2 ,_PUN with_PRP fifty_CRD dead_AJ0 ,_PUN eighty_CRD wounded_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC ninety-two_CRD missing_AJ0 or_CJC captured_VVN ._SENT He_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 add_VVI that_CJT the_AT0 Yankee_NN1 dead_AV0 numbered_VVN fifty-one_CRD ,_PUN nor_CJC did_VDD he_PNP mention_VVI that_CJT death_NN1 toll_NN1 only_AV0 included_VVD Killed_VVN In_PRP Action_NN1 ._SENT Glen_NP0 's_POS death_NN1 was_VBD not_XX0 included_VVN in_PRP that_DT0 count_NN1 ,_PUN nor_CJC were_VBD eleven_CRD other_AJ0 noncombat_AJ0 deaths_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 fight_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN so_AV0 even_AV0 ,_PUN at_PRP first_ORD both_DT0 sides_NN2 had_VHD thought_VVN they_PNP were_VBD winning_VVG ._SENT But_CJC when_CJS Major_NP0 Chivington_NP0 's_POS troops_NN2 had_VHD pressed_VVN the_AT0 retreating_AJ0 Texans_NN2 ,_PUN they_PNP 'd_VHD overtaken_VVN the_AT0 Rebel_NN1 supply_NN1 train_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Confederates_NN2 had_VHD lost_VVN all_DT0 their_DPS provisions_NN2 ,_PUN powder_NN1 and_CJC shot_NN1 ,_PUN field_NN1 pieces_NN2 ,_PUN as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS all_DT0 their_DPS animals_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP had_VHD gotten_VVN out_AVP alive_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC they_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN licked_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 fighting_NN1 force_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP 'd_VHD lit_VVN out_AVP for_PRP Texas_NP0 ._SENT That_DT0 was_VBD the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Civil_AJ0 War_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 far_AJ0 west_NN1 ,_PUN at_PRP least_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Can_VM0 you_PNP tell_VVI me_PNP a_AT0 few_DT0 things_NN2 about_PRP the_AT0 private_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ What_DTQ for_PRP ?_SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 matter_VVI now_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB the_AT0 one_PNI who_PNQ 's_VBZ got_VVN to_TO0 write_VVI a_AT0 letter_NN1 home_NN1 to_PRP his_DPS folks_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Cullen_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ No_ITJ ..._PUN "_PUQ Rusty_NP0 took_VVD another_DT0 drink_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 do_VDI it_PNP ._SENT Please_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD my_DPS ..._PUN well_AV0 ,_PUN like_PRP my_DPS brother_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP should_VM0 be_VBI the_AT0 one_PNI to_TO0 tell_VVI them_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI an_AT0 officer_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP ai_NN0 n't_XX0 an_AT0 officer_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ No._NN1 By_PRP regulations_NN2 ,_PUN Major_NP0 Chivington_NP0 should_VM0 do_VDI it_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC ..._PUN well_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI any_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP ._SENT I_PNP asked_VVD if_CJS he_PNP 'd_VM0 allow_VVI me_PNP to_TO0 do_VDI it_PNP for_PRP our_DPS company_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ How_AVQ many_DT0 from_PRP Colorado_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Mmmm_ITJ ,_PUN let_VVB me_PNP figure_VVI ..._PUN "_PUQ Cullen_NP0 did_VDD some_DT0 mental_AJ0 calculations_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Out_AVP of_PRF fifty-one_CRD total_AJ0 dead_AJ0 ,_PUN thirty-three_CRD were_VBD Colorado_NP0 volunteers_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ How_AVQ many_DT0 for_PRP you_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 've_VHB got_VVN seventeen_CRD letters_NN2 to_TO0 do_VDI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Sixteen_CRD ,_PUN then_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP 'll_VM0 do_VDI Gary_NP0 's_POS ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Maybe_AV0 that_DT0 'd_VM0 be_VBI best_AJS ._SENT "_PUQ 
There_EX0 was_VBD half_DT0 a_AT0 bottle_NN1 left_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC Sergeant_NP0 Cullen_NP0 reached_VVD for_PRP Rusty_NP0 's_POS empty_AJ0 glass_NN1 to_TO0 pour_VVI him_PNP another_DT0 ._SENT But_CJC Rusty_NP0 reached_VVD out_AVP and_CJC took_VVD the_AT0 bottle_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP raised_VVD it_PNP to_PRP his_DPS lips_NN2 and_CJC swallowed_VVD a_AT0 big_AJ0 gulp_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC another_DT0 ._SENT He_PNP coughed_VVD but_CJC held_VVD the_AT0 liquor_NN1 down_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP also_AV0 talked_VVD to_PRP Jason_NP0 and_CJC them_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Cullen_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN talking_VVG about_PRP the_AT0 four_CRD other_AJ0 men_NN2 in_PRP Rusty_NP0 's_POS fire_NN1 team_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ They_PNP say_VVB seven_CRD Texans_NN2 came_VVD up_AVP that_DT0 creek_NN1 ._SENT Only_AV0 one_PNI of_PRF '_PUQ em_PNP made_VVD it_PNP out_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 counting_VVG ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD busy_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ That_CJT you_PNP were_VBD ._SENT Jason_NP0 says_VVZ him_PNP and_CJC Landry_NP0 winged_VVD one_CRD of_PRF them_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC then_AV0 he_PNP surrendered_VVD to_PRP you_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP had_VHD the_AT0 drop_NN1 on_PRP him_PNP ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD no_AT0 choice_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Six_CRD men_NN2 you_PNP took_VVD down_AVP ,_PUN son_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 've_VHB never_AV0 seen_VVN the_AT0 like_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Believe_VVB I_PNP winged_VVD that_DT0 last_ORD one_PNI ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP was_VBD on_PRP horseback_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC moving_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Point_NN1 is_VBZ ,_PUN boy_NN1 ..._PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 write_VVI you_PNP up_AVP for_PRP a_AT0 medal_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Do_VDB n't_XX0 you_PNP dare_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Hell_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP say_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP mean_VVB it_PNP ,_PUN Sarge_NP0 ._SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 ._SENT "_PUQ Rusty_NP0 took_VVD a_AT0 long_AJ0 pull_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 whiskey_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP offered_VVD the_AT0 bottle_NN1 to_PRP Cullen_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ shook_VVD his_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP took_VVD another_DT0 swig_NN1 ._SENT 
Cullen_NP0 smiled_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ So_AV0 ,_PUN you_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 drink_VVI ,_PUN huh_ITJ ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB a_AT0 fast_AJ0 learner_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP 're_VBB fast_AJ0 ,_PUN period_NN1 ._SENT Never_AV0 seen_VVN such_DT0 shooting_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ About_PRP that_DT0 medal_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Oh_ITJ ?_SENT Change_VVB your_DPS mind_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP want_VVB you_PNP to_TO0 put_VVI in_AVP for_PRP it_PNP ._SENT For_PRP Gary_NP0 Glencoe_NP0 ._SENT Say_VVB it_PNP any_DT0 way_NN1 you_PNP want_VVB ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP 's_VBZ the_AT0 one_PNI who_PNQ gave_VVD his_DPS life_NN1 for_PRP this_DT0 ..._PUN Whatever_DTQ it_PNP is_VBZ ._SENT Nothing_PNI good_AJ0 ._SENT Not_XX0 glory_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC any_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 crap_NN1 they_PNP always_AV0 say_VVB about_PRP the_AT0 war_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Jason_NP0 said_VVD Glencoe_NP0 was_VBD so_AV0 sick_AJ0 he_PNP never_AV0 even_AV0 fired_VVN ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Jason_NP0 's_POS blind_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP saw_VVD what_DTQ I_PNP saw_VVD ,_PUN so_CJS you_PNP take_VVB my_DPS word_NN1 for_PRP it_PNP ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB putting_VVG it_PNP all_DT0 into_PRP that_DT0 letter_NN1 to_PRP his_DPS ma_NN1 and_CJC pa._NN0 Our_DPS ma_NN1 and_CJC ..._PUN "_PUQ 
Rusty_NP0 dropped_VVD his_DPS head_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS if_CJS the_AT0 tears_NN2 starting_VVG to_TO0 fall_VVI were_VBD so_AV0 heavy_AJ0 ,_PUN he_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 hold_VVI his_DPS head_NN1 up_AVP any_AV0 longer_AV0 ._SENT Cullen_NP0 stood_VVD up_AVP to_TO0 leave_VVI him_PNP in_PRP peace_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP reached_VVD for_PRP the_AT0 whiskey_NN1 bottle_NN1 ._SENT Rusty_NP0 yanked_VVD it_PNP back_AVP ._SENT Cullen_NP0 nodded_VVD and_CJC left_VVD Rusty_NP0 alone_AV0 with_PRP his_DPS bottle_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC his_DPS tears_NN2 ._SENT 
Chapter_NN1 7_CRD 
Ouray_NP0 ,_PUN 1864_CRD 
After_PRP their_DPS victory_NN1 over_PRP the_AT0 Texan_NN1 Rebels_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 Colorado_NP0 volunteers_NN2 were_VBD garrisoned_VVN around_PRP Santa_NP0 Fe_NP0 and_CJC the_AT0 northwest_NN1 of_PRF New_NP0 Mexico_NP0 ._SENT But_CJC as_CJS the_AT0 months_NN2 passed_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC there_EX0 was_VBD no_AT0 further_AJC threat_NN1 from_PRP Confederate_NN1 forces_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 far_AJ0 west_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Colorado_NP0 troops_NN2 began_VVD to_TO0 leave_VVI their_DPS militia_NN0 and_CJC head_VVB off_AVP for_PRP home_NN1 ._SENT Or_CJC ,_PUN for_PRP wherever_AVQ their_DPS fancy_NN1 took_VVD them_PNP ._SENT 
Often_AV0 ,_PUN their_DPS fancy_NN1 was_VBD gold_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 great_AJ0 strikes_NN2 in_PRP California_NP0 and_CJC Nevada_NP0 —_PUN the_AT0 same_DT0 siren_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD helped_VVN motivate_VVI the_AT0 Confederates_NN2 to_TO0 invade_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD place_NN1 —_PUN drew_VVD men_NN2 from_PRP all_DT0 over_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 Colorado_NP0 fighters_NN2 were_VBD no_AT0 exception_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC there_EX0 were_VBD many_DT0 other_AJ0 discoveries_NN2 of_PRF gold_NN1 and_CJC silver_NN1 all_DT0 over_PRP the_AT0 unexplored_AJ0 vastness_NN1 of_PRF Utah_NP0 ,_PUN Nevada_NP0 ,_PUN Arizona_NP0 ,_PUN New_NP0 Mexico_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Colorado_NP0 ._SENT With_PRP the_AT0 promise_NN1 of_PRF many_DT0 more_AV0 to_TO0 come_VVI ._SENT 
Not_XX0 even_AV0 Rusty_NP0 was_VBD immune_AJ0 ._SENT When_CJS he_PNP drifted_VVD out_AVP of_PRF New_NP0 Mexico_NP0 and_CJC left_VVD the_AT0 war_NN1 behind_AV0 ,_PUN Rusty_NP0 was_VBD in_PRP no_AT0 special_AJ0 hurry_NN1 to_TO0 rush_VVI back_AVP to_PRP Perryman_NP0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 "_PUQ home_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ not_XX0 really_AV0 ._SENT Home_AV0 was_VBD a_AT0 pile_NN1 of_PRF ash_NN1 out_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 prairie_NN1 and_CJC gone_VVN forever_AV0 ._SENT Yes_ITJ ,_PUN he_PNP missed_VVD his_DPS sister_NN1 Melissa_NP0 some_DT0 ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 worry_VVI for_PRP her_PNP ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD engaged_VVN now_AV0 ,_PUN to_PRP Gary_NP0 's_POS brother_NN1 Marcus_NP0 ._SENT Big_AJ0 surprise_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP thought_VVD ._SENT 
No_ITJ ,_PUN the_AT0 thing_NN1 that_CJT made_VVD him_PNP reluctant_AJ0 to_TO0 go_VVI back_AVP "_PUQ home_NN1 "_PUQ was_VBD having_VHG to_TO0 face_VVI Ma_NP0 and_CJC Pa_NP0 Glencoe_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP could_VM0 guess_VVI their_DPS questions_NN2 from_PRP hundreds_CRD of_PRF miles_NN2 away_AV0 ._SENT They_PNP would_VM0 pester_VVI and_CJC pick_VVI at_PRP him_PNP endlessly_AV0 for_PRP details_NN2 ._SENT Let_VVB them_PNP believe_VVB what_DTQ he_PNP had_VHD written_VVN about_PRP Gary_NP0 's_POS heroism_NN1 in_PRP battle_NN1 ._SENT Let_VVB them_PNP treasure_VVI the_AT0 medals_NN2 the_AT0 army_NN1 had_VHD sent_VVN after_PRP Sergeant_NP0 Cullen_NP0 put_VVD in_PRP his_DPS dispatches_NN2 ._SENT Let_VVB them_PNP remember_VVB the_AT0 boy_NN1 who_PNQ still_AV0 scampered_VVD around_AVP in_PRP their_DPS hearts_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC God_NP0 ,_PUN do_VDB n't_XX0 let_VVI them_PNP ask_VVI Rusty_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VM0 have_VHI to_TO0 guard_VVI every_AT0 word_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 longer_AJC he_PNP lied_VVD ,_PUN the_AT0 worse_AJC it_PNP would_VM0 get_VVI ._SENT 
Why_AVQ tell_VVI them_PNP about_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 Gary_NP0 's_POS feet_NN2 bled_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 long_AJ0 march_NN1 from_PRP Colorado_NP0 ?_SENT About_PRP the_AT0 times_NN2 Rusty_NP0 had_VHD heard_VVN him_PNP sob_VVI quietly_AV0 in_PRP his_DPS blankets_NN2 ._SENT Did_VDD they_PNP need_VVI to_TO0 know_VVI how_AVQ many_DT0 times_NN2 Rusty_NP0 had_VHD had_VHN to_TO0 carry_VVI his_DPS rifle_NN1 and_CJC Gary_NP0 's_VBZ too_AV0 ,_PUN just_AV0 so_CJS their_DPS son_NN1 could_VM0 keep_VVI up_AVP ?_SENT Why_AVQ tell_VVI them_PNP about_PRP the_AT0 stabbing_AJ0 pains_NN2 their_DPS son_NN1 frequently_AV0 suffered_VVN in_PRP his_DPS gut_NN1 ?_SENT Let_VVB them_PNP remember_VVB the_AT0 boy_NN1 who_PNQ 'd_VHD wolfed_VVN down_AVP Ma_NP0 's_POS fine_AJ0 cooking_NN1 ._SENT Not_XX0 the_AT0 half-starved_AJ0 ,_PUN trembling_AJ0 wreck_NN1 who_PNQ could_VM0 n't_XX0 hold_VVI down_AVP food_NN1 or_CJC water_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD weeks_NN2 of_PRF his_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT Their_DPS son_NN1 was_VBD dead_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP would_VM0 never_AV0 come_VVI home_AV0 ._SENT That_DT0 ,_PUN Rusty_NP0 knew_VVD ,_PUN was_VBD more_AV0 than_CJS enough_AV0 suffering_VVG ._SENT They_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 need_VVI any_DT0 more_DT0 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 other_AJ0 guys_NN2 in_PRP his_DPS rifle_NN1 squad_NN1 that_CJT finally_AV0 got_VVD Rusty_NP0 to_TO0 quit_VVI drinking_VVG and_CJC moping_VVG around_PRP camp_NN1 and_CJC light_VVB out_AVP ._SENT Jason_NP0 Bachman_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ 'd_VHD ended_VVN up_AVP doctoring_VVG his_DPS own_DT0 story_NN1 about_PRP the_AT0 fight_NN1 on_PRP Apache_AJ0 Creek_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP got_VVD Gary_NP0 a_AT0 medal_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC also_AV0 finally_AV0 convinced_VVN him_PNP army_NN1 life_NN1 was_VBD wasting_VVG their_DPS time_NN1 ._SENT Jason_NP0 was_VBD sure_AJ0 God_NP0 had_VHD smiled_VVN on_PRP them_PNP that_DT0 day_NN1 in_PRP battle_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 reason_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP told_VVD Rusty_NP0 they_PNP were_VBD destined_VVN for_PRP great_AJ0 things_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 key_NN1 to_PRP their_DPS future_NN1 was_VBD out_AVP there_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 mountains_NN2 ,_PUN in_PRP nugget_NN1 form_NN1 ._SENT Just_AV0 waiting_VVG for_PRP them_PNP to_TO0 go_VVI find_VVI it_PNP ._SENT 
For_PRP a_AT0 year_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 half_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP wandered_VVD from_PRP freezing_AJ0 stream_NN1 to_PRP muddy_AJ0 floodplains_NN2 ,_PUN shoveling_AJ0 dirt_NN1 and_CJC panning_NN1 rocks_NN2 and_CJC sand_NN1 ,_PUN enough_AV0 to_TO0 duplicate_VVI the_AT0 Erie_NP0 Canal_NN1 ._SENT Rusty_NP0 grew_VVD muscles_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 muscles_NN2 in_PRP his_DPS arms_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP packed_VVD meat_NN1 onto_PRP his_DPS legs_NN2 and_CJC shoulders_NN2 ._SENT His_DPS palms_NN2 grew_VVD so_AV0 callused_AJ0 he_PNP was_VBD afraid_AJ0 it_PNP would_VM0 affect_VVI his_DPS shooting_NN1 hand_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 ,_PUN to_TO0 make_VVI sure_AJ0 it_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 ,_PUN he_PNP continued_VVD to_PRP practice_NN1 for_PRP hours_NN2 and_CJC hours_NN2 ,_PUN day_NN1 in_PRP and_CJC week_NN1 out_AVP ._SENT 
They_PNP were_VBD n't_XX0 totally_AV0 luckless_AJ0 ._SENT They_PNP found_VVD flakes_NN2 and_CJC nuggets_NN2 of_PRF gold_NN1 once_AV0 in_PRP a_AT0 while_NN1 ._SENT More_AV0 than_CJS enough_AV0 to_TO0 pay_VVI for_PRP their_DPS gear_NN1 ,_PUN their_DPS grub_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 clothes_NN2 on_PRP their_DPS backs_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC they_PNP never_AV0 struck_VVD it_PNP rich_AJ0 ._SENT They_PNP never_AV0 cleared_VVD more_AV0 than_CJS fifty_CRD or_CJC maybe_AV0 a_AT0 hundred_CRD dollars_NN2 when_CJS they_PNP found_VVD an_AT0 assay_NN1 office_NN1 to_TO0 sell_VVI their_DPS pickings_NN2 ._SENT One_CRD time_NN1 ,_PUN up_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 Sangre_NP0 de_NP0 Cristo_NP0 range_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP even_AV0 hired_VVD on_AVP as_PRP guards_NN2 on_PRP somebody_PNI else_AV0 's_POS lucky_AJ0 strike_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC in_PRP all_DT0 that_DT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN Jason_NP0 never_AV0 once_AV0 lost_AJ0 hope_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD living_VVG his_DPS dream_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC by_PRP 1864_CRD ,_PUN Rusty_NP0 realized_VVD he_PNP ,_PUN too_AV0 ,_PUN was_VBD living_VVG Jason_NP0 's_POS dream_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC not_XX0 his_DPS own_DT0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 sure_AJ0 what_DTQ that_DT0 dream_NN1 even_AV0 ought_VM0 to_TO0 be_VBI ._SENT But_CJC after_PRP twenty-two_CRD months_NN2 of_PRF scratching_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 earth_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP knew_VVD he_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 going_VVG to_TO0 find_VVI any_DT0 dreams_NN2 by_PRP digging_VVG it_PNP up_AVP ._SENT 
He_PNP and_CJC Jason_NP0 parted_VVD friends_NN2 and_CJC wished_VVD each_DT0 other_AJ0 luck_NN1 ._SENT Rusty_NP0 gave_VVD all_DT0 his_DPS mining_NN1 gear_NN1 to_PRP Jason_NP0 and_CJC started_VVD back_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 general_AJ0 direction_NN1 of_PRF Denver_NP0 ,_PUN with_PRP a_AT0 blanket_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 horse_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 pack_NN1 mule_NN1 ,_PUN an_AT0 aching_AJ0 back_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC less_AV0 than_CJS fifty_CRD dollars_NN2 to_TO0 show_VVI for_PRP his_DPS two_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT 
Crossing_VVG through_PRP the_AT0 southwest_NN1 corner_NN1 of_PRF Colorado_NP0 ,_PUN he_PNP came_VVD across_PRP another_DT0 prospector_NN1 ._SENT Hiram_NP0 McGrew_NP0 was_VBD a_AT0 gnarled_AJ0 old_AJ0 gnome_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 florid_AJ0 mane_NN1 of_PRF salt_NN1 and_CJC pepper_NN1 whiskers_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 propensity_NN1 for_PRP breaking_VVG wind_NN1 ._SENT Hiram_NP0 had_VHD never_AV0 had_VHN much_AV0 more_DT0 luck_NN1 than_CJS Rusty_AJ0 when_CJS it_PNP came_VVD to_PRP grubbing_VVG around_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 dirt_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP did_VDD have_VHI a_AT0 boatload_NN1 of_PRF funny_AJ0 stories_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC some_DT0 interesting_AJ0 knowledge_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 local_AJ0 environs_NN2 ._SENT Hiram_NP0 was_VBD taking_VVG a_AT0 break_NN1 from_PRP his_DPS labors_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD on_PRP his_DPS way_NN1 to_TO0 take_VVI "_PUQ a_AT0 miracle_NN1 cure_NN1 "_PUQ for_PRP his_DPS aching_AJ0 knees_NN2 and_CJC his_DPS lumbago_NN1 ._SENT Rusty_NP0 decided_VVD to_TO0 tag_VVI along_AVP with_PRP him_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ From_PRP here_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP ai_NN0 n't_XX0 but_PRP two_CRD days_NN2 ride_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 old_AJ0 rascal_NN1 insisted_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Beautiful_AJ0 country_NN1 ._SENT Full_AJ0 of_PRF natural_AJ0 wonders_NN2 ._SENT Best_AJS of_PRF all_DT0 ,_PUN them_PNP hot_AJ0 springs_NN2 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ what_DTQ keeps_VVZ me_PNP going_VVG back_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ What_DTQ 's_VBZ this_DT0 place_NN1 called_VVD ?_SENT "_PUQ Rusty_NP0 asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP ai_NN0 n't_XX0 sure_AJ0 it_PNP 's_VBZ taken_VVN up_AVP a_AT0 name_NN1 yet_AV0 ,_PUN not_XX0 proper_AJ0 ._SENT There_EX0 's_VBZ an_AT0 old_AJ0 mountain_NN1 man_NN1 ,_PUN runs_VVZ a_AT0 trading_NN1 post_NN1 ._SENT Some_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF Frenchman_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 saloon_NN1 ,_PUN of_PRF course_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP even_AV0 heard_VVD talk_VVB some_DT0 fella_NN1 wants_VVZ to_TO0 build_VVI a_AT0 hotel_NN1 up_AVP there_AV0 ._SENT Thinks_VVZ he_PNP can_VM0 get_VVI rich_AJ0 folks_NN2 to_TO0 come_VVI from_PRP far_AJ0 and_CJC wide_AJ0 for_PRP the_AT0 waters_NN2 cure_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP saw_VVD a_AT0 hot_AJ0 spring_NN1 once_AV0 ._SENT Devil_NN1 's_POS Teapot_NN1 ._SENT Maybe_AV0 ten_CRD miles_NN2 north_NN1 of_PRF Denver_NP0 ?_SENT Water_NN1 come_VVB up_AVP so_AV0 hot_AJ0 you_PNP could_VM0 boil_VVI an_AT0 egg_NN1 ._SENT Smelled_VVN like_PRP eggs_NN2 too_AV0 ._SENT That_DT0 stink_NN1 of_PRF sulfur_NN1 put_VVN folks_NN2 in_PRP mind_NN1 to_TO0 name_VVI it_PNP for_PRP the_AT0 devil_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC the_AT0 only_AJ0 thing_NN1 that_CJT cauldron_NN1 would_VM0 cure_VVI was_VBD having_VHG skin_NN1 off_PRP you_PNP ._SENT Be_VBB better_AJC off_PRP sticking_VVG your_DPS arm_NN1 into_PRP a_AT0 simmering_AJ0 pot_NN1 of_PRF chili_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Oh_ITJ ,_PUN you_PNP ai_NN0 n't_XX0 seen_VVN nothing_PNI ._SENT Ai_NN1 n't_XX0 no_AV0 stink_VVI up_AVP by_PRP Ouray_NP0 's_POS hot_AJ0 pools_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Ouray_NP0 ,_PUN you_PNP call_VVB it_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN Ouray_NP0 's_VBZ the_AT0 chief_NN1 in_PRP them_PNP parts_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP 's_VBZ Utes_NN2 ,_PUN up_AVP in_PRP there_AV0 ._SENT Fairly_AV0 peaceable_AJ0 ,_PUN most_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 time_NN1 ._SENT Let_VVB '_PUQ em_PNP be_VBB ,_PUN they_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 bother_VVI you_PNP none_PNI ._SENT "_PUQ 
McGrew_NP0 proved_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI an_AT0 accurate_AJ0 guide_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD n't_XX0 any_DT0 town_NN1 proper_AJ0 ,_PUN that_DT0 was_VBD true_AJ0 ._SENT Old_AJ0 LaCroix_NP0 was_VBD indeed_AV0 a_AT0 Frenchman_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC still_AV0 ran_VVD a_AT0 trading_NN1 post_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 half-built_AJ0 skeleton_NN1 of_PRF framing_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 corpse_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 hotel_NN1 man_NN1 's_POS busted_AJ0 dreams_NN2 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 saloon_NN1 ,_PUN Trail_NN1 's_POS End_NN1 Whiskey_NN1 Bar_NN1 ,_PUN complete_AJ0 with_PRP women_NN2 of_PRF negotiable_AJ0 virtue_NN1 ._SENT 
Only_AV0 one_CRD thing_NN1 was_VBD different_AJ0 than_CJS the_AT0 way_NN1 McGrew_NP0 had_VHD told_VVN it_PNP ._SENT The_AT0 hot_AJ0 springs_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP were_VBD n't_XX0 just_AV0 a_AT0 miracle_NN1 cure_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP were_VBD God_NP0 's_POS own_DT0 heaven_NN1 on_PRP this_DT0 earth_NN1 ._SENT Something_PNI inside_PRP Rusty_NP0 seemed_VVD to_TO0 melt_VVI away_AV0 when_CJS he_PNP dipped_VVD his_DPS naked_AJ0 hide_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 blood-warm_AJ0 waters_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD almost_AV0 as_AV0 though_CJS all_DT0 the_AT0 bad_AJ0 ,_PUN ugly_AJ0 things_NN2 that_CJT had_VHD ever_AV0 tormented_VVN him_PNP were_VBD drawn_VVN out_AVP and_CJC washed_VVD away_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP could_VM0 picture_VVI his_DPS physical_AJ0 and_CJC emotional_AJ0 aches_NN2 like_PRP a_AT0 cold_AJ0 ball_NN1 of_PRF tar_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS rib_NN1 cage_NN1 ,_PUN crowding_VVG his_DPS troubled_AJ0 heart_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC that_DT0 tar_NN1 ball_NN1 would_VM0 just_AV0 shrink_VVI up_AVP until_CJS it_PNP disappeared_VVD ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 most_AV0 blissful_AJ0 feeling_NN1 he_PNP 'd_VHD ever_AV0 known_VVN ,_PUN or_CJC even_AV0 imagined_VVN ._SENT 
The_AT0 only_AJ0 thing_NN1 that_CJT got_VVD him_PNP out_AVP onto_PRP dry_AJ0 land_NN1 now_AV0 and_CJC then_AV0 was_VBD looking_VVG at_PRP how_AVQ his_DPS hands_NN2 would_VM0 wrinkle_VVI and_CJC pucker_VVI ._SENT Only_AV0 the_AT0 thought_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 white_AJ0 ,_PUN shriveled_AJ0 skin_NN1 might_VM0 slough_VVI off_AVP altogether_AV0 could_VM0 induce_VVI him_PNP to_TO0 get_VVI out_AVP for_PRP a_AT0 few_DT0 hours_NN2 at_PRP a_AT0 time_NN1 ._SENT 
