cut-banks

Updated: June 29, 2025

"The Police ride hard these days?" said Crowfoot in his own language, after a long silence. "Oh, sometimes," replied Cameron carelessly, "when cattle-thieves ride too." "Huh?" inquired Crowfoot innocently. "Yes, some Indians forget all that the Police have done for them, and like coyotes steal upon the cattle at night and drive them over cut-banks."

Ralph Connor - The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail