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Updated: July 1, 2026

The muzzle of Van Diveer's pistol was within an arm's-length of Tooly, aiming steadily at his head. Tooly was yet with pistol in hand but not quite in position for use of it on his adversary. Van Diveer's advantage was slight, but sufficient for the occasion.

Wm. Audley (William Audley) Maxwell - Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 : A Narrative of Early Emigrant Travel to California by the Ox-team Method