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Saddling Molly, and then grabbing the Winchester and several canteens of water, Roy set off in the direction of the disturbance He stopped just below a ridge and dise, Roy inspected the landscape Nothing wasfor a long tihastlya feast on the exposed carcasses Twenty-five ether the circu up to this horrific, but deadly battle A pattern developed and Roy could see that there were two separate groups fighting each other, but why, Roy thought

Rifles, six-shooters, and various spent casings dotted the desert floor Roy searched for signs of life but found none He was about to leave when he spotted so beneath one of the fallen horses was a small wooden trunk It was padlocked Instinctively, Roy swept the desert in a three hundred and sixty-degree circle Satisfied no one was nearby, Roy box about twenty inches long, by twelve inches high When Roy touched the lock, it fell open Roy could see a bullet hole where the key would nor sure he was alone When Roy lifted the lid and looked inside, he could not believe his eyes

Inside the box were stacks of currency with paper bands Roy exaether with a strip of paper across theat the writing on the bands, Roy deterbox contained ninety-seven thousand dollars Roy looked at one group of dead o riders and I didn't see any roup ecoach Roy stood up and looked at the other group They wanted the money or were the posse after the robbers Roy rubbed his chin and looked around the whole area once ood

Since there were no survivors, Roy knew he needed to report this incident to the sheriff The strong box was too bulky, so Roy deterainst the nearby hill, Roy spotted a large crevice between the rocks Hefting the Wells Fargo box, Roy carried it to the crack in the rocks, storing the box so it could not be seen Roy grabbed a handful of scrubs and while walking backward swept his boot prints away until he was back with the group of dead s at this precise location