July/August 2014

ON THE COVER:
Detail from An Intrepid Breed of Men — An original oil painting by Joe Velázquez. For more information please visit [www.joevelazquez.com].

Contents
3 Letters from Our Readers
7 Doin' It Yourself Putting the Trade Kettle On - T. C. Albert
15 Cache of the Hollow Tree Henry Knox, The Man Who Delivered the Heavy Guns: Part I - Tony Hunter
23 Shooting the Bull Casting by the Campfire - Mike Nesbitt
31 Portals in Time One Man, Two Worlds, and an Undeserved Reputation: The Life and Times of Simon Girty: Part II - Mark Sage
39 The Gunsmith of Grenville County The Sunken Gun - Peter A. Alexander
45 18th Century Traveler Captain Lemuel Barrett's Rangers Revisited - Matt Wulff
53 Les Pays Den Haut The "Other" Dogs of the Northwest - Thomas Swan
59 Rockhouses and Rhododendron Dancing with Disaster - John Curry
67 On the Game Trail A Period Bear Hunt - Darrel Lang
72 Where Have All the Cowboys Gone? - Eric Van Alstine
80 The Contemporary Longrifle Association's 2014 Live Auction - Heinz Ahlers
87 Horse Scout: Part II - Mark Rutledge
94 Classified Ads
96 Index of Display Advertisers