The Smokestack Iron — Lee Thomas

In six months, Jeff Rogers had lost close to a thousand head of Smokestack beef, and the situation was growing desperate, but to side him Jeff had only his segundo Buck Hofman and half-a-dozen hands. Tough men in a tough country, the small but valiant crew set out to force a showdown. In the center of the ruckus were two women: the demure blonde Mickie O'Fanning; and a brunette whose beauty was as bright and comforting as a desert campfire.