"They've turned up river," said Bush. "If they keep on for the head waters they get into mighty bad country, hey, Dave?"
"Mighty bad," Rennie agreed. "They couldn't get no place."
"And they ain't outfitted to winter. Do they know she's bad up there?"
"Sure they know. Anyhow, Gavin does. My tumtum is they'll ford above here and try for a clean get-away, maybe up Copper Creek, right across the mountains."
"Can they make it?"
"They might. Depends on what they know of the country, and what luck they have."
"With horses?"
"Well, they might."
"How far have you ever gone yourself?"
"I been up to where the Copper heads and over the divide and on a piece."