They reached the other end of the pass without meeting a human being or seeing anything that would indicate the presence of any.
Then they dismounted and took a look at the sign that was posted there.
It was so nearly like the other that if the two had been side by side the difference could not have been told.
This one was nailed to a big tree, and after he had looked it over Wild decided to take it down and see if there was anything on the other side of it.
He used the butt of a revolver in place of a hammer and soon knocked the barrel-head loose from the tree.
Then it was quickly pried off.
Much to his satisfaction, he saw that there was some lettering on the back of the sign.
But it was done in black, and the letters were daubed on in a careless way, such as a shipping house clerk does it.
Young Wild West's face lighted up with a smile as he read the following:
"Cap Roche," "General Store," "Silver Bend, Nev."