I once read a story from the pioneer days about a man who was injured while traveling on a wagon train. He had planned to spend the evening hunting and reached into his wagon to get his gun. It accidentally discharged and severely wounded his arm. He walked around for a day or two as if nothing had happened before the wound began to fester. Some of the other members of the wagon train gathered up a butcher knife, sharpening stone, file, hand saw and a spare wagon bolt. While one of them sharpened the knife to a keen edge another filed fine teeth on the back of the saw. A third person started a fire to heat the bolt. In less time than it takes to tell, the man's arm was sliced to the bone and cut with the saw. The red hot bolt was removed from the fire and the stump was cauterized to stop the bleeding. In a day or two the man was able to travel and he continued on his journey west where he spent the rest of days and perhaps took up fishing. Bill
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