Chapter 19 Summary

Jim Chee is stares downhill at Cowboy Dashee, who is sitting on the trail and trying to remove one of his boots. He then does something with his pant leg. Chee descends to Cowboy to discover that he has slipped and broken his ankle. After trading barbs and deliberating a bit, Chee helps Dashee down to the clear pool by the Salt Woman Shrine. Chee administers first aid and calls the Park Service to order a rescue helicopter. Chee tells Dashee about two sets of tracks he had been following. One was from brand new size 12 men's hiking boots, while the other set was petite and could be Bernie's. He notes that the tracks appear on the same trail, but they were not made at the same time.

Chapter 19 Analysis

It is not clear why Hillerman brought Cowboy Dashee to the canyon floor...