Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West(1897) Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof.Ecc. vii, 8. DEDICATION: To W. James Barbour, My co-worker in this pleasant task, at whose suggestion it was undertaken, and by whose inspiration it has been guided, from inception to completion, this book is affectionately dedicated by the author, A. MAYNARD BARBOUR.