Ya both need to go back to page one and re-read, 'tain't no morgage, Delmonico filed on 160 acres and Slim fencned a large amout of giverment land illeagaly.
But since it's the middle 1880's he's safe from persacution till Ol' Four Eyes becomes President after McKinnley is shot in 1901.
The improvements have been paid for with the money Delmonico made on the salted Wyoming diamond mine he sold to them folks back east. (based on a real event.)
Now that he sold his Drive-Inn France-ise he can still make up for slim's lousy management.
Guess we need to update the Newbrassky Cliff's Notes.
That's what Fortyrod is doin', he's logged out and readin' the complete Newbrassky while in the nude in Switzerland waitin' to invade Cuba with his hemi-roid army.