Claiming of the Deerfoot A Western Duo Author:Peter Barbed Wire Dawson, Peter Dawson The title story finds Ed Thorn ostracized from stage driving. Arriving in the mining community of Ledge, he is faced with saving the Seerfoot Stage Line from ruin. In "Barbed Wire", Jim Lance tries to occupy a homestead he won in a poker game, only to face a rancher who intends to drive him away.