He was fightin' Apaches an' holdin' th' land, an' that was what meant th' most to his thinkin'.
Holding the land against the Apaches meant the least to him.
mnli hypothesis: Holding the land against the Apaches meant the least to him. premise: He was fightin' Apaches an' holdin' th' land, an' that was what meant th' most to his thinkin'.