"This here Coronel, he was comin' to buy hosses an' so he was carryin' money or else somethin' as could pass for money.
He had money as well as furs and pelts to trade.
mnli hypothesis: He had money as well as furs and pelts to trade. premise: "This here Coronel, he was comin' to buy hosses an' so he was carryin' money or else somethin' as could pass for money.