Patillo Higgins was once an outlaw who had a dream of finding oil on Spindletop.
An outlaw person means someone that is a lawless person or habitual criminal especially one who is a fugitive from the law.
Patillo Higgins was once an outlaw who lost his left arm in a shoot-out with a deputy.
Howeverm he turned his life around and concentrated on getting oil out of Big Hill called Spindletop near the Gulf Coast town of Beaumont.
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