Episode 4 - Gunfight at the Sawmill | Walkthrough CoJ: Gunslinger Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
This time the game throws you in the vicinity of a Sawmill. Once get control back, move right - there's no path there, so you need to walk through a forest.
A while later, you'll see a drawbridge. A guard is waiting for at its opposite end. Kill him and make your way across.
There is a pretty steep slope ahead, with log piles all over, which are a perfect cover against enemy fire - and they are aplenty, so move from cover to cover and keep going down.
Eventually, you'll see a path leading right. Follow it for a moment until you reach a log pile supported by a crane.
When you get close, the logs will fall down on the road and more enemies will show up. Luckily, the logs won't block the passage, so feel free to move forward. Kill the most troublesome enemies, then make your way ahead and turn right.
You'll see more hanging logs are more enemies underneath them. You can take them out the usual way, or shoot the rope and let the logs crush them.
As soon as you leave this place behind, you'll see a mill. Make your way towards and turn left immediately at it.
As you walk across the plank, two enemies will charge at you with the intent of fighting you hand-to-hand. Get rid of them, turn right, and keep moving forward for the wooden bridge.
Cross it, and you'll see a crate with explosives to your right. You can take them, and a several steps later you'll be attacked by a whole brigade of Cowboys. This is when dynamite and the rifle come in handy.
When the fight is over, jump down on the road and follow it to the right. Three guys with shields will show their ugly faces. The best way to get rid of their shields is to throw the dynamite; they will drop them and flee.
When you get to spot they came from, keep your guard up. There is a log hanged on two chains on the side, and when you walk past it, it will break loose and may damage you pretty seriously. Use Sprint to avoid that.
When you're through, turn right and run towards another bridge, which will lead you to a large scaffolding. Follow it as the game tells you until you see a black crane. Walk past it on the plank, but watch out for a red barrel.
You'll immediately see a depot which stores cut lumber. Go inside to commence a boss fight with the guy pictured above.
The battle isn't difficult in itself, though Curly Bill has a tendency to hide behind stockpiles of lumber, and has his goons with him. The first order of business is to locate the boss, take cover and shoot at him from behind it.
If the goons are giving you too much trouble, kill them if you have them in sight. Try to keep the opponent at a distance - you may pack him full of lead from up close, but so can he. And sadly, he's much more resistant that you.
A few minutes of this hit-and-run should conclude the matter.
Unfortunately, this isn't the end of the mission yet, because you'll have to defeat Johnny Ringo as well (see above). The battle looks exactly the same.