Joe here's a link to version published in 1912:

http://books.google.com/books?id=aCYLAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA507&dq=Draw+nearer+to+me,+comrades&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html

From "Sunset" By Southern Pacific Company Passenger Dept, Southern Pacific Company.

Maybe the name should be Dying Ranger not Dying cowboy. I'm fairly certain this should be Alan Lomaxc 1910 book.

Richie