Dynamite

Uses

 * 3 sticks are required to uncover the locked silverbox in the Orehole Mine in the Prologue. (You must start with Dickerin', trade 1 needle, and lose to the rattlesnake)
 * 3 sticks can be given to the cow-cult brigand encountered wandering in region F in order to receive a smoking gun, black hat, and some XP.