River conflict and camp politics in a Californian frontier scene
In a dramatic river crisis scene, Marshall rallies valley men to stop a flood threat and withdraw lawsuits, saving the O P from disaster. At the Delta dredge camp, tensions rise between Innes and Tom’s sister Gerty as Richard’s attentions spark jealousy and social maneuvering aboard the riverboat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Rickard
Tforce
Faraday
Black
iIt
Imperial Valley
Barton
MacLean
Oratory
Gerty
Innes
Delta
Yuna
Ling
Mrs. Hardin
Laguna Dam
Reclamation Service
Tom
Jose
Amigo
Mare Island
Richard
Pete
Hardins
Mstrada
Brothers of the O. P
Rich
MacLean, Jr
Miss Hardin
Hardin
Miss Innes
Streckard
Mrs. Klardin
Dle
Tyreeck
Junior
Mardin
Nave
Disaster Island
Hickard
Mexico
States
Ramada
Estrada
Ramnada
Tom Hardin
Complete Camp Shows Strains at Har din Frontier Outpost
Innes Hardin and Estrada manage tense preparations as a flood-control project nears completion. Gerty Hardin seeks social easing by joining the camp's mess, while Richard Rickard confronts liquor trouble among local Indians and clashes with Maldonado over order and discipline.
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Rickard
Stiny
MacLean
Tanes Hardin
Estrada
Tlardin
Huardin
Bodefeldt
Hamlin
Richard
Marshall
Maldonado's
Maldonado
Mialdonade
Senor
A White Woman and a Brown in the Camp
Mrs Hardin seeks a formal role in the reclamation camp as tensions rise. Rickard hears a native woman’s plea about Maldonado’s liquor trade and a personal wrong surfaces. The scene shifts to the camp’s growing activity with Pi mas and Maricopas arriving to work on rafts and mats.
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Rickard
Gerty Hardin
Ling
Richard
Canary
Tom
Innes
Gerty
Riccard
Senora
Maldonado
Exiled engineer exodus pulls Gerty and Innes to riverward
Innes travels from Anilin Junction to Los Angeles chasing history in motion. Gerty greets her with cool formality as engineers depart in July, while Tom Hardin’s absence and social letters spark Innes’s resolve to arrive before it ends. Gerty appears younger yet wary of the uninvited visit.
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Anes
Anilin Junction
Los Angeles
Gerty
Innes
Tom Hardin
Tom
A Visit to Maldonado Leaves Hardin’s Wife with Dull Gains
Mrs Hardin storms the Maldonado office seeking favor but leaves with scant explanation and curt replies. Rumors swirl among Delta engineers that Hardin’s wife targets Casey while MacLean bets on the outcome as Rickard refuses to spare carpenters.
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Maldonado
MacLean
Richard
Hardin
Casey
Delta
Rickard
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O. P
Brandon
Istrada
Innes Hardin
An Estrada
Colorado
Imperial Valley of California
Mr. Estrada
Mr. Rickard
Australia