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Desert Gold and Oasis Hope Amid Hard Desert Trek
In the desert camp of Mountain Sheep, the group endures a dry year with water scarce at the waterhole. Yaqui scouts for signs, while Mercedes and Gale cling to hope of returning home as Mercedes seeks reassurance from the silent Indian. The party finds an oasis, and the mood shifts from danger to cautious optimism about survival and possible homeward return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercedes
Ladd
Jim
Mexia
Pye
Laddy
Beldin
Yaqui
Gale
Thorus
George
Great Gulf
Walting
Jim Lash
Desert
Thorne
AMD
Wien
Anne
Perth
Nell
Ike
Dick Gale
Blanco Sol
Gulf of the
Forlarn Mtver
Tucson
Relding
Dick Gate
Rojas
Belding
Peoria
Robert Burton
Sonoyta
Burton
Sonora
Nel
Radford Chase
Tom Belding
Young Chase
Helding
Hla
Altar Valley
Belling