All language subtitles for S1E39 Sacramento Story

MAJOR ADAMS: California...

A magic word that had kept us
moving for three long months.

Behind us, desert and mountains,

dust and heat...

All forgotten,

for tonight we camp
at Sacramento City,

the end of the trail.

A lot of smiling faces
in the wagon train today...

and a few sad ones,

for some who started with us
didn't make it.

Here you are, Mrs. Murphy.

Hello, Julie.
How's your father today?

All he can talk about
is seeing his land.

He'll be better tomorrow.

Wooster, where's the Major?

What are you two laughin' at?
What's so funny?

You gonna get married?

Well, I wouldn't expect
you two great brains to know it,

but there's a lot more
to bein' a wagon master

than just ridin' herd
on the likes of you.

I've gotta go
to the State House.

California's
got rules and regulations

about bringin' settlers in.

How's Revere?

He's alive.

All he does is talk about the beautiful
farmland he bought here in Sacramento.

I sure hope
he's not disappointed.

It's not easy to watch...

A nice, young girl like Julie
travelin' 2,000 miles

just to see her own father
fold up and die.

Well, I'll see ya.

The doctor still here?

No, he left about
the same time you did.

Did he say anything to you?

Not to me he didn't.

Take care of this beast,
will you?

Everything all right, Julie?

Oh, yes, Flint.

Is that you, Flint?

Come on in here, boy,

and I'll beat you
at a game of crib.

Just like I expected, Julie.

I told you in Salt Lake,
when we got to Sacramento City,

your father
was gonna pretend to be sick

just so
he could get out of packin'.

It's not safe to get up yet.

I heard Mrs. Bixby threaten
to hit her husband over the

head if he didn't hurry up.

There's a lot of dust
in here, Flint.

I ought to get out to my ranch.

If you'd just talk less
and rest more...

I'm going to get some air.

That's right, Julie.
You go and see the town.

Have some fun.

Take good care of her, Flint.

I will, Mr. Revere, I promise.

Well, what'd the doctor
have to say?

Same as all the others.

He was just to weak
to make the trip.

You couldn't keep him from it,
you know that.

Besides, the trip
sorta helped keep him alive.

This is where he caught the
lung fever in the first place,

working in
those mountain streams.

My father tried so hard
to strike it rich.

That's what he wanted, Julie.

If he just wasn't so sure
he was going to be all right...

He keeps talking about going
to see that land he bought.

He says if he could just get
there, everything would be all right.

And what's wrong with that?

You let him keep thinking
just that.

I don't know how much longer
I can pretend.

When a man wants to see his land
as bad as your father does,

well, he's got
a right to see it.

But I'm afraid
to see that land, Flint.

Why?
Your father has a deed to it.

He's described it to me,
I don't know, maybe 100 times.

He's described it
as he wants to remember it.

It's been ten years
since he saw it.

But this river-bottom land is some
of the best there is in California.

That's what my father says,

but he can look at a lantern
and see a full harvest moon.

It's always been that way,
ever since I can remember.

He's made so many mistakes
so many times,

and if this turned out to be
another one of his dreams...

Would you like
to go see it first?

Oh, could we do that, Flint?

You know, I don't care if
it's not as grand as he says,

just so it's land
that can be planted

and land he can call his own.

I think that might
keep him alive a while longer.

You go get ready.

We'll go into town.
I'll rent a rig.

We'll look up this man Mort
Galvin he bought the land from.

He's probably still here
in Sacramento City,

and then we'll just...

well, we'll just go out
and look at it.

All right.

You know, I feel better already.

What are you doin', Charlie?

Eatin' cabbage.

Well, I can see that.

Then why did you ask?

Because sometimes
I don't believe what I see.

Listen, young fella,
ever since we left St. Joe,

while you were out chasin' shadows and
lookin' for waterholes that wasn't there,

you were dreamin' about women.

Now, me,
I was dreamin' about cabbage.

I love this green stuff.

I see. I gotta go into town
for a while, Charlie...

Give me a reason to wear my
clothes that I bought in Salt Lake City.

Keep an eye on things for me,
will you?

Yeah, first the Major,
then Hawks, now you.

When do I get to go?

Well, we'll all be pulling out
of here tomorrow, I guess.

Oh, by the way,
did Cassie Tanner get away?

I wanted to see her
before she left.

Yeah, she went traipsin' off
with that Clee McMasters.

Does everybody
go to Sacramento except me?

Well, after all, Charlie,
you've got your cabbage.

Yeah, I got my cabbage. Ha!

I never thought
noisy city streets

could sound so pretty,

but after three months
of hangin' in the saddle,

believe me,
it's music to my ears.

Julie, you haven't
had your dinner yet.

I just got paid.

How about me takin' you

to the fanciest restaurant
in town?

Now there.
That looks like a likely place.

Come on.

Flint, first can we
find Mr. Galvin?

All right, Julie.

Howdy.

Did you say something?

Said howdy.

Just tryin' to be friendly.

Most folks ain't.

Howdy.
Say, maybe you can help me.

Do you happen to know
a man named Mort Galvin?

Everybody does.

Well, that's funny. I don't.

You from the wagon train
that pulled in last night?

Mm-hmm. We sure are.

Well, I'll tell you somethin',
young feller,

you'll fair better
if you deal with me

than if you deal
with Mort Galvin.

From me,
you get just what you pay for.

Oh? Well, where can I find him?

See the Delta House here?

FLINT: Yeah. He owns it.

Thanks, old-timer.

You won't find him in there.

But he does own it?

Yep,
owns six hydraulic mines, too.

See that boat down there
at the the landing?

That's his.
So is most of Sacramento city.

Sounds to me like your father's
friend did all right for himself.

Well, where can we find him?

Like I said, deal with me

and you get
just what you pay for.

Now do you know where
I can find Mr. Galvin?

Who?

Mr. Mort Galvin.

No, I don't.

Well, like the man says,
you get just what you paid for.

You lived around here
a long time?

Yep, come here in '49.

Placarded up on the American.

Flood washed me out in '52
and floated me down this far.

Been here ever since.

That long enough?

I wonder if you knew my father?

Maxwell Revere?
He was a placer miner.

Lady, so was 50,000 others.

I knowed a lot of 'em,
but not all.

We're lookin' for
a certain piece of land.

Could you tell us where
the recorder's office is?

Quite a fair piece.
Whereabouts is this land at?

It's near a place called
Potato Slough, is that right?

Mm-hmm.

Well, now you don't need
no recorder's office

to find
a piece of land out there.

It so happens I know an old man
that lives on Potato Slough.

Been there for years.
Better than a map, he is.

Now if you would pay him
somethin' for his time...

Well, I'd be willing to do that.

Where can we find him?

Well, I tell ya,
it's too far to walk.

Be glad to rent you a rig.

All right.

Looks to me like this time
your father was right.

It sure is a beautiful spot,

if a farm and settling down's
what a fella wants.

You never would, would you?

Never would what?

Settle down.

We never got to know each other
really well, Julie.

First I thought
you were kinda young,

but I watched you
grow up on this trip.

I would've talked to you before,

but I figured it was better
if I didn't get too friendly

with any of the girls on the
train as long as we were traveling.

There were a lot of towns
in between, weren't there?

Yeah.

And lots of times I wished
you were in one of those towns.

How much further
is it supposed to be?

Another mile or so up the river.
That's what the man said.

He said to look for a shack.

Come on, Nellie! Ha!

This is nothing but a swamp!

Will you stop worryin'?

We don't even know we're
anywhere near his land yet.

Anybody here?

Howdy, Bub.

How'd you get here?

Cut across the swamp.

You told me there was
an old fella who lived here

that could show me the land
I'm lookin' for.

Did, and that ain't no lie.

I'm that old feller.

This is Potato Slough.

What can you grow around here?

Frogs and skeeters.

Can you tell me
something about this?

Hmm.

You ever heard
of the McElroy place?

Oh, that. Knew McElroy well.

Used to work for Sutter
in the old days

before all the men
walked out on Sutter

and went to the mines.

Good man, McElroy.

Took to the wheat
more than he did the gold.

Raised the wheat
and finally got the gold anyway.

One way of doin' it.

Could you show us the place?

Could, and that's no lie.

Remember it well.

Sloped down to the river,
it did.

Great big oak tree
up on the knoll.

Dirt as black as your hat.

Grow anything.

Just like my father
described it.

I told you not to worry.

Do you think you can
show us this place?

Hmm, well...

Um, one dollar?

Wait till I get my hat.

Can you imagine that old bandit?

You know, it wasn't that
I didn't trust my father.

I understand, I think.

Do you?

I wonder if anybody does.

You know, my father's always
worked harder than most men.

He's as unselfish a man
as I've known.

I know.

Why has everything
he's ever touched

have to wind up in failure?

Where did he go wrong?

Well, I wouldn't call
your father a failure.

He just maybe got off
on the wrong foot.

Time and again.

You know, he'd always smile
and tell my mother and me

it was going to be
all right next time,

and we'd pick up the pieces
and start again.

Flint, that killed my mother.

I don't mean the hard times,
it wasn't that.

It was just seeing him fail
and go on,

knowing he was hurting inside
and never hearing him complain.

It takes a real man
to do that, Julie.

I know, and I'm proud of him,

but there are times even now

when he proves himself
stronger than I am.

I couldn't stand to see him
face another failure, not now.

Everything will be all right.

We already to go now, folks.

Whoa.

Well, there she is.

It's just swamp.

Yeah, darn shame, ain't it?

Used to be one of the most
beautiful ranches around here.

How'd this happen?

Hydraulickers, that's what.

Up the river, they turned
them giant nozzles loose

and washed a whole hill
down into the creek.

Creeks carry the mud
down into the river,

and the river bottom fills up,

and the river starts
lookin' for a new place to go.

Millions of dollars worth
of the gold in them hills yet.

Men like Mort Galvin
ain't satisfied

takin' it out panful at a time.

Gotta wash a whole hill down
to get at it.

We'll go see this Mort Galvin.
We can do something about this.

At least
we can get the money back.

That isn't the important thing.

If man buys a piece
of valuable property,

and then the man that sells it
to him turns it into a swamp...

well, something's gonna
be done about it. Come on.

Thing is that the man that sells
the land knows it's gonna be ruined,

but try and prove it.

The courts are full of cases
against hydraulickers.

Will be for years.

We haven't got years.

This is gonna be settled,
out of court.

Come on!

Whoa. Whoa.

You wait here.
I'll see if Galvin's in now.

All right.

Howdy, Miss Julie.

Oh, hello, Mr. Hawks.

Say, this is a mighty
big hunk of town, isn't it?

It sure is.

You know, after all those
long days on the trail,

it's sure funny how quick
a man forgets how tough it was.

Where's old ring tail?

Who? Flint.

Wooster says he was with you.

He's in there.

He left you out here?
What's wrong with him?

He's looking for a man.

Well, that's somethin' new.

Say, if he doesn't show up,
don't you worry.

I'll take you back to camp.

Thanks. All right.

Bye.

He isn't in.

They tell me he'll be there
tomorrow morning.

I'm afraid it
wouldn't have done any good.

Let me try, Julie.

If Dad could've only been right,
just this once.

Flint,
what am I going to tell him?

Don't you tell him anything.

I'll talk to Galvin
in the morning.

If he's honest,
he'll make it up to your dad.

If he isn't,
I'll take care of him.

Come on.

Whoa. Whoa.

I'd better go see how Father is.

All right, and try not to worry.

Some town, isn't it, Flint?

Yeah, it sure is.

Charlie, take care of this
buggy for me, will you?

Right.

There's somethin'
I wanna tell you.

Yeah, what's that?

Remember Dora Gray?

Sure, I remember Dora Gray.

She got me in and out of more
trouble than any woman I ever knew.

Well, she's here.

Where?

Right here in Sacramento City,
that's where.

How do you know?

Well, I saw her,
that's how I know.

Did you talk to her?

No, she was too far off.

I thought she was goin'
to San Francisco. Thanks.

You better quit dreamin' about
that Dora Gray, young feller.

Do I tell you not to dream
about your fresh green cabbage?

No.

Hey, what's eatin' on you
anyway?

Oh, I just don't like to see
a man travel 2,000 miles

to find out he was swindled,
that's all.

Julie... Julie...

Yes, Father?

I have to get out of here,
Julie.

I wanna move on to my own land.

I wanna go there now.

But the doctor said
that you should rest.

Curse the doctor.

He never owned a piece of land.

He never traveled
all the way across the country,

thinkin' about a piece
of land of his own

with every waking minute.

That's all I ask, Julie.
Just let me see it.

I know, but we don't
even know where it is yet.

You know what?

I'll go into town, and I'll ask
the recorder's office.

Or maybe I can find someone
who knows where it is.

Is there some reason
you don't want me to see it?

Oh, no, of course not,

but if you just rest and wait
till you're stronger...

But I won't be stronger,

not until I can dig my fingers
into my own soil.

Don't you understand, Julie?

That'll give a man strength.

But, Father, if you'll just...

I'm goin' to see my land, Julie,

if I have to walk
every step of the way.

Well, I'll get one of the men.

Well, don't think
you can stop me.

I've turned my back
too many times in my life.

Just when success
was within reach,

I've turned back...

but not this time.

I'm too close.

Flint!

What's the matter?

Father wants to go out
to see the ranch.

I don't know what to tell him.

Come on, what's wrong,
Mr. Revere?

I'm going to my farm.

What will we do?

We'll take him.

That's what he wants.

That's what he's gonna get.

I can feel the breeze
from the river,

as I remembered it.

You can see the mountains
from my farm.

That's where I mined,
back in those mountains.

Whoa!

Whoa! Whoa!

Are we at my farm?

I wanna get out of the wagon.

No, Father.

I wanna see.
I wanna see my land!

Give me my hat.

Julie?

Would you help Father out?

Sure.

Charlie, give me a hand,
will you?

Right.

Easy now, Mr. Revere.

There you go.

There you go.

Just as beautiful
as I remembered it.

I made money in the mines,

but a man's
got to own land to live.

I wanted this, Julie,
for you and for your mother.

I know.

I failed you so many times,

but this is good land.

I own it, and nobody
can take it away from us.

I'll be all right now, Julie.

I'll be just fine.

♪ Rock of Ages ♪

♪ Cleft for me ♪

♪ Let me hide myself in thee ♪

♪ Let the water and the blood ♪

♪ From thy riven side
which flowed ♪

♪ Rock of Ages ♪

♪ Cleft for me ♪

♪ Let me hide myself in thee ♪

♪ Nothing in my hand I bring ♪

♪ Simply to thy cross I cling ♪

♪ Naked come to thee for dress ♪

♪ Helpless look to thee
for grace ♪

Feel better?

Mm.

At least his last few moments
were happy ones.

I don't know what I would have done
without you these past few weeks, Flint.

It's easy to help
somebody you care for.

Oh, I know he had to die,

but when it
comes time to face it...

Do you think he knew?

Maybe,

but the land he saw
was like the land he bought.

I can't just stand by, Julie.

I've gotta do something
about this.

You won't worry about me now,
will you?

Probably.

You mustn't. I'm strong.

I know.

You're also sweet.

Is there anything I can do
or get for you?

No, not now.

I just want to be alone
for a while, you know?

I know.

♪ Let me hide myself in thee ♪

I just wanted to tell you that

you're a mighty fine
bunch of people

and that the State of California

ought to be
mighty proud to have you.

You wanna say anything, Flint?

Yeah, I think I would.

As you folks all know,

it's been my job
to ride on ahead of the train

and keep an eye peeled
for trouble.

Sometimes
it wasn't very hard to find.

Just because we're breakin' up
and sayin' good-bye, well...

I don't figure the job is over.

You've all seen
one kind of a land swindle.

I don't think
you'll get caught in that one,

but there are others ways
a man can be cheated,

so watch out
for Three-Card Monte

and don't try to find the pea
under the walnut shell.

This is a new country,
but it's a rough one.

There are a lot
of smart men around here

tryin' to cheat you
out of every dollar you got.

So like I said,
be careful and...

it was good knowin' all of you.

That's it.

Flint, don't go
flyin' off the handle now.

Don't worry about me.
I'm just gonna talk to Galvin.

Well, simmer down and talk
to him if you think you have to,

but don't go chargin' in there
like you're gonna choke about

500 acres of land out of him.

I might wanna do just that.

Bartender...

Hello, handsome.

Some other time, lady.
Bartender...

He'll hear you when he gets
good and ready to listen,

but not before.

But if you was to want
to buy me a drink...

Bartender, a drink for the lady.

A gentleman in the house, Henry.

Nothing for you?

Well,
maybe a little information.

Like what, dearie?

Like where can I find
Mort Galvin?

It was hardly
worth the cost, dearie.

Anybody can find Mort Galvin.
He's sitting right over there.

Thanks, dearie.

Are you Mr. Galvin?

I am.

I don't believe
I recall your name.

Well, there's no reason you
should. My name is Flint McCullough.

I ride scout for a wagon train
run by Major Seth Adams.

Well, of course.
I've heard of the Major.

Sit down?

Thanks.

Now, young man,
what can I do for you?

Oh, but first,
wouldn't you like a drink?

Don't mind if I do.

A pleasant crossing, I trust?

Not bad.

Now if you could tell me
what it was you wanted...

I have several appointments.

This table has become
sort of an office for me.

I come here one day a week.

You, uh, remember a man
named Maxwell Revere?

I don't believe
I recall the name.

Why, is he here?

He's dead.

I'm sorry to hear it.

You sold him a piece of land
known as the McElroy place.

So?

So now it's covered
with ten feet of mud.

That happens in this country.

What are you gonna do about it?

And what would you expect me
to do about it, Mr. McCullough,

take a shovel and clean it off?

I expect you to make it right.

Right, Mr. McCullough?

And just what is right?

You sell a man a piece of land,
take his money for it,

and then you cover it with mud.

I covered it with mud?

Oh, now, please, Mr. McCullough,
I am considered to be

an important and influential man
in this state,

and I must admit that I enjoy
the distinction thoroughly,

but I do not control the flow
of the Sacramento River.

You run hydraulic mines.

When you sold
the river bottom land,

you knew it'd be flooded.

I consider that a rather nasty
implication, Mr. McCullough.

Consider it anything you like.
That's the way it looks to me.

Now what are you
gonna do about it?

Was Maxwell Revere
a relative of yours?

Nope.

Then were you planning
to buy the place from him?

Nope.

Then I can't see what
possible concern this is of yours.

Good morning, Mr. McCullough.

I'm not finished yet,
Mr. Galvin.

I wanna give you
a bit of advice.

Hydraulic mining is a
very touchy political subject

around Sacramento City
right at the moment.

Now there are some who
favor it highly, and I'm one,

and there are some
like Thornton Fogleberry,

who has several more
million dollars than I have,

who plans to put a stop to
hydraulic mining in this state.

I intend to see that he doesn't.

Now, it's a multi-million dollar
game, Mr. McCullough,

and I doubt that you have
the chips to sit in on it.

So stay out of it.

I'm not talkin' about
playin' games, Mr. Galvin.

I'm talkin' about a piece of
land you sold Maxwell Revere.

There's nothing I can do.

Come on in, boys.
Mr. McCullough was just leaving.

Not till I get this settled,
I'm not.

Out!

Yeah, come back any time!

Come on!

I said I wasn't leaving till we
had this settled, Mr. Galvin.

I wouldn't try that
if I were you.

Well, you're very efficient,
Mr. McCullough,

and persistent, too.

Now let's talk this over
nice and quiet.

Hello, handsome.

Get out of the way, honey.

Thank you, my dear.

Any time at all, Mr. Galvin.

Any time at all.

What do you
wanna do with him, boss?

Well, I'd offer him a job if I
thought he'd listen to reason.

Well, but he won't listen.
He thinks like a mule.

He kicks like one, too.

The Delta Queen sails
in about an hour, doesn't it?

Right.

Well, take him with you.

And when you get
to San Francisco,

you can do
what you want with him.

There are a lot of ships in
the Bay that are short of hands.

I understand the crimps
are bidding high.

Thanks, boss.

He might like China.

Flint!

Hey, Flint!

It's your old pal Cliff Grundy!
What held you up?

That fella's a friend of mine.

What's the matter with him?

Just lookin' at a boat
make him seasick?

He's drunk.

Oh, no, not old Flint.
He don't get that drunk.

I've been around with him
too many times.

Now where do you
think you're goin'?

Ashore.

I think I might buy this tub.

Seems to me
you said that last week.

Out of my way.

Take your hands off me!

You frighten us!

I used to be a prizefighter,
you know.

Sure, sure.

I ain't figured out
anything yet you ain't been!

Well... what do you know?

Maybe I should have been
a prizefighter.

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

You still feel like laughin'?

Exactly what you fellas
have in mind?

Turn him loose.

Ain't you ever satisfied?

No, I still got some unfinished
business in this town.

Thanks to you, Cliff.

Did I ever tell you
about the time I was...

Yes.

Mr. Galvin,
I don't like your methods,

and I'm not interested
in a free trip to China.

Sit down.

Now about the land
you sold Maxwell Revere...

WOMAN: Flint, behind you!

Stop this fighting!

Stop this fighting! Please.

I don't like this rough stuff.

Well, thanks, Cassie.

It wasn't pirates this time,
but you handled it just as well.

Well, you folks
was mighty good to me,

lettin' me
join the train and all.

There was some tough times,
but we got through it all right.

Besides, boy, you helped me once

when the Indian
was headed for me.

I figure a favor
deserves a favor.

Cassie, you look real pretty.

Don't she just?

One of ya is too old.

You hurt me, Miss Cassie.

One of ya is too young.

Besides, Mr. McMasters and I
were married this morning.

Oh, congratulations.

Major Adams stood up for us.

Come, Cassie, this
is no place for a lady.

Yes, dear.

All right, Mr. Galvin...
satisfied?

Maxwell Revere paid you
$5,000 for his land,

and your hydraulic mines
ruined it.

Now come on, Galvin,
$5,000 isn't gonna break you,

but it's gonna mean a big
difference to Revere's daughter,

and she means a lot to me.

So give.

Better give it to him, Mort.

Mr. McCullough
can be very persuasive.

I know.

Well, Dora Gray.

You remember me.

Do I remember you?

You left me with two souvenirs
I'll never forget...

A bullet hole in my shoulder
and a bright yellow ribbon.

You're sweet.

Give the man his money, Mort,

or shall I speak
to Mr. Fogleberry?

That's blackmail,
and you know it.

Well, I see you've learned
to mean what you say.

And say what I mean.

Thanks, Mr. Galvin.

Miss Gray.

You seem to know
Mort Galvin pretty well.

Oh, I did once, very well.

He sure jumped when you
mentioned that man's name.

What was it, Mr...

Oh, Fogleberry.

Yeah, that's it.
Exactly who is he?

Well, Mr. Fogleberry's
a very nice man.

He's also very, very rich.

Yeah, you'd know that.

Well, I don't know much
about business,

but Mr. Fogleberry
wants Mr. Galvin

to stop this hydraulic mining
or something.

Mr. Fogleberry is always wanting
to find out things about Mr. Galvin.

Then you are
blackmailing Galvin.

You've come a long way, Dora,

from gunrunning to blackmail.

Well, I don't think Mr. Fogleberry
feels quite that way about it.

I hope you're satisfied,
Mrs. Fogleberry.

Mrs. Fogleberry?

Peter, drive on.

Howdy, Major.

Well, come on, what have
you got to say for yourself?

Do you remember Dora Gray?

Of course I remember Dora Gray.
What's that got to do with it?

Major, how'd you like
to go to China?

I just wanna know one thing.

Why is it that,
even at the end of this trip,

you have to get yourself
in a pack of trouble?

You don't wanna go
to China, huh?

I don't wanna go any place!

Now don't you pick on me.
You almost lost me.

That'll be the day.

Everybody in the whole town
knows about it!

Even the Governor
told me about it!

I take my eyes off you
for one day,

and you have to get
the whole outfit in a fight!

Yeah, but look what I got
for my trouble.

Where'd you get that?

Dora Gray.

What are you doin',
changin' your line of work?

Mm-hmm, real estate...

with a little blackmail.

Well, that figures.

Now you come and have
a cup of coffee with me.

I'll tell you all about it.
It's quite a story. Come on.

So when Mr. Revere died,

I decided to look after
his interests.

I figure when a man's right,

one man's fight
is every man's fight,

especially on this wagon train.

Yeah, these folks
will do all right.

So will California.

Major,
you've stopped pickin' on me.

Well, if this wasn't the
end of the trail, I'd fire you.

Major, you should've
been down at that dock.

It was like that skirmish
at Harpers Ferry...

Not a shot fired.

What have you got there?

Cabbage.

Well, I can see that.

Then why'd you ask?

Like I said, people don't
believe what they see.

By the way, I don't suppose
it's any of our business,

but we would like to know...

What have you
been doing all day?

You were right. It's none of
your gall-darned business.

I don't know if what you did
was right or wrong.

It was the right way,
all right, don't worry.

There've been
a lot of land swindles,

but there's a movement ahead
to control hydraulic mining,

and a good thing, too, huh?

There'll be a lot of farmers
comin' to California next year.

And you'll be
guiding them out here, huh?

I don't know.

What about you, Julie?

Oh, I guess I'll buy
a piece of land.

That's what my dad
would've wanted most.

It's what he tried to give me.

Well, that means
you're all alone now.

Seems to me you need someone
to kinda look after you.

Don't Flint.

I know you think I joke a lot,

but sometimes a man
is afraid to be serious...

like now.

You see, I was thinkin'...

Don't ask me.

Because you'd say no?

No, because it wouldn't be easy
for me to say no.

That's what I'd have to say.

You know you don't want a wife.
You know that.

And I want a home more than
anything in the world.

Someday you'll give
a woman a home,

and I'll envy that woman.

Not now.

You know that as soon
as the fields needed plowing,

you'd be off
scouting for a wagon train

or looking at a sunset.

I guess I just couldn't marry
a tumbleweed.

I've known that too long.

Well, maybe you're right.

Well, if I can ever help you,
you just let me know.

You have, more than you know.

You'd better take me back.

Well, Charlie,
we got our wagon, our team,

and the whole route is all
we got left, and they're sold.

When a man sells his outfit,

that looks like it means
the end of the trip, don't it?

Kinda looks that way, Major.

So you won't change your mind
and come back with me?

No, thanks.

I know how to send you
all the way to China free.

Well, Charlie, I ate a lot of your
cookin', and I'm not dead yet.

So I guess I can't
hold that against you.

Thank you, Flint.

Good luck to you.
Bill... Same to you.

It's been a pleasure
workin' with you, Flint.

Same. Say good-bye to Emily.

I will.

Boy, uh...

I guess I've had worse bosses.

Maybe we'll get together again
one day.

Maybe so, Flint.

Good-bye, Seth.
Keep your eyes open.

I'll do that.

What do you think he'll do,
Major?

What'll he do?

Well, Charlie, he'll have that
$400 of his spent inside of a month.

He'll get himself a new girl,
and he'll have a dozen jobs,

and he'll end up right back
in St. Joe.

Like as not, come Spring,

he'll be on some wagon train,
headin' right back west.

How about you, Major?

Oh, Bill, I didn't tell you,

but I've got three first-class
tickets on that boat.

On a boat?

Yeah.

Look, you know how Emily is...

Where is Emily?

Well, she's up in the hotel.

I'll talk to her.

Hey, I've got an idea.

She's afraid of water,

but she'd love to come with us,
I know.

Oh, no. No, none of that.
Now this is strictly for men.

No women on this trip.

Yeah, but I'm not gonna
break the news to her.

Don't you worry about a thing.
I'll fix it with Emily.

Yeah, you'll fix it, all right.

Maybe you should've
married me, Hawks.

Oh, shut up!