All language subtitles for Little.House.On.The.Prairie.S03E21E22.Gold.Country.Parts.1.and.2.1080p.BluRay.x264-OFT_track3_[eng]

[Bell rings]

How're you doing,
Nels?

Charles, as wet you are,
you must be freezing.

No, it's not too bad.

The kitchen's nice and warm
if you want to dry out.

The way business is--
one or two customers a day--

it seems a waste
of fuel to try to keep
the store heated.

I appreciate it,
but I'm going
right back in it.

I just came in
to pay my bill.

Always glad to hear that.

Well, let's see.

That'll be $4.00
and a quarter.

All right. And I need
a can of baking soda
and some pipe tobacco.

We're all out
of baking soda.

We have the tobacco,
though.

All right.
That'll be fine.

It'll be the worst rains
in the history of the state.

Did get a little lucky,
though. I did a wagon
repair job for Martindale.

Martindale?

He's leaving,
too, huh?

He's already gone.

He was in here
a couple of days ago

asking for credit
I couldn't give him.

Everything going out,
nothing coming in,
I just can't do it.

So he leaves in
the middle of the night,

and I got $106
on the books.

And he's the 14th one
so far.

Well, I can't
blame him, though.

Fields are seas of mud.

There's no way
he could've gotten
a crop this year.

No way any
of us can, Nels.

See you.

Isaiah!

Hey, Charles!

Grace:
Isaiah, come on in
out of the rain!

Be right there.
Hey, Charles.

Welcome home.

Has it been like this
ever since I left?

Oh, no. Some days
it's been worse.

Ain't just here.
The whole state's afloat.

It's a wonder
we got through.

Oh, it's so good
to have you back!

It's good
to be back, darling.
How are the kids?

-Just fine.
-How's your family?

They're fine...

Just wondering when
we're going to start
building the ark.

Boy, I tell you,
it's hard times everywhere.

I seen 20 men standing
in line for the same job.

You did have a job
in Mankato, didn't you?

It was a nothing job.

Boss's son-in-law come back,
took it away from me.

But I got some plans now.
I tell you what...

Why don't you bring your family
over for supper tonight,
and we'll talk about it.

Love to.
We'll be over.

If this keeps up,
we'll swim
our way over.

-See you tonight.
-OK.

[Sighs]

Ch-Charles?

You really should
get out of those
wet clothes.

I will as soon as I put
the wagon cover on.

Must you? Today?

We're going to go over
to Edwards' place tonight.
Isaiah's back.

I thought he had
a job in Mankato.

Not anymore.

Charles, I know
that you're worried,

but this rain
will stop.

I mean,
it's got to stop.

Caroline, I said that
two months ago

when there was still time
to plow and plant.

Well, we won't
go hungry.

The root cellar
is full,

and we've got ham
and bacon and--
and salt pork.

There is food.

We got enough
for two or 3 months.

The grain bin's
almost empty, and we're
almost out of hay.

Did you speak
to Isaiah about...

Going away
to look for work?

He said there's hard times
everywhere--men waiting
in line for jobs.

I don't know what to do.

Isaiah's got some kind
of a plan. We'll talk
to him about it tonight.

I'll get this wagon cover on,
and I'll be in.

[Thunder]

Grace: Well, Isaiah,
it looks to me

as though you didn't eat
at all while you were gone.

Sure I did--

shadow soup,
rabbit track stew.

On paydays, I'd
buy some stew meat

and bones
and gristle...

Cook it up out back
of the stable.

I'd look up, there'd
be 6 or 7 men

squatting there,
grinning like
coyotes.

Carl:
Did you feed them?

Son, when you're
outnumbered
like that,

it's kind of hard
to say no.

Charles:
You said you had some
kind of a plan in mind.

After what I seen--
men scrounging,
sleeping in doorways,

begging for work,
food, or both--

grace: Isaiah,
not just yet.

Children, your fathers
have some talking to do,

so you go into
Carl's room and play.

-Yes, ma'am.
-I'd rather stay and listen.

You do as you're told.
You go with your sister
and your guests.

Like I was saying,
we got to--

if we can't farm,
we got to figure out
a way to make some money.

Can't make it
living around here,

so I say we take
a real chance.

I run across this here
deadwood paper. Here,
take a look at that.

There, down
in the corner.

-What, "gold news"?
-Yeah.

Isaiah, you're not thinking
of going on a gold rush!

Oh, we're just
talking, you know.

Well, if you'll excuse me,
I think I'll just get
at the dishes.

I'll help.

Placer gold, huh?

It says, "nuggets
the size of peas
in great quantity."

At least it's a chance.

Better than sitting
around here watching
the water rise.

What have we got
to lose?

If we don't hit it,
we come back here,
we're in the same boat.

If we do hit it, we're
living high on the hog.

Charles: They're only
talking here about the people
that hit it rich.

Doesn't say anything
about all the folks that
didn't even find color.

Just think about it,
huh?

All right,
I'll think about it.

Let's have
some more coffee.

[Thunder]

I thought you were coming
right to bed.

I was just reading
the newspaper again.

You must know it
by heart by now.

Yeah.

It figures Edwards
would come up with
a scheme like that.

Gold. You know
what the odds are

of somebody finding
any of it?

No.

Probably...
About 1,000 to one.

You'd have to be crazy
to make a 400-mile trip
with odds like that.

If it's so crazy,

why are you staying up
half the night reading
about it?

I just can't sleep,
that confounded rain
coming down that way.

Well, I hope they
have a good school
wherever we settle.

The girls are doing
so well, I'd hate for
them to get behind.

What are you
talking about?

Charles Ingalls,
if you think I'm
going to put up

with having you
underfoot around here
for the next 6 months,

you've got
another thing coming.

Look, you know--
you know we're talking
about a 400-mile trip.

We came further
than that to get here.

We took a chance then.

We can take
a chance now.

You know you're dying
to go. Why don't you
come out with it?

All right.
Now, we both know it's
a crazy scheme, right?

It's a crazy scheme,
but if I stay here,
there is nothing I can do.

I mean, there's nothing
in the world that makes
a man feel so bad

as knowing there's just
nothing he can do.

[Knocking on door]

Couldn't sleep.
Had to come over.

Grace said all right.
We're going!

Yes!

We're going, too.

Wah-hoo!

[Laughing]

[Bell rings]

Here you go.

That's the last
of it.

We're all set.

Caroline: All right.

Nels, I want to
thank you very much.

It's my pleasure,
Charles.

Now, don't worry.
I'll keep an eye on
the house for you.

I really appreciate that.
Well, we're on our way.

Write if you
hit it rich.

I'll do that.

Good luck.
God go with you.

I'll pray he is.
Come on!

[Thunder]

[Thunder]

[Thunder]

Everybody up!

Hey, Edwards!

Hey, Edwards,
get yourself out here!
It quit raining!

Ha! Praise be!

Charles: Dear Lord, thank you
this day for our food...

And for your blue sky.

Help us and guide us,
O Lord,

as we start a new life.

We try our best to follow
the path you've made for us.

Wherever it leads,

we pray you'll
always be with us.

-Amen.
-Amen.

[Steam engine chugging]

[Cattle lowing]

[Saloon piano playing]

Isaiah, what kind
of place is this?

Now, grace, there's
nothing wrong with folks
having a little fun.

You call this
a little fun?!

Man: Whoo!

[Shoots gun]

Oh!

No, I guess not.
Guess they're not
really having fun.

[Women calling and giggling]

Oh, Charles,
have we come all
this way for this?

Don't you worry,
darling. The claims
are way out of town.

Whoa.

Isaiah and I will
get right over to
the claims office,

and we'll be on our way.

Grace and I have
to pick some things
up at the store.

All right.
We'll hurry.

[Train whistle blows]

Mary, Laura...
Look after the little ones,

and don't get out
of the wagon.

That goes for you,
too, Carl.

Aw, mom, I want
to look around.

You just do as
I say, young man.

Yes, ma'am.

Hey, Sonny...

Whatcha doin'?

Gee whiz!

[Giggling]

I'm almost completely
out of flour.

Me, too, and Isaiah says
if I make my coffee
any weaker,

he's going to throw in
some axle grease
just for color.

Grace...

Oh, my goodness!

Oh, I never saw such prices
in my whole life.

Maybe there's some
kind of mistake.

Good afternoon, ladies.
Can I help you?

We need some flour,
some sugar,
and some coffee.

Well, good. You came
to the right place.

Grady Jennings,
at your service.

As you can see,
I got the fullest stocks
in deadwood right here.

Yeah,
but these prices!

I mean, $15 for
50 pounds of flour?

Uh, that's 30 pounds,
ma'am...

And chances are,
all this is going to be gone
by tomorrow evening,

soon as the grubstakers
get word I got in a shipment.

Ohh!

Now, believe me,

you're not going to find
a lower price anywhere
in this town...

If you can find
the goods at all.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Hasn't been a trace
of color found north
of the fork here.

Truth is, the claims
on the west fork

haven't paid better
than bread and beans.

Real pay dirt seems
to lie in this section.

Wait a minute.
Are you telling us

there ain't any
decent claims left?

No. Nobody
can do that.

Just that a lot
of people got
here before you.

I guess so. According
to your markings and
hen-scratchings there,

there ain't a decent claim
within 20 miles of a strike.

That's gold country,
Mr. Edwards.

Once there's news
of a strike,
the rush is on.

Course, you could
always buy a claim.

For how much?

Well, depends.
300,500...

I've seen
poor gravel sell
for over 1,000.

Thank you very much.

Mr. Ingalls...

There is a place
west of here,
about 50 miles.

Newton's the place.
Looks good.

Been no big strikes
there yet, but people
who've worked it

tell me they've
found some color.

You might try that.

Much obliged.

Next! Who's next?
Step up.

[All shouting]

[Saloon piano playing]

Well,
what do you think?

I don't think we have
much choice.

We've come this far.
Another 50 miles shouldn't
make any difference.

That's my feelings
exactly.

Wait a minute,
Charles.

Hey, come on!

Wait. I got
an idea here.

Well, if the idea
takes you in there,
I think it's a bad idea.

Listen here.
I got this little
bit of money here.

I could take it
in there and
double it up.

Wouldn't take more
than 10 minutes.

It wouldn't take you
more than 10 minutes
to lose it.

Let's at least go in
and look around.

You go ahead.
I'll tell grace
where you are.

She'll be happy
to hear about it.

No! Hold it! Hold it!
Maybe it wasn't such
a good idea after all.

[Railroad bell ringing]

You don't have to worry
about being near this town.

Isn't a claim left--
leastwise, any
we can afford.

Fellow put us onto
a place about 50 miles
west of here.

I don't care how far
it is, just so long as
it's away from here.

We'll camp outside
of town tonight,

get an early start
in the morning.

Get everything you needed
at the store?

We didn't get
anything.

Why not?

$15 for 30 pounds
of flour.

That's a good reason
why not.

Isaiah?

[Coyote whines]

Huh.

Charles.

Hmm?

Charles.

What?

It's Isaiah.
He's gone.

What?

It's after midnight,
and Isaiah's gone.

I don't know where
he's gone.

I think I've got
a pretty good idea, grace.

Don't you worry.
I'll find him.

[Shooting and yelling]

[Piano playing]

Get aboard, gamblers!
We're giving it away.

Somebody wins,
every spin.

Well, bet, gentlemen.
You can't win
if you don't bet.

Give me a lucky
number, Dolly.

Well, I'd stick
with 6, Darby. Ha ha ha!

6.

All right, gamblers,
hang on to your hats.

Here we go...
Round and round.

Come on, 6!

That's the lucky
number--6.

Come on, 6!
6 is coming up.
There it is.

That's it.
Number 6 is
a-coming.

6 is coming.
There it is!

Oh, and star wins
the money!

Balderdash!

I thought you'd hit it
that time, Darby.

Well, you been hitting
all around it.

You know, lady luck
just hates a coward.

She is going to smile
on you this time for sure!

Aw, lady luck ain't
going to smile on me.

Lady luck don't
care nothing about
older people.

Dolly:
Bets, gentlemen.

[Dolly calling
to other gamblers]

Isaiah: Don't be
so grumpy there.
You'll hurt your face.

Your luck's
about run out.

I got an announcement
to make.

Anybody wants any revenge,
now's the time.

This here's going
to be my last hand.
Come on, deal up.

Ante up, fellas.

There you go.

King bets 50.

A very sound bet.
50. Deal.

Oh, 4.3 and 10.

The king will bet
another 40.

Of course it will.
There you are.

Possible straight.

That's your king.

Make it 40.
Play poker.

Aw, let's make it 50.

Deal!

Pair of sixes.

Sixes.

I got a pair
of sixes there.

Those sixes are going
to bet $50 into the kitty.

All right. I'll bet
the 50, and I'll
raise you...50 more.

You probably have another
king in the hole, don't you?
If you do, I'm going to cry.

But I'll call you,
all the same.

I got a king.

He had the other king.

I got 3 sixes.
Isn't that sad?

Like I said,
that's my last hand.

I'd best be getting back.
I want to thank you for
some very nice gambling.

[Cheering]

I did it!

We made some money...
Only for grace!

I believe I did!
I believe I took it all!

[Punching]

Dolly: Get your bets
down, gamblers.
Get your bets down.

You cannot win
if you do not bet.
Step right up here.

Black beard,
checkered shirt?

Didn't see anybody
like that...

Not since I come
to work.

Can I get you something?

Yeah.
Some fresh air.

[Isaiah moaning]

Isaiah: Ohh...

Edwards!

Edwards.

Well, Charles...

Ooh...I should've
taken your advice

and stayed out
of that place.

Doing real good, though.
Best run of luck I ever had.

Yeah, till
the roof fell in.

Roof? There was
5 of them.

Probably back in there
right now.

Now, just hold on.
The 5 of them are
still in there.

Let me take you
back to camp.
We'll fix you up.

All right.

Get up.

Ohh...

Come on.

How'd you know
I was gone?

Grace.

I think I'd rather
fight them 5 again
than face up to her.

I'll change that
bandage tomorrow.

Thank you.
That'll be fine.

Charles: We'll see you
in the morning.

OK.

I said I was sorry.

Won't do it again.
I promise.

Did you hear me?
I said I promise.

You've promised
before.

It was different this time.
I didn't do this for fun.

I did this so we could get
some flour or some bacon.

That's just an excuse,
and you know it.

You'll never change.

What did you marry me for
in the first place,
if you want me to change?

I mean, why didn't you
just up and marry somebody

who was already the way
you want me to be?

Because I fell in love
with you, that's why.

Oh, go to sleep!

Yes, my dear.

[Italian accent]
It looks like we got
company, huh?

[Wagon wheels squeaking]

Charles: Whoa!

Hello, friend.

How are you?

What's the matter
with your wheel?

Well, nothing a little
grease wouldn't fix.

I meant to get me some
in deadwood, but it just
slipped my mind.

Ah, is a no-good place.
Thieves and robbers...

They charge you 3 times
for everything.

They pick your pockets.
Where are you headed?

We're going to a place
called Newton.

So are we. You can
drive along with us,
if you like.

We'd like to very much.
Thank you.

My name's Griffin.
Ben Griffin.

Over there's
my family.

Charles: Ma'am.

Howdy.

These are
the Delanos.

How are you?
Ingalls.

Edwards here.

My wife Maria
and my son Sam.

American,
like uncle Sam!

Oh, you're such
nice families!

Charles: Thank you
very much, ma'am.

[Mr. Delano
speaking Italian]

More food!

Oh, si, si. Sam...

[Speaking Italian]

-OK, mama.
-Si, si.

You can eat with us
while Ben and me fix
the wheel, huh?

Caroline: No,
we couldn't impose.

Oh, it's no impose.
We enjoy.

Ben: I think you
better, mister.

Mrs. Delano's a good
hand with the victuals,

and I was a wheelwright
back home--best in
4 counties.

All right, we'll
take you up on it.
Thank you very much.

We go to work, huh?

What a blessing.

I wasn't sure we were
going to make it
on that wheel.

The blessing is meeting
people like those.

I know what you mean.
I better give them a hand.

Whoa! Last stop--
Newton!

Everybody out.

Welcome!

Welcome to Newton.

Thank you.

It is a joy to see
family folk arrive.

It's a joy to see
a reverend.

The tent is our church
with services every Sunday
and Wednesday evenings.

That is good news.

Join us and meet
your new neighbors.

I expect you're
prospecting.

That's right, reverend.

I understand some folks
around here found some
pretty good color.

A few have found
enough gold to pay
for their food.

Mr. Sanders,
the storekeeper,

will tell you who
found what and where.

Thank you very much.
It's a real pleasure
to be here.

We won't be long.

This is a splendid day.

We have enough children
now for a Sunday school.

Charles: Wait till
Caroline and grace
hear about this--

prices no higher
than walnut grove.

Isaiah: It's
two cents cheaper.

Restores your belief
in humanity, don't it?

That gravel bar he was
asking about...That what
we're hunting for?

That's what it says
in the book. Gold comes
down from the hills,

settles in the sand
on those gravel bars.

That sounds good
to me!

All aboard!

Isaiah: Look at
the difference
in the prices.

Got all the information
we need, reverend.
Thank you.

Girls, jump on in.

Well, our next stop
is shadow creek.

Wherever that is.

It's about 5 miles
out of town.

You know I got
that book on mining.

There are two chapters
on placer mining.

This shadow creek sounds
something like the country
they had in the book.

Sure hope
the book's right.

Reverend, we'll
see you at service.

Yes, indeed,
and good luck.

Say a little prayer
for us.

I doubt if the good Lord
spends much time helping
us look for gold,

but I will say a prayer
for your health...
And happiness.

That'll be just fine,
reverend. Thank you.
We'll see you.

Yah! Giddap!
Yah! Yah! Yah!

Well, this ought
to be a spot.

How do you know that
this is the right spot?

A claim can only
be so big and
still be legal.

Got to make this one
the same size we
made the other 3.

Don't seem fair
Laura and me can't
have a claim.

Nothing we can do
about it.

You got to be 21.
Only adults can
have a claim.

Don't you worry.
There'll be plenty of
work to do around here.

Why don't you
go on and get
some more stones

and finish this
marker up for me?

Yes, sir.

Let me have
that bottle, Mary.

Yes, sir. I wrote
out the paper.

"This claim belongs
to Mrs. Grace Edwards."
And I put down the date.

Oh, good.
Put it in there.

What happens
if you strike gold on
Mrs. Edwards' claim?

I guess I'll have
to fess up I married
her for her money.

Married her for her money!
She'll love that...

[Laughs]

Hey, can't wait to
get started. Can you?

Sure can't.

Griffin and Delano
settled in above us.

Won't be long before
these mountains are
filled with folks.

Not if we don't
find color.

Then I won't mind
being crowded.

Come on. Got a lot
of work to do

if we're going
to start tomorrow.

You two make sure
you make that marker

just as big
as the other ones.

Laura: Yes, sir.

I still don't think
it's fair.

What?

Just because we're not
grownups, we can't have
a claim of our own.

Yeah. It's just like
going to school

and washing
behind your ears.

You have to be old
before you can decide
for yourself.

[Hammering]

The way you got these
things put together,

you figure we're going
to eat off them.

It's just what
we'll be doing
if we strike color.

If we don't, I wonder how
these things are going to
taste with gravy on them?

Mr. Delano:
Hello!

Mr. Ingalls
and Mr. Edwards!

Hey, Mr. Delano!

Mr. Griffin,
how're you doing?

You strike gold
already?

No. We struck
venison.

Is enough
for everybody.

Hey, I think maybe
we celebrate, huh?

Caroline: Mr. Delano,
you must let us do
the fixing this time.

No, no. That's
all right.

My mama,
she don't mind.

Grace: But we do.

If we're going
to be neighbors,

it's got to be
share and share
alike.

Don't argue with them.
No way to win.

All right. Hey...

Tonight I bring
the concertina.

We have food,
we have vino,

and we have musica!

[Laughing]

[Mr. Delano
plays concertina]

[Children laughing]

Got to be doing
something wrong.

There ain't nothing
but dirt.

I'm doing it just the way
you're supposed to.

There's
no gold there,
that's for sure.

That's probably because
people are getting it

off the top of
the mountain before
it can get down here.

How you doing, pa?

Well, I haven't found
any gold yet,

but I'm starting
to get down to some
of that black sand.

Isaiah: Charles, can
you give me a hand
with this thing?

The blasted thing's
stuck.

All right,
be right there.

Keep rocking that
for me, sugar.

Well, we're never
going to get rich.

You got to be
patient.

If gold was
so easy to find,

it wouldn't be
worth nothing.

Pa says kids aren't
supposed to be patient.
It's not natural.

Let me try.

It's a waste of time.
Let's go downstream
a ways. Come on.

You're not supposed
to look for gold except
on your own claim.

We'll only go
a little ways away.
Come on.

All right.

[Charles and Isaiah
speaking indistinctly]

Thought you said
just a little ways.

We've come this far.
We might as well
keep going.

-Wish it would rain.
-Why?

Then there'd be a rainbow.
There's gold at the end
of the rainbow.

That's dumb.

It is not. I read it
in a book. It says
that there's gold--

never mind.
I'll try right here.

Carl, look!

Are they what
I think they are?

I don't know.
What do you think
they are?

Mines. Gold mines.
Come on!

Hey, you know we're
not supposed to be on
anybody else's claim.

Can't you see these
places are old?
Nobody's here.

Don't go in there.
It could cave in on you.

It won't.

Well, I'm going back.

Suit yourself.

[Sighs]

Laura!

What is it?

Look...
Across the creek.

I told you.
Somebody does live there.

They do not.
Can't you see that place
is falling apart?

Hey, we could use it
like a playhouse.

We could fix it up.
Come on!

[Labored breathing]

Laura, wait up!

Are you sure
nobody lives here?

Sure, I'm sure.
Watch.

Hello! See, nobody
lives here. Come on.

Hey, lookee there.

Somebody must
live here.

Won't hurt
to take a few.
There's plenty.

I suppose.

Raaagh!

[Screams]

Wait!

No, come on!

No! You shouldn't
scare people
like that!

[Roaring]

[Laughing]

What's wrong
with you?

What's so funny?

Come on. We better go.
He's loony.

Wait.

What are you
laughing at?

Ha ha ha! Can't
you see what's funny,
you little tadpole?

Can't you see?
I got my apple back!

[Laughing]

Now...

If you were
to say please,

I'd give you both
an apple.

You promise you won't
do anything?

Not do what?

You know...
Go, "aaagh!"

[Laughing]

I promise...I won't.

Come on.

Remember,
you promised.

Thank you.

Thank you, mis--
mister...

Zachariah.

And who might
you be...

Besides
apple thieves?

This is Carl,
and I'm Laura.

We're camping down
the creek a ways.
We're here to get rich!

Yeah. Our pas are
going to find gold.

It's started
again.

What?

The fever.

The gold fever.

Zachariah:
I've seen it before.

You see those old
mines over there?

They were dug out
20 years ago.

20 years ago.

Laura:
Did folks find gold?

Some.

Just enough
to change folks.

Enough to make them
think they needed
more and more

and more...Until
more wasn't enough--

until all the gold
on god's earth
wasn't enough.

Now...now it's
beginning again...

The greed
and the hate...

The sorrow.

Laura: But these folks
are different.

These are good people.

They'll change!

But you don't even
know them.

They'll change...

God forgive them.

They'll change.

The apples are
always here.

Mary: Laura! Carl!

Laura, come quick!

Laura!

[Concertina playing]

Laura: What is it?

Come on. You'll see.
Wait till you see!

Come on!

[All laughing]

Laura:
Pa, what is it?
What is it?

It's gold, half-pint!

All right!

We hit it!

[Laughing]

Seen happier looks
on a tombstone.

Yeah.

Your samples...
Your report.

Thank you.

This is the first
one of these
I've ever read.

It'd help me if I
knew how to read it.

It's simple enough.
Nuggets run 93% pure.

What's this zero
mean right here?

Estimated value
per ton of ore.

No way for me to tell
unless I know

how much ore you handled
to get that sample.

Could be a shovelful...
Could be a month's diggings.

Two men,
3 hours work.

Then you got a good one...
Long as it lasts.

Ha ha ha!

That'll be $2.00.

If you're short,
you can let me
have it in dust.

How much is
all this worth?

126.
Less my dues, 124.

Gold country
for sure!

Yah-hoo!

He hit it!
He hit it!

Yah ha ha!

He's rich!
He strike it rich!

He's rich! He strike!

Where is this place?

Ben: Quiet! Quiet!

Quiet, men. You'll get
the whole town out there.

It's all right.
We got our claim.

We should share
the good fortune,
huh?

Man: Here he comes now!

Second man:
Where's the claim?

East of
shadow creek!

[Cheering and shouting]

Did you tell your pa
supper was ready?

Yes, ma.

I told my pa, too.
He said they'd be
right in.

That was over an hour ago.

It's more than that.
The stew's just about
boiled dry.

Charles:
Sorry we're late.

We had to clean
the rocker boxes
and wash up.

Took a little
bit longer
than I thought.

We took more than
we thought, too.

Took more. We got about
3 times what we brought

to the assayer's office
this morning.

Good heavens!

Oh, my!
You must be starved.

Now go
sit yourselves down.

Oh, yeah. Being rich,
I worked myself up
an appetite.

Hey, lookit.
Here they come.

Sure didn't
take them long.

It's like
the preacher said.

The place is going
to come alive again.

You know, with all these
strangers around here,

we better find us
a good place to hide
that gold.

Oh, don't be silly,
Isaiah.

This isn't like that awful place
deadwood, thank heavens.

Maybe not, but
strangers are strangers,
all the same.

I think Isaiah's right.

Maybe we ought to find
ourselves a good place.

It wasn't like this
in walnut grove.

Of course,
I didn't have nothing
to hide there

except my jug of...

How's your coffee?

Mine's fine. Thank you.

Mr. Delano:
Charles! Edwards!

Delano.

Aah!

Delano, what's the matter?
What's wrong?

Wrong? Is no wrong.
Everything, she's right!

Ha ha ha!
I hit it! I hit it!

Oh, wonderful!
Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

Oh! Congratulations!

Look at the size of them!

Big ones, little ones,
all kinds. Ha ha ha!

I want to stay
and celebrate,

but I'm so excited,
I got to go!

I just come by to say hello.

I want to tell my friends.

The sooner I get the gold,

the sooner I get my farm
in California,

and then I make the vino!

You see, I make more vino,
you get plenty.

You get plenty of vino!

Hee-yah!

Mama Mia!

Ha ha ha!

I'd say we had
one happy neighbor.

Yeah! Ha ha ha!

Come on.
Let's go eat supper.

Dadburnit.

What's wrong?

Mr. Delano
found gold.

What's wrong with that?
He's a nice man.

I know that.

It's just that
everybody gets a
chance to find gold

except the kids.

You have to be 21
to file a claim.

I know.

Hey, wait a minute.

Zachariah has
a big claim.

He's been living
there forever.

So what?

So he's kind of old.

Maybe he needs
some help.

We could work for him
for just a little share.

He kind of scares me.

Well, you don't
have to come if you
don't want.

I can't let you go alone.
You're just a girl.

Laura:
Mr. Zachariah!

Are you home?

Hello there!

Hi, Mr. Zachariah!

Ha ha ha!

You tadpoles hankering
for some more apples,
are you?

No, sir, but thank you.

We're here
to talk business.

Business, is it?
What kind?

Well, I don't know
if you heard or not,

but folks are finding
an awful lot of gold
in the creek.

I don't have to hear it.

People have been moving
up and down the crick
all day long.

Well, we were thinking
that maybe if you needed
some help...

I mean, no offense,
but you being up
in your years and all.

Help doing what?

Panning.

For the gold.

Can't do that.

Laura: But if folks found
gold just around the bend,

there's bound to be
some right here.

There could be
a fortune right
there in the creek.

You could have everything
you ever wanted.

Everything I ever wanted
is beneath the crick.

You come with me.

-He's getting scary again.
-I know.

Come along.

There.

I don't see anything.

In the middle.
The rock in the middle.

Look close.

"Lorraine."

All I ever wanted.

All I ever needed.

My wife.

My beautiful,
gentle woman.

How she loved the coolness
of the crick.

We came here
in the summer.

Blistering hot it was.

While I worked the mine...

She would sit
on the bank here and...

Let the cool water
rush over her feet.

I dug those...
All by myself.

First one, then another,
and another.

Hmm.

"We have enough,"
she would tell me.

"We don't need more gold."

But I...Wanted to
give her so many things,

so many treasures.

So many.

So many.

She died that winter...

So quickly.

Like a cold wind
gusting from the north.

She just...

Kissed my cheek, and...

Closed her eyes.

But I had my gold--

enough to buy anything.

Almost anything.

She rests there now...

On a bed of gold.

I have no use for it.

It was all just for her.

So you see,
everything I ever wanted
is right here,

and here it must remain
forever.

Ahem.

You want
some more coffee?

No, no.
I've had plenty.

I just can't get over
how much gold Delano’s
come up with today.

Must be 10 times what
Edwards and I found.

Well, we're not
doing so badly.

Oh, I'm not complaining.
I'm happy for the man.

I don't think
Mr. Griffin feels
the same way.

Well, you know,
he hardly said
two words tonight.

He's just disappointed.

He'll hit it.

Just take us a little longer,
that's all.

How long?

What?

Just how much longer
do you think
we'll be here?

Well, it's hard to say.
It depends on how we do,
you know?

Until we get enough.

Sometimes I wonder
if people know when
they have enough.

Oh, you're thinking about
the story the old hermit
told Laura today.

Yes.

Well, I wouldn't
take that as the gospel.

I mean, even Laura said
he was a strange one.

Him saying he buried
all that gold.

Bet he never found any
in the first place.

I suppose you're right.

We will be out of here
by winter.

Yeah, I think we will.

But you're not positive.

Look, Caroline, I'm doing
the best that I can.

I have a chance now.

I'm never going to get
this chance again.

I'm...tired.

I'm going to turn in.
You coming?

In a little while.

Good night.

[Saloon music playing]

Hey, lookit.

Lookit what?

They're wearing guns.

Grace:
That'll do, Carl.

Just saying what I saw.

All right, but there
are other things

you can be
talking about.

On the porch.
They're wearing
guns, too.

Caroline: Laura,
that's enough.

Man: You ain't going
no place till you pay me.

Caroline:
Morning, reverend.

I don't owe you nothing.

Reverend: Ladies! Children!
It's so nice to see you again.

A lot of new people
are moving in.

I'm not too sure
they're all churchgoers.

I've heard that bull
for the last time
out of you!

[Men shouting]

Fortunately, they do
respect this area.

You won't
be bothered here.

Caroline:
We're not worried.

Grace: Well,
I'm going to get
my shopping done.

Carl, you and Alicia
stay here.

Reverend, I wanted
to talk to you.

That's the main reason
we're here.

[Glass breaks]

Then come in.
Come in and bring
the children.

[Men shouting]

You children
will be seated here.

I have a surprise
for you.

Peppermint sticks.

One for each of you
while Mrs. Ingalls
and I have a talk.

Laura:
Thank you.

This front bench
should do nicely.

Now...what can
I do for you?

I already told you
how glad we were

to find a church and
a man of god here.

Yes.

Well, we have
another need--

a school.

With our children
and the Edwards

and the Delanos
and the griffins,

there are enough
children to start
a school.

There must be others.

I used to teach
before I was married.

Pupils and a teacher.

Now all you need
is a place.

This tent. Of course.

I need it only on Sundays
and Wednesday evenings.

You may use it
the rest of the time.

Thank you.

There's no telling
how long we'll
be here.

I was so afraid of the
children falling behind
in their studies.

Of course. I understand.

Now a church and a school.

It's really starting
to seem like a town now.

A noisy town,
but a town.

Why don't you make
the announcement
about the school

at services on Sunday?

All right.
And thank you again.

My pleasure.

Come along, children.

Laura: Thank you for the candy,
reverend Phillips.

You're welcome, child.

Caroline:
That didn't take long.

Grace: I could
hardly get anything.

A sack of flour and
a few potatoes, and I
was all out of money.

Oh, no.

The prices are about
5 times what they were
a week ago.

Well, we have good news.

The reverend will let us
use the tent for a school.

Carl: I knew it. School.

Now, Carl...

But, ma, we don't want
to go to school.

Mary: I wouldn't mind.

Laura: You would say that.

Caroline: Laura.

Charles? Better hurry.
You'll be late for church.

We'll be right there.

Say, you got any luck?

Not so that
you'd notice it.

Me neither.

Made about a dozen boxes.

Didn't find enough
to buy a can of beans.

Don't suppose we run
ourselves out of
pay dirt, do you?

I don't think so.

I mean, we ought to start
cross passing the claims
a little bit,

find that black sand.

That's where we found
our nuggets before.

And we start over here,
work our way down
to the gravel.

Caroline: Charles?

Coming!

We'll get started as soon
as we get back.

Right.

And the Lord said blessed is he
who remembers the Lord's day
and keeps it holy.

For that reason, I thank all of
you who are here this morning.

Even though
we are few in number,

where two gather in his name,

they are blessed
in the Lord's work.

And speaking of the Lord's work,

before I give the benediction,

I think Mrs. Ingalls has an
announcement she'd like to make.

Mrs. Ingalls.

Thank you,
reverend Phillips.

Well, I just want you all to
know that we're opening school
here tomorrow.

All the children
are welcome.

Thank you.

I make the announcement,
too.

Today the reverend, he, uh,
no make a collection.

I think that's, uh,
maybe because he's young
and a little shy.

I know some of you
is not so lucky yet,

but those of us who is,

I...I think we should
make up for all.

So, uh, I start with nuggets...

And I pass the basket,

with the reverend's permission.

Thank you, Mr. Delano.

Thank you all.

Shall we sing?

♪ Rock of ages, cleft for me! ♪

♪ Let me hide myself in thee ♪

♪ let the water and the blood ♪

♪ from thy wounded side
which flowed ♪

♪ be of sin the double cure ♪

♪ save from wrath
and make me pure ♪

♪ rock of ages, cleft for me! ♪

♪ Let me hide myself in thee ♪

[Children shouting]

Laura: Come on, Jack!

[Jack barking]

Hey, Edwards,
you about ready?

Just about.

Charles, you're not going to
work on the Lord's day.

The sooner we get rich,
the sooner the reverend
will have his church.

It's almost like doing
the Lord's work, isn't it?

[Gunshot]

Delano's.

Children, stay here!

[Mrs. Delano
speaking Italian]

Give me a hand with him.

[Delano coughing]

Delano: Sam?

My son.

They want the gold...

But I no tell them
where it is.

You take the gold
and the mama

and go to California,
huh?

We'll all go, papa.

You'll be with us.

No. You...You promise,
huh?

The grape.

You make the vino.

You be happy, huh?

Hey...

Baciome.

My papa.

My papa.

My papa.

My papa.

[Crying]

I'll stay here
and help Mrs. Delano
get ready to leave.

You and the girls get back
and start packing.

I'll be there
as soon as I can.

Oh, Charles.

We're going home?

No, I'm...I'm going to
rent you a place in town.

You'll be safe there.
You'll have a proper
place to live.

I'll be along
as soon as I can.

All right.

Now, Mr. Ingalls, you'll note
there are no broken windows.

You can't say that
for most places in town,

and this fireplace
draws real nice.

How much is it?

$100.

$100? We don't
want it for a year.
We just want it for--

a month.

Last place in town.

I been renting it out
$5.00 a head just for
sleeping overnight.

All right. We'll take it.

That kind of money,
you ought to have
red velvet curtains.

If we're lucky,
it will just be
a couple of days' work.

That's what I was
thinking, Mr. Ingalls.

So I'll need two
months in advance.

I'm sure your
families will be
comfy and cozy here.

Now if there's
anything I can do,

all you have to do
is just call.

Not sure I want
to do that until I know
what the price tag is.

You know, Mr. Ingalls, the price
I had to ask was kind of high.

Don't tell me
you're having pangs
of conscience.

Well, I was just thinking,
might be better all around

if I was to buy out
your claims.

Save you trouble.

Thank you very much,
but we're staying.

Your decision.

Well, I better
start unloading.

I'll help you.

Charles?

Are you sure
about this?

Caroline, we buried
a man today.

That makes me sure.

I don't want you or the girls
near shadow creek.

No, I mean about
selling the claim.

I got to unload.

Now, children, until we get
the supplies we need,

we're going to have to share.

[Men outside shouting]

If you have a slate, and the
person next to you doesn't--

Mrs. Ingalls,
I can't hear you.

I want you all to share
your slates with each other.

Everyone will share.

We're going to start
with sums just to see
how far along we are.

Um, Janie, can you tell me
what this adds up to?

I know. 43.

Laura, I asked Janie.

43.

And if I change this number...

[Gunshots]

Children, back in your seats!

Get back in your seats
right now!

You heard me!
Get back in your seats!

The thing about working
for yourself,

ain't nobody around
to tell you to take a rest.

We still got a lot
of time till noon.

[Horse snorts]

How you fellas doing?

We're fine,
thank you.

Well, I wasn't asking
about your health.

You finding any color?

No, no, we haven't.
We just got started.

Oh, well, that's surprising.

I heard folks was doing
pretty well along here.

We all can't
be lucky, can we?

Maybe you don't know
what to look for.

Let me just check
that rocker box of yours.

It's no need.

We know what we're doing.

No need to point a shotgun
at me, friend.

I'm just trying
to be neighborly.

Well, I don't know you,
so you ain't my friend.

Why don't you go visiting
somewhere else?

If you move that hand
one more inch,

folks are going to be
panning for you just
to find enough to bury.

Good-bye.

You best keep that
shotgun around, huh?

Yeah. Reckon we ought
to load it, too.

Ha ha ha!

Got some stew
warming.

Edwards: Thanks all the same.
I'm too tired to chew.

See you in the morning.

Charles: I'm not
very hungry, either.

I'll take some coffee.

All right.

Here.

Oh, thank you.

Ah, it's good.

How was school today?

All right.

I suppose the children
learned something

between the gunshots
and the shouting.

How was your day?

Fine. We're back in
the black sand again.

We should hit it good
pretty soon.

You know,
hungry or not,

you really should
put something
in your stomach.

All right.

I was hoping that you'd
be home in time to eat
with the children.

That's right, Janie.

All you have to do is remember
to carry your number.

Thank you,
Mrs. Ingalls.

That's right.

Well, good morning,
ma'am.

Caroline: We're having
school in here.

Oh, I know that.
I guess I'm late.

Would you please leave?

Now wait a minute,
teacher.

I come for
some learning.

You can teach me
some stuff,

and maybe
I could teach you
a little bit, too.

I want you to get out
of here now.

Aw, come on.
Be nice.

Mr. Griffin: Mrs. Ingalls?

Oh, Mr. Griffin.

I hope I'm not
bothering you.

Not at all.

I just came for Janie.
We're pulling out today.

Oh, I'm sorry things
didn't work out better
for you.

Oh, no, no, ma'am.
Everything's fine.

I hit it big. That's
why we're leaving.

Look here.
I just came from
the assayer's office.

It's as rich
as he's seen.

Let me see.

Janie: Oh, papa!
Are we rich?

We sure are,
darling.

I'm so happy for you.

Thank you,
Mrs. Ingalls.

Get your things,
honey. Let's go.

Where you get this?

Shadow creek.

You didn't get this
out of no crick.

You asked me, mister.
I told you.

That there is quartz gold
out of a mine.

Come on.
You're pulling out.

Where'd you mine
this stuff?

You didn't pan for this.
It's mined.

You won't say nothing.
The assayer will.

Come on, Janie.
Hurry up.

You weren't mining,
Mr. Griffin.

You were panning like my pa.

We best be going.
Good-bye, Mrs. Ingalls.

Good-bye.

Mr. Griffin...

You didn't go near
Mr. Zachariah's, did you?

My wife's waiting.
Good-bye.

[Men shouting]

He did, ma.

I know he did.

Laura!

Laura!

Laura!

Carl, you know where
Mr. Zachariah's is?

Yes, ma'am.

Run and tell my husband
what happened,

-tell him Laura's gone there.
-Yes, ma'am!

Mr. Zachariah?

Mr. Zachariah?

Mr. Zachariah?

Stay away.

You told them.

You told them
about the gold.

I didn't mean it.

I didn't think
that they would do
anything like that.

You didn't think
they would ever do
a thing like this?

You wouldn't listen to me.

The people change.

All I could give my Lorraine
is a place to sleep.

To be at peace.

Now...she doesn't even
have that.

Thrown on the bank
of a river...

Like a piece of driftwood.

Now...

There's nothing I can do.

I took everything from her.

And I can't give her
anything.

But, Mr. Zachariah,
we can.

Get out.

Get out and leave us be.

Get out. Get out!

Get out!

[Crying]

Half pint?

Aw, honey. Shh.

Aw, it's all right.
It's going to be all right.

Shh.

Pa?

Mr. Griffin...

I really shouldn't
have told.

No, it's not your fault.
You didn't know.

I thought Mr. Griffin
was a good man.

I didn't think that...

Oh, pa.

I know. Come on.

You can't blame yourself.

She's with him, pa.

He's holding her.

We can't leave him
like that.

All right, now.
I'll go to him.

I'll see what I can do.

I'll go with you.

No, no. You go to your ma.
I want her to know
you're all right.

You do what I tell you,
all right?

I don't know
how late I'll be.

You tell ma if I'm too late,
I'll meet her in church.

Yes, sir.

It's not your fault.

I love you.

I love you, too.

You go on now.

Pa?

Ask him to please
forgive me.

I will.

[Fire crackling]

Dear god.

Zachariah!

Zachariah!

Zachariah!

Zachariah!

Zachariah!

Zachariah!

[People shouting]

[Gunshots]

♪ Feet have trod ♪

♪ with its crystal tide
forever ♪

♪ flowing by the throne
of god? ♪

♪ Yes, we'll gather
at the river ♪

♪ the beautiful,
the beautiful river ♪

♪ gather with the saints
at the river ♪

♪ that flows by the throne
of god ♪

Come. Sit, Mr. Ingalls.

The service is just beginning.

Let us bow our heads
for a moment of silent prayer.

Is he all right?

He, uh, decided
to go away.

He told me to tell
you that he wasn't
angry anymore.

Reverend Phillips: Amen.

Amen.

I know that when I stand up here
and speak,

some of you say to yourselves,

"how does he know how I feel
about god or about my life?"

A lot of people feel that
a minister is different,

but I have my hopes and
my dreams just like all of you.

That's why from time to time,
I'd like to have a member of
your congregation speak

to tell us how he or she feels
about god.

Mrs. Ingalls has told me that
her husband has often spoken
in their church,

and I'd like to ask him
to share some of his
feelings with us tonight.

Would you, Charles?

Thank you, reverend.

I'm, uh, not accustomed
to speaking in front of
a congregation as large as this

or in a town as noisy as this,
for that matter.

[Laughter]

Now, the reverend asked us
tonight to say a silent prayer,

and I know it's not proper to
ask folks about their prayers,

but seeing as I'm not
a regular preacher,

I guess I can get away with it.

Because I'd really like
to know how many of you

closed your eyes,
bowed your heads tonight,

and asked
the good Lord to...

Help you strike it rich.

Whoever did,
just raise their hand.

Come on. If we're going to be
anything while we're in church,

I think we ought to be honest.

I know I did it
when I came here.

Surely I'm not the only one.

That's more like it.

You know, before I came here,

I never dreamed about
asking god for wealth.

Happiness, yes,
and good health for my family,

strength of spirit,
but not wealth.

Well, when you come to a place
like this, you change.

Some folks more than others,
but you change.

And you see the people
around you change, too.

You see folks thinking more and
more about the wealth of gold

and less and less
about the real wealth--

your loved ones...

Your friends...

And even your god.

So when I bowed my head tonight,
I didn't ask for gold.

I asked god to give me
the strength to forget about it,

to turn my back on it...

And to let me
take my family home.

And standing up here tonight...

Speaking to you,
he's given me that strength.

And we are going home.

God be with all of you.

Amen.

Whoa.

Good day to you,
neighbor.

Charles: Good day.

Say, are we anywhere
near Newton?

You just go straight
ahead until you get
to those hills.

Another couple of hours.

Are they having
any luck there?

You mean are they
finding any color.
Yes, ma'am, they are.

Hey, I told you.

Say, we're hoping
to strike it rich.

You been panning?

Yeah, we have.

Did you hit it big?

Yeah.

Well, maybe it's our turn.

Just a couple of hours,
you say?

That's right.

Thank you, neighbor.

Thank you.

Good luck to you.

Thanks. Hyah.

Maybe we should have
told them what's ahead.

You really think
they would have
changed their mind?