The One Where We Leave Walnut Grove. Gold Country S3 Ep 21A

When it rains it pours and in the case of Walnut Grove...it's been raining for TWO months.  Mr. Edwards returns to town after losing work in Mankato and mentions how the entire state is underwater.  However, he does have a plan.  His plan involves the Ingallas and the Edwards/Snider/Sanderson troupe to leave Walnut Grove and head East into the Dakota territory to pan for Gold.  The 400-mile trip leads them to Deadwood at which point they promptly leave and travel 50 more miles to arrive in Newton and then 5 miles beyond that to arrive at Shadow Creek.  Along the way we meet the Griffin and Delano families who are more than happy to assist and join the caravan on their way to Newton.  Once claims are...clamied it's a little lite hearted time as things are getting situated.  In this time Laura and Carl meet an old hermit, Zachariah, who lives along the banks of Shadow creek.  However, when he hears people are coming into the area to start looking for gold, Zachariah has some wisdom to share on the affects gold can have on people.  He is speaking from experience.  Will we ever see a map on LHOTP that shows the real location of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota?  Does a covered wagon have really good sound insulation that it can drown out the sound of rainfall?  Do you think that Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen were in Deadwood the same times the Ingallas and Edwards/Snider/Sanderson passed through?   --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-hernandez67/support