Nelson never had any folks, that anybody knows of.

Nobody ever bothered about takin' up the claim after he cashed in, either.

Didn't seem worth nothin' much.
Went back to the gov'ment." "Trapped, you say.

Any game around there now ?" "Oh, shore! Game everywhere in these hills, from weasels up to bear and mountain lion.

If you want to trap, that's as good a place as any, I guess." So Cash and Bud sold the burros and bought traps and more supplies, and two window sashes and a crosscut saw and some wedges and a double-bitted axe, and settled down in Nelson Flat to find what old Dame Fortune had tucked away in this little side pocket and forgotten..