Edgar was a 13-year-old orphan. he was alone because his family died because Native Americans killed them. he was hoping to have a better life so he was going west to find gold but he was scared and worried he will die.
it was so cold at night
As he is going west, his wagon broke down. He is all alone and does not know what to do
lets go i fixed it now i can get gold
he had to stay the night in a tent one night while traveling west it starts to get dark, he is sacred because he thinks the Native Americans will kill him too.
i found gold lets goooooo!
He made it through the night even do he was shivering cold. He woke up and tries to fix the wagon
He fixed the wagon. but he still has to get there to find gold to have a better life he packs all his stuff up and leaves
He gets there then he finds gold. in the mine and got rich. And now he is living a better life than he was