Meek's Cutoff Page #2

No, this is enough.

Thank you.

Jimmy.

[Meek]

It's like my feet

have gloves,

like I can

I can handle the ground

that I'm walking on.

I feel the sand.

I feel the dirt.

I feel the gravel.

I never slip. I never

I don't I never stumble.

I can follow

a trail in the dark

and never stray off the path.

I live with this world.

I'm not just in it,

is what I'm sayin'.

But to answer your question,

Gately, the beaver,

they're played out.

That's the truth.

That market's done and gone.

There's no fortune

to be had there anymore.

Your man Astor got it all.

[Man] We should have

made the trip earlier.

Waited too long.

No, you know, there

there are plenty of fortunes

to be had.

I mean, the beaver, that's a

That's just the first gift

of this land. You mark my words.

Will the territory

go American? That's

what I want to know.

Well, in my...

in my opinion, I-

Well, you know, it depends.

It depends on the fight...

in the Americans,

and in the English,

and in the Indians.

I'm led to believe

there's 250 Americans

in Oregon country.

There's seven more argonauts

comin' in a few weeks.

Maybe that'll tip the scales.

Where would you

settle?

[Exhales]

Willamette Valley.

That's where my brotherJoe

put down stakes.

Civilization

is taking hold there.

They got missionaries

in Champoeg.

Could have found God

in Virginia.

Well, if it's riches

you're after,

there's riches aplenty.

The land you're headed for

is a regular second Eden.

You won't want

for riches someday.

You'll just plunge your hands

into the ground.

[Emily]

Come to bed.

Soon.

That was my mother's.

I know.

It's only weight now.

[Glass Shatters]

Jimmy!

[Wagon Approaching]

He's gone.

I'm telling you.

He's abandoned us.

He'll move faster alone.

It's what I'd do.

No, it's not

what you'd do.

He saw the writing.

How much water

you reckon?

Two days, maybe three.

Ah. He's gone by now.

He's gone by now.

There we are.

Ho!

Water!

[Solomon]

Amen.

Water ahead!

[Wagon Approaching]

It's alkaline!

It's alkaline.

Whoa. Whoa.

[Horse Blusters]

[Meek]

It's alkaline.

[Meek]

Can't water here.

Not even the animals.

Well, then?

What now?

Well,

we skirt around.

Go south

till we make it around.

[Thomas]

How far is it around?

[Meek]

Well, we'll find out.

Shouldn't be too far.

The maps I've seen

don't record much of this.

Oh.

[Solomon]

No.

We're not going

farther south.

[Meek]

Well, we can't keep west

unless you brought oars.

[Solomon]

We're heading

north.

Meet back

with the main stem

if we have to.

[Meek]

There's scarce grass

and water up north.

South is the best bet.

[Solomon Chuckling]

Well, there's nothing

where we came from either,

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