The west was settled by some extraordinary people. Driven to face new options, new resources and great opportunities required many unforeseen challenges, both from nature and from other humans. This story consolidates historical details and fiction to provide an entertaining tale giving validity to an actual historical event. As with such that are occurring every day of our lives, there are many stories to be told involving people who were progressing through their lives concurrent to those people and those events that are clearly documented. Enjoy this story as both plausible and entertaining, offering a positive conclusion to a saga that clearly could have happened.