Lost in the Desert
Things had not gone to plan for the Waite brothers, Devlin and Liam. Of course, this was significantly worsened by the fact that they hadn’t planned well in the first place. It was largely due to a pair of factors, namely a lack of relevant experience and a perceived time imperative. When word had reached Marion, Illinois that gold had been discovered at Sutter’s Mill in California, the brothers had decided to set out to seek their fortunes. But time was of the essence, or so they thought. And given this urgency, they looked at a map and concluded that the fastest, most direct way was through the Chihuahuan Desert.