Principal Characters in the Novel

• Magnus Derrick (the “Governor”), proprietor of the Los Muertos Rancho

• Annie Derrick, wife of Magnus Derrick

• Lyman Derrick and Harran Derrick, sons of Magnus Derrick

• Broderson and Osterman, friends and neighbours of Magnus Derrick

• Annixter, proprietor of the Quien Sabe Rancho

• Hilma Tree, a dairy girl on Annixter’s ranch

• Genslinger, editor of the Bonneville Mercury, the railroad organ

• S. Behrmann, representative of the Pacific and Southwestern Railroad

• Presley, a protégé of Magnus Derrick

• Vanamee, a sheep herder and range rider

• Angéle Varian

• Father Sarria, a Mission priest

• Dyke, a blacklisted railroad engineer

• Mrs. Dyke, Dyke’s mother

• Sidney Dyke, Dyke’s daughter

• Caraher, a saloon keeper

• Hooven, a tenant of Derrick

• Mrs. Hooven, his wife

• Minna Hoove, his daughter

• Cedarquist, a manufacturer and shipbuilder

• Mrs. Cedarquist, his wife

• Garnett, Dabney, Keast, and Chattern, ranchers of the San Joaquin Valley