Previous page .......... fourteen days to arrive in California where he hired on at a cattle ranch owned by fellow Danes. As unbelievable as it sounds, he was able to save $100 from his first year's salary of $130. The $100 was sent back home for his family to make the trip over.

It's fortunate Niels never had children, so they didn't have to hear this story every time they asked for their allowance.

Niels squandered some of his $30.00 on a Webster's dictionary. He used it to learn English while tending cattle (he also became fairly proficient at imitating cows). He was tutored in geology by ..........next page