# The Land of Little Rain — Character guide

> Key figures in The Land of Little Rain by Mary Austin.

- [The Pocket Hunter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/the_pocket_hunter.md): He wanders the desert chasing leads and strikes, yet what he truly depends on for a sense of home are the bear at Pine Creek, the juniper at Lone Tree Spring, and the quail at Paddy Jack's. His talk is compounded of mine
- [Seyavi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/seyavi.md): She cuts willows twice a year by a creek that never quite reaches the river, and her baskets carry a touch beyond cleverness because the weaver and the warp lived next to the earth and were saturated with the same elemen
- [Winnenap](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/winnenap.md): A Paiute man who appears in the narrative as a guide and local figure.
- [Amos Judson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/amos_judson.md): In the Homeric age of settlement he shot Jesus Montaña over the Greenfields water and passed into tradition, and every subsequent owner of Greenfields bought the ranch with Amos in full view. His long feud ends not with 
- [Salty Williams](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/salty_williams.md): A colorful desert character known for his salty demeanor and stories.
- [Mr. Fanshawe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/mr_fanshawe.md): A gentleman traveler who appears briefly in the desert landscape.
- [Bill Gerry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/bill_gerry.md): A miner and friend of the Pocket Hunter in the desert camps.
- [Petite Pete](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/petite_pete.md): A small-statured man who works in the mining towns.
- [Roeder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/roeder.md): A local figure in the mining community of Jimville.
- [Naboth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/naboth.md): A biblical name used for a character in a parable-like story.
- [Jim Calkins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/jim_calkins.md): A miner and acquaintance in the desert settlements.
- [Wilkins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/wilkins.md): A minor character in the mining camp narratives.
- [Dimmick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/dimmick.md): A resident of the desert town mentioned in passing.
- [Tony Sevadra](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/tony_sevadra.md): A Mexican or Spanish-descended character in the grape vine town.
- [Jesus Romero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/jesus_romero.md): A local man in the little town of the grape vines.
- [Father Shannon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/father_shannon.md): A Catholic priest who visits the desert communities.
- [Timmie O'Shea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/timmie_o_shea.md): An Irish-descended character in the mining camp.
- [Long Tom Basset](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/long_tom_basset.md): A tall miner known in the desert camps.
- [Three Finger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/three_finger.md): A prospector with a distinctive missing finger.
- [Edswick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/edswick.md): A minor character in the Jimville area.
- [Connor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/connor.md): A resident of the desert town mentioned briefly.
- [Ruffin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/ruffin.md): A minor figure in the mining community.
- [Diedrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/diedrick.md): A character in the desert narratives.
- [Ruy Garcia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/ruy_garcia.md): A Spanish-named character in the grape vine town.

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