The Land of Little Rain · Character

Dimmick

A resident of the desert town mentioned in passing.

minor

First appearance: Jimville

Dimmick's tie to Jim Calkins is one of the pressures that moves The Land of Little Rain—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

A New Englander who made a strike, went East, and abandoned his Shoshone squaw, leading to her tragic death in Squaw Gulch.

Dimmick first appears in 0008 jimville.

With Jim Calkins (social): Dimmick and Jim Calkins are casual acquaintances, with limited but notable interaction in the frontier setting.

In Jimville: A New Englander who made a strike, went East, and abandoned his Shoshone squaw, leading to her tragic death in Squaw Gulch.

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Jim Calkins
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