Vernon Weddle

The Ingalls and the Edwards strike gold on their Dakota claim and, as the men work at extracting the ore, Caroline and Grace start a school for the miners' children.

When heavy rains make it impossible to plant their crops, the Ingalls and Edwards families head west to search for gold.

Jonathan and Mark (Michael Landon, Victor French) help students protest the mandatory retirement of a favourite teacher (Lew Ayres).

To get group rates for a trip, Mary and Rhoda join a club for divorced people.

Erin decides to elope after her parents refuse her permission to marry; Jason runs into problems managing Ike's store.

When a young widow comes to stay in their home, the Walton children learn a hard lesson about how to cope with another person's grief.