Season 2
Episodes
1. Seige
1980-01-19
Ft. Laramie comes under siege from hostile Native Americans as the Chisholm family draw near.
2. Betrayal
1980-01-26
Betsy uses her charms to create a rivalry between Bo and Gideon for her affections. When grazing foe the cattle is destroyed by fire the troops use grain intended for the Indians for feed.
3. Endless Desert
1980-02-02
Hadley decides he can not be in a wagon train with Cooper Hawkins. He leaves the train and takes a new, faster trail to California through the desert. Betsy asks if she can join the Chisholms, but she starts to cause family friction.
4. Vengeance
1980-02-09
As the Chisholms continue across the desert, the come across Betsy's brothers. Soon, Cooper Hawkins arrives and is searching for the brothers. Hadley has to decide who is telling the truth.
5. Death in the Sierras
1980-02-16
The family realizes they don't have enough food to get through the mountains. Will and Keewidinok go on ahead to get supplies and bring them back. Snow starts to fall as the wagons move. Hadley's health does not seem to be improving.
6. The Promised Land
1980-02-23
The family buries Hadley and finds an empty tavern and bar near by. Min decides she wants to stay. They learn there is a tax lien on the property and they don't have any money. An old friend of Cooper's rides by.
7. The Suitor
1980-03-01
A friend of Hawkins stops by for a visit. He leaves and then returns with a bullet hole. Min and the girls go into town where Min catches the attention of Mr. Sinclair who is a widower.
8. Chains
1980-03-08
While the family is picking up some apple trees they ordered from Cape Horn, Keewidinok's life was saved by a black man who had just arrived from Africa. When they arrived home, the trees were broken and family arguments ensued.
9. The Siren Song
1980-03-15
Bo's friendship with a Franciscan padre tries the patience of devoutly Baptist Minerva.