Lars Nelson
A Swede immigrant who has been in the country for ‘three years.’ His vocation entails digging wells for a living.
Niels Lindstedt
Another Swede immigrant who is ‘three months’ old in the country. He befriends Nelson and partakes in the well-drilling jobs.
Amundsen
He is a farm proprietor who contracts ‘Niels and Nelson’ to aid him with excavating a well.
Amundsen’s daughter (Ellen)
She backs her father in farming undertakings. She is equivalent to a man based on the duties which she accomplishes.
Amundsen’s wife
She is unwell; hence, she is mostly restrained to her bed. She passes on eventually.
Lund
A Swede couple which visits Amundsen’s farm; Niels discerns that they are eloquent in English.
Olga
She is the Lunds’ daughter who enthusiastically receives Niels and Nelson to their abode.
Bobby
He is the Lunds’ adopted son and is dexterous in farm work. His mother anticipates that he will attend college.
