By bringing Orion into this public pissing match, a broo-ha-ha that Sam foolishly started which flared up bitterness from the Civil War, Sam had made himself personna non grata and had to flee to San Francisco. He was belligerent to the last. the Virginia reaction was ‘Good Riddance’ He lives with Gillis who is looking for a rich wife. Sam gets paid $40/week in gold and is thrilled to be in SF – for a week he’s lazy and living large. Then he buckles down.