The Philip Diedesheimer Story

Season 1, Episode 8, Aired
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Adam and Hoss meet Philip Diedesheimer, a Dutch immigrant who is trying to convince the silver mine owners in Virginia City that his square set mine system works. The owner of one mine is determined to see that Deidesheimer's idea is not accepted. However, when a friend of Adam gets killed in a mine collapse, the Cartwright boys set about making sure that Deidesheimer is given the chance he deserves.moreless
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    • Trivia

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      • Featured Cartwrights: Adam and Hoss Edit
      • Hoss mentions Emily Pennington whom he was in love with in The Newcomers. Edit
      • It is mentioned that Adam designed and built the Ponderosa ranch house. Edit

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      • The shots of the Cartwrights used in the opening credits were taken at Big Bear Lake, San Bernadino National Forest, California, during the summer of 1959. Edit
      • Lorne Greene and Michael Landon do not appear in this episode. Edit

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      • Adam: (about Hoss) My brother isn't the world's best diplomat but he's managed to express my own feelings pretty accurately. Edit
      • Hoss: No you can sometimes forget the pain but you can't ever forget the love. Never. Edit

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      • Philip Deidesheimer (1832-1906)
        Invented square-set mine timbering in 1861. Edit

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