Gammel and his brother Niels traveled through the western U.S. peddling jewelry and trinkets , looking for a stake in a gold mine .
Looking for a better life , he followed his sister to the United States .
Gammel and his brother Niels traveled through the western United States peddling jewelry and trinkets , looking for a stake in a gold mine .
Looking for a better life , he followed his sister to the United States .