| 1 | | | Salt Draw |
| | Buster | | Daisy Mae's son. |
| | Helen | | Daisy Mae's youngest daughter. |
| | Robert | Casey | A member of the first cavalry unit of the U.S. Army. |
| | Daisy Mae | Peacock | Daughter of a miner. |
| | Apache | | Daisy Mae's manservant. |
| | Lupe | | Daisy Mae's servant girl. Aka: Loopy. |
| | Adam | Casey | Daisy Mae's husband. |
| | Robert E. | Lee | Robert Casey's commanding officer. |
| | Mr. | McClurg | Adam's neighbor. |
| | | | Poms - English Pilgrims |
| | Roosevelt | | A horse. |
| | Mr. | Clutterbuck | A grocer. |
| 2 | | | The Miraculous Starecase |
| | Lily | Casey | Adam and Daisy Mae's eldest daughter. |
| | Mother | Albertina | Mother Superior. |
| | Pucket | | Lily's neighbor. |
| | Louella | | Pucket's sister. |
| | Zachary | Clemens | Tenant farmer. |
| | Dorothy | | Zachary's daughter. |
| | Patches | | Lily's horse. |
| | Ellie | | Zachary's wife. |
| 3 | | | Promises |
| | Priscilla | Loosefoot | A half-Navajo woman. |
| | Mr. | MacIntosh | School superintendent. |
| | Mim | | A commodities trader's wife. |
| | Minnie | Hanagan | One of Lily's roommates. |
| | Ted | Conover | A vacuum-cleaner salesman. |
| | Charlie | | Ted's co-worker. |
| | Margaret | | Ted's wife. |
| 4 | | | The Red Silk Shirt |
| | Grady | Gammage | College president. |
| | Balmy | Gil | Son of the guy with four wives. |
| | Orville | Stubbs | One of the town hall deputies. Aka: Rooster. |
| | Red Devil | | A mustang. |
| | Jim | Smith | Horse race judge. Aka: Big Jim, Smithy. |
| | Flivver | | Jim's Model T Ford. |
| | Lot | Smith | Jim's father. |
| | Mr. | Wonderful | The man with Hollywood connections. |
| | Father | Cavanaugh | A priest. |
| 5 | | | Lambs |
| | Granny | Combs | Best midwife in Yavapai County. |
| | Rosemary | | Jim and Lily's daughter. Aka: Rose Mary. |
| | Little Jim | | Jim and Lily's son. |
| | Mr. | Lee | The Ash Fork Chinaman. |
| | Mei-Mei | | Rosemary's pet lamb. |
| | Blackie | Camel | The older of the two Camel brothers. |
| | Old Jake | | Hired help. |
| | Jenny | | A little mule. |
| | Bossie | | A cow. |
| 6 | | | Teacher Lady |
| | Mrs. | Hutter | Lily's neighbor. |
| | Uncle | Eli | Patriarch of the local polygamists. |
| | | Johnson | Deputy in Seligman |
| | Johnny | Johnson | Deputy Johnson's son. |
| | Rosita | | Mexican girl. |
| 7 | | | The Garden of Eden |
| | | | Havasupai - people of the blue-green water |
| | Fidel | Hanna | A young Havasupai. |
| | Clarice | Pearl | Senior muckety-muck with Arizona Department of Education. |
| | Marion | Finch | A nurse. |
| | | | Yavapai - The Sun People |
| | | | Walapai - The Tall Pine People |
| | | Gaiters | A movie director. |
| | | Boots | An actor/extra. |
| 8 | | | Gumshoes |
| | Winnie Ruth | Judd | A murderer. Aka: Blonde Butcher, Trunk Murderess. |
| | Ernestine | | An art teacher. |
| | Glenda | | A warehouse bookkeeper. |
| 9 | | | Flyboy |
| | Agnes | Weeps | Horse Mesa's first schoolteacher. |
| | Diane | | Little Jim's wife. |
| | Rex | Walls | Air force pilot. |
| | Ray | Crebb | Ranch owner. |
| | Gus | | Rex's old air force buddy. |
| Epi | | | The Little Critter |
| | Jeannette | Walls | Rex and Rosemary's daughter. |
