Yellowstone season 5, episode 13, features a connection to 1883 that hints at the ending of Taylor Sheridan’s hit neo-Western series on Paramount Network. In “Give the World Away,” Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Kayce (Luke Grimes) both work to save the ranch in different ways with their unique strengths. Beth auctions off everything the estate owns in a massive sale that garners a healthy $30 million, covering the mortgage that pays the enormous Dutton Ranch tax bill. Meanwhile, Kayce progresses with his solution, tapping into Beth for business advice that could decide the fate of Yellowstone season 5, part 2.

At the top of the outing, Kayce returns from his mission in Yellowstone season 5, episode 12, where the former Navy SEAL hunts Grant Horton (Matt Gerald), the man responsible for killing his father. Kayce threatens the assassin, “counting coup,” at the end of Yellowstone season 5, episode 12, ensuring his family’s safety. As Kayce prioritizes Tate (Brecken Merril) and Monica (Kelsey Asbille), he devises a plan to sell the Dutton Ranch. Selling a vital family heirloom in “Give the World Away” confirms Kayce’s plan will come to fruition, signaling the end of the Dutton family’s land-ownership legacy in Montana.

1883 Duttons’ Green Wagon Is Sold In The Yellowstone Season 5, Episode 13 Auction
Beth Sells James And Margaret Dutton’s Covered Wagon

Beth sells an important Dutton family artifact in “Give the World Away.” As Beth hosts the auction that will decide the temporary fate of the Dutton Ranch in Yellowstone season 5, episode 13, the property hands shepherd out all its property to the auction grounds, where bidders can pay top dollar for pieces of the Yellowstone. The merchandise at the auction includes the green wagon from 1883, in which James (Tim McGraw) and Margaret (Faith Hill) Dutton made their Northwestern journey from Texas to Montana.

The wagon leaving the property signifies that Beth is serious about selling everything that isn’t nailed down at the Dutton Ranch.

After the auction, the wagon from 1883 is towed off in a black trailer, leaving the property for probably the first time in over a century. The wagon leaving the property signals that Beth is serious about selling everything that isn’t nailed down at the Dutton Ranch. More than just a quick way to make money, Beth’s efforts to sell Yellowstone property signify her willingness to part with her family’s empire, and nothing could send a bigger message than Beth selling the heirloom. The green wagon in the 1883 Yellowstone story is the vessel of the family’s original struggle.

Why 1883’s Green Wagon Is Important To The Duttons
The Wagon Is The Ultimate Token Of The Dutton Legacy

Their covered wagon was the first thing the Dutton family brought to Paradise Valley in 1883. Thus, the green wagon is the ultimate token of the Dutton family’s legacy. It symbolizes the Yellowstone characters in 1883’s journey searching for a better life. Also, the wagon is a reminder of the horrors that come with the family’s legacy of land ownership in Montana, starting with James’ dream. The wagon went through hell and back on the Dutton equivalent of the Oregon Trail, forging the Brazos, traversing the rugged plains, and barreling into Montana’s big sky country.

As James and Margaret traverse a harrowing path to Montana with their children Elsa (Isabel May) and John Dutton I (Audie Rick), the Dutton’s green wagon is their home as they retreat into the Wild West. It is the Dutton family’s vehicle to a brighter future and the roof over their heads while transporting all their material possessions from Tennessee. Thus, the green wagon is critical to establishing the roots of Yellowstone’s Dutton family tree in Montana. It reminds us of the family’s conquest of prosperity, so selling the 1883 wagon suggests the sun is setting on the Dutton’s empire.

What The Duttons’ Heirloom Wagon’s Sale Means For Yellowstone’s Ending
Is It The End Of The Dutton Family Legacy In Yellowstone?

Featuring James and Margaret’s prairie-straddling wagon in Yellowstone season 5, episode 13 makes the Dutton Ranch’s prophecy more likely. In the 1883 Yellowstone prequel series, James and Margaret’s daughter Elsa is shot with a poisonous arrow, and he looks for a final resting place for his daughter where the family can make their homestead. James meets a Crow elder named Spotted Eagle (Graham Greene), who tells James about the Paradise Valley, saying his people will rise and take it from him in seven generations. James tells Spotted Eagle his people can have it when the time comes.

Selling the original covered wagon with Kayce’s proposal to give away the ranch represents the siblings shedding the burden of their family’s legacy.

Selling the original covered wagon with Kayce’s proposal to give away the ranch represents the siblings shedding the burden of their family’s legacy. While Kayce leaves his plans vague, setting up an enormous Yellowstone season 5 finale, signs that he will give the land to the Broken Rock tribe exist, either directly or by passing the land onto his son. Therefore, it is fitting that the wagon leaves the property, signaling a new era for the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch. If they give the land away, the Duttons will have a new legacy — one they don’t have to fight for.