What kind of fantasy does Jason think about and what does he think his brothers will do about the news?

Hawthorn immediately slips into a fantasy about discovering his own fortune. He thinks about his brothers, Abraham and Ethan, who are probably curious about the gold rush but are also devoted to their jobs at the saw mill. Hawthorn recalls his father's goal of never becoming a wage slave. The brothers may have fallen into that trap, but Hawthorn insists that he will not.