 Pantages surprised Rockwell by secretly marrying another woman, and telling her about it four days later in a letter.In 1902, the Klondike Gold Rush was already dying out and Rockwell headed south, first to British Columbia, where she set up a store-front movie theater, and eventually to Oregon, where she homesteaded 320 acres of land.After performing for years on stage even into her 40s, Kate Rockwell headed to Brothers, Oregon with $3,500 in cash and $3,000 worth of jewelry, and trunks filled with dresses, gowns and hats.