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Jarbridge, Nevada, hosted the last big gold rush in the continental United States. Milo Goodman was there to witness it. He was seventeen at the time. Milo is of the impression that it should be easy to find the fabulously rich Lost Sheepherder's Mine. He isn't discouraged that he has never prospected for any kind of mineral and might not know what gold looks like if he does find it. The first person he meets in Jarbridge is Dave Bourne. Somehow Milo ends up owning Bourne's saloon business so that Bourne can leave town before he is lynched.

They came to dusty, desolate Parsons, Kansas in a dilapidated wagon with a beautiful daughter and a plan to build an inn. No one knew where they had been or where they got the money to spend on supplies. And no one could guess at the carnage they would leave behind. Now, the law is closing in on the Bender clan. Igniting a furious manhunt, the Benders will lead a parade of bounty hunters, glory mongers, and one outlaw on a violent journey across the frontier.

When his benefactor requests to be buried on the claim he shares with Jake Crabtree, years of prospecting pay off when Jake strikes a rich vein of gold while digging the man's grave. But Jake's about to find out that gold brings with it a lot more than wealth--it can bring a passel of trouble.