Starting a cattle ranch in new country isn't supposed to be easy, and for big Jim Wade, it won't be. He and his foreman, Bob Jackson, have brought two starter herds from West Texas to the Tonto Basin of central Arizona Territory. There's plenty of work, and troubles, for Jim, Bob, and the crew of Texans they brought with them to Green Valley. And doing things the Texas way means if a rustler isn't lucky enough to be shot when they catch up to him, he'll be hung. And as if fighting off Apaches, bears, mountain lions, and the notorious Hashknife riders isn't enough trouble for Jim and the Rye...