The family and friends of Tim Crawley left good jobs and homes in the east headed for California to get rich overnight in the gold fields. The country had a fever-gold fever. Their two wagons were attacked by Indians, and all were scalped and killed except Tim. He was captured and lived with the Indians for over two years. Tim finally escaped but had to live off the land hunting, trapping, and fishing until taken in by a ranch family. They had two children just becoming teenagers like himself. After some schooling and filling the life of a ranch hand for three years, Tim got the urge for the...