Opening card: In the fall of 1874 there occurred one of those wild rushes for sudden wealth that have characterized the American West. This time it was the lure of buffalo hides, for which a rich commercial market had been developed. The White Man again invaded Indian territory and ruthlessly slaughtered the buffalo herds of the Red Man. Outfitting and shipping depots sprang up at strategic points. Of these, the most remote - deep in the buffalo country - was Sprague's trading post. Zane Grey