Chet Mitchell left the mines in California to pursue a dream of raising cattle. He had his eye on a seemingly inaccessible valley near the town of Tanning. The problem was that Dave Tanning owned the town and most of the surrounding land. Indeed the whole family didn't take kindly to strangers ranching land they felt they owned. At first everyone laughed at the thought of someone thinking they could access the valley surrounded by mountains and enormous rock walls. Many had tried. Many had died. But jaws dropped and guns were fired when Mitchell unveiled his surprise. Dave Tanning had always got his own way but now he had to face Mitchell, a man who knew how to use his head and his guns.