The gold rush of 1848 brought to California a twenty-nine year old lawyer, Leland Stanford. The powerfully built man, with strong, heavy features and clear penetrating eyes was born in New York State in 1824. After a few years of store keeping in the Sierras, young Stanford took over a General Store in the new, hustling town of Sacramento. It's a hot July afternoon in 1856, and a horny fisted miner is banging on the counter of Stanford's store...