Bud Nelson galloped to the door of his father's small ranch house, and reined up hurriedly. He's just come from town, and he's excited to tell his Dad that he thinks he's found a way to get enough cash to keep things going at the ranch. If he can drive the cattle to Dry Rock first, there's a cattle buyer who will pay top dollar for them. Their main competitor, Jed Bruce, will drive his the regular way, but Bud intends to drive the cattle along the river trail so that he will get there first. Even if that means traveling through Quicksand Point...