Jed Cartwright and his brother Nathan are headed west to the Colorado Territory with their pa. Jed and Nathan look forward to seeing Hard Luck, the town where they will be staying; but shortly after they arrive, gold fever strikes and the boys overhear of a gold mine lost thirty years earlier. Jed and Nathan locate a hidden map of the mine and set out to find it never imagining the danger they will run into from someone infected with 'gold fever!' Recommended for ages 8 to 12.