TJ knew the coal was there; a large deposit. But he had seen something else that intrigued him about the area south of Gillette in Wyoming Territory. He would only find it after he had bought the huge tract from the railroad. When he returned to the town to do his exploration and evaluation of the site's potential, he discovered much more than just coal. What had started as a straightforward hunt for the minerals that powered steam engines evolved into a series of life-changing twists that would almost kill him.