After a long service, it's time for Major Wingate to retire. But the major is soon forced to send a telegram to Tex: the Indian Nantay has been murdered, and the crime is being covered up by a local powerful man and a drunken sheriff. Tex and Carson come
In the Sparkling Mountains, someone is killing miners and stealing their gold. All clues point to the Malecite Indians, led by Komotai, a violent and conceited chief. Zagor decides to find out what drove the Indians to such greed...
The story of the Indian War, with its multitude of historical events and personalities, are an integral part of an almost irresistible Tex story. If any of Tex's stories can be said to be close to real events, it is this one. A story that will be retold.