Johnny assists a wagon train after their scout is ambushed. In addition to the usual Indian threats, someone in the wagon train is helping a couple of bandits who are trying to steal the outfit's cash.; When a stage driver breaks his arm, Johnny rides shotgun on the stage to protect a shipment of $5,000. Johnny becomes suspicious of the replacement driver when the stage is attacked and he obstructs Johnny enough that the bandits can escape unharmed.; How a passenger on a stage with a dry wheel bearing used a piece of cheese to substitute for grease.; How trappers used heavy deerskin "armor" to help protect them from Indian arrows.; The story of outlaw Joe Slade, who terrorized wagon trains for years, but was hanged by vigilantes in 1864 for a relatively minor offense.