The Virginian - Season 3 - Eps 10: Return a Stranger
An old friend of Judge Garth named Charlie Ryan (Leif Erickson) revives the low grade silver Gloria Mine with help from his mining college-trained son Craig (Peter Brown) and a new partner Whit Parsons (Whit Bissell). They fall behind in their payments and may not make quotas specified in their contracts. A desperate Craig begins to alienate the locals including Judge Garth with his tactics to save the mine operations. Things come to a head when local cattle begin to die and contaminated mine water is suspected. This leads to conflict not only between the local ranchers and miners but eventually to conflict between Charlie, his son, and especially their business partner, Whit, who seemingly will stop at nothing to make the mine a success.
About The Virginian

Title: The Virginian
First Air Date: 1962-09-19
Last Air Date: 1971-03-24
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.4/10 (from 29 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 9
Total Episodes: 249
Network: NBC
Genres: Western, Drama
Production Companies: Universal Television, Revue Studios, NBC
Synopsis
The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more based on character and relationships than the usual western.
Cast

Doug McClure
Trampas

James Drury
The "Virginian"

Lee Majors
Roy Tate

Sara Lane
Elizabeth Grainger