Searches of 1917 newspapers and trade publications provide few news items or critical assessments about this short after its release, not uncommon for one- and two-reel productions when compared to the media’s coverage of the increasing number of much longer, more elaborate films being produced by then. "The Moving Picture World" in its brief assessment of the film on April 28, 1917 summarizes the plot and describes its action as "spirited" and engaging. "The construction is a little jerky in places," it reports, "but certain scenes lift it out of the ordinary, such as the stage holdup, ambush, attack on fort, etc." "Motion Picture News" found "various kinks" in the plot "unconvincing", while "The Moving Picture Weekly" characterized the picture as "virile" and assured "exhibitors" (theater owners) its "actions and plot development will make your audiences gasp." Tag Gallagher in his 1986 book "John Ford: The Man and His Films" quotes from a review in the April 28, 1917 issue of "The Exhibitors Trade Review", which judges the short to be "'thrilling'" and "'teeming with life and color and action'". No full or partial reels of this Bison short are preserved in the Library of Congress, the UCLA Film Archives, in the collection of moving images at the Museum of Modern Art, the George Eastman Museum, or in other film repositories in the United States or Europe. The film is therefore classified as a lost production. Unfortunately, the images featured on this page are among very few that survive in period trade publications and provide at least some visual record of the production.