mix plays a deputy u.s. marshal working in a gold mining camp in the sierra nevada. his antagonist is con norton (lester cuneo) who owns a dance hall. mix learns that a group of robbers working for norton are planning to steal a gold shipment, and engages in a brawl with them, swinging on a chandelier. mix's horse tony helped him win the fight. there is also a gunfight on a steam locomotive, which is shown in the publicity photos.