A blind man, his sister and young son meet up with the wagon train on the trail; they are trying to find a train that will let them travel to California; Saul is a qualified doctor and has hopes of starting a blind school.

With his clever tall tales, old prospector Henry Shannon talks Charlie Wooster into coming with him to search for a gold mine. When Hawks finds out about this, he rides out after the two men, along with Shannon's grandson Duke. Also following the old men are three men who hope to grab the gold for themselves.