A young man adopted by a Spanish nobleman and is raised as his son and heir but he rebels and becomes a Franciscan monk on his way to the San Gabriel Mission he gets lost and ends up in Death Valley.
A young man who was reared as an Indian after the death of his parents in Death Valley is obliged to prove his identity in order to marry the white girl he loves.
The story of Mary Helen Crosby, who -- in the company of Gen. John Bidwell, custodian of the papers admitting California to the Union -- concealed the papers in her umbrella to ensure their safe arrival at San Francisco.
A young widow from the east offers serious competition to the proprietor of a Nevada cafe when she opens a rival restaurant and discovers gold on property that she purchased from him.
After being robbed of a large sum of money, an embittered prospector denies his wife a purple silk dress that has become a symbol of beauty in her life.
A quiet and retiring dressmaker for the dance-hall girls in a western mining camp is discovered to be Tiger Lil, a former dance-hall queen from Virginia City.
A Bostonian who has married a local girl in a desert mining town refuses to invite the townspeople into his home on his wedding night, thereby instigating a three-day chivaree.
A hard-rock miner and champion driller is encouraged by a dance-hall girl to study law after he loses an arm in a shooting fracas.
Mamie, the grocer's daughter, plans to marry the suitor who corners the local egg market.
Two people set out into the desert in search of the lost "Pegleg" Mine.
A Navy officer mapping the Missouri River encounters a struggle between Indians and the Army.
American couple assists a revolt against Mexico's emperor.
A captain must prove a trading post owner innocent of supplying ammunition to Sioux warriors.
A haunting tune from a saloon's player piano moves a woman to seek out its missing buyer.
A gunsmith and a crack shot duel over a woman's affection.
A half-blind Indian scout helps the Army stop an uprising.
A politician tries to link a senatorial candidate with a dance hall girl, hoping to ruin his chance of being elected.
Teacher Ruth Stewart suspects a gambler stole money meant for a new school and tries to win it back.
A kidnapper who delivers unwilling brides to a religious cult realizes his shame.
A stagecoach's Indian passengers revolt after the driver picks up two strangers.