Laura Towne lives with Stew Carey on their cattle ranch, the Rancho Oro, in Nevada. Jigg Larsen shows up with his gang of cattle rustlers. Jigg tells his men to take Stew to the ranch house and set it afire. Jigg grabs Laura around the waist and carries her away on his horse. Strong Bow and Stew go searching for Jigg and Laura, first telling Sheriff Townley about the incident. The sheriff says he'll arrange a posse to scour the area looking for Jigg and his rustlers to get Laura back and recover the stolen cattle.