William Young and his daughter, Mildred, settle in the west, with the intention of investing their money in a mine. True Boardman, a mine shark, knowing that Young will be easy money, salts the mine and sells it to them. Some time later Broncho Billy meets Mildred and the two become infatuated with each other. Broncho discovers that Young's mine has been salted, so after telling him so, they plan to give the mine shark some of his own medicine, and consequently sell the re-salted mine to Boardman, realizing three thousand dollars more than he had paid for it. Broncho Billy wins the heart and hand of the pretty Mildred.