After penniless miner Jess Collins saves Sonny Grover from two men he calls claim jumpers, he heads for the town of Colton. There Grover's brother grub stakes him and he waits for his claim to be recorded. But except for the brother, he finds everyone against him, including the two alleged claim jumpers who now say he is the partner of the claim jumper Sonny. Eventually he learns everyone except the brother knows Sonny was no good and he finds himself on the wrong side.