A family, led by Mrs. Hardy, travels by prairie schooner to join her husband in the West. Cowboys are hired to escort the family through potentially dangerous, Indian-infested territory. The cowboys detect the presence of a pursuing Indian war party and intercept them before they can harm the settlers. The cowboys engage the Indians, scattering them in a brief but decisive battle. The family is unharmed, and the cowboys successfully protect them from the attack. Finally, they reach their new homestead.