John Taggart and Jacob Stuckey are Civil War veterans who operate a ferry on the mighty Arkansas River - but trouble still finds them in the tranquil setting. After robbing a bank in Wichita, Russ Decker and his gang's escape route takes them by way of the ferry crossing. Once there, Decker decides to stop pursuit by putting John and Jacob out of business permanently. But fate decrees that a keelboat full of stolen silver ore will arrive at Taggart's...