In the dying days of the Pony Express, two heavyset riders, John Blair and Larry Adams, are out of a job. They buy the Crescent City line and equipment from Cal Drake, only to find the town is a ghost mining town with only two residents. John decides to operate the line anyway and learns about a coach race to win a $25,000 government mail contract. He signs up and, with the help of a telegraph crew, secures laborers to run the line. However, Drake tries to sabotage John's efforts and even ambushes him, but John outsmarts him and returns to collect his payment.
Winds of the Wasteland
The telegraph's introduction marks the end of Pony Express riders' employment, as John Blair and his loyal horse Smoky face off against Stageline owner Drake in a high-stakes race to secure the government mail contract.
