After gunning him down, Stockburn tells Spider's sons to tell the Preacher to meet him in town the next morning. Spider Conway, a miner at the camp, recovers a large gold nugget and rides into town, where he yells drunken abuse at LaHood from the street. Stockburn and his six deputies arrive at the town and LaHood describes the Preacher to Stockburn, who appears startled and says that he sounds like someone that he once knew, but it couldn't be, since that man was dead. At that moment, the Preacher arrives on horseback and rescues Megan, shooting Josh in the hand in the process. Megan, who has grown fond of the Preacher, goes looking for him and rides into the Lahood strip mining camp, where Josh attempts to rape her, while his cohorts look on and encourage him. They have a brief discussion but agree to stay and continue mining the now drying creek bed. Meanwhile the miners find that LaHood's men have blown up the creek running through their camp, causing it to dam up. The next morning, however, the Preacher leaves without notice and retrieves his revolver from a bank box. The miners initially consider accepting the offer but when Hull reminds them of their purpose and sacrifices, they decide to stay and fight. LaHood threatens to hire a corrupt Marshal named Stockburn to clear them out if they refuse. Failing to bribe the Preacher into settling in the town instead, LaHood is persuaded to offer the miners $1000 per claim provided they evacuate within 24 hours. Meanwhile, Coy LaHood returns from Sacramento and is furious to learn about the Preacher’s arrival, saying that his presence would strengthen the resolve of the tin-panners. The miners now team together to smash the rest of the boulder. When Club attempts to attack the Preacher, he hits Club in the face with his hammer and delivers a blow to Club's groin, then gently helps him onto his horse. Shortly after, he appears wearing a clerical collar and is thereafter called "Preacher".Ĭoy LaHood's son Josh attempts to scare the Preacher off with a show of strength from his giant work-hand, Club, who breaks a large rock in half with a single hammer blow. Hull invites him to dinner and while the stranger is washing, Hull notices what look like six bullet wounds in his back. When Hull heads to town to pick up supplies, four of the thugs begin to beat him with axe staves but he is rescued by the stranger. Megan's mother, Sarah, is being courted by Hull Barret. As Megan buries her dog in the woods and prays for a miracle, thunder rolls and a stranger rides down the slopes. While leaving, they shoot a dog belonging to fourteen-year-old Megan Wheeler. Outside the snowy mountain town of Lahood, California, thugs working for big-time miner Coy LaHood ride in and destroy the camp of a group of prospectors and their families who have settled to pan for gold in nearby Carbon Canyon.
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