Jacob Scot is a man with not place special to go and nothing special to do. As a foot loose boy in Baker City 1887, he is taught a hard life lesson., He is taken in by a rancher who sees a boy he can use. He learns from an old gun fighter how to shoot. He becomes good with a gun. As he wanders through the colorful history of late 19th century Oregon, he grow from callo boy to seasoned man. Through Baker City, over the Sumpter Pass to Austin, to Prairie City, up the John Day river to Carno, and down to Golden in Josephine County, he meets the men and women of the times. Some who would kill him if they could. And one special woman who will change his life..