A boy's great-grandfather loves to tell stories; he recounts his days as a pioneer when he went out West and searched for gold.

A man in pursuit of gold comes to learn how an obsession with wealth can tear away all your meaningful connections.

A successful gentleman whose ventures have recently failed goes on a miserable quest to find a seam of ore, following a questionable character who claims to have found it.

In the 1800s, a team of Native American men travel by horse to Gavelston Bay, Texas, and form a connection with another tribe along the way. However, the joy of discovery is cut short by immense tragedy.

An older man goes off on a quest through the desert to find a fortune despite there seeming to be no hope.

When he discovers gold near his village, an African man dissatisfied with his lot in life develops new obsessions, flouts old responsibilities, and ultimately loses more than he gains.

A wealthy couple picks up an old man on a desert road, and they quickly become interested in his story about an untapped amethyst mine and its potential riches.

A former geologist lies down in a hospital bed and remembers the Native woman he had fallen in love with during his travels.

A hardworking middle-manager of the nineteenth century railroad trade helps his boss seek revenge against their old company after the two are fired. While his coworkers question his unconventional management choices, he proves himself to be a skilled leader.

When an aging, white, American man flies to Mexico on a mission to search for gold in the 1950s, his plane crashes, leaving him stranded and injured in the wilderness with few resources and only so much time left to survive.