- The fact that an Indian tribe is eating puppies starts an action-packed battle in a Western town.
- On the day of the dog feast at the Indian encampment, the waifs arrived at Elderbush Gulch. Their pet pups came with them. '"Now we eat," said the chief's son, when he saw the pup's fat little hides, but he met his death instead. "The blood of the whites," cried the red men, and all on account of two small dogs, the settlement at Elderbush Gulch was wiped from the map. Yet many strong hearts lived to tell the tale, along with the dogs, the waifs and the baby.—Moving Picture World synopsis
- Two young girls from the East are journeying to make their home with an uncle in the still unsettled West. On the stagecoach they fall in with a young married couple bound for the same destination. The entire population of Elderbush Gulch turns out to welcome the stagecoach. The young couple and their baby are especial objects of attention. Arrived at their uncle's cabin, the girls reveal that they are not alone. Opening a basket, they produce two ragged little dogs which they have brought from home. The boss hates dogs and issues an ultimatum: "No dogs in my house." So the basket is placed outside the cabin door that night. The dogs escape and run into the arms of two Indians, who, having returned late to their camp, have missed a great dog feast. The older girl, bent on smuggling the dogs into her bed, comes out, finds them gone, and searching for them, encounters the Indians. She attempts to rescue her pets, the Indians demur, and she screams. Her uncle comes on the scene, and thinking her attacked, fires at the Indians. The chief's son falls. This unfortunate termination of an innocent adventure fans into flame the smoldering spark of Indian hatred. The inhabitants of Elderbush Gulch are surprised by a sudden attack and barricade their cabins. A half-breed rides to summon the troops. The young husband and wife become separated; the former has entrusted the baby to a neighbor's care before the fighting begins, and wounded by an Indian bullet, lies dazed in the forest. His wife is rescued by a settler and taken to the cabin of the girls' uncle. As the Indians slaughter the brave defenders and narrow their circle about the cabin, she becomes almost insane with anxiety over her husband and baby. In an attempt to reach the cabin, the settler who has charge of the child is killed, and the baby lies crying in the midst of dead bodies. The older girl sees it and risks her life to rescue it by creeping through a hole in the wall which a kindly carpenter has made to admit the puppies. Finally the troops arrive and disperse the Indians.
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By what name was The Battle of Elderbush Gulch (1913) officially released in Canada in English?
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