In the Sparkling Mountains, someone is killing miners and stealing their gold. All clues point to the Malecite Indians, led by Komotai, a violent and conceited chief. Zagor decides to find out what drove the Indians to such greed...
Black Deer fraudulently wants to become the chief of the Salishes so that he can trade dubious goods with the whites with impunity, but the Axe Ghost manages to throw him out of the village with all his supporters...
The mad genius Hellingen comes up with the idea of putting the giant Titan back on its feet for the second time, with the help of Zagor. He sends the Ghost with an axe to the bottom of Lake Erie. The plan is good, but...