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from The Archives of the United States

Cavalry the true stories of Colonel

ranold McKenzie and the cavalryman he

led McKenzie's Raiders his secret orders

from the president of the United States

clean up the Southwest make it a fit

place for Americans to live Wipe Out the

Renegades Outlaws and murderers if

necessary cross the Rio Grand knowing

capture means hanging by the enemy

Discovery Court Marshal by the United

States

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Army

1873 15,000 square miles of the Rio

Grand border ravaged by murderous bands

of Renegades striking suddenly out of

nowhere looting killing burning

everything in their path then racing

back across the border to

Sanctuary

1873 the fourth Cavalry troops led by

Colonel McKenzie fought an impossible

war never knowing when or where trouble

would hit next two things stood between

them and the murderers and international

law and the Rio Grand March 17th another

day another attack another Ranch looted

and burned an entire family brutally

massacred but this attack carried a new

significance MacKenzie's lead scout

trooper John Ryan had been captured by

the

Renegades their escape seemed quick and

easy but this time Mckenzie was close

the ranch was beyond saving but Trooper

Ryan was still

alive

head for

Grand following their usual pattern The

Outlaws raced for the river but they

picked a spot where McKenzie knew they

couldn't cross knew it to be a trick to

discourage Pursuit The Far Side was

sheer Cliff they would have to go

farther down stream there was still a

chance to save

Ryan let's try cut him

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off MacKenzie's troops galloped tired

horses too tired to save the seconds

needed and again Mckenzie was too late

again a few feet of shallow brown Water

served not only as an international

boundary but as a bulletproof barrier

that mcken they couldn't

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Pierce hold your

fire Mr winners my orders were to Halt

obey them or I shall

fire I'd sure like to follow the

lieutenant across that

River come on come on

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why don't they shoot at us they want us

to watch what they're doing to

Ryan will they kill him worse they'll

keep him alive just

barely come on

reform ranks Lieutenant we're going back

to Fort

Clark Ryan's just newly married sir I'm

aware of that Lieutenant wers you forget

I married them myself just two weeks

ago how would you be so good is to obey

my order left by two

h no military commander finds it easy to

sacrifice even one man Colonel Mckenzie

was no exception he knew what his men

must feel as they carried out his orders

to abandon Ryan to torture and leave

without an attempted

rescue we're coming into Fort Clark I

want every man to ride in like the

Cavalry man who rode out this morning at

a gallop

and one thing more Trooper Ryan did not

fall into the hands of the Renegades

alive he was killed instantly and died

gallantly any man who breathes a word to

the contrary will have to answer to me

personally all right Sergeant Lund give

the command all right buckles and up

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now

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H

there

hey

shall I dismiss the

N oh Lieutenant wers we'll have them

Stand

Fast you expect a compliment on today's

action I'm afraid I've a appointment for

you could hardly be called a success

from any point of view bravery there was

but our movements were imprecise

undisciplined and precision and

discipline are what an army unit fights

on what it survives

on Sergeant

lond yes

sir the man are to have 5 minutes to

change mounts then they're to engage in

two hours of saber drill Lieutenant

wners will accompany

you you may dismiss the

pon prepare to

dis I'm sorry

Mary Colonel McKenzie they they didn't

get him alive did they

no he was much too good a soldier to let

them get him alive thank God for that

anyway you'll need friends now Mary I

hope you'll consider me one of

them thank

you saber drill in this day and age

where does he think he is back of West

Point I thought we were doing pretty

good until he stopped us yeah it's never

good enough for the C know that's why

you buckos are going to live to be old

soldiers in spite of

yourselves ENT dispatch for colel

McKenzie come

on ENT disp

sir

uh no answer that'll be

all you wanted to see me Lieutenant I

assume you'd want to see me

sir oh yes I should reprimand you for

your impetuous cont conduct at the

river is that also no the Secretary of

War is inspecting this post he'll arrive

by stage coach in 3 hours please see to

it that a guard of honor is called out

to receive it yes

sir

I must admit Colonel that's the worst

meal I've had since since we were

campaigning at Shiloh yes Mr secretary

you always feed this badly nearly always

Mr secretary feed your men this badly

nearly always Mr secretary cut out that

Mr secretary you know my name as well as

your

own yes bill you can't feed soldiers

every night on hard attack and bacon no

bill the soldiers had beef steak

tonight

what why didn't I have beef steak there

wasn't enough to go around sir I haven't

had a nickel from the war department in

over 3 months doesn't seem to have

slowed you down

any never heard so many civilian

complaints against one officer in my

life doesn't this post ever pay bills

hardly ever sir only when it receives

money you and your territory are getting

quite a name for yourselves around

Washington non-payment of bills is the

least of it how bad trouble am I in

bill

these Devils running back and forth

across the border there's more looting

kidnapping and murder in this territory

I asked sir how bad trouble am I in you

went to West Point just as I did you

know that no military commander in

history ever had everything that he

wanted make do McKenzie make

do make

do just how oh it sounds great up there

in Washington but tell me just how with

that Rio Grand staring me in the face

that Rio Grand that I'm forbidden to

cross and protecting every killer and

Bandit and Cutthroat in the whole

territory an entire family was wiped out

today and their murderers escaped to

attack someplace else again tomorrow

because I'm forbidden to cross that

River one of my Troopers being tortured

to death right at this moment because

I'm forbidden to cross that River sure

I'll make do tell me just

how sit down

M that's an order

Mr secretary I no in I think you've

talked enough for the moment Colonel now

shut

up sure the situation here is impossible

and it's a situation which under the

orders you have is completely impossible

to change nevertheless we want you to

change it we that President he and I

will be the only two who will ever know

your new orders

well what are my new orders sir orders

orders limited commander and you're not

to have any limitations they also

protect them and you're not to have any

protection but you ought to have orders

verbal secret orders and here they

are by hook or by crook clean up the

Southwest make it a fit place for

Americans to live it'll surprise us if

you don't find it necessary to cross the

Rio Grand and it'll surprise us even

more if we hear about it when you do it

if the enemy catches you he'll hang you

and you have every legal right

to we catch you we'll hang you we'll

Court Marshal you and drum you out of

the service in disgrace for disobeying

orders and causing a war with

Mexico and now sir if you'll excuse me I

have some pressing duty to attend to

shaunessy take care of Mr secretary

shauny I have to go out can't it wait

till morning waited too long already sir

and Bill I'll make

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do the Secretary of War had given

Colonel McKenzie secret orders that

could shape the destiny of the entire

Southwest to McKenzie it had a more

immediate bearing on the destiny of one

man trooper John Ryan if he were still

alive

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we should have followed Lieutenant wers

across the river today the old man

couldn't have shot us all the old man's

got his reasons I tell you he's always

got his

reasons sometimes he's a bit peculiar I

met but we're still alive ain't we in

h as you were

boys I need five volunteers the duty

will be

dangerous and secret I volunteer

sir thank you

Forest any other

volunteers thank you man

all

right

Tober

Warren Sergeant

lond

McGee and

Forest that's

it I know you only asked for five men

sir but I'd appreciate it if you took me

along how much do you weigh

banion about 210

sir sorry here request is

refused the men I have chosen will be

ready to ride in 5 minutes you'll carry

Sabers no blankets no bed rolls each man

will bring a short length of rope and

some boot

polish any

questions as you were

man

oh remember I said

Secret

rope boot

polish lovely night for a ride sir who's

the other horse for lieutenant Winters

Lieutenant Winters I didn't give

Lieutenant Winters any orders well he

said he just wouldn't feel right letting

you go off without another officer where

is he here's

it

reporting for

duties happy to have you with me Ben

thank you sir let's

go

McKenzie's plan was simple and daring

the only question could it succeed he

knew he must depend entirely on the

element of

surprise sometimes concealed by Darkness

sometimes harshly revealed by

treacherous Moonlight McKenzie's Raiders

pounded through the

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night the easiest way was not the

shortest mckenzi wanted the shortest and

the

fastest

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from here on we travel with as little

noise as possible anything that rattles

stays behind no bridles use the length

of rope you brought for hackamores

blacken your faces and your hands with

the boot polish there's Moonlight all

right let's

go take off them spurs Tober you can

hear them a

mile Park you can leave that bule behind

we won't be needing

it then are all ready sir very good

Lieutenant goodbye

darling

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each man knew he might not return yet

each man followed McKenzie with one

thought could they reach Ryan before he

was tortured to death

when McKenzie reached the Rio Grand the

river had changed it was no longer an

impossible barrier blocking McKenzie and

shielding the enemy he had waited a long

time for this night March 17th

1873 when for the first time in history

McKenzie's Raiders crossed the Rio Grand

into

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Mexico

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knowing that every second that passed

reduced his chances of finding Trooper

Ryan alive McKenzie kept up the grueling

Pace as he penetrated deeper and deeper

into foreign territory there would be no

slowing down until he was within

Striking

Distance

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there was little doubt that his attack

would hit with surprise but it would

have to be total surprise the slightest

warning would guarantee failure the loss

of life to Ryan and his Rescuers the

enemy might be off guard even careless

but there would surely be sentries these

could spell the difference between

possible success and immediate

catastrophe there must be no warning no

call for help no alarm that American

troops were on Mexican

soil if you don't hear an owl hoot in 3

minutes you may assume that

I'm that I've been unsuccessful yes sir

then you're to take command

good luck

sir the lieutenant shouldn't have let

the old man go in there

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alone

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how long's it been

well it's been 2 minutes and 35 seconds

maybe the old man ain't so surpris he

thinks he is maybe he needs

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help

suddenly the fatigue was gone the need

for silence gone only the big job was

left the attack hit with Savage

Precision McKenzie had picked his men

carefully none faltered each had a job

to do each did it well Ryan seemed to be

alive at least they hadn't cut him down

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McKenzie's first raid had hit and

succeeded John Ryan had been rescued and

not a single trooper had been lost

McKenzie had crossed the Rio Grand wiped

out a murderous band of Outlaws and

there would be no report no court

Marshal not this

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time Ben let the men know we may ride

together again sometime yes

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sir pick a men were light so they

wouldn't Tire the horses he sure had

this one planned out yeah Sabres are

silent he

says Hey sge boot polish and rope that

McKenzie what did I tell you about the

old

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man

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they are good troops Colonel my

congratulations thank you sir by the way

Colonel I hear that one of your men

captured by the Renegades made his

Escape last night that's right

sir how the raid come off

Mike you must be mistaken sir wasn't any

raid that I know

of tell me Colonel do you regularly wear

boot polish at morning

review

not on your boots Mac on the back of

your

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neck

McKenzie's Raiders did ride again and

again carrying out the secret orders of

the president of the United States do

whatever necessary to clean up the

Southwest make it a decent place for

people to live ride with McKenzie's

Raiders as they relive the Blazing pages

of history in the

making

la

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from The Archives of the United States

Cavalry the true stories of Colonel

Randal mckenzi and the cavalryman he led

McKenzie's Raiders his secret orders

from the president of the United States

clean up the Southwest make it a fit

place for Americans to live Wipe Out the

Renegades Outlaws and murderers if

necessary cross the Rio Grand knowing

capture means hanging by the enemy

Discovery Court Marshal by the United

States

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Army

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early summer of

1873 Texas country south and east of

Fort Clark the lowlands of the

Rio Grand Country terrorized by manatu

and the Renegade shirakawa under his

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command

for four months monu had been tracked by

Colonel ranold McKenzie and members of

the fourth Cavalry each time the Indian

Renegade had escaped to continue

plundering and

killing with a handful of pick Raiders

McKenzie sought the Renegade monu in a

land which knew only the law of

violence

all

got him lose

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sergeant

he murdered the scouts to let me know

he's put a price on my

head $500 Dead or Alive money

too

yeah it's monu all

right what the Colonel's got now is a

private war for himself just him and

monu I'm betting monu ain't very

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far been in this territory a long time

Lieutenant the things about it I'll

never know for sure but there's one

thing I do know for

sure where you find sorrow mono's been

there we'll get him but how long will it

take sir the Colonel's had a $500 reward

posted on monu for the last 6 months now

nobody's given him to us and we've never

found him now he's laughing at us

putting $500 of his own on the Colonel's

head

at have the men Mount up Sergeant back

to the PT sir no to mon

too here them

on

H

Lieutenant pretty good terrain if h two

are waiting to Ambush us wouldn't you

say like a

textbook Lieutenant let's assume we're

about to be ambushed I'd say that was a

pretty good assumption sir only let's

reverse it yes sir take half the troop

and circle through that war so they

won't be seen when we ride into the

Ambush area have them attack from the

flank may be a waste of ammunition and

then again it may not be let's find out

right

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it

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e

hold your fire Hold Your

Fire

how do you feel son s that e that e that

e something to right home about Sir four

nothing much to right except walking

Garden spitting and

polishing you right-handed

Trooper yes sir well somebody's got to

write home about what happened today

don't they I tell you what when we get

back to the fortt you tell me what to

write yes sir

Sergeant we looked at all the dead

Colonel monu is not among them some

tracks by the Rio Bravo could be made

off during the

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Skirmish monu I'd say

so get my horse I'm going after him

alone get the troops back to the Fort

there isn't one of them that doesn't

need medical attention may I speak off

the Record

Colonel very well well monu will lead

you further away from the fort and he'll

never make it back

alive it could be Lieutenant but what

would you do in my

place all right get the troops back to

the

Fort yes

sir oh sergeant that young Trooper

Mitchell sir I promised to write a

letter for him when we get back to the

Fort you do it will you yes

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sir prepared to lay down his life to

fulfill his secret orders to clean up

the Southwest McKenzie moved out alone

into chirawa country in Relentless

pursuit of the enemy

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monoto

now

is

it's

good

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a

where

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going to take you

back

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43 mil southeast of Fort Clark deep in

chirawa country two men Colonel Rand

McKenzie and the Renegade ch aawa manatu

each bore deep hatred for the other each

knew that one must soon destroy the

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other water

drink I

waited I fed you water to learn a

thing why did you save my life you were

helpless would have been murdered to

kill you then yet you would take me back

to your fort and execute

me yes I've seen your executions

McKenzie

the man is propped

up

ceremony rag is put over his eyes drums

prayers soldiers

marching and the man is

slaughtered this is what you had in mind

for me yes I have the answer that was a

riddle to

me now I leave you here to

die

by your own reasoning I I would be less

a man than you if I were to leave you

here

nor would I murder a helpless

man the bullet must come

out bite in here

hard

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EX

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how long no matter try to stand

McKenzie now we shall ride together to

your execution to my people in the

ceremony of death we

have you see I saved your life for the

same reason you saved mine we would not

execute a dying man no more than you

would

go then your death shall be here and

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now

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think more than

that there's a price on both our heads

they take your body into the fort get

the Bounty I prefer they took your body

to the

cherwa we need each

other for the

present we must go before they come up

there's one path follow me June 2nd

1873 five scavengers rode out of the

Hills to collect a human Bounty reward

money for McKenzie or manitu payable

upon

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death

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f

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H we'll drive the horses that way then

we'll go up there that won't fool them

they'll know we're up there I want them

to come

on

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on

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all

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yeah

get

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Dawn June 3rd

1873 Colonel ronold McKenzie returned to

Fort Clark carrying with him the dead

body of the chirawa Renegade

manatu but still it remained a land of

the violent and no one knew when or

where they would rise up to plunder and

Destroy but when they did standing

against them a man Colonel McKenzie

ready to strike back with all the power

at his

command

MacKenzie's Raiders did ride again and

again carrying out the secret orders of

the president of the United States do

whatever necessary to clean up the

Southwest make it a decent place for

people to live ride with McKenzie's

Raiders as they relive the Blazing pages

of history in the making

la

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la from The Archives of the United

States Cavalry the true stories of

Colonel ranold McKenzie and the

cavalryman he led McKenzie's

Raiders his secret orders from the

president of the United States clean up

the Southwest make it a fit place for

Americans to live Wipe Out the Renegades

Outlaws and murderers if necessary cross

the Rio Grand knowing capture means

hanging by the enemy Discovery Court

Marshal by the United States

Army

the year

1873 The Place Fort Clark Texas a remote

military installation close to the

Mexican border its Commanding Officer

Colonel ranold McKenzie fourth United

States Cavalry his orders clean up the

Southwest West under any

conditions McKenzie's control of the

area depended on his vital supply lines

they had to be protected at all costs to

ensure the fourth cavalry's

Effectiveness as a striking

Force May

1873 three convoys outbound from Fort

Clark had been totally destroyed the

loss of both men and equipment was more

than Colonel mckenzi's IL equipped

command could afford a way had to be

found to combat this powerful unseen

F the last deserted stretch of bad land

before reaching the open plains that led

to the Fort was called Killer's Notch it

was in this area that the crippling

raids took

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place get

it

hurry it

up

come on let's

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go

come

in any report now reward sir two hours

overdue detail assembl for search Duty

yes

sir

de

help did you check the men's weapons yes

sir just like the other time they never

got off an answering

round I must have been 50 on the gang

sir all fire BR on the number to do

this three convoys ambushed three armed

escorts wiped out to the last man and

I all right get the bodies back to the

Fort got sir oh

Colonel it's Trooper Chrome sir he's

still alive can he talk no sir and if we

don't get him doctored up fast all right

all

right get him back the post as quickly

as possible let's concentrate on the

ambushes while there's still light

prepare the men to Mountain and search

the are yes sir Troopers

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help must be $50,000 beautiful dollars

here maybe more we did it again craft

huh

we well you and your boys did the job

sure but I told you about it didn't I

you'll get paid proper for it how long

will it take this stuff to be broken

into small bills oh a month maybe more

month well most of these are 50s and

hundreds I have to send them to Chicago

in St Louis to do the job it'll take

time McKenzie will be poking around

you're nervous about McKenzie Duke well

he's smart don't underrate him believe

me suppose he is how's he going to tie

us into the deal well there were uh no

survivors huh no survivors I personally

sought to it I'll get this stuff

confident on its

way only the approach of night halted

Colonel McKenzie and his men in their

Grim search for the

ambushers miss the men

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Sergeant

sir stand easy

h what's the word on trop Chrome he's

still alive sir doctor's with him

Corporal Nathan standing

by to get all need talk tell us what

happened dispatcher out from Washington

this afternoon sir it's the answer to

your request for more

troops additional Troopers not available

at this

time I've lost 20 men in the last month

20 men all the bloody hardfought gains

that this fort has made since it was

activated of being knocked into a cocked

hat but there are no additional Troopers

available at this time sir there are

non-competent troops available the

dispatch says they'll send you an agant

if you need one there were four men

killed this afternoon they never knew

what hit them they never had a chance I

don't need non-competent agitant to help

me prevent that happening again I need

fighting men yes yes Nathan come

in what about Trooper Chrome tro p is

dead

sir did he

uh was he able to tell us anything no

sir he never regained

Consciousness all right Corporal yes

sir have Sergeant armr to tell off five

Troopers for special Duty yes sir what

kind of special

Duty just tell them I said they may

enjoy it yes

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sir tomorrow we're going to escort

another Convoy through the notch this

time we're going to be ready for an

attack and I'm depending on you men to

see to it that we are

attacked you're all at Liberty until Rey

tomorrow I want you to spend that

Liberty in bracketville

be friendly and loose tonged about our

mission talk to anybody who'll talk to

you the facts of the mission are these

the Convoy will leave here at 10:00 a.m.

we'll go through Killer's Notch we'll be

escorting the payroll for Fort

crle it's important

man I'm counting on

you start teach H

dismiss

ready the horses

sergeant that reward notice ready

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yes bracketville the sinkhole of the

Southwest a gathering place for all the

filth and evil of this desolate

Frontier by MacKenzie's orders it was

tolerated for it sometimes was the

source of valuable

information for months McKenzie had

suspected the bracketville General Store

and its owner Duke faroh of dealing in

more than dry goods and hunting rifles

it was the best place to begin this is

probably the best model I've

gotten good evening Mr phell good

evening

Colonel my condolences on that terrible

Affair in the

notch you heard about it

oh yes it's all over

town is it true unfortunately

yes oh it's a nice rifle a sharp yes

it's the very latest it's a beauty

where's the rear site it's

here oh assemble it for me will you Mr

Ferell

certainly no survivors

huh

one

one

how fortunate

Colonel better let me help you with that

Mr

phoh there you are Mr farell if you hear

of anything worth passing on uh let me

know won't you certainly

Colonel oh and by the way you wouldn't

mind if I posted a notice in your store

would you my pleasure Colonel thank

you it's a reward for those Bushwackers

I was telling you

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about

Sergeant after we pass that window you

keep

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walking I tell you McKenzie knows one of

his men lived I told you I personally

saw to it that they were all finished

off he knows nothing he's fishing I want

you to get some ammunition and lots of

it

ammunition one of McKenzie's little boys

in blue is shooting his mouth off

there's another Shipman going through

the notch tomorrow morning you may be

underrating him this could be a trap a

trap you forgot something Duke we got

the Gatling gun and Mackenzie don't know

it $1,000 reward for information leading

to the captur Dead or Alive of persons

or person who

ambushed nice easy way to earn $1,000 a

Duke what are you talking

about comes to me you're the only one

besides me and the boys who knows we got

the gun and where she's set

up you wouldn't be tempted to turn Us in

for a measly thousand reward would you

do me cuz if you ever was foolish enough

to do that your cor would be worth

$1,000 and that's all

you get the idea don't you now get that

ammunition ready my boys will be picking

it

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up on the morning of May 30th

1873 seven grim-faced Troopers acting as

decoys waited for the command to escort

an empty transport wagon through the

notch McKenzie's plan was ready to be

put into

action come

in Mr barl sir ah yes uh get Mr Carell

the

chair

and the corporate said that uh you

needed my help and of course I responded

well I appreciate that Mr phell how may

I be of

service uh that notice I posted in your

store last night I thought by now you

might have some information for me

information no nothing at all somehow

Colonel I feel that you seem to

think uh no no sir nothing nothing at

all mhm

that man that came into your store as I

was leaving uh who is He Man in my store

oh yes I remember it was a customer I'd

never seen him before Oh complete

stranger yes that's right he was

interested in a in a bowi knife and he

looked at my stock well you seem to have

a pretty animated conversation with this

stranger after I left before you two

disappeared into the back

room oh I think you must be mistaken

Colonel I I I I'd never all right Mr car

come on you're coming with us where too

into the notch into Killer's Notch you

me and a handful of

Troopers

Corporal Mr phoh will accompany us

please escort him to the

Convoy you're bluffing

McKenzie after you Mr

Carell there's no reason for this

Colonel you won't find anything in the

notch I think we will when we get close

enough to be in danger I think we'll

find

something

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Harin at the ready Sergeant s Mar har at

the bu

all

colonel

colonel colel that man last night C he's

waiting up

there how many men are with Him how's

the arm I I don't know where is he I

don't know believe me he could be

anywhere where is he I don't know they

could go off at any

minute turn back I beg

you turn back they've got a Gatling

gun Gatling gun I should have known all

those men murdered without a chance to

defend themselves because they've got a

Gatling

gun where is it where's the gun I don't

know

I swear where is it I don't know all

right Mr phoh perhaps we can jog your

faulty memory Sergeant armster yes sir

put this man in

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uniform that's fine boys now fetch

ammunition and fetch plenty of it this

baby has a large

appetite

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I should imagine our gun in placement is

somewhere in those

Hills let's find out Mr frell you ride

on the wagon Sergeant yes ride beside

him slowly Straight Ahead the rest of us

will go up in those rocks and see if we

can draw their fire yes sir all right Mr

farell back on the

wagon

two Soldier Boys and a nice fat wag get

back

don't fire until I give the word not

before surprise you boy surprise

you corpal I'm not a Gambling Man but if

I were I'd bet that that Gatling gun has

in placed in those rocks up there yes

sir I'd bet that too well if we're right

the limit of it effective range should

be just about that first tree down there

yes sir we'll charge and try and draw

its fire we'll locate it that way in no

case are the men to charge beyond that

tree that's our deadline yes sir DET

tail prepare to

charge

hey it's a trick here they

come

hold your fire it's me

Duke jip go down the hall and get some

more ammunition ring a Le watch The

Ridge just in

case

Trooper Howard Trooper har you're coming

with me bring your bugle Corporal see

that tree and those rocks up there yes

sir that's where our gun in placement

will be hard and I are going to work our

way up behind it try and draw its fire

in the opposite direction I want

covering fire for that until we reach

the Bluffs plenty of it you got it yes

sir also keep yourself in Readiness to

charge that imp placement as soon as

we've drawn its fire in the opposite

direction but don't charge until you get

a bugle signal yes sir all right let's

start that covering fire all right

men

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Howard

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get

really

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let's put up I'll try and work around

behind him you go that way but keep low

yes

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sir

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got

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that's for my 20

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men come in

spat from Washington sir I'll read it

Cor in answer to your request Gatling

gun was shipped to the 14th of June last

have no acknowledgement of receipt of

same request receipt for our

records all right take can

answer Gatling gun in question had been

stolen located same engaged same

captured same Ral s McKenzie fourth

Cavalry commanding yes sir

oh one other thing Corporal pass the

word to Lieutenant Taylor saber drill

this afternoon will be

suspended Gatling gun drill

instead yes

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sir McKenzie's Raiders did ride again

and again carrying out the secret orders

of the president of the United States

do whatever necessary to clean up the

Southwest make it a decent place for

people to live ride with macken's

Raiders as they relive the Blazing pages

of history in the

making

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from The Archives of the United States

Cavalry the true stories of Colonel rold

McKenzie and the cavalryman he led

McKenzie's Raiders his secret orders

from the president of the United States

clean up the Southwest make it a fit

place for Americans to live Wipe Out the

Renegades Outlaws and Mur murderers if

necessary cross the Rio Grand knowing

capture means hanging by the enemy

Discovery Court Marshal by the United

States

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Army Texas country

1873 wild and Lawless peace had been

established placed with some Indian

tribes but other Indians brooding over

old wrongs and goated by evil white men

were still of the Stone Age barbaric

Savages who delighted in cruelty and

want Destruction for two months Colonel

Rand McKenzie and his Raiders had tried

desperately to catch a small vicious

band of Indian Killers but the Army was

prohibited by law from entering any

Indian Reservation any blue coat who did

so was subject to heavy fine and

imprisonment in principle a good law

designed to keep the military out of

purely civilian matters but it crippled

McKenzie's efforts to do his job for

after each attack the marauding Indians

would vanish behind the protection of

the

reservation

sir yes

Trooper some hrant

wagons I rode with

them the Indians attacked at Black

Canyon killed

everyone they took

wagons

horses yes

sir

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just a

kid do a thing like that to a nice kid

like

Bobby left just enough life in him to

get him here yes Danfield that would be

their idea of a joke

to send us the news by our own dispatch

Rider should we go after you sir no no

they'll be back in the reservation by

now and Adam beer will enforce the law

keep us off the

reservation organize a burial here and

we'll find the settlers yes

sir as for man his days are grass as a

flower in the field he flourisheth

wind passeth over the place and it is

gone the place thereof shall know it no

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more

M what's on your mind santu nothing sure

I I was just wonder if we was ever going

to be able to stop these killings we'll

stop them not one way then another

we'll be out on this Patrol until

tomorrow afternoon have a man ride by

Los Rios tell chief White Cloud that I'd

like to meet him in my office tomorrow

afternoon yes

sir all right I want you to ride back

and forth across that grave I don't want

to sign that it was ever

there

welcome back sir what's going on G chief

White Cloud is waiting to see you he's

in your office

thanks McKenzie is honored that his

friend chief White Cloud accepted his

invitation how can it be otherwise

between

friends however chief White Cloud the

occasion is sad

Indians tortured and killed one of my

men last night and wiped out two

immigrant families the Braves were from

the reservation men of your tribe Chief

you cannot be sure of that Colonel where

else could they come from I tell you

nothing whoever they were is no Affair

of

mine I'm a chief and name only my tribes

are no longer heed my counil even my own

son I no longer can talk with my own own

son why

not who could come between a chief and

his son the matter is between us I tell

you

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nothing uh

paragraph the uh the five bodies were

all unrecognizable the scalps had been

taken from all of them now strike that

the scalps had been taken from all but

one of them this latest outrage brings a

number of murders in this territory to

33 in the last 3 months all directly

traceable to the Los Rios Indian

Reservation Adam beer agent excuse me

sir yeah there were 33 murders at the

time of your last complaint the total

now would be

38 yeah you're

right have you gotten your notes there

that disposition of our last complaint I

believe so just WR read it to me yes

referred to Department Commander

September 2nd refer to division

Commander September 5 referral to war

department September 9th war department

refers to Department of interior

September 12th referred to Indian Bureau

September 17th reply from Bureau

September 27th quote Mr Adam beer agent

of the Los real reservation advises us

that he is Thoroughly investigated your

complaint and finds it completely

unjustified you ready to continue sir

yeah

sir

no no take a note to Adam beer

instead oh and be sure the uh messenger

is instructed not to enter the

reservation he must stop at the gates

and hail someone yes all right Adam beer

Los Rus Indian

Reservation so

forth my dear sir before taking more

drastic action I request the honor of a

meeting with you you in my office at

your earliest

convenience your obedient servant ronal

McKenzie forth Cavalry commanding and so

forth get that off right away

yes Brave bear son of chief White Cloud

the leader of the Renegade Indians for a

share of their loot agent Adam beer made

the reservation a sanctuary for the

criminal red men using his high office

for the lowest of purposes graft robbery

and

murder so it is paint and who do you

make war on some unarmed traveler a

defenseless woman and her children Go

Your Own Way old man and let me go mine

there is Need for talk between us Brave

bear take the time for it while there is

still time before the evil is too great

to mend I I cannot talk now perhaps

tomorrow some other day no we have

already delayed too long if you do not

talk now Brave bear I'm waiting for

you well how it go let's take a look at

what we

got

that's a nice little ring too bad we

can't wear any of this stuff huh RVE

bear oh but we shouldn't kick none so

long as I can take all this stuff down

to El Paso and get good money for

it what do you want White Cloud me and

your boy is pretty busy so I see a

message for you from Colonel McKenzie a

soldier brought it to the

gate That's mighty nice of you you

shouldn't

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I don't exactly like being talked to

that way Colonel if you got any more

complaints you put them in a letter and

send them to Washington they'll know

what to do with them but they don't know

what to do with you do they Mr Beacher

because they can't believe that anyone

could be so despicable and still

live I don't have to sit here and listen

to to no brass button pip squeak now I'm

warning you Mr beeer there better not be

another one of those raids not another

one do you understand because if there

is I'll hang you for it well you will

huh how you going to do it you can't get

no proof again me I'll get proof depend

on

it now please get out of here Mr Beacher

you make me

sick sergeant

yes

sir I want rotating patrols set up five

men at each unit and each unit ready to

ride instantly at a moment's notice yes

sir if you'll permit me to say so sir

you sure made that old skunk

mad I intended

to get those patrols ready Sergeant

we're going to need one very soon right

away sir thank you

sir hey come in here man Less Than 3

hours after Adam beer had left

McKenzie's office the Indian Raiders

struck

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again you all

right

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in a heartbreaking race the Indian

Raiders had beaten the patrol to the

reservation Gates once again Mckenzie

was helpless looks like you fellas been

riding pretty hard you're going

somewhere or you just out for the

exercise we want those Indians Mr Beer

those killers that just rode in this

gate this gate ain't no engines come

through

here I'd have seen them if they had why

you stinking

quiet you couldn't have seen them Mr

Beacher you weren't here at the time oh

that's where you're mistook Colonel yes

sir you sure are and that's a fact cuz

I've been right here all afternoon we

caught them in the act of raiding a

Settler's home we followed them here I

shot one of them oh engine might hurt

himself any number of ways colel ain't

no way of proving you done it it was a

shoulder wound I'm sure I could pick him

up Oh you mean if if I'd let you come in

here and take a look around huh oh I

don't think I could do that Colonel it's

again the law you know and I'm a

law-abiding

citizen you stupid num

skull this is all your fault we'd have

had those Indians if you'd obeyed my

orders well I didn't do it don't you

talk back to me take him back to the

Fort put him in the guard house I'll PR

charges against him tomorrow please you

you can't mean it sir I got 20 years in

the service you'll have 20 years more in

prison before I get through with you I

guarantee it come on let's

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go come

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in

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well

Sergeant what have you got to say for

yourself nothing sir except I'm sorry

I've been so much trouble to you H

should think you would

be you're facing some pretty serious

charges Disobedience refusal to to obey

an order why I could hang you for that

do you realize it I'm afraid I do sir

well then act afraid will

you you did a pretty good job of fooling

Mr Beer this afternoon now I want you to

do an even better

job you

mean yes sir all right you all set to

escape from that guard

house

escape well the sooner the better sir I

don't like being in that place even on a

make belief charge all right you'll be

out within an hour just as soon as I can

make some necessary arrangements yes sir

now the guards will let you escape the

Sentry will let you slip through the

gate there'll be a horse tied outside I

want you to get on that horse and make

for that Indian Reservation just as fast

as he can carry you don't stop when you

get to the gate I understand sir you

won't be able to stop anyway because

there'll be a band of Troopers chasing

you now you're a very much wanted man

you need money to make good your Escape

beat you represents your only chance of

getting any money

so you're to Pedal a story to him that

there' been so many raids on convoys in

this territory lately that McKenzie is

shipping in some valuable merchandise

three civilians will be carrying it you

think you can make him believe

that I'm sure I can sir just let me try

all right I will

Stanfield come here come

here you know where dancing rock is yes

sir just below it there's a dry G that's

where the thre have been I will be

camped it's a logical place but I've

chosen it for another reason it's a CO

to sack I want those Indians alive every

one of them and that Dry Gulch is the

one place where I'm sure I can do it yes

sir how's that for easy pickings $10

$15,000 worth of first class trade goods

and all you got to do is grab it sounds

good but so did that Settler's Cabin you

told us about well now why bring that up

you don't think I tried to get you

caught why would I think that why would

you want to get us caught oh now looky

Brave bear this stuff's just sitting

there all that stuff is sitting there

waiting to be took all that good

merchandise I got it straight from that

runaway Soldier this soldier with

McKenzie after him why did he leave here

well he had to pet stuck around here

Mackenzie would have got a court order

out for him he could be working with

McKenzie laying a trap for us what do

you take me for you think I ain't got no

sense don't you think I'd know if it was

a

trap what's the matter to you

youngster has your old man been riding

you again you just send him to me and

I'll straighten him out fat you will not

hurt my father oh I didn't mean that I

mean I'll just explain it to him you

know like I did to you show him how what

you're doing is helping his own

people it's a truth Brave bear if you go

on working like you are these white

settlers are going to have to pull up

stakes and clear

out I would like to believe that but

well you have to believe it it's the

only thing that makes sense now what do

you say you're not going to pass up a

juicy job like this are you

I cannot be

sure

right back there drop your weapons all

of you drop them I said

Troopers all right bring them

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out it was my father who told you he

must have a father speak against his own

son you know better than that brave bear

but you knew who I was you could not see

in the darkness yet you called me by

name perhaps I can see in the dark or

perhaps it was a good guess after all

who but a chief's son no no you lie

suppose a certain person felt you were

getting yourself into a mess and we're

going to drag him in with you he'd want

you dead wouldn't he and suppose that he

could get a message to me in such a way

that I wouldn't know who he was you

tried to trick me he he would not all

right all right Brave bear you have it

your way if you you want to hang and see

all your friends hung while the man who

sent you to the Gallows goes

free all secure in there all secure

Colonel all right signal the men down

from the

cliffs right away

sir let him go he's doing exactly what I

want him

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to come

on McKenzie secret orders from the

president of the United States clean up

the AL West do whatever you think is

necessary to bring peace to the area on

the night of June 5th 1873 McKenzie

obeyed his orders and broke all law and

precedent he entered the Indian

reservation at Los

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Rios what are you doing here I didn't

expect you for a long time yet I know

what you expected that I would be killed

what kind of talk is

that oh no now wait a minute what's the

matter with you look I I I'm your friend

Haven I planned all your jobs for you

having I covered up for you go on beer

and when you can no longer use me what

do you do

then you sent me into a trap I'm going

to hang but before before I do you hang

Brave bear he'll hang with you he's

admitted more than

enough the gun you stole from me is

empty Brave

bear might as well give it to

me your father will pass judgment on you

Brave

bear

caral you all right

McKenzie

sure hope didn't hurt

you kind of lost my head for a

minute but I sure didn't mean to hurt

you

none you hear that

Mackenzie I done throw my gun

away me

I I know when I'm

licked I haven't got a speck of fight

left in

me I'm going to give myself

up I'm going to take my

punishment say something

McKenzie make a noise of some kind sir

those I know you're all

right

for

drop that gun Mr

Beacher

all

right let's go we've got a date with a

hangman let's let's talk this

over I got lots of money I can stack

enough money up but you can't even see

over it be you yeah well you've never

lived like a man it's too late to do

anything about that let's see if you can

die like

one

with the passing of Adam beer the

Indians of Los Rios reservation lived in

peace with the white man but the wild

Lawless area continued to exist against

it one dedicated man Colonel ranold

mckeny oh

Sergeant you know when that detail wrote

In from dancing Rock last night they

were a pretty slack looking outfit Dusty

gear sloppy uniforms unsolder Le bearing

some of them were even smiling I want

them sharpened up you understand yes sir

I'll see they smarten up you do that and

just to make sure they remember give

them two hours of close order

drill yes

sir ow and Sergeant yes sir when they

finished that

drill yes

sir give him the rest of the week

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off

McKenzie's Raiders did ride again and

again carrying out the secret orders of

the president of the United States do

whatever necessary to clean up the

Southwest make it a decent place for

people to live ride with McKenzie's

Raiders as they relive the Blazing pages

of history in the

making

la

the