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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 the time

1873 the place 15,000 square miles of

treacherous Texas Borderland the problem

open the territory for peaceful

settlement this was the task assigned to

Colonel Rand McKenzie and his troopers

at Fort Clark against them the murderous

Renegades who fought amongst themselves

for The Spoils of the area one of these

fights for power led to a split between

red Buckman the leader of a notoriously

vicious gang and his Lieutenant Andy

wheeler as with the others wheeler began

to scavenge for

himself

for

handicapped not only by shortages but by

the vast distances between his command

post and the far-flung settlers cabins

necessity demanded that McKenzie spend

long hours in the field searching for

the Renegade Raiders firing down by the

jeers Farm sir could be bugman's men

he

what do you want to fight me for for

this dirt grubbing farmers work the

themselves like horses for what $10 if

that what' you expect to find here

carlotus Crown no but enough to get the

wrinkles out of my belly we should have

stayed with Buckman well you can go back

anytime you have a mind to get my ears

cut off no Porter we've raided our last

Farm till I get Buckman Andy you

thinking about that again I never

stopped thinking about it with Buckman

out of the way his men had follow me

anywhere that's right enough and that's

our next

move against

Buckman take the horses out of the coral

right let's get some fresh horses from

the

coral I never could understand you're

kind leave a good home take up to some

no count man then fight for him your

whole life for

what three of

them get out of

here

help

help

you

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a woman over there on the couch have a

look who are you

sir wheeler wheeler Andrew wheeler

former Lieutenant fifth Georgia reserves

what are you doing here I was just

passing through these folks are kind

enough to ask me to share that meal

Colonel pistol

whips Renegades yes sir they slugged me

didn't any of us have a chance how

many oh I say about eight or

nine two the state outside the other

others rode off they're the ones that

did that recognize any of them it's

hardly likely sir since I'm a stranger

in these

parts but I I did see the leader

before

where the other side of the Border a

couple of nights ago I was riding up

from Maria Rivas stumbled across this

little canyon and same man was there

camp with some

others I was going to stop glad I didn't

now can you describe

him well he was a big man riding white

stallion wore a beard kind of reddish

brown sir that description fits red

Buckman yes I'm aware of

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that Mr

Wheeler I wonder if you'd mind

accompanying us back to Fort Clark I may

need some more information it'll also

give you a chance to rest up and have

that head wound tended to well Colonel I

don't think it'll only be for a couple

of days I'd like you to be my personal

guest oh thank you sir I appreciate your

hospitality thank you Mr

Wheeler

Lieutenant eager to avoid suspicion yet

certain that McKenzie had believed his

story wheeler agreed to stay at Fort

Clark for a few days of rest and medical

attention

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what are you looking for sir

in a

minute dude

dud look here see anything only little

Mark in the metal facing yeah that Mark

is the blacksmith signature appears to

me that Mr Wheeler's horse and that

Renegade animal were shod by the same

man Colonel if that's so I think I'll

ask Mr Wheeler for a little more

information

it's me gr tell Buckman if he wants to

keep living he better see me

fast been admiring that suit Mr Wheeler

surely that isn't bracketville tailoring

well thank you sir no I uh I believe in

the old Sayan clothes make the man I

rather agree with you uh you tell me

though you've been on the trail for a

long time aren't those pretty fancy

clothes well as you know sir I haven't

had a chance to shave yet today but I've

always prided myself in Being A Cut

Above the average Saddle no

insinuation to the contrary tell me Mr

wheer what kind of a horse were you

riding well colon McKenzie I should

think you'd be able to tell just by

looking at me I wouldn't ride anything

except a blooded

animal what became of this blooded

animal I told you sir well tell me again

those Renegades stole him the man you

called U Buckman he drove them off when

they left The

Farmhouse where'd you have this animal

shot well um he was already shot when I

bought him where'd you buy him in Mexico

I wonder if I could trouble you for a

light oh surely thank you surely Mr

will would you mind if I asked you uh

what you were doing in in Mexico Mr

Wheeler not at alter we were looking at

some silver mining property oh any luck

not much n it's pretty much of a gamble

too much of a gamble for me two or 3

years time maybe a man's whole poke not

for me I'm sorry now this Canyon where

you stumbled on the outlaw this Buckman

fellow uh what was the place you were

riding toward

rias oh yes I hear that's that's very

good or country well we weren't looking

for silver in rias we who was with you a

friend of mine name of uh of Johnson

what happened to Mr Johnson he stayed

down there oh he was more of an optimist

well let's put it this way he's a little

longer than I am on Capital and on

patience mhm now you say when you ran on

to them you were headed toward RI RIS

that's

right Colonel I've answered all your

questions and I've certainly told you

everything I can think of I know you

have but uh maybe I can think of

something more

until I do I'd appreciate it if you'd

stay here on the post as my guest of

course oh well uh with pleasure

sir thank you very much Mr

W thank you sir for your

courtesy your story sound straight

enough

maybe

maybe

Lieutenant you've been on this post long

enough to know that this is pretty Rowdy

territory

violence is sort of commonplace yes sir

but pistol whipping a woman is not

commonplace even out here oh I wouldn't

say so sir there was another woman

pistol whipped in this territory about a

year ago only she didn't die that was

just before I was assigned to the post

sir

uhhuh her name was Mrs Lane she lives

with her brother about a mile mile and a

half Beyond bracketville oh I see what

you're up to sir ever her take a look at

Wheeler and try to identify him is that

right sir no Lieutenant that's wrong

I going take a ride out to the Lane

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place and I have reason to believe Mr

gford that this is the same man who

pistol whipped your sister well I don't

know whether or not Helen can face him

Colonel McKenzie for the past year now

she's been she's been awfully upset no I

know no one can blame her perhaps if you

could explain to her though how

important it is how important to the

whole territory

I know it's important that you identify

him but no no Mr gford it's important

that she does not identify him even

though she recognizes him but why sir if

he is the man because because I want to

give him

confidence I want to give him too much

confidence I'll go in and talk to her

but I can't promise anything thank you

sir wheeler is here he's waiting

outside all

right when we got a little ways from the

fort see to it that Mr Wheeler rides on

out in

front just in case in case of what sir

in case somebody else has

ideas

how much money did you say th000 for

wheeler 2,000 if you crawl over

McKenzie's dead body to do

it let's take the

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shortcut

October 11th

1873 Colonel McKenzie's strategy

demanded the complete confidence of Andy

wheeler together they rode out to the

home of Mrs

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Lane

excuse me Mr

wheer it appears they were shooting at

you whoever they

were I don't understand I don't know why

anybody shoot at me no oh perhaps they

were shooting at me just bad

shots whoever they were they're gone

let's be on our way Mrs Lang's expecting

us

Ellen it's only me

dear hello

dear Colonel McKenzie will soon be

here you still want to go through with

it yes he knows it isn't going to be

easy for

you that must be them

now come in Colonel Mr G nice to see you

again good to see you

sir uh Mr gford this is Mr Wheeler and

Lieutenant taxon

Mr she's in there sir waiting for you go

right ahead thank

you who's uh who's she Mr gord's sister

her name's Lane still doesn't mean

anything to you no more than it did

before is he supposed

to how is she the same she hasn't set

foot outside this house since she came

here seems like she just wants to dry up

and die excuse me gentlemen but uh

what's all has got to do with me that's

what we're going to find

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out

is this the man Mrs

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Lane be very

sure I don't remember ever seeing you

before I think I'd remember if I had

pretty woman like

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you

no no you're sure you're sure this isn't

one of the men that was there that

day yes I'm very

sure well

now calling me a

renegade a murderer

worse he should have known better than

that

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she did well didn't she didn't act like

she recognized him at

all if there's anything I can do uh no

sir thanks just the

same but I'll tell you what I think

Lieutenant I think that Colonel owes me

an

apology I agree with you Mr

Wheeler and I do apologize all I can say

is we made a mistake I'm sorry well

Colonel I'm no one to hold hard feelings

all I want to do is just be on my way oh

anything wrong with that no no no I uh I

was in hoped you could help us Mr

Wheeler but well look Colonel I it's

quite all right it's quite all right

somebody else will claimed the reward uh

Lieutenant Paxton take Mr Wheeler over

at the hotel for supper buy him the best

and then see him on his way yes sir

Colonel uh what was that uh reward you

were just speaking of $500 for red

Buckman we got word of the offer this

morning $500 for Buckman huh that's the

man you saw near Rio Rus yeah yeah I

know uh I was just thinking Mr Wheeler

if you could remember the exact spot

where you saw him and lead us there I'd

see to it that you got that

reward how about Mr whey

well now Mr

Paxton have ler and wer M up we're going

to help Mr Wheeler collect that reward I

talked to the finance officer sir he

says he hasn't received orders from you

authorizing the $500

reward Lieutenant I should have said

we're going to help Mr Wheeler get his

just

reward the Rio Grand once a barrier to

Colonel McKenzie and a shield for those

who would run from Justice now by secret

orders of the president of the United

States McKenzie could cross the

international border however should his

mission be exposed the very man who had

issued his secret orders was powerless

to protect him from inevitable Court

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Marshal

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guards over there we'll have to walk in

on

them

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horses

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first

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there's only two of them come on we're

rush them

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not so fast boy he's mine drop it drop

it whe what drop

it drop it

Buckman drop

it why don't you let me get

him is that what you wanted Mr

Wheeler yes didn't you I mean they're

nothing but scum Colonel they don't

deserve a tri out I'm surprised you feel

that way how else would I feel I would

have brought you up here otherwise

reward or no

reward well I guess you won't be needing

my services anymore Colonel I'll send

you an

address you uh you will see that I get

my reward won't you oh yes Mr Wheeler

I'll see that you get your reward I made

a promise I try never to break thank you

sir I'd leave that right there if I were

you why those Renegades that fired at

you down the road they gave you

away that's impossible Colonel mhm just

as impossible as it is for Mrs Lane to

forget what you did to

her take him

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away

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this is from Mrs Lane sir she told me

what it was a pair of

socks well she knitted him

herself yes sir her brother says she's a

changed woman since we got wheeler even

does her own

marketing well I guess we were all Lucky

tell attack me it wasn't exactly

luxer I'd like to know why were you so

suspicious of

Wheeler remember that first time we saw

him he was wearing that farmer Sunday

suit two things that never go together

what's that sir a farmer Sundy suit with

a dirty man

inside

well now about these orders of the

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day

McKenzie's Raiders rode 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 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

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

border country Southwest Texas the year

1867 another attack on a civilian Supply

wagon Army protection unavailable the

reason Colonel McKenzie's limited

Personnel had been withdrawn to prevent

a filibuster force from crossing the

border into Mexican

territory three of my wagon trains

destroyed and a fourth one overdue and

you sir sit there and do nothing about

it I've detailed every man I can spare

to Patrol Those wagon routs every man

may I inform you Colonel that the

majority of your command is patrolling

an area where nothing ever happens the

Border or perhaps you expect these

Barefoot Mexican Rebels to cross the

border and invade en force is that it Mr

de I'm not in the habit of explaining

the military policies of my command to

civilians civilians may I inform you

Colonel that I have soldiered with men

the likes of which you have never seen

now perhaps you forget that I ja du at

one time commanded the fourth regiment

in the Legion in the service of my

Emperor I'm forgetting nothing Mr

dub particularly I'm not forgetting the

fact that you are now a citizen of the

United States of America and a civilian

ever since those same Barefoot Rebels

that you refer to chased your legion out

of Mexico oh ranold

ranold here we are bickering you and I

two soldiers who are friends like a

couple of women I too am a soldier

but ranold I want you to understand my

problem my problem is my wagons I can't

help you there any more than I am I have

my orders orders H the bane of a

soldier's

existence excuse

me there Courier from K company just

rote in

sir another Train's been attacked to

Massacre Flats my

train I'm sorry

sir L of a patrol Sergeant each man to

carry 40 rounds carbine ammunition 10

extra rounds revolver ammunition yes sir

who will lead the details sir I'll lead

them out myself get started yes

sir I'm sorry Jean I'm sorry about your

men I too am

sorry here rward you

go why not

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well Mackenzie what do you make of

this

this is

kamanche what was your Freight oh the

usual thing Dry Goods cloth dry

groceries and uh some Hardware guns a

few take a close look at that Arrow

Sergeant tell me what you

think Apache that's right what

difference does it make who shot it

McKenzie these men are dead it means

they weren't killed by

Indians not up the troop we're going

back to the Fort yes sir but what's

happening here I'll explain it to you

later Mountain

ride most of the Indian stuff we found

was kamanche and Kwa all right that

makes sense the commanches and the kowas

ride together but that Arrow was Apache

and that doesn't make sense why not

because the Apaches don't make alliances

they're too proud they fight alone I'm

afraid you attached too much importance

to one Arrow konel really well it wasn't

just one Arrow there were other things

if it had been Indians who attacked

those wagons they'd have looted them

immediately there was no such sign so so

it wasn't Indians who attacked your

wagons on the other hand Renegades don't

usually hit provision trains there isn't

enough in it for them to make it worth

their

while now any particular reason you can

think of why they should hit

yours think it over perhaps you can find

a reason for me I will think it over

perhaps uh perhaps you can find one of

those Reasons by the time I visit you at

your your supply post as you call it I

shall try

good Mara what are you doing here

is there something wrong the

rifles

no the rifles are all right they're on

their way s oh good then what is

it I didn't hire up to commit

murder I don't understand those men were

murdered on your

orders oh now a I know exactly how you

feel but we've got a lot of things to do

and one of them is to see that our good

friend Colonel McKenzie never suspects

that my wagons are carrying arms for the

visional Army of the second Mexican

Empire don't be too sure of

that oh he has men all over town very

interested in your activities Jean don't

underrate McKenzie he's a hard man to

Fool by the time he finds out my part in

this Venture I'll be long gone you see I

have 2,000 rifles stored in various

depos and in a few

days I'm going to cross the Mex Porter

and all the men will rally to my

cause when they find out I can arm

them then we'll sweep out this

revolutionary Rabel and restore the

Mexican

Empire Having learned that dubois's

wagons were carrying Contraband caros

McKenzie rode out to confirm his

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suspicions

Archer Sam Archer I beg your pardon sir

I don't believe I've had the honor Sam

Archer West Point class of

60 I regret to say Sir you're

mistaken Ronald well I'm happy to see

you here H tell me who was that fell

that just walked away oh uh well there

are many men around this post I do not

know why thought he was a friend of mine

oh from the me yeah a fell Named Sam

Archer gave up his commission to fight

for the South joined Jeb Stewart had a

Cavalry troop

hry well uh you mind stepping inside a

minute I'd like to ask you a few

questions

oh sit down

ryal well my my friend tell me what was

in that shipment that was robbed at

Massacre

Flats Oh I thought I already told you

that household Provisions Goods Dry

Goods you were carrying heavy cargo

Machinery or something else Machinery

what use would I have for Machinery in

country like this

none but those same cases could be used

to carry

rifles now I understand you think that I

jean Jac duar I'm a runner of

guns I think the heat has affected your

reason oh but you are serious tell me

why do you say these

things you were a French officer in

Mexico you were among the first troops

that that Louis Napoleon sent over here

in 1864 when he tried to set up Max a

million on the Mexican Throne you were

among the last to be forced out you're

bitter about that I've heard you express

bitterness about it but that does not

make me a runner of guns no but it gives

you an excellent reason for wanting to

see the overthrow of the present Mexican

government you think that I'm behind

this movement that's giving you so much

trouble huh exactly I think you've been

using your wagons to carry guns and

ammunitions and perhaps I also arranged

to have my wagons attacked and the

Munitions you speak of rubbed is that

right I think so why do I do these

things two reasons one to take suspicion

away from yourself two to force me to

weaken my border patrols and strengthen

the northern

patrols tell me something can you prove

these things when I can I'll come after

you why do you have this great interest

in Mexican Affairs Rand you and me we

have been friends for a long

time

Sean if I found out that you were

responsible for the massacre of the

those men on the

wagons I'd track you down to the ends of

the

Earth goodbye

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Jo July 20th

1873 a patrol from SEA company

intercepted a freight wagon belonging to

DUIs On the Border approach it's cargo

the tools of revolution could destroy

the growing peace between two

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Nations

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well hello

ronold so it was you son I'm sorry I

couldn't stop and shake hands with you

when we saw each other the other day but

uh I didn't think it was good policy at

the time you're working for Deo that's

right U where is he he's gone he heard

you picked up one of his wagons and

decided it was time to

leave where'd he go s South

don't ask me any questions I'm not going

to

answer I think maybe you'll

answer disarm him and bring him along

yes

sir for the last time where is DUIs I

don't

know you're lying of

course

Sam Sam I don't know how you got into

this

but I do know one thing you're not the

kind of a man that can fight against his

own country I'm fighting for my own

country Mexico is my own country this is

your country not since' 61 that war is

over those issues are dead not for some

of us not for the men who rode with Jeb

Stewart who refused to surrender who

took service in Mexico with the emperor

the emperor is dead too not for those of

us who knew him he's still a living

symbol to me to deis to the thousands of

others who would gladly have died for

him no maximilan is the greatest man

I've ever known

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it's a good sound isn't it

Sam remember how many thousands of times

you've thrilled to that sound that sound

of retreat and thrilled to the flag

coming

down your flag s not

anymore come here

sir Scout just rode in from SEA company

one of their patrols was ambushed just

this side of the river They're All Dead

sir where Eagle

Pass muster out every available man

every man to carry 40 rounds of carbine

ammunition 10 extra rounds of revolver

ammunition Reserve ammunition to be

carried on the pack train fodder and

field rations for three days all right

all right move yes sir more of deo's

work he's fighting a war war war

or Sam do you remember Bob Burton Burton

from Savannah Cadet captain of sea

company your company your roommate at

the point what's that got to do with me

now Burton's son was leading that

Patrol

yeah maybe if you you could look at the

faces of some of those dead you'd

recognize some old

friends Joe Peterson Sam Baker

men who who soldiered with you men that

you yourself LED on

patrol guess that doesn't matter anymore

to you

though now if you'll excuse me I

suddenly feel the need of some fresh

air

rold I want to ride with

you all

right all right then tell me where DUIs

is he's in Mexico a waiting delivery of

his rifles enough to arm 2,000 men how

many men's he got only a few he's

counting on recruits joining him as soon

as he gets the rifle storm of course

without those rifles he'd be finished

what kind of men are joining him oh free

voodo Renegades common sheriffs fools

like me that's what I thought that kind

of an army is held together by greed and

viciousness nothing

more

Sergeant yes sir sergeant that wagon we

captured from DUIs how long would it

take you to get it below the Border

driving hard with extra teams we might

make it by noon by noon by

noon all right let's

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go July 22nd

1873 in an effort to uncover the

filibuster forces preparing to enter

Mexico Colonel McKenzie devised a

two-fold plan a Detachment of his fourth

Cavalry would sweep the Border country

to discover and neutralize any threat to

the Mexican Government as this was being

done McKenzie and a group of picked

Raiders were to separate from the main

force and secretly cross the Rio Grand

into Mexico to capture or destroy Jean

jacqu

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dub

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how much farther about 10 miles Bo's got

his headquarters in Adobe Hut the head

of a draw won't be easy getting in there

a couple of men with the repeaters could

hold the mouth of that was against small

armor we'll worry about that when we

find him let's

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go

that's it all right deoir is still

Soldier enough to Pro centries how we

going in we're not going in until

Sergeant Stanfield gets here with that

wagon then I'm going in

alone

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oh president's ordered sir break out

those rifles Sergeant disable them I'll

give you 45 minutes to break them up

then I want you to put him back on the

wagon and drive the wagon up into that

draw yes sir give me a hand

man I'm alone I want to see de

Bo

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hello Ral I didn't expect to see you

here you should

have come

in sit down

girl you know you you are a fool to

follow me I told you I'd follow the man

who was responsible for those wagon

massacres to the end of the Earth

sacrifices of War I call it murder your

game's played out de you know your manal

desert the minute they find out that

they're not going to get those rifles oh

but they're going to have rifles they

should be across the border by this

time what if I told you they'd been

intercepted I would not believe you how

could you Poss possibly have known where

they were stored I couldn't but Archer

did are you trying to tell me that

Archer is a turn cour I can't believe

that how else could I have followed you

directly here how else would I have

known where to find

you

arer I don't understand why would Archer

betray me only that he's too good a

soldier to stomach the murder of

American Troopers I do not believe

that colonel mcken see nobody can stand

in the way of my cause your cause died

with Maximillion that's a lie only a man

died I do not know what you did with Sam

Archer and I care less but there are

many men in Mexico who believe in the

second Mexican

Empire like those Cutthroats out on the

porch do they still believe in the

Second Empire of Mexico of course I know

but you know as well as I do that

they're only a means to an endend as I

told you

before you're going to die outside and

don't try

anything my men are all around

here I'm sorry my

friend take him out and shoot

him

you follow orders and you'll be

swallowing steel within half an hour see

those lights up there that's an army

heliograph signaling to my

troops and if you still want rifles here

they

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come

Archer all right there are your guns

show them

Sergeant help yourselves

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gentlemen they're all broken now my

advice to you men would be to get back

across that River to your Farms of

course if you prefer you're perfectly

welcome to remain here and try and fight

my troops with broken

rifles

no no no you don't understand this is a

trick I have guns believe me I have guns

this is a

trick

please don't you understand it's for the

good of the cause you've got to stay

with me you are my

soldiers no come back come

back

yes Sergeant A dispatch from Department

headquarters sir read it request

immediate report on United States

national forces forming in your district

for an attack on

Mexico all right take an answer yes sir

uh Commanding General enal Southwest

department so forth and so forth sir

action has already been taken the border

is now relatively

quiet that's all Sergeant yes sir oh no

one more

thing read Mr Sam Archer back into the

United States

Cavalry I don't understand as a trooper

but I have a commission you had a

commission Sam

please believe me unless you'd prefer to

stand charges I'd consider it a

privilege to have you serve in this

command sir you you got yourself a

soldier now as for that

commission maybe we can talk about it

later yes

sir all right Sergeant I said to read Mr

archer in yes sir place your left hand

in a book and raise your right hand

repeat after

me I Sam Archer I Sam Archer hereby

swear to uphold the Constitution of the

United States hereby swear to uphold

the McKenzie's Raiders rode 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

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making

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la

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 murderers if

necessary cross the Rio Grand knowing

capture means hanging by the enemy

Discovery Court Marshal by the United

States Army

late summer

1873 an epidemic of infectious Calera

raged along the border country of

Southwest Texas great numbers of

settlers dead or dying the rest Terror

stricken medical facilities almost

nonexistent doctors few and overburdened

drugs

depleted the sickness had hit Fort Clark

Colonel ranold Mckenzie was almost

powerless to defend the territory

against this Mass killer the fourth

Cavalry reduced by sickness to almost

half its numbers fought a new foe fought

contaminated water fought to maintain

quarantines but they fought without

ammunition without the aid of

drugs

finally after repeated requests to the

war department Mckenzie was notified

that an ambulance carrying a relief

doctor and medical supplies was on its

way to Fort

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Clark

you can't see them don't shoot I'll take

your horses and ride them around the

flanks hit them from both sides at the

same time I'll cover there's two of them

left I'll

cover

make sure they're all

dead

They're All Dead Bergen too

water it's empty we better get some

water real soon what's all that drugs

medicine I thought we'd get some guns or

something or even a pay wagon what are

we going to do with all this stuff can

we get anything for it it's worth its

weight and gold dust if we handle it

right handle it right look you just keep

your mouth shut and do what I tell you

you'll be a rich man trout put that

driver's uniform on what for let's get

out of here just put it on a patrol

stops us and you'll be very

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glad

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anywhere to the ambulance the supplies

no sir just a patrol returned from

posting water holes how many say two sir

I put them in the Next Room infirmary

and Barracks four and five are

filled two out of 10 that's not too bad

four others died on the trail

sir

mhm Men been told our doctors dead they

didn't have to be told sir they knew

it colonel

McKenzie pardon the impertinent sir but

are you all

right yeah I'm all right Sergeant I'm

just tired there's one one dose of

morphine left sir just one no no no no

I'll be all right after I get a chance

to sleep and I'll get a chance to sleep

when that ambulance

arrives

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hurts son just a stomach ache Colonel

sir I'll be riding again sure you will

oh I I heard before the doc died he he

gave you some stuff and it didn't hurt

so

much a little thing of

Potter more more more something yeah

morphine I'm going to give you

some this is the last one we've got

until the dock comes here put this on

your

tongue that's

it have some water make it easier to

swallow now you just lie back and relax

how long will it take sir not long

you'll uh you'll feel strange in a

little while woozy

you might even have

hallucinations hallucina hallucinations

that means well you might imagine things

are happening that really aren't

happening you'll feel better in 5

minutes or so lie back and

relax

sir what are you going to give the rest

until you get more

morphine soapy water

so it's an old

remedy maybe it'll make him sick enough

so so they can throw off some of the

poison rest easy

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son hey Soldier drink this it won't

taste good but it may help

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you

good

boy now think of back home you get well

and we'll send you back there on

leave the ambulance yes sir I I mean I

don't know sir it seems it might have

been cited what are you talking about

another Patrol just came in sir three

men all sick Delirious Corporal was

babbling something about seeing an

ambulet headed south headed

Sou

the ambulance was south of here well the

patrol was Sir staking water holes they

claimed they saw the ambulance last

night but it doesn't seem likely they

say exactly where well like I said sir

they're all delirious but they were

patrolling in this

area all right Sergeant I want four men

mounted right away and Lieutenant

Michaels I want Sergeant uh have my

horse saddled too but sir if you're

sending Lieutenant Michaels you could

stay here and rest Sergeant I'm giving

the

sorry

Sergeant soon as the doctor and the

medicine arrives I'll permit you to

confine me to

quarters all right on the double

Sergeant oh on Sergeant I want my

canteen too soap solution I'll need it

in case somebody on the patrol falls

out

canteen

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sir

you all right

sir I'm all

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right

don't suppose they could have turned

around and gone back to the Fort

sir no I don't

Lieutenant we ought to catch up to him

in about 10 minutes sir perhaps a trifle

more

Lieutenant take two men with you circle

around their Left Flank I'll take the

rest and attack them from the right

flank we'll attack in exactly uh 15

minutes attack sir what do you mean

there were supposed to be two Troopers

with them now there's just the ambulance

and the drivers perhaps they aren't just

lost be prepared to shoot but don't

unless we do yes sir all right 15

minutes exactly take off yes sir you two

men come with me you two stay with the

girlle

MO

Cavalry over there

too put your gun away are you crazy it's

Cavalry just keep your mouth shut and do

what I tell

you Captain Leon hempful in route as per

orders to Fort Clark

sir

what's the matter with him Lieutenant I

don't know sir Colonel hasn't slept in 4

days now we better take him in the

ambulance with us yes sir all right you

man give us a hand

here gently now

gently watch his

head you're hadn't in the wrong

direction Captain you passport Clark H I

knew we were behind schedule I was about

to double back well it's Northeast from

here sir it's almost a day's ride with a

wagon Lieutenant you take your men back

to Camp ahead of us boil as much water

as you can find containers for and then

scrub Down the Walls of all the

wards we'll get the colonel in well I

don't know about that Captain what if

you get lost again sir Northeast today's

ride we won't get

lost that's an order Lieutenant I can't

lose any time when we get there yes sir

detail man

up youil P TR

P well hurry it up shoot him and let's

get going yeah we'll shoot him but not

yet he's our insurance insurance if they

find us with him we're through if they

find us with him we're safe they won't

touch us for fear we'll shoot him that

gives us time to sell these drugs I'm

for shooting him now he'll be trouble

now don't get him patient trou we will

we will but first you're going into

bracketville you're going to spread the

word drugs for sale health for sale $100

to save your

life

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night a deserted Barn medicine

desperately needed to fight the kalera

epidemic in the hands of Outlaws in the

surrounding territory panic-stricken

citizens ready to meet any terms for the

drugs and a prisoner a hostage to ensure

a safe undercover operation to be

disposed of when no longer

useful well that's it they're all out

good last night you spread the word this

morning we should get

results you'll never get away with this

Mery the good folks will pay whatever I

ask for this stuff Colonel and they'll

keep their mouth shut so they can get

more when they need it they're starved

for it my men will find you we set a

pretty hard Trail to follow Colonel my

men will follow your wagon

tracks one of your men sticks his head

through that door and you get a bullet

in

yours we're going to be stuck here we're

going to need some water you'll survive

without it or else you won't

survive oh boy I've been waiting for

years for something like this to come

along and it's going to work nothing's

going to stop it trout get those cases

of medicine open we want to be ready

when they come got

water well you won't be needing water

anymore Colonel you might as well be

generous there's something wrong with

this water

it's

uh it's medicated case of

contamination come on come on let me

have

some contamination

contamination contaminated water holes

that's the way you get Cher you drink

from a water

hole and you get cramps extreme

pain then you die maybe one day maybe

three well how's that you've been

drinking from water holes

yeah how long

ago 3 days you better start

praying if you still remember

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how

no word from the colonel yet sir who's

that Sergeant Captain Leon Hill Medical

Corp reporting

sir Patrol to the north found three

corpses Cavalry and that Survivor all

shot

shot

hemple that's the

doctor found north

and where's the colonel I don't know

sir Sergeant man a patrol of Three Men

and you come too and on the men with

sidearms and carbin yes sir and hurry up

Sergeant look lady for $100 you get one

envelope $130 is all we had it was for

next year's crops in our $0000 an

envelope if you want more get more money

but my children please out get her out

of here

while you're outside keep your eyes

peeled for more customers they should be

getting here

soon hey

McKenzie sorry about that

gag I just want to make sure you didn't

make any

noise clear tracks the head of

southwester there m up men now ride

tight and keep your eyes open Sergeant

right out and take the lead now follow

that trail real hard and follow it

fast

shut the door I can't my

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stomach get up doctor I got that car you

got it I got to get to a doctor you're

not going to a doctor or any place

else but I'll die I'll die I tell you

and you'll die but you're staying

here hey where you going to find them

they must be around here someplace and

stop that

whimpering how long does it

take how long does it take I told you

maybe a day maybe less what I

do you take morphine over there in that

box the one Mark

narcotic do I take take

two

you got a bad case you better take

three I thought you said it was going to

help it'll help just relax a minute

it'll

help

they come in here you get it let's take

a look at that bar maybe they stopped

here hell baby there's a camp up ahead

sir in the Hills I think it's them H up

home

lucky things for you they didn't

stop what's the matter

mer you got a stomach

ache you wouldn't even let me call a

doctor I killed

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them now I'm going to kill

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you

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the next day Colonel Rand McKenzie

returned to Fort Clark with the medical

supplies that would en able him to

defeat the Cera epidemic he brought with

him also the body of Mercer and the

unconscious form of

trou Colonel I don't know how you did it

because you're not suffering from

exhaustion you've got chalera and you've

had it some

time will I make it yes you're through

the

worst how about trout too much costic

soap and an overdose of

morphine how in the world did he get so

much pull him through

doc I want to see him

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hang McKenzie's Raiders rode again and

again carrying out the Secret order 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 MacKenzie's

Raiders as they relive the Blazing pages

of history in the

making

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la

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from The Archives of the United States

Cavalry the true stories of Colonel

Randal 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 West Texas summer

1874 the norn extreme of the yampara

kamanche country now through the efforts

of Colonel ran McKenzie peace was

gradually coming to this land however

one man quana Parker locked behind the

vastness of his Hills held the key to

the problem only at his command would

the quadi nation rise and plunge the

territory into bloody Warfare and only

at his command could there be

peace at that moment several miles away

an event was about to take place that

would have far-reaching effect on this

new

piece

blue raven the son of Chief Running Bear

was

dead he's out there

someplace I could just get him to come

in for a talk do no good sir quak has

talked peace before not to me he

hasn't by the way jim I've been meaning

to tell you I'm I'm real pleased to have

you in my command here at Fort Clark I

wrote your dad and told him so thank you

sir you know there's some things though

about Southwest Texas that uh you don't

know all about yet one of those things

is Quan Parker Colonel begging a pardon

sir but he isn't like old Running Bear

oh well how do you think I made peace

with Running Bear there you whipped him

you may be new at Fort Clark but you

know our strength here if I'd used every

available trooper I couldn't have

whipped him you mean he made peace just

by Talks by Talks by concessions

concessions on both sides you mean he

made demands and you gave in to

him I made other demands he gave in to

me quak is different he won't give

in you familiar with our campaigns

against him in the north yes sir well

you know then that our last five

skirmishes against Quan Parker have been

virtual standoffs all we're succeeding

in doing is slowly wiping each other out

we can always send East for Replacements

yes but with just one word Quan Parker

could surround himself with arapahos

cheyen kaiowas and maybe even running

Bears tribe you think he'd break the

treaty they're both

commanches so you see how important Jim

it is that we at least keep trying to

talk to qu Parker yes sir but

how do you go about

it is Leif Bender at the Fort no he's

out on patrol with major fuler he'll be

back in the morning first thing you see

him ask him to drop around to my office

will you I want to talk to him yes

sir yeah I reckon I could find

him this time of year he should be

somewhere around Pope's Wells near the

Pacers yeah you know him when you served

the General miles huh mhm think you

could get him to come in for a talk well

no offense Colonel but uh quana park has

heard Soldier talk before what if you

told him that Running Bear would be here

too well they're pretty close it' go a

long ways towards helping him make up

his mind all right you tell him just

that uh supposing Running Bear won't

come you let me worry about that you'll

be here all right now hold on Colonel

you ain't never met this here qu Parker

that's right now you say Running Bear is

going to be here supposing you're wrong

it could be my scalp quana don't hold

with nobody talking with a fork tongue

Leif if I'm wrong if Running Bear

doesn't come if he won't help me make

peace with quana Parker and his quades

then this whole territory will be

fighting to hang on to its scalp Colonel

uh I appreciate how important these

peace talks are just so as you know we

got to talk straight with this engine

running bar will be here fine soon as I

can saddle up a fresh horse I'll start

off for the stake planes all right I'll

ride with you as far as the anera

country the land of the yampara was

harsh unrelenting and so was their

Justice for five long days spotted elk

was to suffer alone while running bear

decided his punishment a life had been

lost a young life the one responsible

must pay no one spoke in defense of the

guilty man there was no defense there

was no pity in the eyes of the

commanche the heart of Running Bear is

like the

night the brightness of my remaining

years has been taken from

me Blue Raven is dead my son is

dead five days have I thought on

this five days have I decided Ed on your

punishment your

name the name of spotted elk will never

again be spoken in our

village you will be taken to the

desert and left to

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die I too wear the marks of morning for

blue raven your punishment will be the

end to my

grief

NAA H Le leave you here Le pop Wells is

a Long Hall yeah you bring in quana

Parker you can name your own priz I'll

settle for my back pay you're going to

have mine too when it comes if it comes

I'll see you in a couple of

days go go down

go

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you

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my son is dead McKenzie Colonel we made

a piece so that such as he might

live now he is dead I'm sorry Chief

Running Bear why the soldiers killed

many of my

people forgive

me 5 days have I grieved my mind is sick

with

sadness

for what reason does the chief of Fort

Clark come here

now I was on my way to your

village you come without your soldiers

McKenzie has no need of soldiers we're

friends I come to

talk now is not the time to talk Chief

Running Bear The Talk would be of quana

Parker

of his

quadis of

Peace we

talk and you will treat with the kadis

as you have the

Yara if they are honorable people as

your people have been quaka is a great

Chief they will obey his word

and he will respect your words Running

Bear that is why I want you to come to

Fort Clark with me to add your words to

mine to help make the peace how do you

know of our

friendship I know it was you who saved

the life of the white girl who later

became the mother of qu Parker that was

many snows

past and now qu Parker makes war on his

own people the commanches are his

people perhaps

nonetheless there is war you can help to

make the

peace if he comes I will speak with him

I will not ask him to make peace that is

his

decision I will tell him of the honor of

your words that he can trust in what you

say this I will do that is all I

ask thank you Chief Running

Bear

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for

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Colonel McKenzie's Act of humanity had

been an irrevocable affront to kamanchi

Justice he had unknowingly interfered

with a tribal death sentence

despite having sworn in a treaty to

respect the Indians law now he would

face the wrath of those whose lasting

friendship meant so much to the Peace of

the Southwest you

refuse of course I don't refuse Chief

but he can't travel now he's unconscious

it is my wish to leave now with the

brave but he couldn't stand the trip the

doctor explained that to you he'd die I

do not wish that he

lives it was he that caused the death of

my son coming from the burial Hill you

explained to me what happened surely you

can't blame him I do not wish to speak

more on

it I'm sorry Chief but my word stands I

can't let him go you refuse to honor our

treaty the treaty has nothing to do with

it he's a human being it's a question of

Justice the treaty has much to do with

it it promises the soldiers will not

interfere with the laws of our tribe

when those laws do not affect your

people yes I know that made it is the

law that spotted elk must pay for his

crime what

crime you said yourself it was an

accident

Chief no I'm sorry he stays here until

he's well can I now tell qu Parker you

are honorable to your

words don't threaten me Chief Running

Bear I do not

threaten in two days decide what you

value most the life of one man or the

lives of many if you insist the treaty

be broken I shall cast my Lance at your

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feet morning of the second day by now

everyone knew of the situation at Fort

Clark everyone knew Sundown held the

portant of War unless Colonel McKenzie

surrendered to the Indian Chief's

demand the weight of command is often

oppressing always solitary when

decisions are made logic is sometimes

mixed with personal feelings a dangerous

thing a human

thing come

in sorry to disturb you Colonel it's all

right Sergeant what's on your mind

reporting all companies standing by as

ordered sir

F uh All Passes canceled yes sir the

patrol it left a few minutes ago sir

good good is that all sir that's all

sergeant

no no it

isn't

Sergeant uh Sergeant sit on sit

on what else have you got to report

nothing sir

Wells yes how long have we been together

7 years 8 months sir and in 7 years 8

months don't you think I've gotten to

know you pretty well

sir I can tell when there's something on

your mind

Sergeant you don't think I'm doing right

do you I never said that sir no no you

never said it but nevertheless you don't

think I'm doing right Colonel sir you're

wrong I mean about me about what I'm

thinking frankly sir uh I'm thinking

that you're the best man that I ever

served

under and there have been

plenty you have a reason for what you're

doing we don't know what it is but what

whatever it's good enough for

us Sergeant the only

reason the only reason is that sir you

don't own nobody an explanation will you

listen to

me the only reason is that that Indian

is a helpless human being and he

deserves the protection of this fort

it's as simple as

that fine that's fine sir every Trooper

in this fort will fight for that

reason thank you Sergeant

WS that's

all may have a word with you sir yes of

course Captain come in it's about that

Indian yes well uh are you really going

to keep him here certainly till he's

able to travel then what and what about

running Bears

ultimatum after you've been here for a

Time Jim you'll find that ultimatums

don't work too well with me as far as

spadel is concerned he's free to leave

as soon as he's able some of the men say

it's a question of Honor they say he'll

go back to his village that may be

rather you surrender him or he goes back

either way he dies so what's the

difference the difference Captain is

that it'll be his

choice come

in Colonel I have to talk to you sir yes

Sergeant is that Indian that's enough

Sergeant I've heard quite enough about

that Indian but he's awake sir Colonel

the doctor took this from him his

medicine back open it

sir probably took it off of some settler

that he

murdered sir we're overlooking something

that Indian is a Savage they're all

Savages pretty little thing like

her that's all for now

sergeant

no man wishes to

die and you wish to stay

here I did not say I was afraid of

death anyone who asked for the

protection of this fort gets

it what faces you if I

stay no one has ever been

refused you endanger many for the sake

of one

your people are weak your Customs are

foolish your heart is like a

woman no it is not

true I have seen your

courage but I do not understand your

people no more do I understand Running

Bear punishing

you it is the cut custom it is the

custom you have been faithful to what

you

believe now I must do the

same that is why I shall return to my

Village to die to be

killed the doctor took it while I

slept I would like to have it with me

when I

when I returned to my

Village another

custom it was worn by the woman who was

my

mother the woman who was

your your mother was a

captive a captive of the

Indians

yes he's coming colonel qu Park is on

his way in when he is about Captain

Captain R for a guard of Honor I kind of

thought you want to impress him Sergeant

see that every available Trooper stands

by for a review inspection Colonel what

about the rest of come with me where are

we going Colonel I'll tell you on the

way Jim I'd remind you that Quan Parker

is the last commanche hold out he's an

important man treat him accordingly

we'll be

back one last chance one final hope to

avert Bloodshed was all that remained to

Colonel McKenzie wood Running Bear yield

or hurl the Lance of War at McKenzie's

feet wait here for me

Le

McKenzie

Colonel you have come so that the peace

may not be broken that depends on you

Chief you are wrong it is you who have

broken our treaty will you hear what I

have to say I chose this place so that

the spirit of blue raven can hear our

words no need for

words I can't expect you to understand

why I did what I felt I must if spotted

elk is not returned before the time the

sun rests the yampara will make war are

you sure you want war after having seen

what peace has meant to your people and

I have seen what your people's broken

word has meant

very well Chief I'll not break our

treaty knowing that you

wouldn't but I must explain one

thing this is the medicine bag of

spotted

elk contains the picture of a woman who

is not an Indian a picture of his mother

just as quana Parker's mother was not an

Indian was a prisoner of the commanches

that is

so all right I'll turn him over to you

pun him anyway you will but remember

this

Chief you may punish only that part of

him which is

commanche by the terms of our treaty you

must not harm that part of him which is

white

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man come

in yes Sergeant beg your pardon sir I

thought the captain would like to know

that Colonel McKenzie is approaching the

fort he has chief Running Bear with him

thank you Sergeant you may

go they returned to the Fort as friends

not really understanding each other but

they had one thing in common a desire

for peace a peace they hoped would

spread to all the lands of the kamanche

and one day beyond to all the wild

desolate country of the

West

McKenzie's Raiders rode 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

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making

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