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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 May

1875 the rugged country bordering Fort

Clark though many Indians had found

peace on the Reser ations there were

those who worked and planned for a

return to the days of

violence only the presence of Colonel

McKenzie and his fourth Cavalry kept

this violence in check but one Indian

yellow wolf had a plan to destroy this

peace and along with it McKenzie's hope

to educate the Indian to a better way of

life you've ridden beyond the limits of

the reservation yellow wolf you got a

reason the Indians May no longer ride

over the land of their forefathers

you know the

regulation yes and what are we to do on

the reservation move stones from one

place to another dig holes one day and

fill them up the next it's your own

fault you didn't do anything to better

yourself when you had the chance now if

you've been willing to accept an

education go away to school like Joe

Tanga will Joe

Tanga while his people grel he buries

himself in

books I know how you feel feel about Joe

trying to better himself so I'm warning

you yellow wolf if you make any trouble

for Joe when he comes home any at all

you'll regret it understand the colonel

will make it his business to see it you

do we will make no trouble for him

Sergeant we will not need to what do you

mean I mean that you people will do it

for us as soon as Joe returns with his

new

education and with his new clothes and

seeks to find a place for himself in

your

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world aided and encouraged by Colonel

McKenzie Joseph Topanga was the first

member of his tribe to receive an

education well I'll be dog gone an

engine in an iron

hat oh now I've seen

everything please will you tell Colonel

McKenzie that Mr Joseph Tanga would like

to see him Mr huh Mr

Tanga sure I'll tell him the old man

always likes a good

joke hey wait a minute where you going

the old man's in that

way yeah what's going on out here who is

this J no one sir I mean nothing

sir well it's Joe

toang Joe you're looking great I

couldn't be happier to see you come on

in come on I want to hear all about

what's happened to

you I want to speak to you later

Corporal that's about it colonel it was

a wonderful

experience you made a great record Joe

I've had nothing but glowing reports

from the school was your doing Colonel

your letters they were a constant

encouragement to me nonsense

nonsense well how long are you going to

be here with us a few weeks at least I

hope how

long

well this is my home Colonel these are

my

people I'm staying here that's what I

hoped you'd say Joe

your people need you here they need men

of their own race to lead the way to set

them an example to show them how to

adjust to a different

Society not going to be easy though

you're going to run into a lot of

prejudice Joe you might even have

trouble finding the kind of job you want

but I thought well I mean I hope that

you

uh-huh well I do have a few small

civilian jobs under my my jurisdiction

nothing important of course anything at

the executive level is handled by my

officers but it doesn't have to be

anything important sir just anything all

to give me

Jo Joe listen to me of course

Colonel the jobs that I do have are

already filled by married men men with

families those men are doing a good job

there's no reason to fire them

now until circumstances change

Joe it's all right sir

I know you'd give me a job if you could

we'll find something for you Joe perhaps

at the Indian agency believe me Joe your

success is as important to me as it is

to you I

know you're going to find Joe that there

are lots of people some of them in high

places that don't believe in Indian

education that are against anyone who's

fought for it as I have so if you should

get discouraged if you should well I

won't sir I'd never let you

down all right let's go over and see Mr

Fleming at the Indian office we may be

able to settle this thing right

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now

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What a fine man our old friend has

become his learning will be worthless to

him here and his fine clothes also soon

he will pick berries in his hat and

forget that he ever wore it tell me

Tanger did you learn in your school how

to get back what these soldiers have

taken from us all right Joe Tanga let's

go in and see Mr

flaming yellow wolf let me say one thing

don't buy trouble you'll

regret

might have glad to have you with us

tangle I'm a great believer in education

myself nothing like good education I

always say course can't take the place

of practical experience but when you put

the two together

it well young fell Mr Fleming I'm glad

you feel the way you do about getting an

education I mean now what now you've had

all the hot you want to listen to you

need some grub and a place to flop is

that it well you go over and tell the

man at the comary what I really want is

a job oh want to pick up some pocket

money huh well all right there's plenty

of little chores around here you can

do you know I like this young fellow

Colonel most of these engines are too

lazy to draw their own

breath

Joe Joe why don't you step outside for a

minute while I talk to Mr

Fleming maybe I better do that

these are strange one ain't

he acts like I rubbed him the wrong

way Mr

Fleming Joe tapanga is an educated young

man he got that education in order to

qualify himself for more important jobs

not just being a chore boy for pocket

money he wants the kind of thing that

you or I might have been interested in

at his age but he's an engine he

wouldn't be interested in the same

things we

are why wouldn't

he Joe Tanga is qualified for the kind

of jobs that you have available and as

an Indian agent You're The Logical man

to give him one would you do it well

yeah well I don't know about that

Colonel and just don't seem quite right

somehow suppose you let me think on it

till morning colonel all right why don't

you do that and please remember that Joe

Tanga represents only one phase of a

very big problem more schooling for

Indians depends largely on how he makes

out well I'll drop into your office

tomorrow morning Colonel got some

business to take care of in town anyway

I'd like very much to borrow some of

your new books Mr Tanga do you happen to

have one Andre just a minute dad this

minute get inside right

now

I said I'd think it over and I have

thought it over educated engine means

nothing but trouble just because he was

Court to your daughter that's got

nothing to do with it just made me feel

more the same way I was did your his

last chance Mr Fleming he gets nothing

for me no more than I'd give any other

engine all right I think you're making a

mistake if I am I'll pay for it yes you

probably will Mr Fleming you probably

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will

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now now we can use

him

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yellow wolf had shrewdly guessed that

the answer to his plan was Joseph

Topanga's mounting

frustration now that Topanga had

rebelled yellow wolf proceeded to put

his plan into

action what are you doing here what's

the meaning of this we came to demand

the right to work our own ground we want

our own plots of land to grow our own

food there are no decent jobs here for

us get out of here all of you if you

will not give us land then give us money

open the iron box oh you thie and

skunk

you didn't want

land only the

money and you killed him for

it you were as guilty as

I at least in her eyes you

are she was at the

window now you can open the iron box

well when McKenzie returns he will find

another dead man here you a murderer

killed by my honest friends and I when

you tried to

escape I

can't I wouldn't if I could but I

can't what now Yellow Wolf how are we

supposed to survive without

money we will make raids into this

country as other Outlaw bands have done

come and

I I am to go with you I

suppose if you refuse you will hang the

girl will be back with

soldiers are you coming to

panger

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come Angie come on chill

up

then listen to me

Angie it's not as bad as you think I'm

sure it's not as bad as you think why

don't you go with the Corporal huh you

go with him and he'll show you a place

where you can lie down and rest I'll get

back to it just as soon as I can now try

not to worry huh let's go good girl good

girl

now Sergeant come here yes sir have the

doctor meet me at the gates in 5 minutes

yes sir and

Sergeant alert the Raiders to stand by

yes

sir Raider stand

by Raiders stand

by stand by Raiders

and you're sure Joe Tanga was with

yellow wolf I

am I'm not positive but I think Joe

Tanga tried to stop yellow

wolf I I don't quite know how to say

this Colonel but I feel

responsible this might not have happened

if I'd been willing to help

Joe ah but he's an Indian

remember

I'm sorry sir I'm sorry that wasn't fair

that's more than

fair I deserve more than

that I want to tell you something

Colonel about why I treated Joe the way

I did why I was so touchy about my

daughter a kind of a cover up a denial

of

something I'm part engine

myself I suspect it as much Mr

Fleming you were ashamed of it you were

afraid it would hold you

back didn't need to be that way at all

something to be proud

of well being an engine can make you act

the way Jo Tanga did only one thing can

make you act like that being a

man well I'll keep in touch with you Mr

fly well colon

McKenzie Angie about Joe will he be all

right I can't promise Angie Joe's a

fugitive now he's a member of a criminal

band but he's not like the others he

couldn't do anything wrong perhaps

not but the men with him have and will

again Joe's going to be under great

pressure to do the same oh I do hope you

can help him

Colonel you see I I like Joe very

much let's just hope that Joe hasn't put

himself beyond help

anyway Angie I promise you I'll do

everything I

can you relieve chapor with guard get

more wood for the

fire I'm wondering something yellow

wolf if these men are such good friends

of yours why do you boss them around so

much why don't you ever do any work

yourself I do work much harder than they

constantly I am thinking

planning for all of

us you will realize this once we get

across the river it would be no worse

off if you planned against them you've

made them into hunted men unable to live

here in their own country I've put them

on the path of riches and a life of ease

meanwhile I've LED them to safety what

makes you so sure they are safe how do

you know McKenzie won't follow you

here you'd best give up to p

you cannot make trouble between me and

my friends once we get across the river

we will be safe forever from

Mackenzie Mackenzie and five men less

than a mile away we ought to make a run

for it to the river that would be

good we will find a better place to

fight

come

wow they've eaten it would appear

probably rested too that means they can

go a long time before they have to stop

again wonder why they didn't stand and

make a fight sir they had good cover for

an ambush I hope it's because Joe is

urging them to run hoping they won't

fire on us what if he helps him

Escape no he's helping us the only way

he knows how all right going push

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on

this is where we make a stand we run no

more we will fight but you said we would

be safe once we cross the river we will

fight is this not a good position to

defend ourselves we would only be killed

we should go back and face the wrong we

did you coward you whining perpose we

should give you some pep to eat you will

not surrender then we must

run you have us run not to save

ourselves but to protect your friend

McKenzie you lie what I I do is for the

good of all you are no better than the

soldiers who follow us you will

die

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a

just nicked you we going to be all right

yes sir thanks to joa panga what do you

mean he saved my life I swear he

did we'll be killed if we don't get him

out of there if that happens we can

forget any plans we have for educating

more

Indians you rest easy

here

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hold your fire Sergeant Joe Topanga's

pinned down lighting our line of fire I

was trying to pick off yellow wolf sir

you can't do it with Joe where he

is you and the rest of the men take out

those Indians I'll take care of you

allow wolf myself yes sir

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take it easy Joe take it

easy there you are you all

right yes go

yes you don't have anything to worry

about Joe just take my word for it

things are all right and they're going

to be even better

come on let's

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go will you tell Colonel McKenzie that

Mr tapanga is here sure Joe go right on

in the Colonel's expecting it thank you

hello Joe Tanga it's good to see you how

does it feel to be a man of

responsibility it feels good sir I'm

sure it

does I understand we have an engagement

for dinner with Angie Fleming and her

father yes sir Joe

uh take good care of this one

it's a proper hat for Mr Fleming's new

assistant thank you

colon shall we

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go 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

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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

August 9th 1874 Southwest Texas caught

in the grip of a devastating drought a

dry land in a dry season without water

without the promise of any isn't there

something we can do to persuade them to

stay Colonel yes

Lieutenant get them

water somehow find them some water

Colonel McKenzie and his fourth Cavalry

had fought hard to make the area safe

for settlers but without water he would

soon be protecting a wasteland one

source of water fed by an underground

river could solve the plight of the

Cattleman but the water was owned by

Edward Bodin and it was to him the

hardpressed Cattleman came his term

spelled

War whitfield's riding

up Whitfield

stay

turning this is the the big one isn't it

Mr

bod the big

one come

in hello Ed

it's been a long time Whitfield what

brings you

here oh me and the other Cattleman from

Twin Forks we're out of water you

representing

them sort of no sense in all of us

coming up here to talk about the same

thing twin

forks riches spreads in the

territory how does it feel coming to one

who hasn't made it

Ed Ed you and I came out here together

20 years

ago I never stood in your way got a

little luck here perhaps until now

you've talked to the others you know my

terms and it is

true even to me and to a man who's who's

been your best friend who introduced you

to your wife aren't you thinking of

yourself right now not the others just

yourself well I'm doing the same thing

thinking of me not

you you switch the words anyway you

please Ed I'm thinking of one thing

water from my

cattle how far are you going to go to

get back what you lost get to your point

Whitfield we need water we'll gladly pay

you a reasonable fee half the head that

waters on my land you don't like my

terms don't waste my time I'll not see

my her die of thirst you don't have to

sell out to

me sell out

well you failed all the way down the

line don't try to cut me off you know

what I mean shutting out the world is

one thing do you think I'd sell out to

you or anybody else I've been here 20

years come December I'll be here another

20 if I have to ride over you and your

men to get to that water is that what

the rest of your group is saying I told

you I represent them you're not meeting

my

terms never and you better get going

this is PR prate

property I'll see you dead before I see

another head of my herd

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drop Swenson's come to

terms make sure your count is heard good

pick the best

heads

turly if anyone tries to get to that

water

anyone you tell them men to

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shoot

lieutenant

Lieutenant did you follow up on this yes

sir effective immediately each man's

water ration is down to 1 and2 pints a

day and one pan per barracks right cut

the man on patrol too yes sir I'll show

in Mr Whitfield yes

sir Mr

Whitfield morning Colonel hello Sam good

of you to come thank you sit

down well

Sam how's your water supply holding up

it isn't we're all

dry what are you going to do about Ed

Bodin I don't know I was in hopes you

could talk some sense into him I saw him

yesterday I'm just another Cattleman who

needs water even you huh he wants half

the herd I told him we'd give him a

reasonable

fee I won't ask him again now wait a

minute Sam you wait a minute Colonel

I've listen to you I've done my bit to

keep the catlan in this area I know you

have Sam I know you have and I

appreciate it that isn't getting water

from my herd now Sam if you break the

law you know what my position has got to

be You' turn on your friends huh you

leave me no choice one shot and I'd have

a range war in my hands and that I'm not

going to have in the meantime I watch my

herd die while Boden has the protection

of the

law no thanks Colonel I've got some

ideas of my own I'm not going to let 20

years slide away just because a man

forgets the meaning of the word friend

now wait a minute Sam I'll go out and

talk to Bod myself right now talk won't

do any good Bodin knows how desperate we

are why we even tried to tap that

underground river which is off of his

property underground

river everybody knows that River Forks

in two directions one feeds his property

the other goes underground east of his

spread we couldn't tap it because it's

covered with

Shale and it's not on his

property underground river

huh Sam

please let me talk to Bodine just this

once before you do

anything all right you got it coming

thank you Sam I'll see you tomorrow

thanks again

Sam

yeah a new explosive called Dynamite

with 50 times the power of black powder

will be delivered to all commands within

30 days his dated July 2nd and it's now

August 9th it hasn't arrived yet it may

be on the next Supply wagon from Fort in

on the 12th can't wait that long

Dynamite may be exactly what I need to

end this

drw

dynamite yeah I saw a demonstration of

it once It's Tricky stuff it should be

at Fort in by now send a buck board to

Fort in forced ride have the men tell

the general there that it's an emergency

I need that Dynamite immediately yes sir

I'll be over at bodin's

Place

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Dynamite

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how do you feel

Ed how should I feel I'm not

sure I don't know what brings you here

Colonel but I'm glad GL it saved me a

ride I want to discuss a little problem

with you Oh I thought you were the only

man in this area that didn't have a

problem well I try to take care of them

before they happen sit

down

uh I'm afraid Whitfield and his group

might try to take the law into their own

hands oh what makes you think that well

the way he talked yesterday afternoon Ed

you know know as well as I do you're

asking for

it colonel you run the law I'll run my

business I'm asking you to change your

terms

Ed now that sounds like a threat Ed

what's gotten into you what is it

letting the settlers use that water of

yours won't cost you a cent it's as

plain as a sun up in the sky it's my

chance to build a cattle Empire and it

might not come

again seems to me we had a drought a few

years back the used your water

then I was a fool but you had friends I

don't need friends

Ed you think building an empire is going

to bring her back now get this into your

head she stayed with you a long time

after you went sour and started hating

everyone for your own failures taking it

out on the settlers now building an

empire that's not going to come close to

bringing her back to you you said enough

McKenzie no I

haven't Ed the settlers in this area are

going to have that war water and within

the confines of the law will you just go

and find that

law I don't have

to Mr whitfield's waiting for you

sir

any luck

NOP come on Colonel now Sam you two have

been friends for 20 years that ended

just now

Sam Sam you go after Bodin I'll be

alongside him

I'd hate to see that then why don't you

go back to your Ranch and wait what for

just to hear those cattle moan for water

Sam you've got a big stake in this area

you break the law and it'll all come

tumbling down around you and if I don't

same thing

happens read

that

so did you see that special uses it can

be put to so what someday they find a

new fangled way to tap water not someday

Sam not someday today I intend to end

this drought with dynamite can you

guarantee it'll work let's wait and

see sorry Colonel my cattle are thirsty

Sam Sam just 24 hours give me your word

you won't do anything for just 24

hours I'll see you l :00 tomorrow

morning

Lieutenant yes sir the man left for fort

in two hours ago get Sergeant wells in

here right away yes

sir you know about the drought situation

it's already caused several settlers to

leave this

area your orders Sergeant are to prevent

any further settlers from leaving the

settlers sir yes Sergeant the settlers

but sir I know Lieutenant I know could

mean my command but I've got to risk it

at least until 11:00 tomorrow morning

well how far do I go sir just as far as

you have to use Raiders wherever

possible Sergeant impress on them the

reasons for these Extreme Measures also

impress on them the the necessity for

these orders being strictly enforced how

many men sir as many as you need I want

all roots of departure sealed

off there's another danger War

a range War if there isn't Water by

11:00 tomorrow morning the Cattleman

will start moving in on

Bodin so I want the bigger ones confined

to their own property the bigger ones

like Sam hfield yes

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sir MacKenzie's Raiders moved quickly to

prevent the settlers from leaving the

area the Cris grew as the Raiders moved

in to protect bodin's water and property

but the Raiders hadn't moved fast enough

to contain the

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Cattleman why all the secrecy Sam the

other's coming yeah they'll be

here it's about water and the way we're

going to get

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it

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once McKenzie had briefed his men on the

new explosive they climbed the mountain

above bodin's property to locate the

Water Source the ranchers of twin forks

would have water or War which they would

choose depended upon McKenzie's ability

to tap the underground river which fed

bodin's

Pond all right men let's start digging

let me know when you hit Shale one of

you start over there 7t intervals here

here here and here let's go it'll take

us a month to hit water with these picks

we don't have to go that far only as far

as the Shale then we'll prepare holes

for the dynamite five explosions ought

to be enough to release the water if it

flows down this way it'll come in well

east of bodin's property what it'll

empty to Sir twin forks I hope couldn't

be a better place all right man keep

digging don't let up till you hit the

shale

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con

Mackenzie Whitfield hasn't been in his

Ranch since he left your office what

about the others I still have the men

checking there's six ranchers missing

besides Whitfield all right have your

Troopers drop everything keep looking

for those men they've got to organize

somewhere get

going but Whitfield gave you 24 hours he

did and he'll keep his word but when the

24 hours are up he'll be ready to

move if that Dynamite was at 40 in our

men ought to be on their way with it by

now I sent our best Riders see if you

can pick them up on the trail bring the

dynamite directly here yes

sir so I gave him my word 24 hours but

Sam even if McKenzie's explosive doesn't

work why do you think bod and hired

turle and those others because there are

men who are paid to use their guns but

if we get Bodin they'll have no argument

with us might not work out that way it

could mean arrange War maybe but it's

not our

choice we've got to do something

ourselves McKenzie has already made it

clear where he

stands either we do it or we sit and

wait for our cattle to die

McKenzie's got very little time

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left

sh this one's ready for Dynamite

whatever gets

here keep

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working

8:00 plenty of time to get into position

in exactly 3 hours and 1 minute we'll

come upon Bodines from the

rear anyone try to stop

us use

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these keep working then

what can I do for you Mr bod I want to

know what you're doing up here not your

property is it this is where my water

comes from I got a right to

know I don't know what you're doing to

this Martin But I'm warning you you got

no right to fool with my water

supply I'm fooling with a mountain you

don't own that do you what are you you

trying to prove

nothing but these people in this area

are going to have water and within the

limits of the law Colonel you're

bluffing there's no way in the world to

get to that water source maybe there is

with the use of a new explosive called

Dynamite

Dynamite never heard of it where is

it it'll be

here well you just go right ahead with

your games I'm not budging an inch I'm

not asking you to but if this works Ed

you're really going to know how it feels

to be alone you'd be much better off

worrying about Whitfield if he comes

this way you're going to have your hands

full protecting

me the others ready

yep tell them to move up slowly

stay on the edge of bodin's property

sure we can surprise him none of us are

looking forward to a gun battle it might

have to be that

way 20

minutes I'll get as close to that house

as I

can Colonel there he is Colonel

Dynamite

midnight

somebody new way to make

rain now it's up to the

inventor light them all at once

ready

go ahead

Turley if you're smart she'll back away

this is between Bodin and

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Me You Better Think Twice

Sam I haven't broken any laws you've

broken more laws than any man I've ever

known I've never

killed that's what you're about to do

what about your wife your bitterness

gnawed away at her until she she had to

take your kid and leave then you started

on yourself until every breathing moment

was filled with

hate now you're trying to spread your

disease throughout the whole area not

caring if your friends go under or or if

people you don't even know die of thirst

and you say you haven't killed why

shouldn't I take advantage nobody ever

helped me you got a gr

you never let anybody

help you were too busy with your spite

of other people's success to to even see

a friend or the woman who loved

you so this is the way we end up killing

you won't hurt the world a

bit you already threw the world

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away

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got water at Twin

FS s

s it's water Sam water it's not on

bodin's

property

I don't know whether it means anything

to you but you saved my

life I guess I owe you a

favor

I guess you do it

that and I think I'd like to collect on

it

too what can I do for you or for anybody

else there's a stage leaving for the

East

tomorrow be on it you've got a wife and

a child back there and I'll bet they're

waiting for

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you I hope

so

on I want to thank you I am came Mighty

close to doing a foolish thing no thanks

necessary s when you're making your

prayers though you might just thank the

Lord that nobody was

killed yeah I

will I guess we don't have to worry

about Bodin anymore well I'm not too

sure he's on his way back to Kansas City

I should imagine he and his family will

be coming back out here and trying to

make a fresh

start I'd like you to give him a break

Sam me give the wait a minute Sam wait a

minute you know you came awfully close

to being a killer

yourself yeah yeah I

did all right Colonel I'll try that's

all I ask thanks again

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Sam

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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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

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Southwest Texas week of June 25th 1876 a

courier a forced ride and news of a

massacre in the Powder River Country of

Montana news which was to have vital

significance for Colonel McKenzie and

his fourth

Cavalry your horse still alive Ed just

about

50 m in 14 hours must be a tough animal

hard as a nut and twice as mean know

what you've been carrying no the

dispatch you just said ride like a

scared Jack Rabbit General kuster and

264 men were wiped out at Little Big

Horn two days ago Little Big

Horn that's Sue

country crazy horses outfit you can be

sure of that not a man was left alive

when General kuster's support

arrived Sir Mr KY is outside said he

must see you very well Sergeant show him

in don't goe Kylie's the Indian agent

out

here Colonel I'm sorry I didn't know you

were busy oh it's all right Mr Kylie

this is Ed giri former Scout now riding

dispatch for us there's something funny

going on out to my place I don't know

what's got into those Indians but

nothing you can put your finger on but

you can feel

it maybe this will explain

it 264 men

massacred but how do my Indians know

Little Big Horn while that's over 900

miles from

here they know that's

impossible what's your opinion Ed I

can't explain it I've seen this kind of

thing happen

before I'd say every engine's walking

just a might bit taller today what are

we going to do act natural for the

moment see what develops I'd suggest Mr

Kylie that you get back to the

reservation your presence there will

help make things seem normal all right

Colonel I'll head right back I'll be in

touch with

you

Sergeant Blackhawks on K's reservation

didn't he that's right and Little Wolf

too that's right they're fighting Chiefs

not agency

Indians this might be just the chance

they've been waiting for

yeah hope you're wrong Ed Sergeant put

this in the order of the day

book All Flags of this command will be

flown at half mast for the period from

June 29th to July

4th in commemoration of the 264 men who

so valiantly gave their lives at the

Little Big Horn June 25th

1876 get that into effect immediately

please Sergeant yes

sir what do you think Ed has our

Blackhawk got it in his heart to try to

become another Crazy

Horse morning June 28th a supervised

Hunting Party from the reservation in

the party Blackhawk who waited patiently

for the right

moment missed well that was your last

shot for the day what a waste of

ammunition whoever figured out this

system sure was no Hunter Blackhawk here

it's your

turn a that last shot scared all the

game away from here come

on

for

our brother crazy horse has put courage

back in our

hearts McKenzie will soon share the fate

of the soldier called

kuster there may not be any trouble

Captain Fitch but I want continuous

Patrols in the vicinity of the

reservation just in case for the next

couple of days what about blackhaw

Colonel I wish I knew about Blackhawk

he's got everything it takes ability

courage hatred the only thing he likes

is

followers with the news who custers

defeat they'll probably come flocking to

him with a squad of Good Men sir I could

ride right through Blackhawk and His Old

kamanchi

Nation could you indeed Captain Fitch

yes sir we'll teach those Savages a

lesson they'll not soon forget you're

new out here captain and you'd have more

respect respect sir for Blackhawk he

stands as the equal of any Cavalry

commander you'll ever see and the

commanche are probably the world's

finest light Cavalry I'd like to see

anybody ride through

them you better get those patrols

organized Squad of Good Men the young

fell stands a pretty good chance of

having his brains parted by a Tommy Hawk

he's new out here he's never been in

Indian Territory before he'll learn do

you think Blackhawk will turn

hostile I wish I

knew I try and find

out oh uh if you would mind to help you

can scout those Foothills for me you

know what to look for get some rest

first

McKenzie rode to the Indian Reservation

unaware that Blackhawk and his Warriors

had already

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struck

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he was out with a hunting detail from

the reservation you know who was with

him Trooper Ellis he's probably I mean

do you know what Indians were in the

party

W oh it's all right Soldier you'll be

all right was it Blackhawk

Soldier where did it

happen

uh slope of the

Wolves

those murdering

Savages

Sergeant order out of Patrol full

fighting gear I'll move out at once yes

sir you're going after Blackhawk that's

right you're no match for

him while the Colonel's gone I'm in

command Mr Gary and I'll decide

Blackhawk will

pay hustle me up a fresh Mount will you

Sergeant a fast one I've got some news I

won't keep right away Mr

Gary

CL of the worlds

ahead

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let's get

him Blackhawk's trap was classic and an

unsuspecting Captain Fitch and his

Patrol pursued the Indian decoys unaware

of their danger young Soldier Chief is

mine

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hey Blackhawk jumped your hunting

details fit is taking a patrol out after

him told me they were overdue where did

it happen slopes of the

Wolves let's get over

there

never had a chance like dropping a cat

into a pit of Bulldogs like hwk decoyed

him up here and then he poured down on

him from both sides yeah good

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figures

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you had courage

Ed but courage without respect for the

command

sheine

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preserve the peace make the territory

safe such were McKenzie's orders from

his commander-in-chief to do so McKenzie

needed the boldest plan of his career a

strategy which risked everything to stop

the Renegade

Blackhawk I think I ought to notify

Washington immediately colonel I share

your concern Mr Kylie after all I should

five of my men dead a six fighting for

his life black Haw in his Cutthroat

still on the loose out there unless he's

caught Colonel I stand a good chance of

losing every able-bodied Indian I've got

on the reservation he will be caught I

promise you that Mr Kylie when and how

why he's more at home out there on those

Hills than the animals Mr

Kylie Blackhawk never surrendered to us

we chased him for years finally he gave

himself up sickness and starvation

accomplished what we never could how on

the earth do you expect to take him now

Crazy Horse holds the answer to that but

I don't understand Crazy Horse is the

war chief of the Sue Blackhawk is the

war chief of the commanche Crazy Horse

wiped out kuster now what would you do

if you wanted to help Crazy Horse and

the whole Indian nation and at the same

time recover some of the Lost commanche

Glory

Sergeant yes sir have B Gary get over

here on the double yes please excuse me

sir I have work to do good day

Colonel Ed tell me

something what do you think is troubling

Blackhawk the most right now you how to

get you dead and after that well he'd

probably enjoy making a bonfire out of

this

fort why don't we give him a chance

what's that

mean I want Blackhawk to think that the

entire fourth Cavalry has been ordered

up north by General crook to uh to help

bottle up Crazy

Horse he'd never believe that he would

if we really left hold on a minute you

mean you'd empty the fort yes with

blackhaw out

there excuse me for saying it colonel

but they'll bust you down to mule tier

if anything goes wrong I know that can

you get word to him I'd like to see you

get three men out of here without him

knowing it I want him to know it before

we leave just so he can keep an eye on

us this better work good

luck

Sergeant the word was passed for the

Raiders if Blackhawk were to be stopped

it would take the best of McKenzie's

command the

Raiders

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Raiders report

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immediately Raider alert immediately

finish that

split with the exception of

ourselves the entire Garrison is leaving

Fort Clark at

dawn if my guess is right Black Hawk

will hit us sometime late tomorrow

afternoon you men have been picked to

stop

him now as you know no kamanche in war

paint has ever been inside Fort Clark

well let's let them in just this once

it's up to you men to see that they

never leave now they'll probably be

wary they'll want to approach the fort

without being seen that means they'll

come on foot good as I see it the key to

fighting the kamanche is to get him off

his

horse any

questions sir do we know Blackhawk's

strength probably no more than 15 or 20

men in spite of the fact that he's been

picking up followers ever since he boled

the reservation why can't we go out

after him sir Corporal we've lost a lot

of men going out after him I thought

this time we'd let him come to

us very well

Sergeant that's all man oh

sergeant Lieutenant Sullivan is about my

build ask him to drop by my quarters

please I've got a uniform that'll fit

him a uniform sir yes if my plans work

out Blackhawk is going to have some

trouble distinguishing between Colonel

McKenzie and Lieutenant

Sullivan that's all

sergeant

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my clothes fit you very well Lieutenant

please take my

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Mount right Northeast to Wellington

don't turn the regiment until

sundown

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I think you can relax sergeant if I know

Blackhawk he won't show up until he's

sure the regiment's really moved

out

less than half hour daylight left

sir it's just possible that Blackhawk

won't Char

sergeant it's

Gary they're out there all right you're

in for a fight if you stay around Ed

that's why I came back all right pick

yourself a spot let him get into the

fort before you

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shoot

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I don't see a thing sir

when you don't see him Sergeant is when

you're looking right at

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him signal the others

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is

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he

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I still and I'll cover

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you

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a

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thanks

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Ed well Colonel I think our little plan

worked out just fine I've got my

reservation in ordered and you still got

a fort very audacious but I'm for

audacity every time I'll mention the

good work you two men have done in my

report to Washington thank you Mr kyly

thank you very much and good day sir

good

day I've never run into a Troopers who

fought the way your boys just have

you've seen a lot of fighting Ed what do

you mean well I counted them lots of

times I know there was only six out

there but seem like 20 yeah they're good

men by the way do you know what the date

is next

Tuesday Tuesday it's the 4th of July a

very important 4th how so 4th of July

1876 that means we've had 100 Years of

Independence I guess it just goes to

show that the first 100 Years of the

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toughest 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 MacKenzie

Raiders as they relive the Blazing pages

of history in the

making

la

from The Archives of the United States

Cavalry the true stories of Colonel Rand

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 November

1875 a Frontier where death waited for

the

unwary time after time McKenzie's

patrols had been left sprawled on the

Earth

victims of the Informer but now Trooper

colon Grimes Informer and deserter could

run no more could not reach the safety

of Apache

country no Matthews not

yet now he's not only a deserter he's a

murderer as well

no I want Grimes aive deploy that's

surrounding come on out Grimes you

haven't got a chance you ain't going to

hang me Colonel you'll have to shoot

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me work around into a position where you

can shoot under those horses try and

spook the

team

all

right tie him

up you are going to hang TR for crimes

Colonel you were right sir there's five

boxes of these in the wagon ammunition

too theft

desertion

murder you'll hang Trooper Grimes I

promise you you'll

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hang

come

in the Earthly possessions of private

Matthews

sir 8 years of soldiering

Sergeant I was just trying to finish a

letter to his

wife when you're finished explain it to

me sir explain what sir

Sergeant well it's one thing to lose

your life fighting Indians and renegades

but to lose it this way I

know Trooper Matthews lost his life in

the worst possible way to a companion in

arms who turn deserter traitor there

should be something worse than hanging

for Grimes to

face maybe there is Sergeant maybe there

is as lieutenant man talked to Grimes

yet yes sir and from what I hear he's

not too happy about having to defend him

at the court Marshal I can't say that I

blame him has Grimes admitted where he

was taking those

weapons nothing except that you won't

hang

him W he may lose a little of that

arrogance when he faces the court

Marshal and he'll lose a might more when

he faces the

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Gallas

anytime they send me after a deserter

he'll be brought back slung over his

saddle well don't think the colonel

wouldn't have liked it better that way

as far as D is

concerned one reason I'm glad I'm no

officer that rule book keeps getting in

the way Stanfield remember the time in

71 when Santana raided over on the Red

River do I seem like the kws were backed

up clear to the Oklahoma territory Ryan

didn't you lose a brother in that

campaign that's just what I'm getting at

on account of one yellow back scissor

Bell jod and four others got killed did

you ever catch him I caught him that was

one deserter who never became a

settler something the colonel said this

thing about Brandon a deserter that's

his corpse they ought to Brand no it's a

mighty fearful thing to look where you

expect to see another Soldier and

instead there a doesen Indians hope I

never live to see that chances are if

you do you won't for long think about

Grimes on top of everything he stole

those

rifles wonder who was going to sell him

to around here had his way we'd never

known that's for positive sure could be

the colonel knew what he was doing

taking him

alive

T Mr Colin

Grimes you have been found guilty by a

duly authorized Court Marshal of three

counts any one of which warrants the

sentence of

death it is now my my responsibility to

impose sentence as commanding officer of

this fort on this day sentenc to be

carried out within the confines of this

fort between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and

8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning I hereby

condemn you to hang by the neck until

you are

dead and may God have mercy on your

soul take him away

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he what he escaped sir how he made it

look like he hanged himself and the

guard went in to cut him

down how aren't you and for Troopers

ready to leave in 10 minutes the last

time we caught him he was headed toward

the Border I assume he'll go the same

way this time I understand sir myself

and four men get

going

for

for

you alone old

man nobody be enough to live way

out of here but me stole some of your

grub in this coat you aim to do

something about it well I ain't that

Cooney besides the coat and partners

thought you said you were alone

he's dead the patches jump

him did you ever seen anybody Jump by

patches once or twice it ain't pretty it

ain't pretty you got to be careful what

you're doing in this country the patch

is liable to jump on from no

hor you traveling alone you sure can't

whistle down wind my mind is only three

kind of man that be traveling in the

country like this alone and that's a

prospector a

fool somebody that's on the

prod and you're on the

prod and you be careful old

man

uhhuh uhhuh I

noted Soder

huh they're after

you what' you do steal

something maybe kill

somebody

old man you just lost well no it ain't

no do on my part her because I after

you you didn't give no thought to my nor

you wouldn't be thinking of going to

Fort Clark now would you well like I

said it's none of my business not even

for the $20 reward or didn't you know

they gave Rewards well how do I know

such a thing go on take the coat take

the grub take anything I can't do you no

harm you sure

can

let let the horses breathe a

minute we've made good time Colonel I

just hope we're on the right Trail he's

not far

ahead you think we can catch him before

he gets to the river I don't know but I

intend to catch him I made him a promise

and I'm going to keep

it

for

for

Cavalry and

signia let's go I'm B the way

across the

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re away away

away cross the

real

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Grandy move mu move

Arab

he's cutting for the river I'll bet on

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it

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on

the morning of November 14th

1875 for 10 hours Colonel McKenzie and

his Raiders had followed the trail of

the Renegade Trooper now deep in Mexico

their Quarry still eluding them they

doggedly continued on he's heading right

into kyero Apache country de bito he

certainly seems to know where he's

going no man in his right mind would go

in deo's territory not alone unless he

thought he was

safe only a man that had something that

Cutthroat wanted then he couldn't be

sure that he wouldn't steal it from him

and take his scalp in the bargain how

about those five cases of repeater

rifles locked up at Fort Clark mean gam

stole them for

deblo but like you say they're locked up

at the Fort maybe Grimes thinks he can

get him out how well he's leaving a

trail any green Trooper could trace he

knows I'm in Mexico illegally he knows

I'm following him that information alone

could be worth quite a ransom or a

blackmail M

up M

up

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deito is my

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friend you take me to a he'll want to

see me it's important

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Sergeant we'll go on from here on foot

we'll make less noise that way leave one

of the men here with the horses although

if my hunch is right our presence here

won't be much of a surprise to

diablito nevertheless have all the men

carry knives let's hope we see them

before they see us we'll move as soon as

you're ready Swanson you stay here with

the

hor even if it does not work it will

give me pleasure there been some time

since we were entertained by the white

eyes well it'll work dear bito that's

why I come this way when I seen Mckenzie

was following me you must truly hate

these men I like gold no I couldn't

bring you them rifles but this way

you'll get them and I'll get what I want

too perhaps you will get

killed well after you capture McKenzie

you're going to need me to go to Fort

Clark for them rifles I mean killed by

the soldiers and tell me how can you go

back to the Fort well not the soldiers

there arrest you oh not when they know

I'm the one that can deliver McKenzie to

them you mean McKenzie's body

yeah I mean his

body

for

now all we got to do is wait Kenzie will

follow my tracks right into the

ambush

a

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it's all right sir it's just an arm

wound here get some

cover

you sure the Alito is dead but where's

Grimes don't take a chance sir kill him

no I said I was going to take him

alive where's gred he's behind that

bowler sir he quit firing yeah maybe

he's out of ammunition or perhaps his

weapons

jammed cover

me

sir

Grimes

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you can't take me back how you going to

explain catching me in Mexico they'll

break you McKenzie what's he talking

about Colonel seemed to me he said

something about being in Mexico Mexico

while we're in the guadaloop is in the

middle of Texas I think his mind's going

he probably ran so hard he forgot which

way he was going let's get back to the

Fort Sergeant M up you got a date with a

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rope

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thank you for coming by chaplain I'm

glad it's all over you leave me so am I

it's all over for

Grimes it's all over for Trooper

Matthews and if deblo had gotten those

weapons it would have been all over for

a lot of other people Colonel I'm not

questioning your orders I know you're

not it's just the

an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth

wait a minute you can't understand

unless you complete the quotation an eye

for an eye a tooth for a tooth vengeance

is mine I will repay sayeth the Lord I

understand and I

accept but I don't have to like

it yours isn't an easy

job sometimes it

isn't

believe me chaplain sometimes it

isn't good night

Reynold good night

chaplain thanks

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again 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

la