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THE STORY OF THE FIFTH CAVALRY

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Outnumbered!...

at "The Battle of

Echo Canyon"



The call to Boots and Saddles . means trouble on the frontier

and "Shank" Adams'troopers . .

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must ride to stamp it out.

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BOOTSSADDLES

BATTLE OFECHO CANYON

Ever alert, the swift covins cavalrys becomes the furthermost defender> of law amd order aloms the"7 expanding, hostile frontier..

HOW ABOUT THAT.' THEY'VE \AKO WE'LL NEVER

TURNED TAIL LIKE A BUNCH OF JtRAIL THEM DOWNscared jackrabsi75/ ./with ouskcomins

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\ND AS THE CAVALRYMEN MAKE CAMF. .

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THE WHOLE THING STILL DOESN'T MAKESENSE.' WE KNOW THAT DAGGARTANDHISGANG WAYLAID A MEXICAN WASONTRAIN LAST MONTH AND STOLE A SHIPMENTOF SILVER, AND VET HE CONTINUES TO

OPERATE IN THIS AREA;



I'M JUST AS ANXI0U5 AS ALLOFYOU TO SET THAT SILVER OUT, ONLY

WITH THE CAVALRY FATROLL1MS

THE AREA, IT'S SCIN6

TO TAKE SOME TH.'NKIMS.' JMAY8ETHEN,

YOU HAVEA PLAN

I'LL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING,

BUT FIRST I WANT MANUEL]

TO ROUND UP AS MANY MEN /AS HE CAN.' SETTHEM HEflE BEFORE

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SUNUP.' y GO ATONCE/

ours later,as dawn tinges

the western sky...OUR TIMING, SHE 15 VERY SOOD, SENOR

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DASSART/ THE CAVALRY 8REAK CAMPCOME THIS WAY-'

~] Suddenly, without warning...

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M&ANWHILE, *STHE BATTLES RA6ESOH..



Shortly afterwards, in echo canyon.. BUT ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE S6HJND..

fwBLL, PAGSART;

it worked; hereL WE ARE.' .

Y/and the cave where \1/ we hid the silver is just

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DAVIS 15 PAST N.50AM I, SIR/ ^DUE, SERGEANT.' I'M) AND THERE'S

SETTING V/ORRIED/ySOMETHINS ELSE!DAGGART WASN'T

iii WITH THAT BUNCH WE\ H CHASED off; somehow

V IT LOOKS FISHY/

r SIVE THE ORDER "RD MOUNT/ \WE'LL FOLLOW DAVIS' TRAIL AND]SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND/



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The following,,

day, - - x ,T ms A S00D' PIECE OF WORK ALLAROUND, CAPTAIN.

NOT ONLY WILL OURMEXICAN FRIENDS 8EPLEASED WITH THE RE-

TURN OF THEIR SILVER,

BUT I'VE RECEIVED

WORD THAT THE AMBUSH-ERS WHO PLOTTED WITH

DASSART WERE CAP-TURED AS THEY

CROSSED THE



SADDLETHEGOOD

SOLDIER



JftEAtmm.ElTO THE NORTH OF FORT LOWELL

IT SHOULD BECOMING \GET TH09E TORCHESTHROUGH PRETTY SOON, I BUSY LIKE I TOLD-jOU.

MO/ WHAT'S OUR J'SEE THAT YOU SET ANEXT MOVE? f GOOD BLAZE GOING/

piFTEEN MINUTES LATER, AS THE WESTBOUND— SPECIAL ROUNDS A BEND...



The following night; when the detail returns.



I'LL HAVE NO PART OF YOUR DlflTY BUT WE'REDEALS.' I TOLD VOL) LONSASO I'D J BROTHERS,'

HAVE NO PART OF YOUR LIFE.' _-/ I'VE COMEWHATEVER MADE YOU TMIMK ) * LO^5 WAY.

I'D CHANGE MY AMND?



I WAS RIGHT.

WE DO MAKE. GREAT TEAM/



SADDLES

DO iVE PURSUE } NO, CORPORAL! OUR ORDERS

THEM,

SIR? J

WEffETO RETURN TO THE FORTAS SOON AS POSSIBLE.' WE'LL

RlDE_ON IMMEDIATELY/

THERE'S STILL ONETHING \l KNOW, SER-

I CAN'T FISURE OUTCAPTAIN.'

1 SEANT.' THAT'STHOSE INDIANS WERE ARAVAIPA JWW I'M WORRIED/

INDIANS! THE LEAST WAR- S IT COUtO MEANLIKE OF ALL THE TRIBES/ j TROUBLE-SWKK/S

TROUBLE/



...AND THAT'S ABOUTALL OF JT, SIR.' FORTUN-

ATELY, NONE OF OURMEN WERE HURT.'

V^I'M SLAD Or THAT,

BUT THIS HUNCHOP YOURS, CAPTAIN.'

YOU REALLY BELIEVE

THAT MERCER WAS

MERCER WAS A SAD SOLDIER, ATHIEF, AND HE DESERVED HIS DIS-

HONORABLE DISCHARGE ALONS WITH

HIS PRISON SENTENCE ATLABOR... BUT REMEMSER,HE DID

THREATEN REVENGE,'

AND HIS

I SENTENCE'WAS UPTHfS

MONTH.



AND SO WHITE CAPTAIN ) I W'i-L MEET My

WOULD HAVE BiS TALK TO -^WHlTE SROThER

BRIMS PEACE ASAIN SETWEEN^AS HE W'iShES.'

YOUR PEOPLE AND HIS PEOPLE.' Jl WILL COMEALONE, AS PROOF

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SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, AT SNAKE PASS.



SOON THE MUFFLED POUND OF HOOFBBATS

FILL THE AIR..



^S NISH7THEY'RE WORKING THEMSELVES

INTO A STATE ALL RISHT.' A FEW

MORE HOURS OFTHfSANQTHEY'LL

[_ TEAR LOOSE LIKE A 5P00KED-

\-, UP HERD/



YOU MEM KNOWWHAT TO DO! I'LLWKECARE OF TMINSS HERE.'



^UE SHADOWS WEAVE AMD SHIFT, BUT THEN..

I'VE SEEM ALL KJNOS, MERCER, N/ THAT'SBUT YOU'RE THE LOWEST OF THEM A RIGHT, ADAMS,"

ALL.' YOU'D START A WAR, HAVE AND I'LLINNOCENT PEOPLE KILLED, JUST TO / HAVE MYSATISFV -/OUR PERSONAL GRIPE-- X WAY VET/



WARRIORS ON HORSEBACK

WILD HERDS OF MUSTANGS.DESCENDANTS OF HORSESBROUGHT TO MEXICO BY I6TH CENTURY 5PANISH CON-

QUI STADORES, WERE FIRST CAPTURED AND TRAINED

BY THE APACHE INDIANS.

BY COMPARISON.THE CAVALRY HORSE WAS MUCH HEAVIER

THAN THE INDIAN PONY. BRED FROM HUNTER STOCK.THIS

MAGNIFICENT HORSE WON FAME FOR ITS GREAT STRENGTH

AND REMARKABLE ENDURANCE.

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INDIAN PONIES WERE RACED OFTEN TO DEVELOP STAMINA,

AND IN BATTLE THEY WERE GUIDED BY THE PRESSURE OF

LEGS AND FEET, LEAVING THE RIDERS' HANDS FREE.

BUT THE CAVALRYMAN WAS A SKILLED HORSEMAN, AND

LIKE THE EARLY BUFFALO HUNTER HE COULD FIRE AS

ACCURATELY FROM THE SADDLE AS ON FOOT.

SKILLED INDIAN RIDERS DEVELOPED THE TRICK OF HANGING THE BITTERLY FOUGHT INDIAN WARS ENDED FINALLY WITH

TO ONE SIDE OF THEIR HORSE, WHILE SHOOTING THEIR THE CAVALRY VICTORIOUS.BUT THE PRICE WAS HIGH. IN

RIFLE'FROM A POSITION UNDER THE PONY'S NECK TEN YEARS OF FIGHTING,THOUSANDS OF LIVES WERE LOST

OH BOTH SIDES AND THE COST TOTALED OVER 40 MILLION

DOLLARS.



PRESENTS _ '

DON'T GET HURT BE SMART-PLAY SAFE

NEVER play around construction wobroken glass, fire, or rocks.

NEVER ploy in a street or road.

NEVER run between parked ears.

NEVER run with sharp objects in hand.

NEVER chase a ball into the street.

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ALWAYS play in a playground, backyard,or other approved play area.

ALWAYS clear away broken gloss, rocksnd other dangerous things before playing.

ALWAYS hold on with both hands whenclimbing.

ALWAYS tivoid strange dogs.

here's another smart idea...

Here's a swell-tasting treat that really lasts . . .

Juicy Fruit Gum. Chewing il helps

keep your teeth clean, too. Ask your Mom

to bring some home. q\$VV^-

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