Mustang Mag's Cattle Drive

Originally Aired: March 22, 1939 The Lone Ranger #960, "Mustang Mag's Cattle Drive," brings the masked rider and Tonto to investigate suspicious activity surrounding a crucial cattle shipment. Mustang Mag, the tough-minded owner of the Lazy J Ranch, has arranged to share a cattle train with her rival Mort Morton, a ruthless rancher recently acquitted of murder charges. Despite warnings from her visitor Betsy Jane and her foreman Missouri, Mag believes Morton has finally buried the hatchet. However, reports that Morton is hiring an unusual number of gunfighters rather than experienced cowhands suggest otherwise. The Lone Ranger and Tonto split up to investigate, with the masked rider riding to Morton's ranch in disguise seeking employment while Tonto heads to warn Mustang Mag. The stakes are high for Mag, who must get her cattle through the narrow Grant Pass to the railroad spur by the fifteenth or face financial ruin. With Morton's hired guns gathering and only one route to market, the stage is set for a dangerous confrontation that will determine whether Mag can complete her cattle drive or fall victim to Morton's schemes.