Arizona Pete Jumps A Claim

Originally Aired: December 5, 1938The Lone Ranger #914, "Arizona Pete Jumps A Claim," opens with aging prospector Ezra Holton returning home from the assay office after dropping off his latest ore sample. As he regales his skeptical wife Millie with tales of the Lone Ranger's heroics—including how the masked man recently rescued a widow from the notorious outlaw Arizona Pete and his gang—Millie dismisses the stories as fairy tales. Ezra remains hopeful that his newest claim, located nine miles north of town, might finally yield the gold strike that has eluded him for years. The new assayer didn't immediately dismiss his samples as worthless, giving Ezra renewed hope despite Millie's doubts.Meanwhile, a sinister plot unfolds at the assay office that evening. Arizona Pete, now going by the alias "Scrubs" to avoid detection by the sheriff, meets secretly with Logan, the new assayer. Their whispered conversation suggests a scheme involving ore samples and jumped claims, putting honest prospectors like Ezra directly in the crosshairs of Pete's criminal operation. The stage is set for the Lone Ranger to once again confront the dangerous outlaw.