Jim Murdock S Mine

Originally Aired: March 7, 1938The Lone Ranger #797, "Jim Murdock S Mine,"Jim Murdock has grown wealthy from his gold mine, but his fortune is built on a lie. Years ago, he and his partner Abe Jenkins agreed to split their claim, each working their section independently. Murdock's half produced riches while Jenkins' yielded nothing, leaving Jenkins' family desperate and starving. What Jenkins doesn't know is that Murdock deliberately schemed to take the valuable land for himself. When Jenkins arrives at Murdock's canyon-side home demanding food and blankets at gunpoint, Murdock surprisingly cooperates. But his conspirator Barney Holden has darker plans to eliminate Jenkins permanently and protect their secret.After Jenkins leaves with provisions for his suffering family, Holden rushes to town with shocking news: Murdock's home shows signs of a violent struggle, a window is smashed, and Murdock has vanished near the edge of Grant's Canyon. The sheriff quickly focuses suspicion on Jenkins, the desperate man everyone heard threatening Murdock. As a posse prepares to arrest Jenkins for robbery and murder, the masked rider and his faithful companion Tonto must uncover the truth behind this elaborate frame-up before an innocent man pays for Murdock's crimes.