This episode is from 1949, and there weren't many TV sets in the country at that time. Many families wouldn't get TV sets for another 15 years or so.
In this episode, what seemed to be a common problem in the Old West reared its ugly head .... where a new railroad line would come into a town.
However, first there is the little problem of poisoned water holes, and it's setting two friendly ranchers against each other. One has hired the Lone Ranger to solve he mystery, and he and Tonto immediately come under fire from a man in on the scheme.
A wealthy man in town wants to force one of the ranchers to sell, and the Lone Ranger helps him play a trick on the "bad guy" to figure out the whole plot.
In this episode, what seemed to be a common problem in the Old West reared its ugly head .... where a new railroad line would come into a town.
However, first there is the little problem of poisoned water holes, and it's setting two friendly ranchers against each other. One has hired the Lone Ranger to solve he mystery, and he and Tonto immediately come under fire from a man in on the scheme.
A wealthy man in town wants to force one of the ranchers to sell, and the Lone Ranger helps him play a trick on the "bad guy" to figure out the whole plot.