Crack Western #63

Arizona Ames, wandering champion of the underdog, finds himself caught between two railroad companies locked in a desperate race through Needle Pass—the only route through the foothills that can make or break the silver mines beyond. When he discovers that ruthless Mike Bates will stop at nothing, including sabotage and hired violence, to seize control of the line, Arizona throws his lot in with Kathy Dale and her struggling crew to stand against a mounting tide of dirty tricks. The stage is set for a raw frontier showdown where steel nerves and quick action become the only currency that matters.

After the Civil War, former captain Tom Lance arrives at Dead Canyon with a dream—to establish a newspaper and champion justice on the frontier. When he rescues an old rancher and his granddaughter from the brutal Bat Ellery and his hired guns, Lance finds his cause: the Dead Canyon Times, dedicated to exposing the range bully's reign of terror. Now Ellery has declared war on the editor, and Lance must decide whether his pen—and his courage—are weapons enough against a gunslinger who's killed men in cold blood.

Frontier Marshal Bob Allen races to the Golden Ghost Mine to stop Lute Butler's ruthless campaign of sabotage—the villain's determined to bankrupt Mr. Simms and his crew so he can claim the newly reopened mine for himself. When Allen confronts Butler in Goldville, a clever trap leaves the marshal in desperate peril, and only quick thinking might save him as Butler's final scheme threatens to destroy everything the miners have worked for. With the flume finally complete and gold flowing, Allen must find a way out of the darkness before Butler strikes his killing blow.