The Lone Ranger Fights On
As the second episode begins, we see that The Lone Ranger is hanging on the edge of a cliff while attempting to reach Collins. Collins has a rock raised over his head ready to throw it down and crush the ranger when he loses his balance and falls to his death on the canyon floor.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto climb back down off the cliff and make plans to find a horse for the ranger to ride. They talk about a valley where wild horses run and start to make their way there.
As the ranger and Tonto arrive at the valley, they see a beautiful silver stallion laying on the ground, about to be killed by a mad buffalo. The Lone Ranger takes aim, fires and kills the buffalo. Walking up to the injured horse, The Lone Ranger tells Tonto how beautiful it is and he wants to nurse it back to health.
Time goes by and the horse is up and running around. "It's a magnificent animal" the ranger tells Tonto. "It reflects like Silver from the sun" Tonto says. "Silver" says the ranger, "that's what we'll call him. Silver. Here Silver, come here big fellow." The horse starts to run away but there's something in The Lone Ranger's voice that draws him back and to the rangers side. The Lone Ranger then begins the training process and soon, he's riding Silver while Tonto rides his horse, Scout.
After this has been accomplished, the ranger tells Tonto it's time to see an old friend of his named Jim Blaine who knows about a silver mine that the Reid brothers owned and operated.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto ride up to the ranch where Jim is living, only to see Butch Cavendish lurking in a bush, shoot down a judge that is visiting the friend of the rangers. Jim turns and fires at Cavendish, knocking the gun out of his hand and wounding him in the shoulder. Meanwhile, another Cavendish gang member, comes around from behind Jim and knocks him out. The two outlaws flee as The Lone Ranger and Tonto ride up to the ranch.
Talking with Jim, the ranger discovers that the Cavendish gang has plans to take over the nearby town of Colby. Many of the town leaders have been killed and replaced by men loyal to Cavendish.
The ranger, Tonto and Jim ride to the old silver mine. There The Lone Ranger asks Jim to work the mine for him so he and Tonto will have spending money and then asks Jim for something unusual. "Jim, I want you to make me silver bullets" the ranger says. "Silver?" Jim asks. "Why in the world would you want silver bullets?" The ranger explains that the silver bullets will be a symbol of justice. "Say, that's a great idea" Jim says. "I can make them right here in this mine."
The ranger then asks Tonto to ride into town and tell the sheriff what happened. Tonto goes into town and brings the Sheriff back. Jim, The Lone Ranger and Tonto explain what happened to the sheriff. They agree to work together to capture the gang.
The Lone Ranger sends Tonto back to town to bring the sheriff's assistant. While in town, Tonto sees two deputies sitting on the sidewalk in front of the sheriff's office. They tell Tonto they don't believe him and warn him to get out of town. What Tonto doesn't know is that the two men he has just talked with are secretly Cavendish gang members.
The Lone Ranger and the sheriff team up to find the Cavendish gang hideout. They follow the trail left by the outlaws when they ran from Jim Blaine's house after the shooting of the judge.
The ranger and sheriff come upon some wheel tracks. The sheriff tells The Lone Ranger that they belong to the buggy owned by the town doctor. The Lone Ranger and the sheriff don't know that the Cavendish gang has kidnapped the doctor and forced him to attend to Cavendish's wounds.
Soon, The Lone Ranger and sheriff spot the Cavendish hideout and see the doctor treating Cavendish. The outlaw leader is boasting about all the killing he has done and now he wants the doctor to join the gang and be around to mend them when they're hurt.
While listening to all this, the sheriff's horse suddenly makes a noise and Cavendish sends some of his men to investigate. The Lone Ranger and sheriff are ready when the outlaw gang members walk by and a fight ensues. The Lone Ranger and sheriff gain the upper hand and prepare to march the men back to camp.
Not hearing anything from his men, Cavendish orders the doctor to find out what happened. As soon as the doctor starts to leave, The Lone Ranger comes around from behind Cavendish and shoots the gun from Cavendish's hand.
Leaving the sheriff and town doctor to guard the outlaws, The Lone Ranger walks over to Silver and suddenly hears the sound of approaching riders. It's other members of the Cavendish gang returning to the camp. The ranger tells Silver that they've got to help the sheriff and the town doctor. He climbs onto Silver and, for the first time, we hear those famous words "Hi-Yo Silver Away!"
