Rawhide — Season 3

Sept 1960

Favor and a calvary detachment lead by Sargeant Matson swear if they did not know better would think they were under attack from a military unit.

Oct 1960

Favor gets knocked off his horse and knocked out. He wakes to Aztec Indian who has traveled 1500 miles to find a princess.

Oct 1960

An ailing Favor asks John Cord to take over the herd. He heads them to Dragoon Crossing where the Bates boys demanded tribute when he brought his herd through.

Nov 1960

Jeff Barkley catches a stranger in the camp, a boy of about twelve. He wings Jeff. They track the boys footprints. Seven or eight men tried to steal the ramuda. Favor finds the boy. He was traveling with some horsetraders led by Nick Mesa. Favor takes the boy back to Mesa. He doesn't want the boy back. Joey Gardner is looking for his Pa.

Nov 1960

Mrs. Bradley pulls a gun on Victor Laurier and wants to know where her husband is. She knows he isn't dead. Victor was in charge of a POW camp. At the end of the war Victor says he sent 27 union soldiers and three guards, one his son east, but they never reached their destination. Mrs. Bradley got a letter from her husband four years after he was supposed to have died.

Nov 1960

Ralph Bartlet asks Favor to return $250 to a stage line he held up and to check on his first love.

Dec 1960

Wish finds an indian left to die in a cave, and rescues him.

Dec 19601h

The Poco Tiempo bank has been. Rowdy and Quince are suspects and are taken to two nuns to be identified. They say they are not the men. Two desperadoes are holding Father Sebastian until the nuns deliver the money to Blainesville.

Dec 1960

Harkness Musgrove's III mother is coming to take him home. Mushy asks to be a drover. Favor says yes. Mom's stage gets held up. Mom slaps the bandana off one of the highwaymen. Another stage chases them off. Vince says they'll have to kill her.

Jan 1961

Rowdy chases after a buffalo soldier who has killed another soldier and has taken off on his horse.

Jan 1961

Ben Foley resorts to murder to hide the fact the cattle he is selling to Favor are diseased. Frank Pierce accidentily shot Ben's wife years ago.

Jan 1961

There's a new drover who has just spent five years in an army hospital and is addicted to morphine.

Feb 1961

The drive has reached Sedalia but there is a bank scare and no buyers. Favor must deal with bitter Emma Caldwell to graze the herd.

Feb 1961

The drovers celebrate the end of the drive. Rowdy is mistaken for another man.

Feb 1961

Favor returns to Philadelphia to see his two daughters. Another passenger is Ogala, Chief of the Pawnee. He is going to be in a wild west show.

Feb 1961

The men are gathering for the next drive. A stray horse is tied up. Favor is arrested for horse stealing. The sheriff's wife is having an affair, with Cronin who reported the horse stolen.

Mar 1961

Jubal Wade has 1600 head on this drive and demands to be trail boss and says he'll keep Favor's crew if he stays on as ramrod.

Mar 1961

Frank Miller is a herd cutter getting on in years with a nineteen year old son. Quince chases a rustler off, but is arrested himself.

Mar 1961

Dan Fletcher returns to his Ma and brother,Cal, whose home just burned. Cal thinks Frank Travis is trying to run them off. Frank's daughter Flora has had Cal courting her for a year, but she likes Danny.

Mar 1961

Ruthann Harper and Richard Goffage are taking 200 head of cattle to Australia. Ruthann has a questionable past.

Mar 1961

Paul Evans is confined to a wheelchair. His wife is preparing to run away with Paul's brother. Pete gets stuck in the middle.

Apr 19611h

Favor and Rowdy come upon a ballet in the middle of nowhere. A search for a pass and water leads to villians looking for gold.

Apr 19611h

Jayhawkers try to charge Favor for water and a toll to cross the river, on indian territory. Captain Brian Donohoe follows the orders of Judge Brady. Mary, the judges daughter is married to Brian and doesn't like it.

Apr 19611h

Billy Manson, his mom and sister Laurie are on the way to meet their aunt, who is to take them back east. Two bounty hunters shadow them, hoping to find Clete their wanted father.

May 1961

Rowdy is handcuffed to a deputy that says he has to warn Camp Henly. The deputy is shot and Rowdy is arrested for murder.

May 19611h

Partners of Thad Clemens are holding Favor's herd until they're paid the $15,000 that Thad swindled them out of. Baxter Springs Cattleman's Association will not help Favor.

May 19611h

Pete and Rowdy are captured by the Kiowa. Two other indians want to accompany the herd to Black Pass.

May 1961

Sky Blackstorm sends a message to the River City sheriff with Mushy. He's coming tomorrow at sun up for his son Danny.

Jun 19611h

Judge Akins tells Favor he has 750 head of Mrs. North cattle. Lewis, Mrs. North lawyer says the cattle that Wesley Adams turned over to Favor, were Mrs. North's and were to be delivered to the army.

Jun 1961

Sidney Proctor, along with Joe Stapp, are robbing his father's bank as a joke. The night watchman, Simpson, wakes up. Joe clunks him. Sid thinks they're bringing the money back in three days.