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Death Valley Days Season 6 Episodes
Season 6 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 1957 - 1958
Episode 1
Gold Rush in Reverse
Mon, Sep 30, 195725 mins
After gold is discovered in California, Lt. Beale endeavors to be the first to make it back east with a sample of the precious mineral. His travels involve escaping Mexican bandits.
Episode 2
Camel Train
Tue, Oct 1, 195725 mins
Edward Beale is in charge of an unusual experiment of the US Army before the Civil War. Camels are imported to travel the vast distances of the desert southwest while the men must learn of animal's behavior and capabilities.
Episode 3
California's First Schoolmarm
Sat, Oct 12, 195725 mins
Among the first American settlers to California, Olive and Vicki organize a school when the men leave to fight Mexico. Without supplies the women improvise with charcoal and other daily items near the Santa Clara mission.
Episode 4
Arsenic Springs
Mon, Oct 14, 195725 mins
Bank manager Dan Crosby is accused of a gold theft and is almost lynched. But his girl Mary breaks him out from jail and Dan is able to get a confession from the real culprit by using the proximity of arsenic water to a thirsty man.
Episode 5
Fifty Years a Mystery
Wed, Oct 30, 195725 mins
Charlie Bates is a watchman in the mining town of Bodie and believes he has second sight. When a stagecoach robbery happens to miles away he's able to recount specific details. Many years later wife Edith provides the solution.
Episode 6
Fifteen Paces to Fame
Thu, Nov 7, 195725 mins
The days of Mark Twain as a newspaper editor in the Comstock mining area are portrayed. Highlighted are his reluctant involvement in a duel and how his friends help him out, setting him out on his fame as a humorist plus world renowned writer.
Episode 7
The Calico Dog
Fri, Nov 29, 195725 mins
Brothers John and Dave Chapman share a faithful dog Colonel but when Dave leaves Calico to work in Bismarck, their pet decides to travel between the towns. Soon he's used to transport mail, increasing the jealousy of Dave's girl Nancy.
Episode 8
Rough and Ready
Sat, Dec 7, 195725 mins
During the administration of president Zachary Taylor, the United States levied a tax on the mines in California. Outraged by this tax, and feeling it amounts to taxation without representation, miners in the small town of Rough and Ready, California, led by a prominent businessman named Bundage, decide to secede from the union and create the Republic of Rough and Ready with Bundage as president. The fact that 'absolute power corrupts absolutely' quickly becomes evident as Bundage becomes a dictator.
Episode 9
The Last Bad Man
Mon, Dec 9, 195725 mins
Tiburcio Vasquez, fueled by intense dislike of Americanos, enters a bloody life of crime in 1870's California.
Episode 10
The Greatest Scout of All
Thu, Jan 2, 195825 mins
Frank Grouard, a mixed race man, finds himself between the Indian life and the white man's culture. He eventually becomes a highly regarded scout for the army, sent on the toughest of assignments.
Episode 11
Empire of Youth
Mon, Jan 13, 195825 mins
Kentuckian William Coleman heads to California in 1849 to try his luck during the gold rush. But he soon discovers his talents lie elsewhere and makes several fortunes farming and mining borax. He also cleans up San Francisco as a vigilante.
Episode 12
Wheel of Fortune
Thu, Jan 23, 195825 mins
The mining town of Camptonville, California is home to millwright Lester Pelton in the 1870's. With the aid of the Groves family sewing machine Lester devises a way to use hydraulic energy to revolutionize mining.
Episode 13
Man on the Run
Thu, Jan 30, 195825 mins
Billy Benson believes in the easy life and it doesn't involve marrying Annie Parker who would like that to happen. He relocates to Greenwater where as a bad typesetter he accidentally insults the good citizens. Annie must rescue him from his troubles.
Episode 14
Birth of a Boom
Fri, Jan 31, 195825 mins
Mining has disappeared in 1900 Nevada but men like Jim Butler keep looking. He locates a major find in Tonopah, making his partners Johnny, Tasker and himself rich. But keeping claim jumpers at bay may need expert help like Wyatt Earp.
Episode 15
Yankee Pirate
Thu, Feb 13, 195825 mins
The Mexican ranchers of early 19th century California are set upon by notorious pirate Bouchard. The Ortega family fights back, capturing a shanghaied sailor Joe Chapman. A hard worker, he soon falls in love with the lovely Lupe Ortega.
Episode 16
Ten in Texas
Fri, Feb 14, 195825 mins
Colonel Campbell and his associate Blocker found the XIT ranch, one of the largest in Texas. But they are confounded by cattle rustlers like Johnny Santos and their inability to prove he's changing brands. A trial helps resolve the issue.
Episode 17
Auto Intoxication
Fri, Feb 28, 195825 mins
Tildy and Porphyry Smith struggle living in the Mojave Desert. After years they sell a claim and Por heads to LA to bring the 1st car to the region. But he's been sold a hearse, leaving his neighbors laughing until they need help during a flood.
Episode 18
Two-Gun Nan
Thu, Feb 27, 195825 mins
The story of Two-Gun Nan, a woman who rode her thoroughbred horse, Lady, across North America and the trials & tribulations she faced during her journey. She started from Sacramento, CA and ended in New York City. She was also a trick-shooting cowgirl with the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show.
Episode 19
Cockeyed Charlie Parkhurst
Thu, Mar 13, 195825 mins
Charlie Parkhurst escapes a poorhouse, apprentices to a livery and becomes a horse expert. Hired by Wells Fargo in California, Charlie is one their most trusted drivers for decades. But a surprising secret is revealed in death.
Episode 20
The Great Amulet
Fri, Mar 14, 195825 mins
Bob Stevenson meets Fanny Osbourne, mother of two, while convalescing in France. They grow closer, marry and move to California for his health. Stories he created to entertain the children will be classics as written by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Episode 21
The Telescope Eye
Fri, Mar 21, 195825 mins
Deputy sheriff Wall Kennedy is better known for spinning tales then solving crimes. When John is arrested for a knife murder at a party his girl Holly stands by him. Wall, with only one eye, claims special insight into finding the actual killer.
Episode 22
The Mystery of Suicide Gulch
Fri, Mar 28, 195825 mins
Colorado sheep rancher Ed Pratt sends his son Loren to market with a herd. Most die overnight in a meadow and the father blames the boy. Loren runs away, meeting wanted robber Haley. Toxic plant news plus an arrest assist improves matters.
Episode 23
The Big Rendezvous
Sat, Apr 5, 195825 mins
Kit Carson heads to the yearly meet up of trappers and friendly Indians in 1825. It's a time to visit with friends plus tangle with enemies like the Frenchman Pierre. Kit meets a lovely Indian woman Waa-Nibe and considers making her his wife.
Episode 24
The Girl Who Walked with a Giant
Sat, Apr 12, 195825 mins
The tumultuous political career of Sam Houston is recalled after marrying a younger Margaret Lea. Serving as leader of an independent Texas plus as governor and senator after it became a state, he relied heavily on his wife's support.
Episode 25
Jerkline Jitters
Sat, Jan 4, 195825 mins
Skilled Teamsters Lem and Brad find swamping* for a mule team a dull task, but their foolishness spices things up. During one journey, they face off against an Oriental chef named Chang, an Pawnee** suffering from desert heat, and Lem's reckless gambling that costs them some mules which bother the Muleskinner something fierce. Meanwhile, Brad simply longs to marry the beautiful and clever Enid, the alluring daughter of the Muleskinner***. * Mule Wrangler ** Injun *** Team Boss