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Blazing Western #5
This anthology issue contains at least two stories: "Hotel Ambush!!" follows a prospector named Ed Schiefflin who discovers silver mountains near Tucson, leading to a major rush of five thousand people to the area within six months, with the discovery referred to as "Silver." "American Indians: Their Bows and Arrows" is an educational feature comparing Native American archery to English bowmaking, detailing how Indians crafted bows from yew wood and created bowstrings and backing using sinew and leather strips.