Tonto in 1869.
Tonto (1833 - 1934) was an Native American member of the Comanche and outlaw.
Biography[]
Tonto was born in Texas in Comanche territory. In 1843, As a young boy, Tonto rescued Butch Cavendish and Latham Cole from near-death. He brought them back to his tribe to recuperate, and while there, they found a rock of silver in the river, and traded Tonto a silver watch to show them where the silver came from, turning out to be the greatest silver mine in history. The brothers then murdered the entire tribe to keep the secret. Unable to bear the burden of his role in the massacre, Tonto told himself that the silver had possessed the brothers, keept the pocket watch as a sign of his bad trade, and keept his dead pet bird on his head in hoped it will return to life once he atones for his sins.
In 1869, Tonto was being transported to jail via train, alongside Butch Cavendish, who was being transported for his hanging after being apprehended. Cavendish's gang, however, hijacked the train, which derailed soon after, resulting in Butch escaping and Tonto's arrested by John Reid and his older brother Dan.
Tonto escaped and came across the rangers, who were killed by Cavendish's gang, a white spirit horse came and walked up to John, though Tonto tried to convince him to go to Dan instead. When Reid was "revived", he was informed by Tonto of his new status as a "spirit walker" (one that has been to the other side), and revealed that he cannot be killed in battle. Tonto also confirmed that Collins (one of the 6 original Rangers) betrayed Dan and was working alongside Cavendish, a "wendigo". Reid and Tonto hunted for Butch and his gang throughout the desert with a white horse, which was believed to be sacred by the Indians.
Tonto in 1933.
Finally, he defeated Cole and Cavendish in a train chase in Utah. The train fell off a broken bridge (detroyed by John and Tonto) killing Cole.
John as the Lone Ranger became into a Wild West legend alongside with Tonto as his companion. After John's retiremt and death in 1912, Tonto found a job as a Old West Show playing an old indian in San Francisco, California until 1933 where he left the job at 100 year old.
He died in 1934 at the age of 101.