Challenge of the Yukon: Lantern Rock

The Challenge of the Yukon! King, the swiftest, strongest of Eskimo lead dogs, places the trail through storm and snow for Sergeant Preston. As he meets, the Challenge of the Yukon! Sergeant Preston was typical of the small band of Northwest modded police who preserved law and order in the Yukon during the Gold Rush of 98.

That was the year that brought over 50,000 men swarming into the Klondike region, and the greed for gold led to frequent violence and bloodshed. But in spite of the odds against them, the force preserved a splendid record in maintaining the right.

The challenge of the North was answered and just as rule triumphant. Darkness was punctuated by the light of a bobbing lantern, as old man Higgins made a tour of his trap lines. Since his ermine pelts netted him more than any other trapper in the North, this idiosyncrasy of carrying a light came to be accepted, and Higgins and his lantern were as well known

in watch Bob as a cluster of rocks he rounded nightly. The old man walked with a limp, the light he swung at his side falling at intervals on a greasy old mackin' off and a matted grey beard. He approached the rock formation, a temporary protection against the piercing wind. When suddenly from the darkness in front of

him... He stumbled, fell, his face twisting for a moment, his eyes straining to see the man who had fired from the darkness, the lantern flicker and burned through the night. But I tell you I saw it myself. You're daft Pete. Right on top of the rocks. That lantern was burning as bright as the one old man Higgins used to carry.