Challenge of the Yukon: A Joke Led to the Gallows

The challenge of the Yukon. The Wonder Dog King, Swits and Strongest of Eskimo Elite Dogs, blazes 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 mounted police, who preserved law and order in the new Northwest country,

where the greed for wealth and power led to frequent violence and bloodshed. But, in spite of the odds against them, Sergeant Preston and his one-dered dog king met that challenge, and just this ruled triumphant.

Main city in 1898 was a hurriedly thrown together settlement with a few flame buildings, scattered log cabins, and groups of tents. Its population included men of all types, most of them prospectors. But all of them had come to the Yukon with just one thought, to get rich quick. In front of the cabin that served as a post office was a sled and a dog

team. Besides the team stood a lead dog, not harnessed to the pack, but part of it. His coach shown in the sunlight, his proud head was high and the muscles of his body showed beneath his skin, even in repose a reminder of strength and agility. His eyes were turned to a group of prospects, he's not a half a dozen places to wait for him. They were gathered

about a clean shaven man who looks to expect and plays the faces around him as he spoke all right men come on step right up and get your cake of soap mighty high the by up here and I'm offering it to you below price of only five dollars a cake ah take away from that fragrance boys you wash with this soap and I guarantee