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Challenge of the Yukon: Landslide

Challenge of the Yukon · March 27, 1945 · 14 min · 2,265 words

The transcript of “Landslide”, an episode of Challenge of the Yukon first broadcast March 27, 1945. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Thanksgiving Radio plays Challenge of the Yukon free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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The Challenge of the Yukon. Twittest and strongest of Eskimo lead dogs blazes the trail through storm and snow for Sergeant Preston as he meets the Challenge of the Yukon. Sergeant Preston was typical of a small band of Northwest-mounted police who preserved law and order in the new Northwest country with a greed for wealth and power led to frequent violence and bloodshed.

But in spite of the odds against him, Sergeant Preston and his wonder dog King met that challenge, and Justice ruled triumphant. Bob Andrews, proper in the Yukon, had made a fine catch of Martin. With his heavy load of fur, he was nearing the spot on Copper River, where he had buried his food and supplies for safekeeping.

Coming up silently in the snow, he discovered an Indian stealing his precious supplies. The rather man of his food was a major crime in the Yukon. And Bob Andrews quick-tempered flared as he stool up silently behind the Indian, twisted him around, and delt him a heavy blow.

I locked him to the ground. Call up you with you this time, you'll see you all right? Maybe you'll think twice before you try that trick again. You! You got no right. Eat black pork.

What have you got in this sack? Oh, no, you don't! There. That'll teach you to pull a knife on me, you bastard. Now get out of here before you can still walk. Black Hawk weren't nice.

Think I'm crazy? Get out of here. I'm keeping this knife. You stick up between my shoulder blades the first chance you got. Now get! You'll be sorry. Black Hawk, now we're good. It was late afternoon, a week later, when Sergeant Preston was heading toward Talon with his dog team, led by the great Malamute League dog, King.

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