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Challenge of the Yukon: Thanksgiving in the Wilderness

Challenge of the Yukon · November 28, 1946 · 13 min · 2,305 words

The transcript of “Thanksgiving in the Wilderness”, an episode of Challenge of the Yukon first broadcast November 28, 1946. 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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But challenge of the Yukon! Unkindles the unkindles the westernies! The wonder dog king, swift distance youngest of Eskimo lead dogs, blazes the trail through storm and snow, or 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, Sargent Preston and his wonder dog King met that challenge and justice ruled by

umphen. Sargent Preston stretched his feet toward the fireplace and Father McLean's cabin in Dawson. King is big lee dog, lay down close beside him, and watch the flickering flames through half-closed eyes. Father McLean, he used his portly figure into the chair, giving his no excuse for eating as much as I did today.

That dinner was too much of a temptation. Well, for the wonderful meal of the Father. That cook of yours is a prize. I feel like I'd swallow the whole deer. It's a good thing Thanksgiving Day comes but once a year...

People are awfully nice to let me share your dinner with your Father. Not often I get food like that. The people in my church are very thoughtful of me. holidays. They bring food that one doesn't expect to get way up here in the North country.

You know father, two years ago, I had dinner with another priest on Thanksgiving. Nothing like this one though. His congregation was very bitter about him at the time. Bitter? Had he done something wrong? No, they thought so.

Rather long story, Father. Well, what could be better than a story sitting here before the fire after dinner? The priest was Father Haley. He left this part of the country before you arrived. He's the one who started the Minnan Dawson.

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