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Challenge of the Yukon: The Northern Pursuit

Challenge of the Yukon · September 11, 1947 · 28 min · 4,718 words

The transcript of “The Northern Pursuit”, an episode of Challenge of the Yukon first broadcast September 11, 1947. 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! It's King, swiftest and strongest lead dog of the North Country, blazing the trail for Sergeant Preston of the North West Monet Police in his relentless pursuit of lawbreakers. And King, and you husband!

Gold, gold discovered in the Yukon, a stampede to the Klondike in the greedy race for riches. Now back to the days of the Gold Rush, When Sergeant Preston and his wonder dog king battle through storm and snow to preserve law and order as they met the challenge of the Yukon.

Tim Anderson had come down from the north with a trapper to the village of Stewart's Crossing. As he started into the roadhouse, he heard a familiar voice. Hey! Is that you, Tim Anderson? Well, I'll be a son of a gun if it ain't Buck Cranchard.

How are you, old coot? Been two years since I saw you last week. You been? I'm around the Clondank. What? And fuck, I struck a witch up there. I got one of the richest claims on the river.

Well, I guess I should have gone with you instead of staying around here, trapping. What are you doing down here? You've got a rich claim up there. I go back to the States and spend some of my money.

You sell out? No, I got a partner. He's working at farming. I'm planning to go on to Ogilby and catch the boat as soon as the ice breaks up and she starts running. Yeah, pretty lucky I'll stay.

Over to my cabin. There's no sense in you staying here at the roadhouse. We can do a little celebrate. Well, thanks, Buck. I'd like that. Where do you live? Just down the road aways. Here, let me carry your pack. Now that'll help.

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