What happens
Five prospectors in the South American Andes discover a rich vein of uranium and dream of wealth. That night four of them slip away with the mules and most of the food, leaving Harris and two companions behind. Harris and his partner Weems set off in pursuit through the jungle toward the river, battling insects, vampire bats and fever. The story is a 1950 episode of the Escape radio series, starring Vincent Price, and its original air date was June 30, 1950.
The Andes mountains and the South American jungle, along a river leading toward civilization
Characters: Harris, Weems, Hess, O'Brien, Dumont
Listen for: The gold rush of uranium discovery and the dwindling supplies as the men trek through the jungle
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.