The Paralta Map: Suspense (March 10, 1957)

“The Paralta Map” is an episode of Suspense, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 10, 1957. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Henry Cracker and Willis travel to Superstition Mountain near Phoenix, Arizona, seeking the lost Dutchman mine. They hire Lonnie, a lone gas station owner who knows the mountain, and show him a Peralta map to win his help. Lonnie is reluctant, aware of the many men said to have died searching for the mine. The three set out on horseback and then on foot into the rugged canyons, following the map's landmarks. The episode is a 1957 broadcast of Suspense, with Raymond Burr starring.

Superstition Mountain, near Phoenix, Arizona, in the Arizona desert

Characters: Henry Cracker, Willis, Lonnie

Listen for: The map's landmarks and Lonnie's warnings about the men who died hunting the lost Dutchman mine

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.