The Treasure Map War: Wild Bill Hickok (November 14, 1952)

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“The Treasure Map War” is an episode of Wild Bill Hickok, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 14, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Wild Bill Hickok and his deputy Jingles confront prospector Lucky Morgan, who has struck it rich and boasts about a map to the lost Apache mine. Gunmen led by Ace Benson want the map, and the lawmen try to keep Lucky safe, first in jail and then in the bank vault. The series is Wild Bill Hickok, broadcast on November 14, 1952, with Guy Madison as Hickok and Andy Devine as Jingles. The story follows the map through a dynamited bank and a chase to the mountain canyon where Lucky has camped.

The Old West: the Blue Heaven Casino, the town jail and bank, and the trail and canyon near the lost Apache mine

Characters: Wild Bill Hickok, Jingles, Lucky Morgan, Ace Benson, Peterson, Slim, Samantha

Listen for: The gunfight at the bank and the quicksand ambush at the canyon stream

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.