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Lost River Ambush

A prospector turns up dead with a knife stuck in his back. The handle of the knife has a letter carved into it that points to who might be guilty.

Challenge of the Yukon is an American radio adventure series that began on Detroit's WXYZ and is an example of a Northern genre story. The series was first heard on January 3, 1939. The title changed from Challenge of the Yukon to Sergeant Preston of the Yukon in September 1950, and that title was retained through the end of the series and into a television adaptation.

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“Lost River Ambush.” Challenge of the Yukon. Radio broadcast, January 28, 1949.

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