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with Yukon King, swiftest and strongest lead dog

breaking the trail in the relentless pursuit of

lawbreakers in the wild days of the Yukon.

♪♪ Back to the days of the gold

rush as Sergeant Preston with his wonder dog

Yukon King meets the challenge of the Yukon.

This is the Yukon, where half a century

ago a mere handful of brave men brought

law and order to the savage wilderness.

No matter what the cost, nor how remote

the region, the Northwest Mounted Police stood true

to their motto, uphold the right.

♪♪ In the midsummer of 1898, during the

season of perpetual daylight, Sergeant Preston arrived at

Fort McPherson, the most northerly police post in

the territory, located in the Arctic Circle, 500

miles from Dawson.

Corporal Neal, in sole charge of the lonely

outpost, was on hand to greet him.

♪♪ Well, it's good to see you, Sergeant.

How was your trip?

All fine, Fred.

I'd have been here yesterday, but I stopped

to repair the way out to Stony Creek.

Well, you're just in time for tea.

I put the kettle on a few minutes

ago.

Hey, that's just what I need.

But I'll take care of Rex here first.

We've had a long day, haven't we, fella?

Put him in our best suite.

Eat hearty, Rex.

You deserve it.

♪♪ Well, now, what do you want, as

if I didn't know?

Here, I've been saving a little appetizer for

you.

How do you like that?

♪♪ I've never seen anything like those two.

Well, how about a little food with that

tea?

Well, I think I'm ready for some, too.

Things seem unusually quiet, Fred.

I didn't pass a living soul on the

trail all day.

Things are too quiet, Sergeant.

I haven't seen an Indian or an Eskimo

for a week.

And what's more, McLean hasn't come out of

the Delta yet.

He hasn't, huh?

Well, that's strange.

He'd better hurry if he expects to get

his furs down to Edmonton before the freeze

-up.

No Hudson Bay factor would miscalculate like that.

Especially McLean.

You can usually set your watch by him.

Well, I don't understand it.

I heard trapping was better in the Delta

last season than in years.

That's right.

If anything, McLean should have been early.

No more for me.

Well, if he doesn't arrive by tomorrow morning,

I'll ride up the river trail and see

if I can meet him.

Maybe he's had some boat trouble of some

kind.

You know, frankly, Fred, I'm worried about McLean.

Good and worried.

But things were far from quiet at the

Hudson's Bay trading post on the fringe of

the Mackenzie River Delta, the home of the

Silver Fox and Unitagmute Eskimos.

You can't hold that fire, Omiak.

No more shooting.

McLean has to come out of there sometime.

We've had him pinned down for a week.

Him fight good.

Kulo fight good.

Him Eskimo like me.

Kulo's no Eskimo like you.

He's a traitor to his tribe.

They stopped for a while, Kulo.

Bullets all gone, Boss McLean.

No more bullets.

You sure?

Me look good.

Maybe his sister's well.

I never did like shooting at Eskimos.

I've been their friend for 20 years.

They shoot at you.

Me Eskimo, me ashamed.

It's not their fault, Kulo.

That devil bone has them all stirred up

with these lies.

Have your men fire as fast as they

can.

Then we'll rush the place.

Come on, shoot.

Give fire.

Shoot.

Try and run for it, Kulo.

I've got four bullets left.

I'll try and cover you.

Me no leave here.

Me stay with you.

You've got to try and reach Fort McPherson.

The Mounties can still stop Bone before it's

a full-fledged rebellion.

Me stay with you.

For the sake of your people, Kulo, do

as I ask.

Bone is leading them to ruin.

You say Redcoat stop Bone?

Me go.

You give up.

Eskimo no hurt man who give up.

You stay prisoner till Redcoat come.

Promise?

All right, Kulo, I promise.

All right, outside the window.

I'll cover you.

Look.

Kulo.

Him get away.

Forget about Kulo.

I want McClane.

Tell your men to go in and get

him.

McClane, bring McClane to Kulo.

Bring McClane to me.

Him give up.

That won't do you any good, McClane.

I'm taking over from you for keeps.

Him give up.

I didn't realize you were a man of

principle.

I want to talk to you only.

I'll do all the talking here.

Come on, we're going to take a little

walk.

Where you go?

Did you hear me tell the man?

We're going for a little walk.

In the meantime, you and the boys get

up to that cabin and get those furs

and everything out of there.

Okay, let's go.

Move.

You don't hurt McClane.

Him give up.

Get fur out of cabin.

You must be mad, Bone.

Think so, McClane?

I'm taking over from Hudson's Bay in this

neck of the woods and you happen to

be in my way.

Don't get your hopes up, McClane.

That was probably a fox.

And he's not going to be much help

to you.

This winter, every fur in the Delta will

belong to me.

Mark my words, Bone.

Some of these days, Eskimos will turn on

you.

You won't be able to go on fooling

them forever.

The next morning, Sergeant Preston rode out from

Fort McPherson along the river trail, hoping to

meet McClane on his way out of the

Delta with his annual load of furs.

It's Kulow, McClane's helper.

McClane.

You no worry about Kulow.

You find Boss McClane.

Now drink this, Kulow.

You say he's all right for the moment,

Kulow?

That if you surrender to the Eskimos, they

won't harm him.

Boss McClane, him surrender.

Not so fast, Kulow.

You haven't eaten in days.

You say this Bone is the one who

stirred up the rebellion?

Why?

I don't know, Kulow.

Bone, him bad man.

Him want all silver fox in Delta for

himself.

Him no want Hudson's Bay there.

Bone.

Bone.

Oh, now I remember, Fred.

He was thrown out of the Hudson's Bay

Company some years ago for cheating the Indians

in the big salmon area.

Before your time, I think.

Any Eskimos believe a man like that?

Bone lie to Eskimo.

Him have Omiak, medicine man of tribe, to

help him.

Him make many promises to Omiak.

If Omiak take band of hunters and capture

Boss McClane.

It's a bad situation.

Especially if McClane's fallen into their hands.

When I leave Boss McClane, him have no

more bullets.

Him shoot last one to save Kulow.

I'd better start for the Delta right away.

Me go with you?

No, Kulow.

You need a good long rest and I

can't wait.

Me Eskimo.

Me strong.

Quick sleep, me ready.

You need guide in Delta.

That's right, Sergeant.

You'd make better time with Kulow.

That's rough country for a man to travel

through alone.

I wish I could go with you, but

I can't leave the post unmanned.

All right, Kulow.

Get some sleep.

We'll be ready to start.

You better take along a carbine.

Yeah, that's a good suggestion.

I wanted to win the Eskimos back without

bloodshed.

From Kulow's description, bone's well armed.

Here you are.

Thanks.

Need about 10 days supplies.

We'll make it on foot to the Peel

River and pick up a canoe there.

I have to leave Rex with you while

I'm gone.

He'll get the best of care.

Then there's...

Four hours later, Preston, King and Kulow set

out for the strange Delta country.

The following morning, after camping a few hours,

they were on the outskirts of the McKenzie

River Delta country.

By evening, with hours of daylight still ahead

of them in this land of the midnight

sun, they put ashore close to the Hudson's

Bay fur trading post where McLean was the

factor.

You be careful.

Foxtrot.

I spotted it.

Bone, him, trap all the time.

Winter, summer, pretty quick, no more fur.

That's why we have game laws, Kulow.

Laws good for man and animal.

Oh, come on.

This doesn't look good at all.

Let's have a look inside.

Wrecked and looted.

Not fault of Eskimo.

Bone, him make Eskimo steal everything and take

to Stonehouse.

Stonehouse?

Explorers built long time ago.

Not far.

Me sure.

What is it, King?

Blood.

How badly was McLean hurt?

Not too bad.

Maybe Eskimo take him to Driftwood Village.

I hope so.

Him all right if him prisoner of Eskimo.

If.

I think we know very soon what really

happened to McLean.

Here, King.

Hey, King.

Follow this.

Come on, Kulow.

King's on the track of something.

Boss McLean, him camp here?

Strange place for a camp this far off

a trail.

This is a white man's fire.

You're right, Sergeant.

Why such a big fire?

He didn't cut his wood for it in

the immediate vicinity either.

Him hope no fine campsite.

Well, that's usually the reason, Kulow.

Whoever it was left without putting out his

fire.

Must have been in a big hurry.

Wanted to burn something up or both.

What you got?

Claims glasses and watch.

He's been murdered.

Him, Omiak.

Work for both.

You'd better tell me what you know about

this murder, Omiak.

No.

King, come back.

Come, Kulow.

Me dumb Eskimo.

No sea trap.

Now, Omiak, get away.

Go to Bone.

Cause plenty trouble.

We'll see how you are first, Kulow.

That's the important thing.

Then we'll bury McLean's remains and go after

Bone.

The driftwood village of the Nunatagmute Eskimos.

Deep in the heart of the Mackenzie River

Delta.

The home of Omiak.

His wife, Gatti, is waiting for him.

Is true what Indians say?

Redcoat come get us?

No, he'll come looking for fur trader McLean.

But McLean is dead.

You see Bone kill him.

Bone bad man.

You come, tell chief what you see.

No.

If we help Bone, he'll give us many

presents.

Give you plenty beads.

Glass to look into.

Anything you want.

Bone bad man.

You unwise, listen him.

Quiet, woman.

You not interfere.

Bone.

Bone.

Ah, Omiak, my friend.

My very good friend.

What did you find out?

Redcoat come like Indians say.

In point place where you killed McLean.

Him look for you.

Oh, he is, is he?

Well, this shouldn't be too difficult to deal

with.

Omiak, I'm going to give you a chance

to earn a lot more presents.

Me want be big fur trader.

Live in log house with women.

All very easily arranged.

You do what I tell you.

Come on, let's go see the chief.

You say Redcoat come into Delta to bring

in cruel law?

He'll do not only that, chief.

He'll carry your people off in chains.

Why?

Because your men drove McLean out of the

trading post.

When Redcoat come, you tell him what you

tell me.

McLean cheat Eskimo.

That's why we drive him out.

It'll be too late then, chief.

You our friend, what do you advise?

Send Omiak with five good hunters to kill

the Redcoat and the trader Kulo along with

them.

They must not reach this village alive or

your people will all be slaves.

Omiak, take five hunters.

Find Redcoat.

Bring him to me.

We make big talk.

We do.

Omiak, do not harm Redcoat.

But chief.

Come on.

Omiak, the Redcoat must not reach here alive.

May fix him good.

Sergeant Preston decided the stone house in the

Delta would be a good protected place for

Kulo to rest for a few hours after

his accident.

The wound caused by the trap was painful

but not serious.

Bone sure found a good place to hide

his loot, all right.

Seems to be doing very well for himself.

Too bad no gun for Kulo.

Kulo fight good with gun.

I don't want to fight the Eskimos, Kulo.

I just want to talk some sense into

them.

This rebellion isn't their fault.

Omiak and his hunters.

Him smart dog.

They come.

Redcoat, we know you're there.

Give up!

Omiak, come forward and we'll talk.

Don't shoot.

Kill Omiak, or the Eskimo run away.

Eskimo plenty scared when medicine man die.

I don't want to do that, but you've

given me an idea.

Omiak, for the last time, Omiak, do as

I say.

Return in the spirit of peace to your

people.

If you stay to fight, I'll make the

earth around you shake with thunder.

Me, Omiak, big medicine man in Delta.

Redcoat dog can make thunder.

Shoot!

Sergeant, how do you make thunder?

By blasting dynamite.

At least enough to scare Omiak and his

hunters away and avoid any bloodshed.

Boss McClain, he used once on tree stump.

Big noise.

Pow!

No more tree stump.

That's the idea, Kula.

King will drop it close enough to frighten

the hunters, but far enough away so no

one will get hurt.

But, King, maybe he'll get hurt.

No, I've got a two-minute length of

fuse.

I'll keep a careful time check on my

watch.

I can always whistle to King and he'll

drop it and return to me immediately.

Come on, King.

Wait, King.

Wait.

See that bush out there?

I want you to take this out there

after I light it and drop it and

return to me.

Okay?

Wait a minute.

I can't see Kula.

Sergeant, Omiak, he'll have hunters around him.

Pretty soon they come.

Go, King.

Don't carry missiles.

Quick, use your dog.

Shoot Stonehouse.

Shoot Stonehouse.

They're on the run.

All right, King, let him go.

Come on, get up.

Where's Bone?

In the village.

Sorry to have to bring you into your

village like this, Omiak.

Always before the Eskimos were friends of the

police.

How do you make thunder?

You have strong medicine on your side, Redcoat?

The strongest, Omiak.

The law's on my side.

Move.

See, Chief?

It brings your medicine man back in chains,

like a slave.

Join your people, Omiak.

You're not a bad man, just a foolish

one.

You join your people too, Kulo.

Eskimos say me traitor.

They'll soon learn how wrong they are.

They need you.

Don't be fooled by his tricks, Chief.

Have the Redcoat seized.

Why you come here, Redcoat?

To arrest Bone for the murder of McLean.

And to remind your people in Unatagmats that

they're citizens of Canada and have the same

privileges as any man.

All the Crown asks in return is loyalty

and respect for the law.

He lies.

Don't listen to him.

Listen to me well, Chief Farawana.

The things that you and your tribe have

done have not been your fault.

You've been misled.

I come to take Bone back with me

because when a man kills, he must be

punished under the law.

That is ancient law with my tribe too.

McLean him not dead, Bone say him far

away.

I drove him away for your sake, Chief,

because he cheated you and your people.

McLean was the Eskimo's friend and I know

you killed him, Bone.

He knows I am his friend and he

knows I tell him the truth.

Chief Farawana is a foolish man if he

doesn't know what even his children know.

That the Redcoats have been sent to protect

all people.

White men and Eskimos alike.

Who found the child who was lost last

year at Herschel Island?

And who brought medicine to a clavic when

there was sickness there?

And who sent food during the great bad

winter?

Me make him tell truth, the Redcoat.

You no punish, Omiak?

Not for the truth, Omiak.

You've been deceived and foolish but you'll not

be punished for that.

Bone, him kill McLean, me watch from bushes.

Him right, Redcoat.

That's right, Chief.

We have proof of McLean's murder.

Come on, get up.

Give Bone to us.

Eskimo know how to punish men who kill

other men.

No, no, they're savages.

Savages?

Only bad things this tribe ever did, you

taught them.

No, Chief.

I must take Bone back with me.

The law will punish him for his crimes

but it also gives him a right to

a fair trial.

Sergeant Preston, you good man.

Thanks, Kula, for all your help.

Thanks, Chief.

Well, King, this case is closed.