"The Indians in this frozen land, tell of a ghost dog... ..which runs atthe head of a wolf pack and they are afraid." "For it has more strength than any wolf, more cunning than any dog." "No one know from whence he came, nor why he stays." "Come on, It's time." "Come on, come on!" "Manuelle, look after Polly she's sick." "Steady, old boy." "Grandpa!" "Grandpa!" "Buck!" "Grandpa" "Hi there girl." "Give me a kiss." "Let me have him." "Oh Buck!" "You lovely dog!" "Whoa." "Oh Buck I missed you." "What a nice surprise." "Molly, Alice." "There we are." "Grandpa!" "What did you bring me?" "." "Please!" "What did you bring me?" "." "And you Alice?" "." "It's not polite for young ladies to ask." "Ooooh I see." "And you are a young lady now." "Well, in that case." "Away!" "Come on now." "Try the blue one." "Here in California, we don't know how lucky we are." "From all I hear...the world's gone crazy over gold." "People in the thousands... ..from all walks of life... ..are flocking to Fresco and Seattle... ..fighting for passages to Alaska." "Can you wonder at it Judge?" "." "They say the Klondike River is just stacked with gold." "It's all here!" "You take the train to Seattle... ..steam pack it up the coast to Skagway... ..with guts, anyone could do it." "They carefully avoid mention of the journey from Skagway to Dawson city." "The Obalong trail." "The most heart breaking in the world." "Five hundred miles of nothing, but rock, snow and ice." "Temperatures dropping to 50 degrees below." "I'd give my eye teeth to try." "A few years back, I might have been tempted... ..fortunately, I have two good reasons to stay at home." "Now you're a beautiful dog." "Manuelle, you can clean up now." "Everyone s losing their heads." "Greed is driving normally sane people, to all kinds of folly." "Look at this one." "Our company in New York, has been floated to market steam sledges." "Ha, ha, ha." "Imagine the coal they have to carry." "I like this one." "Jump over that five hundred mile, by balloon." "Ho ho!" "There's only one sure way Jack, by dog team and sled." "That's what the smart guys are trading in now" "Dogs!" "Dogs!" "Dogs!" "Wanted all types of large dog!" "With long hair and able to pull 100 pound load." "300 dollars offered for a Husky." "500 for a Greenlanders." "You could say, at this moment, a good dog is literally worth... ..his weight in gold." "Everyone was cheering the team... ..the magicians bowed their heads low..." "..to the brave boy who had saved them all from the dragon." "And, that s all for tonight." "Time for bed now." "Ooooh no." "Grandpa?" "." "Where's the Klondike?" "." "Far away to the north, little ones." "Reindeer in the woods." "And wolves." "Oooooooo." "Is Uncle Jack going there?" "." "I don't think so." "It takes a special kind of man to make that journey" "Avery special kind of man." "Come on now, sleep heads." "Come on, offto bed." "You coming boy?" "." "Very well old boy." "You keep guard." "No night excursions though." "Come on, come on." "Manuelle!" "Come, come man." "I don't have all night." "Manuelle!" "Pssssstttt." "What s his name?" "." "Buck." "You like him?" "." "Like?" "." "I don't have to like the beast." "I buy them." "40 dollars." "100." " 75." "Please!" "Why I'd have paid 150 for him myself." "Coming!" "He bit me!" "500, 600." "500, 600." "700." "800." "We got the money." "I'll teach you to bite at me." "Eat!" "Suit yourself." "Good bye, bye!" "Poor damn fools!" "They don't stand a chance." "Crawl home busted most of them." "The ones that don't die up there." "But some will strike it rich." "That's what brings them John!" " Forget it Pete." "I never said nothing." "All right." "Say it now." "Okay." "There's some making fortunes... ..picking nuggets the size of a man's fist... ..out of the ground." "Ha!" "Come Back Ridge." "Don'twe even get to try?" "." "It's a sucker's game Pete." "We'll get our share." "Don't you worry." "None." "Moving mail, hauling supplies." "I' m through with gold." "Mr. Thornton!" "Better bring your dogs aboard." "Okay, give me three ofthem." "Is that right?" "." "Excuse me please." "Come on dogs." "Mush!" "Mush!" "Here, I' ll take him." "This one... ..name is Spitz." "He's the lead dog, and he knows it." "Buck!" "He looks about as green as anyone else in this town." "He looks okay to me." "My guess is he's never been north of Seattle." "Let's hope he can't take it." "BYYYYYYEEE!" "Welcome back!" "Ha ha." "You re right, It's the first time he's seen snow." "You'd better get use to it dog." "There ain't much else in Alaska." "Get out!" "Get out you thieving little bastard." "Gentlemen!" "Gentlemen!" "I have a portfolio of maps here." "No thanks!" "Maps ofthe two unknown territories." "Of newly discovered gold fields." "Nope!" "Oh, how about a special?" "." "A short cut route to Dawson city?" "." "Beat it!" "Skagway don't change." "It always was a place to load up quick... ..and get on out of..." "..Spitz!" "That's one dog we' re gonna have to watch!" "Good boy!" "I' ll get you some food." "Your team of dogs kicked up this time." "Gonna be a rough ride for you." "That's how come we've got the mail contract." "Wasn't anybody else, who wanted that winter run to Dawson city." "600 miles of nothing!" "You can have it!" "Figure to stay up there and look for gold." "Noooooo." "I'll tell whatwe' ll be looking for" "We'll look for the man who's looking for gold." "I'm going to sell him whatever he wants to buy." "Only way to win these days." "Here are dogs." "GET OFF him!" "GET OFF!" "GET OFF him!" "He's one mean dog, that Spitz." "House dog huh?" "." "Geeeet." "Morning." "Better check this off." "All right." "Okay?" "." "Thank you." "Good luck." "Have a nice trip." "Come on, come on." "Okay!" "Mush!" "Bye!" "Bye!" "Mush!" "Heeeeeyaaaaaa!" "You Buck!" "Get yourself sorted out there!" "Come on!" "Come on Spitz!" "Spitz!" "Get off me, God damn it!" "Come on now, move....move!" "Whoa there." "Come on!" "Up now Dolly!" "That buck is settling down." "Can be a good dog." "He's got to pull his weight." "Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaa." "Give us a lift buddy." "There ought to be a law against trucking green horses this far." "It's inhuman." "Not a chance." "Notwith gold at the other end of the road." "The snow is too deep for them here." "Keep going damn it!" "If we're stuck here, we're wolf bait." "We can't!" "We'll have to find another way." "All right!" "Take them on a harness and we'll get them up one at a time." "Got ice on your toes Buck?" "." "Come on Spitz!" "Good boy!" "Come on!" "Up!" "Must Nanook!" "Up!" "Here!" "Buck s not eating." "Still limping a good bit." "Hey Buck!" "Don't you want your supper?" "." "That's better." "Let's have a look." "It's sore huh?" "." "What are you going to do for him?" "." "I' ll see if I can make him a set of shoes." "He needs a little help till his feet toughen up." "He's still a greenhorn." "That damn Spitz!" "He's stolen Buck's bed!" "Get out!" "Getto your own bed!" "Time Buck learned to look after himself." "Buck!" "Where is that dog?" "." "Well I'll be damned!" "Would you believe it?" "." "He's waiting for his shoes." "All righttenderfoot." "Let's see how you do with these." "Making good time Pete." "Could be round the other side of the Chukunt by sundown." "Gooooooo on!" "I can't!" "Make way!" "Make way for the mail sled." "Come on!" "How long you been out from Skagway?" "." "6 days!" " You re lucky!" "Ittook us 35 days to get here." "Keep moving Spitz." "Make way there." "All right for a sled." "Keep going otherwise you'll never get to the top!" "Climb!" "Good boy Spitz!" "We' re going to camp here for the night." "My body s all tuckered out." "About half way I reckon." "I never thought I'd seen so many people in this God damn place." "Most of them won't make it." "Poor devils!" "Wolves!" "I reckon so." "Dog's will be restless tonight." "Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!" "Hell and Damnation!" "He's got another one!" "That damn Spitz!" "Come on dogs!" "Mush!" "Ooooooooh Mussssssh!" "Come on!" "Come on dogs!" "Let's make some time." "Come on Spitz!" "Whatthe hell is wrong with you today....aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh." "Help!" "Take it easy!" "Come on!" "Move!" "Run!" "You ain't dry yet!" "You go in the lake mid winter, you' re damn lucky to be alive." "Mooooove!" "Strife!" "Spitz!" "Get up!" "You're a blood thirsty son of a bitch." "Ain't ya?" "." "Buck, you gotta watch out for him." "He's one mean dog." "Come on!" "Come on!" "Buck!" "Whatthe hell is wrong with you?" "." "What is it?" "." "What's wrong with the dogs?" "." "Maybe they've had enough forthe day." "I have!" "Okay then, let's make camp." "Spitz!" "Come back here!" "What the hell is wrong with them?" "." "Snow fox." "You told Buck to learn." "He learned!" "Yeah, wish he waited till we got to Dawson." "Now we got no lead dog." "Aha!" "We've got a lead dog." "Oho!" "Hey look!" "Down there!" "It's there!" "Dawson really is a place." "Hurrah!" "Looks like we made it." "Welcome to Dawson" "Hi!" "Hi!" "Hi!" "Hi!" "Hi!" "Hi!" "Hey!" "Is that that mail?" "." "Yeah!" "Mail!" "Whoopie!" "Mail...mail from Skagway!" "Look out!" "You spilled all my gold." "Sister, the mail?" "." "Where are you going?" "." "Make way!" "Get out of the way!" "Make way for the mail." "Come on!" "Come on..... come on!" "Sergeant Constantine." "Northwest Mounted Police... ..serving as Chief Magistrate Commander and Chief of this town... ..and I suppose Home and Foreign Secretary." "I' m John Thornton, thatThere's Pete Smith, government mail carriers from Skagway to Dawson." "Good to see you gentlemen." "Hello!" "Glad to know you." "You' re the first new faces in three months... ..since the weather closed down." "I'll take your guns." "Mounties rule in Dawson city." "No guns allowed." "So if anybody gets killed, It's by their own stupidity" "Come on inside." "Warm your feet, have a shot of hutch while my men take care of your mail bags for you." "Ah John." "I'd better take care of the dogs." " Right." "Come on!" "Where's the mail?" "." "Who's your boyfriend Caleiopy" "Would you believe it?" "." "It's from my mother" "Sit!" "sit!" "Mister!" "Mister!" "Dogs?" "." "Do you want to sell your dogs?" "." "Gold plenty of it." "Gold!" "Dogs!" "Get out!" "You bastards!" "Nobody s gonna eat my dogs!" "Mister!" "Mister!" "I take care of your dogs." "Okay?" "." "When do you start back to Skagway?" "." "Not for a week at least." "Them dogs is plum wore out." "I could do with a rest myself." "You know I can't pay you at this end." "You'll be paid at the Post Office in Skagway, after the round trip." "Sure...." "I signed a contract." "But I can get you a bonus for getting back there quick." "I need to alert the government about our position here." "We're running out of food and supplies." "According to this there's 1 00,000... ..stampeding their way here from all corners of the world." "If they aren't stopped, they'll starve to death." "Thanks!" "I've been dreaming aboutthis." "Where are your dogs?" "." "Under guard." "By this town." "Can't eat anything!" "How soon can you leave Thornton?" "." "Your price?" "." "I've never seen so many people." "More are coming all the time." "I tell you Pete, if this is the Promised Land, I'll take the open trail." "Buck's got the right idea." "Gotta steer clear of strangers... ..especially in gold country." "Come on John!" "Let's go and have some fun." "Hey It's the mailmen." "Come on in boys, this is my place." "You won't get cheated here." "Ah, speaking for myself, I could use a snort." "There's a man who knows what he wants." "How about the dog?" "." "Well if he doesn't mind, I don't." "The rest of the animals are mostly two legged." "Come on." "What'll it be boys?" "." "Oh, whiskey." "I, ah haven't any kind ofwhiskey" "..to speak of, since last fall." "A dollar or two dollars a glass?" "." "What's the difference?" "." " He's a dollar a glass drinker." "Believe we'll take the two dollarvariety" "Three specials." "Here's to your luck!" "May you strike it rich and find it easy." "No I ain't looking for it." "If you mean gold?" "." "I mean gold." "If you ain't, you must be the only one in the Yukon with a grain of sense." "Besides me." "That puts me in good company, don't it?" "." "Blackbird wants you." "Who's he?" "." "Sharp dresser, corner table." "Big operator." "Maybe he plans to put a deal away." "Maybe later." "He wants to talk to you." "I am talking... to the lady" "You heard." "Beat it!" "You might have just made an important enemy." "You might be right." "Damn dog, leave me alone." "Is that dog safe?" "." "If nobody riles him up." "I hear you plan to go back to Skagway in a few days." "That's right." "I'll make you a deal." "Forget the mail country." "Work for me." "Hauling liquor." "Whiskey is going to be worth a hundred dollars a bottle." "Champagne!" "Sorry.!" "Got anything against booze?" "." "Yeah, can't stand the stuff." "Against me?" "." "No!" "I'll buy your team." "It ain't for sale." "Okay." "One piece of advice." "What's that?" "." "Claleiopy." "Don't try sticking any claims." "She's kind of fond ofthose nuggets of gold on her necklace." "She' ll go on collecting them, so long as she can keep her place open." "And that means me and my boys, helping to keep the peace... ..for me." "Move on Mister." "My dog don't like the way you smell." "What did Berton want?" "." "Nothing much." "Say, why don't you sell me some more of your good 2 dollar whiskey?" "." "Come on now." "Yeah, what s that?" "." "Here they are." "Twenty." "You get the rest of the money... ..when you deliver the stuff." "Right?" "." "So I came north... ..and I broughtwith me 500 hotwater bottles." "I figured these men didn't have any women to keep them warm at night." "I sold the bottles for 50 dollars a piece." "Next summer, I aim to build a real hotel." "Two stories tall, with hot water in the bath... ..and linen and bone china on the dining tables... ..sheets on the beds and crystal chandeliers." "You know Cleleiopy, you' re a woman after my own heart." "Guess I'll turn in." "I'll take Buck back to the stables and feed him." "All right Pete, I' ll be along." "Me and Sez will keep on it." "Good night Ma'm." "Sleep well Pete." "Good night John." "Come on." "Ssssshhhhh........" "Quiet." "Thatway." "Come on Buck." "Hey there partner." "Like a nip?" "." "Warm you up." "Best cognac in Dawson?" "." "Yes!" "Hey." "Come here." "Getthe dog!" "Getthe dog." "Come on, Let's go." "Just another drop, finish the bottle." "We've gotto get away." "Some one s coming." "Pete!" "They've got the dogs." "Get along you silly bastards." "Mush!" "Mush!" "We've gotto push them harder." "Let's not make fools of ourselves Thornton." "You have absolutely no proof." "I' m afraid that's true Thornton." "These two French Canadians work for him." "There ain't no place in town." "I fired them yesterday." "Drunks!" "Un trustworthy." "Badluck Thornton." "You can't do that in here." "Sue me!" "Put it down here." "Thank you." "Thanks." "Ain't there a dog for sale in this town." "Not a chance at chasing them." "I' m sorry." "Who ever stole them dogs, have run them half way to Skagway by this time." "Spoiling a damn good team." "Well, we ain't going to get them back John." "Nor our money for the mail contract in Skagway." "Easy boys!" "You could use a drink." "We can't afford a drink." "I m going to invest what I got left, in a pig and a pony van." "We could find gold." "We've got as much God damn chance as anyone else." "Give it a try." "Lot's of luck to you partner." "PULL!" "You one lazy good for nothing dog!" "Mush!" "Mush...." "Mush!" "Where will you cut all the timber?" "." "Up the river, then we can float it out when the ice breaks this spring." "Remember Johnny... ..I getfirst pick of that lumber for my new hotel." "Then have your money ready." "This deal is a strictly business." "I'll miss you like hell." "MUSH!" "Come on you bastards....." "PULL, PULL!" "AAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh." "MUSH!" "I hear there are big nuggets out there." "Bigger than hens eggs." "Right offthe ground." "Right offthe ground." "Collect them off bushes like goose berries, I hear." "We've come from Arkansas." "We ain't going back till we take a wagon full of gold." "We're going to be rich!" "I'm going to ride this contraption to Dawson city... ..stake my claim, find a fortune... ..and ride back singing all the way!" "Yiiiiiiippppeeeee.... out of the way!" "Yiiiiiippppeeeee!" "Frozen, stiff as a board." "Excuse me." "God help us!" "What must it be like up there?" "." "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" "What are you doing?" "." "Claiming them!" "He don't need them, now does he?" "." "I'm staking a claim." "Go on!" "Home!" "Ya Mush!" "Come on, come on folks." "Dogs?" "." "You want dogs?" "." "I got dogs." "You want dogs, I got dogs." "I got dogs, see?" "." "Dogs!" "See what It says there?" "." "Sale by auction!" "Auction!" "Mercedes, wait for me!" "Let me see what he says." "I'm gong to see." "I wouldn't have them." "Near perfect condition." "I wonder?" "." "What's the idea Mercedes?" "." "Just thinking, lover boy." "My idea is this... ..if we have those doggies... ..we can start now for Dawson city." "Before spring though?" "." "Exactly!" "Thatway we can beat these stupid people by months and months." "Now tell me, what do you think of that?" "." "Isn't she the smartest?" "." "I don't know." "It takes experience to handle dogs." "If I have a husband who's a tenderfoot." "At least I have a brother who's a man." "You know how to handle dogs, don't you Hal?" "." "Well, you always had a dog at home when you were little." "Roll up, roll up you lucky people." "Yes!" "Yes!" "Here they come." "It's your lucky day my friends." "And your luck is my own good luck!" "The most marvelous dogs you' ll ever find." "Excuse me...." "Most beat up team of dogs I've ever seen." "Seen more meat on a team of Malis." "Ooooh, you wound me." "Your remarks have impugned the honor of this illustrious team of dogs." "Just look at this noble beast... ..he's the magnificent leader ofthe team." "A dog of the snow lands!" "Born and bred for the task of taking man... ..across the frozen north." "There's nothing wrong with those dogs... ..that a short restwon't put right." "And I should know, I've been handling sled dogs for 20 years." "Now there is the word of an expert." "There!" "You don't know a thing." "Did you hear that folks." "Now what do you bid?" "." "Now who will start the bidding?" "." "200 hundred dollars." "200 hundred dollars, young lady you must be jesting." "200?" ".!" "Why this magnificent creature... ..is alone worth 3 times that amount!" "Well a thousand two hundred then." "Now that's all rightfor a starter." "Bid!" "2000 United States dollars!" "2000 United States dollars." "bid!" "2200." "2200 bid!" "2500!" "2500 bid!" "2700!" "2700 YEAH!" "Marvelous!" "2800!" "2800 dollars!" "Oh please." "Yeah, come on bid!" "Please!" "3000 dollars." "And that's my limit." "Ha Ha!" "3000 dollars goes to... ..that dear little lady in the fur hat." "Oh I love you!" "What the hell are you staring at?" "." "Haven't you ever seen a sled before?" "." "Now listen Ma'm." "Excuse me." "I'd say you got a right tidy load on there as it is." "I wouldn't tote that stove along if I was you." "How ever in the world, do you expect me to manage without a cooker?" "." "Excuse me!" "You think it will ride?" "." "Why shouldn't it?" "." "Don't pay any attention to them darling." "There now!" "We're ready." "Go on!" "Mush!" "Mush!" "Mush!" "Mush!" "Lead them." "I' ll try." "What s wrong with them?" "." "Good doggie, come on." "Lazy brutes, that's whatthey are." "I'll show them!" "Get up, blast you!" "It ain't that I give a damn... ..but for the sake ofthem dogs... ..you can help them a mighty lot... ..by breaking out that sled!" "It's runners are frozen fast!" "Maybe he's right." "Throw your weight into the G pole to the right and to the left." "That'll break it out." "Let's try it." "Push!" "Come back!" "Dawson city here I come!" "Give it to me!" "Get your hands off that!" "Here's your hat my dear." "Have this and this." "I can't see the sense of going to Dawson to get rich if I'm... ..going to be dressed as a washer woman!" "Come on now." "We don't need this." "Get rid ofthat!" "No!" "Mush!" "Uuuup!" "Be nice!" "Yes, yes, yes!" "Come on boys!" "Off we go." "Mush!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "Mush!" "Mush!" "Mush!" "I m frozen!" "Can't you go any faster?" "." "If you'd tried walking... ..instead of riding, we might be able to go a little faster" "You fasten your end down." "We can't stand here all night." "Oh you are a couple of idiots." "Anyone can put up a tent." "Now what have you done?" "." "Get away!" "Oh you horrid dog!" "Lazy brutes!" "Now what is the matter?" "." "It is no good!" "The poor fellow is all done in!" "Can't pull anymore." "Get up!" "What s the matter with him?" "." "Come on boy get up!" "It would help, if you'd get your lazy carcass out ofthe sled and walk!" "There's no need to attack me, just because you can't handle a few dogs." "What are you doing?" "." "What are you doing?" "." "NOOOOO!" "AND YOU ARE going TO WALK!" "Get out of that sled and walk like the rest of us!" "Come on!" "COME ON!" "I'm cold." "It's freezing." "What's that?" "." "Wolves, I'd say." "Wolves?" ".!" "Ya!" "Oh do something!" "The gun's not loaded." "Be careful now Mercedes." "Careful!" "They re outthere!" "I know they're out there." "Just far enough away so we can't see them." "Get out!" "NOW!" "I burned my hand." "Have they gone?" "." "Come on!" "Keep going!" "How far?" "." "Please!" "NO....." "NO!" "No!" "NO!" "What are you doing?" "." "Let me go!" "Let me go!" "Keep moving." "They won't get us in daytime." "Come on." "Mercedes......move!" "Come on!" "Give them some lift!" "Mercedes......" "RUN!" "In the trees!" "GET in THE TREES!" "Come on!" "Noooo.....noooo...." "Lie down." "You' ll soon be warm again." "I think we should turn back." "We' re not meant to go back, We're meant to go on." "What's that?" "." "It's the ice...." "It's the time for it to break up." "Oh no It's not." "It take plain damn fools to try that run." "Damn fool luck to make it this far." "Where are you going?" "." "Mercedes!" "On, to Dawson." "We're obliged for your kindness Mister." "Mercedes........." "Please!" "You can't go on alone." "Come back!" "It's dangerous." "Fools!" "Johnny get them back." "Don't be an idiot boy." "Don't call me boy!" "My name is Hal!" "You go in that lake, you re a dead man." "You know what I think?" "." "You just want our dogs." "You want to steal our dogs!" "GET UP!" "UP!" "You hit that dog one more time." "I'm gonna kill you." "Go to hell!" "He's mine... ..and I' ll do what I like with him." "I shotfour varmints already this morning... ..one more don't matter none to me." "You can't keep us from going to Dawson city." "I don't give a damn where you go... ..but you ain'ttaking that lead dog with you." "Will you sell him to me?" "." "He ain'tfor sale." "Here......" "Cut him loose." "Don't even think about it boy." "Now... ..toss the knife over there, easy." "You!" "You can go to HELL!" "All right." "Don't go away." "MUSH!" "I don't think we should." "You poor old fellow." "Careful!" "CAREFUL!" "It's breaking!" "JOHN!" "All right boy... ..you've gotto eat." "There!" "Well, he sure knows you." "Yeah!" "Yeah, I reckon he does." "Buck!" "Push!" "All right boy!" "Buck!" "Come on!" "Pull!" "Come on!" "Mush!" "Buck!" "What is it boy?" "." "What is it?" "." "Johnny!" "Are you all right?" "." "Come on!" "Get a hold of my arm." "Okay?" "." "Buck!" "Quit it now." "I'm all right." "He remembers when Pete went into the lake... ..he figures he's got to keep me from freezing to death." "He's a good dog." "I ain't gonna freeze Buck!" "It's spring time." "That animal he's one part dog... ..and three parts human." "He sure enough did save my life then... ..and that's the truth." "Three more, coming down." "Not a bad days work huh?" "." "Getthose logs hitched up and pull them ashore." "Correct?" "." "Nope!" "Must be slipping... ..cheating myself of one whole dollar." "Well... since we've got this strictly business part over... ..you ain't really said hello yet." "Hello...." "Johnny!" "Claleiopy." "Pete!" "Hello there Pete!" "Buck!" "Hey." "Welcome back to Dawson." "Where in the hell did he spring from?" "." "When did you get in?" "." "Last night." "Claleiopy, you get prettier and prettier" "That's what the winter in the Yukon does for you Junior." "Did you make your fortune?" "." "Oooh, not exactly." "Busted?" "." "Not exactly." "Don't laugh...." "It's enough to stake me for another trip." "And next time?" "." "Pete!" "Helloooo." "Claleiopy by the look of your pearls... ..you've got most of the gold in Dawson." "Sure I have!" "Stick around Johnny, I've got some plans." "Pete!" "Good to see you!" "I' ll stick around." "I've got plans of my own." "Talking about plans... ..are you trying to do me a fatal injury?" "." "Go on big baby." "My plans are to get a team of builders... ..and a head builder... ..a man I can pay good money to." "Hey!" "And... ..trust!" "A fellow who won't keep getting the itch to go off... ..to prospect for gold." "Well if you' ll quit scraping the hide off me." "I'll give it some thought." "You are too easy." "Look John!" "All around me guys are digging up fortunes." "I ain't hitthe ah, jackpot yet," "..but in here." "I know I'm going to strike gold!" "With the help of Charlie." "Way Back Beast." "There is the old Indian mines." "Yeller Moon they call it." "Yeller Moon." "I've been hearing stories aboutYeller Moon since I come up here 20 years ago." "Injun stories....just rumors." "They ain't no rumor." "Listen!" "When I was a full blood ofthe Stick tribe... ..when I was a kid, I saw gold, that came from a place... .. 15 days out there." "In a valley called Flintary." "We' re going to find it." "We'd sure like you with us." "No, I think maybe I'm going to build me a hotel." "Well," "..if you change your mind." "So long Pete." "We'll be leaving day after tomorrow." "Bye." "Reach for it....higher!" "Give it to me!" "Come on beg!" "BEG!" "Please!" "Come on." "Get off!" "GET him OFF!" "John!" "Someone grab that dog!" "He is gotto be shot!" "Nobody's going to shootthat dog bud." "Not you." "Not anybody else." "And you can keep clear ofthe lady too." "I'll get you big man." "I'll get you and that man eating bastard!" "I swear I'll get you." "I'll be waiting for you." "Come on." "Okay boys that s enough." "Maybe it would be best for a month ortwo." "He's a dangerous man." "He means what he says." "You want me to pull out?" "." "He won't stop till he gets Buck killed." "And... ..he might make it... ..tough for me." "Let him try." "Don't you understand?" "." "Bertaon controls the liquor coming into this town." "And I can't run a saloon without the liquor" "Well....." "That's the way you want it?" "." "That there's 2 dollars a glass." "Buck!" "John...." "Buck's sure pulling his weight." "Just 3 more hills to goes." "Come on push." "Right." "Push...." "Okay." "Just over the next bridge." "Can't be mush further." "Over the next hill." "Right?" "." "Right!" "For the past 2 weeks... ..it's always been one more hill." "I don't think you know where you are taking us." "Easy does it boys." "I say we set up camp here and pan this creek." "And I say we go on till we find Yeller Moon." "And I say we flip for it." "You're all right?" "." "I guess There's no truth in that old Indian legend." "Don't really matter a hell of a lot, does it?" "." "That's the way John... ..never give up!" "We'll find gold!" "Don't you worry." "When a man s got this, he don't need much else, does he boy?" "." "What's the matter Buck?" "." "That ain't nothing." "That's just a wolf." "Hey look!" "Look here!" "What is this?" "." "It's gold!" "That's what it is." "It's gold!" "IT'S GOLD!" "John, come look!" "Now we' ll be rich." "We really struck it rich!" "BUCK!" "Yoohoooooo...." "BUCK!" "The way you are over that dog... ..a fellow would think itwas a woman." "He s a lot more dependable than most women I've known." "So..." "We set up permanent camp here?" "." "Right!" "Build a sluice..... we work this river, till there ain't an ounce of gold in it." "Where is that damn fool dog?" "." "Blah!" "Damn this rain!" "We ve been breaking our backs in this creek for a month now... ..ain't got 10 ounces to show for it." "Butwe get close." "Maybe tomorrow, maybe nextweek." "Then we'll be rich for all our lives." "You've really got the bug Charlie." "Every man wants gold Johnny." "We be getting snow soon." "What s this leading up to, Johnny?" "." "I'm pulling out." "Your heart ain't never been in it." "I' m going to go look for my dog." "But if I find him or not, I'm going down to Dawson." "I've got a hankering to sleep in a dry bed for a change... ..with that pretty crystal chandelier" "Johnny!" "Johnny!" "Charlie is going to stay till he hits pay dirt... ..or the river freezes over." "I've got nothing against Charlie... ..but that suddenly seemed like a hell of a place... ..to spend the winter." "Hi there!" "Howdy Pete!" "Look down there!" "It's Buck!" "I'll be damned!" "Buck!" "Buck!" "Come here Buck!" "Good boy!" "Want to go to Dawson?" "." "I wouldn't have believed it, if I hadn't of seen it." "A wolf and a dog!" "SHENT SAM 'S SALOON" "wines LlQUORS cigarettes" "Hey!" "How about that Claleiopy?" "." "ELDORADO HOTELAND SALOON" "We'd better find out if It's just as fancy inside." "I' ll go in and cash in our gold." "Right!" "Looks like We' re going to need it." "I wouldn't doubt it." "Get yourself a girl!" "Get a girl!" "Face the music young man!" "What's going on here?" "." "What's the matter with you all?" "." "Up on yourfeet boys." "Come on, get up on your feet and dance." "John!" "I've been waiting to show you this place." "Thought you'd gone and got lost." "Nah, just got bit by the gold fever." "You struck it rich?" "." "Worked my guts out all summer." "Got about a hundred bucks to show for it." "Same old Johnny." "He's here." "Thornton!" "I've been missing you like..." "well... ..never mind...." "You' ll get a swollen head." "This one is on the house." "After that, It's strictly business huh?" "." "Same old Claleiopy." "You've got a nerve, coming back here!" "I come peaceable." "I ain't looking for trouble." "You broughttrouble with you." "That dog is a vicious mongrel... ..and needs to be destroyed." "You all know the law around here." "That dog is a killer!" "He tried to murder me." "That is a damn lie and you know it." "I got proofThornton!" "So you've got a choice... ..you start running now, you and the dog... ..and you don't ever show your face here again... ..or he goes on public trial before these gentlemen here." "Gentlemen?" "." "We've seen the evidence look at the mongrel... ..you can't tell he's wild." "Sir!" "Just a minute sir!" "Let's here from the defense sir." "What defense?" "." "The dog attacked me!" "Somebody go down to the Mounties office get a rifle." "Let's have a trial." "Trial?" ".!" "No...." "listen to him!" "You think I'd let a bunch of bums like you sit in judgment... ..over the best sled dog that ever came to this God forsaken place?" "." "He's worth twice as any one of you drunken slobs!" "Come, come sir." "We won't have that sir." "No person it will be sir." "Get the gun, Let's put an end to him!" "On the other hand sir... ..if he is the kind of sled dog you say he is sir... ..that may be in his favor." "Sled dog....why?" "." "Buck can pull a sled with a 500 pound load." "That dog can?" "." "From a standing start." "No dog can do that!" "For a hundred yards." "Impossible!" "Shut up Pete!" "They' re bluffing." "The verdict is clear." "Now let's shoot the mongrel." "Shoot the bastard!" "I understand there's some trouble here." "Sergeant." "That's the dog I made the report about." "Now do your duty" "You call yourself sportsmen." "Give the dog a sporting chance." "Little lady's right sir... ..now there's a contest sir... ..that I 'd like to see!" "Thornton has a thousand dollars that says the dog will do it." "No....." "I won't.....bet." "Of course not!" "It's a trick to save the dog." "Go on Johnny!" "Go on!" "All right." "A thousand bucks." "I' ll match it." "But the stakes are higher than that." "They are indeed." "If he fails to do it..." "he gets a bullet and I'll give it!" "If he makes it you get out of this town... ..and don't ever come back." "Come on now, place your bets!" "Come on now, hurry!" "97, 98, 99...... 100 yards sir, to the inch sir." "We' ll mark it here." "There it is." "Five hundred pounds dead weight." "To the ounce." "Good luck John." "You show them Buck!" "Come on... 4 to 1 on Buck." "Let's get it over." "Right!" "Come on..." "You ready Mr. Thornton?" "." "Right!" "The dog has 2 minutes to break the sled out." " Now Buck... ..and pull it 100 yards if you love me boy." "Starting...." "Good luck John!" "Come on Buck!" "NOW!" "MUSH!" "MUSH!" "Buck!" "It won't budge!" "It's frozen." "It's frozen down!" "Now Buck...." "Chhheeee......" "Pulll!" "Pull boy!" "Pull!" "You can do it!" "Yaaaah!" "Now!" "Come on boy, mush!" "Come on Buck!" "Come on boy!" "One minute to go." "Muuuuusssssssshhhh....." "puuuuulllll" "It's moving!" "Mush Buck!" "It's moving." "Come on Buck!" "Atta boy!" "Come on!" "Claleiopy!" "Faster..........faster!" "I can't see!" "Come on!" "PULLLL DAMN it!" "Good dog." "Come on, come on." "Pull!" "DON 'T STOP!" "Go!" "Good dog!" "Go!" "Come on, GO!" "Come on boy!" "Good job!" "winner!" "1 minute 58 seconds Thornton wins the wager!" "John!" "Well done John!" "You've done it!" "What an event sir!" "What a contest!" "I'll tell you what I'll do." "I'll pay you 1500 dollars for him sir!" "2000 sir!" "NO DAMN it!" "No sir!" "Not for all the gold in this damn town." "You can go to hell!" "Where have you been?" "." "Been out buying a sled and a team of dogs." "Where in hell are you going?" "." "Just away from this town." "Looking for gold I guess." "Don't you understand?" "." "I want you to stay here with me." "Manage the place share it." "I would be no good at it." "If I find gold, making a real sure enough strike." "I' m getting out of the Klondike." "Come back soon, Johnny." "Oh wait a second John." "Now where are we going?" "." "Mush.......mush!" "Johnny!" "You sleeping?" "." "No." "What s wrong?" "." "It's a hell of a place." "You' ll feel better when we find old Yeller Moon." "You're sure of that... aren't you?" "." "Nah......" "Maybe Charlie's got it all wrong." "I ain't sure." "What suddenly makes a man like you get this craze for gold?" "." "I got a hankering to turn respectable." "That takes money." "He don't seem to approve." "Not one little bit." "Why's he stop?" "." "What's he seen?" "." "What is it?" "." "Heeeellllooooo in the cabin." "Anybody there?" "." "E. K. W." "Wonder who he was?" "." "That gun must be 50 years old or more." "Who ever he was, he left in a hell of a hurry." "I don't like it here at all." "It's kind of spooky." "Maybe he was looking for old Yeller Moon too." "Buck?" "." "Buuuck!" "Buck!" "Where in hell are you?" "." "What are you doing down there?" "." "This is it Pete!" "Old Yeller Moon!" "It's gotta be." "There can't be any place else like this." "Any place in the world!" "This has got to be the best strike ever!" "Look at that!" "That's big enough even for Claleiopy!" "Look at that God damn nugget!" "Buck." "Okay Buck." "How about that?" "." "Wonderful!" "What's the matter Buck?" "." "There ain't nothing up there." "What s the matter Buck?" "." "Let's go!"