The Alaskans
When gold was discovered in the Yukon in the 1890s, thousands of hopeful prospectors headed north for a chance at becoming rich. The easiest passage to the Yukon was through the small Alaskan port town of Skagway, which quickly exploded into a sprawling boom town, offering almost everything a miner could want, for a price. Adventurers Silky Harris and Reno McKee have arrived in this town looking to make their fortunes. Not mining for gold, but by catering to and fleecing the hardy, hard-living miners who pass through town.
- 1959-1960
- 1 season
- ABC
- Action & Adventure
When gold was discovered in the Yukon in the 1890s, thousands of hopeful prospectors headed north for a chance at becoming rich. The easiest passage to the Yukon was through the small Alaskan port town of Skagway, which quickly exploded into a sprawling boom town, offering almost everything a miner could want, for a price. Adventurers Silky Harris and Reno McKee have arrived in this town looking to make their fortunes. Not mining for gold, but by catering to and fleecing the hardy, hard-living miners who pass through town.
Season 1 Episode Guide
36 Episodes 1959 - 1960
Episode 1
Gold Sled
Sun, Oct 4, 1959 60 mins
In 1898 during the gold rush in the Klondike, entertainer Rocky Shaw, intrigued by a weird tale of gold buried in the snow, is eager to take the trip with the two men.
Episode 2
Cheating Cheaters
Sun, Oct 11, 1959 60 mins
Nifty Cronin cheats the town out of a shipment of gold. The boys try to get it back from him.
Episode 3
The Devil Made Five
Sun, Oct 18, 1959 60 mins
Reno takes a dangerous job carrying a load of dynamite but along the way, picks up a few strangers.
Episode 4
Petticoat Crew
Sun, Oct 25, 1959 60 mins
Silky has a first rate idea to bring the odd combination of turkeys and dance hostesses to Dawson. But his plans are derailed by an encounter with a slick confidence man, Nifty Cronin.
Episode 5
Starvation Stampede
Sun, Nov 1, 1959 60 mins
The early freeze of the river endangers the miners as the boat bringing supplies is caught in the ice. An unscrupulous shopkeeper takes advantage of the situation by raising prices on vital goods.
Episode 6
Big Deal
Sun, Nov 8, 1959 60 mins
Several mysterious outlaws appear in town but nobody knows why.
Episode 7
Contest at Gold Bottom
Sun, Nov 15, 1959 60 mins
Silky and Reno have to figure out what to do with a baby that is left on their doorstep while also trying to figure out a way to pay Nifty.
Episode 8
Winter Song
Sun, Nov 22, 1959 60 mins
A new singer is hired to replace Rocky.
Episode 9
The Golden Fleece
Sun, Nov 29, 1959 60 mins
Mysterious strangers purchase a worthless gold mine in an abandoned town but complications ensue with the town is inhabited by the few remaining female residents.
Episode 10
Doc Booker
Sun, Dec 6, 1959 60 mins
Typhoid fever causes a panic in the town.
Episode 11
The Abominable Snowman
Sun, Dec 13, 1959 60 mins
The town is in a state of panic after a dying prospector claims a monster caused his injuries.
Episode 12
Remember the Maine
Sun, Dec 20, 1959 60 mins
When news of the war spreads to Skagway, Soapy Smith decides to raise a army.
Episode 13
Million Dollar Kid
Sun, Jan 3, 1960 60 mins
After a his friend is killed, an Indian kid comes to Skagway to raise funds by giving away partnerships in his friend's mine.
Episode 14
The Trial of Reno McKee
Sun, Jan 10, 1960 60 mins
Reno is accused of murder and his only hope is a disbarred lawyer.
Episode 15
Gold Fever
Sun, Jan 17, 1960 60 mins
Reno's brother comes to town with a new wife whose trying to hide her past.
Episode 16
The Challenge
Sun, Jan 24, 1960 60 mins
The town is threatened by an impending avalanche and the townsmen must come up with a solution.
Episode 17
The Long Pursuit
Sun, Jan 31, 1960 60 mins
A marshal comes to town hoping to bring back a female fugitive with him to Chicago.
Episode 18
Spring-Fever
Sun, Feb 7, 1960 60 mins
Furious because Silky's taking her for granted, Rocky casts about for someone else to encourage.
Episode 19
Black Sand
Sun, Feb 14, 1960 60 mins
Reno strikes out with Dan and Nora Weber to locate a lost gold mine. Along the trail, two other men join the group and Reno becomes suspicious of Nora's behavior.
Episode 20
The Seal Skin-Game
Sun, Feb 21, 1960 60 mins
Silky uses his, Reno, and Rocky's money to buy 6 seals from Nifty and he must find a way to get the money back.
Episode 21
Peril at Caribou Crossing
Sun, Feb 28, 1960 60 mins
Silky finds himself in a cabin with a wife and her husband who is determined to bring back the gold he mined.
Episode 22
Behind the Moon
Sun, Mar 6, 1960 60 mins
Tom Kirk yearns for wealth and is willing to do anything to get it.
Episode 23
Partners
Sun, Mar 13, 1960 60 mins
Jim Hendricks feels he was cheated out of a gold mine and is now a town drunk. Complications arise when he gets notified that his wife died and his 10 year old son is coming up to live with him.
Episode 24
Disaster at Gold Hill
Sun, Mar 20, 1960 60 mins
Silky is hired to work the mine of a jealous husband whose wife has other plans.
Episode 25
The Last Bullet
Sun, Mar 27, 1960 60 mins
Silky and others are held hostage in a cabin by a gang of outlaws.
Episode 26
A Barrel of Gold
Sun, Apr 3, 1960 60 mins
There is a hunt for a soldier who sold group of prospectors get sold a batch of poisoned beef.
Episode 27
The Bride Wore Black
Sun, Apr 10, 1960 60 mins
Cass Wilson orders a mail-order bride but he uses a photo of Silky instead of his own. When the bride arrives her motives aren't all they appear to be.
Episode 28
Odd Man Hangs
Sun, Apr 17, 1960 60 mins
Silky and two others must are blamed for Nick Stavrous' murder in a gold camp and they must decided which of them will confess to it.
Episode 29
Counterblow
Sun, Apr 24, 1960 60 mins
Silky gets sold a newspaper to pay off a debt but he finds out that the town's business owners are forced to pay for protection.
Episode 30
Heart of Gold
Sun, May 1, 1960 60 mins
A shipment of gold is hijacked and the camp blames Pierre.
Episode 31
Kangaroo Court
Sun, May 8, 1960 60 mins
Traveling alone in barren and isolated country, Silky comes upon a girl entertainer and her male companion.
Episode 32
The Silent Land
Sun, May 15, 1960 60 mins
Loading supplies for a remote outpost, Pierre Duran meets a Mountie who's trailing a pair of fugitives. Later, traveling deep into the Arctic wilderness, Pierre encounters the Mountie again - this time marooned in the snow.
Episode 33
Calico
Sun, May 22, 1960 60 mins
After Silky wins half interest in a mine, he stumbles across a mysterious girl on his way to the claim.
Episode 34
Sign of the Kodiak
Sun, May 29, 1960 60 mins
Traveling in mountain country, Pierre Duran narrowly escapes death from a hunter's bullet. The marksman seems obsessed with killing "Big Mike", an elusive Kodiak bear.
Episode 35
White Vengeance
Sun, Jun 5, 1960 60 mins
Silky Harris heads for old Gil Hawkins; mountain cabin to tell him his son has made a gold strike. But before Silky can identify himself, the old man almost blasts his head off with a rifle.
Episode 36
The Ballad of Whitehorse
Sun, Jun 12, 1960 60 mins
Yukon Kate and critically ill Robert Howard get married. When Kate finds out the only way to help Robert get better is to get him to Arizona, she must raise the money for the trip.