In the Klondyke; including an account of a winter's journey to Dawson
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
creator: Palmer, Frederick, 1873-1958
issued: 2015-06-03
issued: 1899
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extent: x, 218 pages : photographs ; 20 cm
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note: M lo U Y°r Kim vu&y levef Vi&ve &t Inys V>edcie5 Keed mm V SfiSÂ» he Chilkoot Pass. .. FW ijtâ*rf nBRmnnimi IN THE KLONDYKE INCLUDING AN ACCOUNT OF A WINTER'S JOURNEY TO DAWSON BY FREDERICK PALMER ILLUSTRATED CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS NEW YORK 1899 Copyright, 1899, by CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS P'7 TROW DIRECTORY PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY NEW YORK CONTENTS I THE START FROM DYEA Choosing ComradesâJack Beltz and his DogsâFritz GambleâFrom Sheep Camp to the SummitâPacking over the Chilkoot Passâ The Halt at Lake LindermanâA Night in a Sleeping BagâCoasting down the Frozen YukonâHalf Way to Dawson . . Page i II. ON THE TRAIL PersonalitiesâThe Forebears of Jack and FritzâGood Camp Manners âDog IndividualityâDudeâThe Team of HuskiesâWayfarers at Five FingersâFort Selkirk and PellyâThe Thanksgiving Turkey that Did Not Get to DawsonâA Diet of FlapjacksâSuburbs of the Klondyke CapitalâThe Passing of the Trail. Page 36 III. DAWSON Social Aspects of DawsonâCornering the Tinned Food Marketâ Cheechawkos and Old-Timers in the Early Days . . Page 61 IV. THE FIRST DISCOVERIES The Beginning of Mining in AlaskaâForty Mile CreekâCanadian and American DepositsâThe Largest Log-Cabin Town in the WorldâLife of the First AdventurersâThe Superfluity of Six- ShootersâLeaving the Latch-Strings OutâThe Way of the TransgressorsâIndian Charley and his Nugget . . . Page 66 CONTENTS V. MINERS AND MINING Reaping the Gold HarvestâThawing and SluicingâMiners and their TheoriesâThe DomeâExpensive TimberâEmpty Pockets but Dollars in the DumpsâThe First MillionnairesâColor in the Pan âOnce a Prospector Always a ProspectorâFiguring Fortunes âCapitalists in DemandâThe Forty Happy Kings on Eldorado Page 85 VI. SOME KLONDYKE TYPES 1 he Fool and his Lucky FriendsâMore TheorizersâJoe Staley and Billy DedderingâFrench Gulch BenchâGood Fortune that was DeservedâNeighbors and TwinsâNo Cure for the Gold Fever Page m VII. GETTING ACQUAINTED Mr. and Mrs. " Meenach " and their MenageâThe Juvenile Mining Company, …
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has type: Books
identifier: F5854.2 .P17
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0222133
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: New York : C. Scribner's Sons
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subject: Klondike River Valley (Yukon)--Gold discoveries
subject: Yukon--Klondike River Valley
type: Text