The California Gold Rush is well known and much studied but the Alaskan Gold Rush is far less talked about. In his new book The Floor of Heaven, bestselling author Howard Blum tells the story of the ...
Built in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush, the iconic White Pass & Yukon Route offers journeys from Skagway in Alaska into ...
In 1896, a small group of prospectors discovered a stunningly rich pocket of gold at the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon rivers, and in the following two years thousands of individuals traveled ...
The Yukon gold rush really began in early July of 1897, when a ship docked in Seattle, Washington. The local press had broadcast to the world that miners returning from Alaska were toting “bags of ...
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This Railroad Was Named One of North America's Most Beautiful Train Rides—With 300-foot Waterfalls and Mountain Cliffs
It's one of the most stunning rides in the nation.
North star -- Stampeders of 1897 -- Racing down the Yukon trail -- Riches on the Yukon -- Nothing marked this spot! -- We hit bedrock! -- Rivers of gold -- Glittering fortunes and empty pokes -- ...
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