By the summer of 1899, there were rumours about another gold rush in Nome, Alaska. Within a week, half of Dawson emptied. The Klondike Gold Rush had run its course.
Thomas Edison set off to a remote Canadian district near the Alaska border, with cameras in tow. He succeeded in capturing fascinating images of the prospectors brought in by the Gold Rush.
Even today, Alaska has little by way of highways or ... Born from the chaos of the Klondike Gold Rush, the White Pass Scenic Railway hugs sheer cliffs and rugged ridges, and winds through pine ...
“I think she’s certainly up there with significant women who had an impact on Alaska ... some of the gold nuggets he’d found in what seemed like a promising strike in the Klondike.