Across Canada to the Klondyke: Being the Journal of a Ten Thousand Mile Tour through the Great North West July 19th Oct 13th 1900
by Graham Harry
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- very good
- Hardcover
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- Very Good/Very Good
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Toronto, Canada: Methuen, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall. Closed tears on edge of dust jacket. The Klondike gold rush began in July of 1897 when two ships docked in San Francisco and Seattle carrying miners returning from the Yukon with bags of gold. The press was alerted and papers carried the story to the masses. Soon, miners of all shapes and sizes, called "stampeders", were on their way to the gold fields. Within six months, approximately 100,000 gold-seekers set off for the Yukon. Only 30,000 completed the trip. Most stampeders knew little or nothing about where they were going, so pamphlets were available to help them on their way. Many of the pamphlets contained little or no real information and made outrageous claims of wealth to be had by everyone. Outfitters sprang up overnight that were happy to sell the stampeders whatever they needed to get started. This included food, clothing, tools and camping, mining and transportation equipment. Helping the outfitters in this regard were the Northwest Mounted Police who required all stampeders to have one year's supply of goods before they allowed them across the border into Canada. This was roughly one ton of goods per person. Towns such as Seattle made fortunes outfitting the miners.
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- Title
- Across Canada to the Klondyke: Being the Journal of a Ten Thousand Mile Tour through the Great North West July 19th Oct 13th 1900
- Author
- Graham Harry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Canada
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9&fra
- Keywords
- Klondyke, Gold, Canada, Northwest
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- English books;
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