Mining for gold was extremely hard work.There were actually two ways to mine for gold:The first type of miner is the "Placer Miners".Placer gold is gold dust, gold flakes, or gold nuggets, generally mixed with gravel in riverbeds and hillside benches. Because gold is...
During the 1890s, sarcastically called "The Gay (Happy) 90s", the United States was in the midst of a deep depression. The country was rapidly being transformed from a farm-based society into an industrial giant. Some might have more accurately labelled the developing...
The Klondike Gold Rush created many opportunities for entrepreneurs to start up new and thriving businesses. In all reality, these were the men who really benefited from the gold rush. More money was made by those who established hotels, restaurants and other services...
"Such God-denying people are never content with what they have or who they are; their greed drives them relentlessly. They plunder everything but they can't hold on to any of it. Just when they think they have it all, disaster strikes; they're served up a plate full...
The trip to the Klondike was gruelling, to say the least.The two passes into the Yukon were an experience of their own. Take, for example, the Chilkoot Pass. Its trail from Dyea to Lake Bennett was roughly 33 miles long. Prospective miners not only had to travel the...