All about the Klondyke gold mines. J. G. Pratt

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4064066221072

      Table of Contents

       GOLD.

       KLONDYKE AND CALIFORNIA.

       THE GEOLOGY OF THE YUKON REGION.

       THE "MOTHER LODE" AND THE GLACIAL DEPOSITS.

       THE GREAT GOLD DISCOVERY.

       THE GOLD FEVER SPREADING.

       MILLIONS OF GOLD PANNED OUT.

       ARRIVAL OF THE SECOND TREASURE SHIP FROM THE FROZEN KLONDYKE.

       A FEW OF THE PRIZES WON.

       SOME GRAPES OF ESCHOL STORIES.

       THE STAMPEDE FOR THE GOLD.

       WHERE THE GOLD IS FOUND.

       SOME LARGE NUGGETS.

       MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS IN SIGHT.

       HOW TO GET THERE.

       FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO THE MINES.

       PERILS OF THE TRIP.

       CANADIAN GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE.

       DAWSON NOT A TOUGH TOWN.

       FEARS OF STARVATION.

       COST OF LIVING IN DAWSON.

       THE CLIMATE AND THE MOSQUITOES.

       CAPITAL REQUIRED BY MINERS.

       A WOMAN'S OUTFIT.

       VALUABLE EXPERT ADVICE.

       THE NEW YORK JOURNAL EXPEDITION TO KLONDYKE.

       SAILORS GET GOLD CRAZE.

       ONLY THREE DEATHS IN A YEAR.

       CANADIAN MINING LAWS.

       SOME THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

       EXPLANATORY AND IMPORTANT.