Klondike Gold Rush Summary
The author of the article “Klondike Gold Rush” starts his story from when the gold rush started and how it started. In the article it says that it all started when two ships docked in San Francisco and Seattle carrying miners with bags of gold. When the word got out to the press then everyone wanted gold. A lot of different people went to the gold fields. Some were big and some were small. These miners were called stampeders. Within 6 month about 100,000 gold seekers started there journey to the Yukon. Only about 30,000 gold seekers completed the journey.
The passage “A Woman Who Went to Alaska” talks about how the law is very strict about mining. Also about permits, because the miners needed mining permits. Permits were 10 each. There was
The passage “A Woman Who Went to Alaska” talks about how the law is very strict about mining. Also about permits, because the miners needed mining permits. Permits were 10 each. There was