02479cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000110011910000340013024500660016426400510023030000470028133600260032833700260035433800360038050000310041650802060044752012310065353400450188465300370192965300540196665300610202085600430208199900170212441158UtSlPG20260610133936.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a01015728  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF850.51 aIngersoll, Ernest,d1852-194610aGolden Alaska: A Complete Account to Date of the Yukon Valley 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2012-10-24  aProduced by Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Golden Alaska: A Complete Account to Date of the Yukon Valley" by Ernest Ingersoll is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the Yukon Valley, focusing on its history, geography, mineral resources, and the means of access to this remote area that garnered significant attention during the gold rush. With the recent discovery of gold in the Klondike region, the book intends to satisfy public curiosity with factual information about this newfound frontier.  The opening of the book sets the stage for an exploration of the Yukon, detailing the various logistical routes to the gold fields, particularly emphasizing the significance of the Yukon River and its tributaries. Ingersoll introduces key companies and reliable transportation resources for prospective miners, while also discussing both land and sea approaches to reach this challenging yet promising territory. He provides a blueprint for travelers, covering the necessary preparations and dangers they might encounter, thereby highlighting the urgency and excitement of the gold rush as adventurers flock to this "greatest gold district on earth." (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAlaska -- Description and travel  aKlondike River Valley (Yukon) -- Gold discoveries  aYukon River (Yukon and Alaska) -- Description and travel40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41158  c81997d81997