As It Appeared to One of the Thousands of Cheechacos Who Participated in the Mad Rush of 1898-1899 Herausgeber: Sanborn, Wallis R.; Wallis R. Sanborn, Iii
As It Appeared to One of the Thousands of Cheechacos Who Participated in the Mad Rush of 1898-1899 Herausgeber: Sanborn, Wallis R.; Wallis R. Sanborn, Iii
Life was harsh and dangerous for the prospectors of the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898-1899. But it was also a grand adventure. Few got rich but those who survived had a tale to tell. Wallis R. Sanborn's entertaining narrative of his journey from Illinois to the Yukon provides rare insight into the daily lives of the Klondike stampeders. He describes through his letters and diary what they ate, what they wore, the trails they mushed, the roadhouses and tents in which they slept, and the mining process. His original sketches--capturing the natural world around him, his cabin and hand-crafted…mehr
Life was harsh and dangerous for the prospectors of the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898-1899. But it was also a grand adventure. Few got rich but those who survived had a tale to tell. Wallis R. Sanborn's entertaining narrative of his journey from Illinois to the Yukon provides rare insight into the daily lives of the Klondike stampeders. He describes through his letters and diary what they ate, what they wore, the trails they mushed, the roadhouses and tents in which they slept, and the mining process. His original sketches--capturing the natural world around him, his cabin and hand-crafted furniture--and his hand-drawn maps are included, along with photographs, handbills, travel receipts and miner's certificates.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Wallis R. Sanborn, III, teaches at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. He is the author of Animals in the Fiction of Cormac McCarthy and The American Novel of War. His work has appeared in many publications, including, Gale's Contemporary Literary Criticism, Harold Bloom's Modern Critical Views, The Cormac McCarthy Journal and Southwestern American Literature.
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Table of Contents Editor's Acknowledgments Editor's Preface Editor's Introduction Author's Introduction Part I. Rockford to Dawson City, 3943 Miles, February 26 to July 1, 1898 1. Rockford to Seattle 2. Seattle Loading Our Outfit on the City of Seattle 22 Outfit 24 Personal Outfit for W.R. Sanborn 25 Expense Per Man 26 3. Seattle to Dyea Dyeä32 4. Sheep Camp and Chilkoot Pass Moving from Dyea to Sheep Camp 36 Sheep Camp 38 Sheep Camp to the Scales 41 Chilkoot Pass 45 Lake Lindeman, White's Cove 48 Two Close Shaves 50 Leaving Lake Lindeman 56 5. Lake Bennett Our Temporary Camp 59 Aristocrats of the Trail 61 Our Permanent Camp on Lake Bennett 62 Our Ten by Twelve Home 63 Cooking 64 Our Neighbors and Ourselves 64 Whip-sawing Lumber and Building Our Boats 65 Letters To and From Home 68 Tragedy 70 Our Recreation 73 Leaving Lake Bennett 75 6. The Boat Trip to Indian River Caribou Crossing to Lake Marsh, June 4 and 5 77 White Horse Rapids, June 6 80 Lake Laberge and Thirty Mile River, June 7 and 8 83 Down the Lewes and the Yukon, June 9-12 85 The Stewart River Stampede, June 13-24 87 7. Summer in the Klondike Dawson City, June 27 and 28 92 Answering Questions from Home 94 Bonanza and E1dorado Creeks, June 29-July 1 96 Part II. Prospecting Indian River, July 1, 1898, to February 21, 1899 8. Exploring Indian River Arena Gulch Stampede 106 The Indian River Bars 107 Our Party Splits 109 9. Autumn in the Klondike Opportunity Knocks 111 Back to Indian River 112 Autumn Life on Indian River 115 10. Getting Ready for Winter Selecting Neighbors for the Winter 119 The Story of Ben Butler 121 Building Our Cabin 123 11. Winter on Indian River Hauling Our Outfit to Bedrock City 130 Getting Acquainted with Winter Weather 131 Daily Routine 136 Thanksgiving Day Celebration 139 12. Winter at Dawson Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before Them 144 A Winter Trip to Dawson 145 The Hunker Creek Stampede, December 21, 1898 150 The Shortest Day of the Year 151 How One Klondike Expedition Went Wrong 154 Restless Days at Bedrock City 155 Tobaccö158 December and January Weather 159 Thompson Goes to Dawson 160 13. Dawson's Social Life and Business Section Churches 166 Breaking into Society 168 Women and Dance Halls 169 14. Stampeding with Thompson Our Bonanza Stampede, February 1899 173 Our Big Stampede, February 8-11 174 The Old-Timer as a Gold-Digger 179 56 Degrees Below Zerö179 Goodbye Thompson 182 Part III. Our Second Spring and Summer, February 22-August 16, 1899 15. Mysterious Creek How It All Started 186 Mushing to Mysterious Creek 189 The Klondiker's Soliloquy 193 Prospecting 196 At Last I Stake and Record a Claim 198 Revealing the Secret of Mysterious Creek 203 16. Spring Getting Back to Bedrock City 206 Spring Activities at Bedrock 213 17. Our Second Summer June 219 Outfit for Sale 223 Goodbye Dawson 226 18. Down the Yukon River 19. St. Michael to Seattle St. Michael 242 Bering Seä243 The Pacific 246 20. Author's Conclusion Index
Table of Contents Editor's Acknowledgments Editor's Preface Editor's Introduction Author's Introduction Part I. Rockford to Dawson City, 3943 Miles, February 26 to July 1, 1898 1. Rockford to Seattle 2. Seattle Loading Our Outfit on the City of Seattle 22 Outfit 24 Personal Outfit for W.R. Sanborn 25 Expense Per Man 26 3. Seattle to Dyea Dyeä32 4. Sheep Camp and Chilkoot Pass Moving from Dyea to Sheep Camp 36 Sheep Camp 38 Sheep Camp to the Scales 41 Chilkoot Pass 45 Lake Lindeman, White's Cove 48 Two Close Shaves 50 Leaving Lake Lindeman 56 5. Lake Bennett Our Temporary Camp 59 Aristocrats of the Trail 61 Our Permanent Camp on Lake Bennett 62 Our Ten by Twelve Home 63 Cooking 64 Our Neighbors and Ourselves 64 Whip-sawing Lumber and Building Our Boats 65 Letters To and From Home 68 Tragedy 70 Our Recreation 73 Leaving Lake Bennett 75 6. The Boat Trip to Indian River Caribou Crossing to Lake Marsh, June 4 and 5 77 White Horse Rapids, June 6 80 Lake Laberge and Thirty Mile River, June 7 and 8 83 Down the Lewes and the Yukon, June 9-12 85 The Stewart River Stampede, June 13-24 87 7. Summer in the Klondike Dawson City, June 27 and 28 92 Answering Questions from Home 94 Bonanza and E1dorado Creeks, June 29-July 1 96 Part II. Prospecting Indian River, July 1, 1898, to February 21, 1899 8. Exploring Indian River Arena Gulch Stampede 106 The Indian River Bars 107 Our Party Splits 109 9. Autumn in the Klondike Opportunity Knocks 111 Back to Indian River 112 Autumn Life on Indian River 115 10. Getting Ready for Winter Selecting Neighbors for the Winter 119 The Story of Ben Butler 121 Building Our Cabin 123 11. Winter on Indian River Hauling Our Outfit to Bedrock City 130 Getting Acquainted with Winter Weather 131 Daily Routine 136 Thanksgiving Day Celebration 139 12. Winter at Dawson Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before Them 144 A Winter Trip to Dawson 145 The Hunker Creek Stampede, December 21, 1898 150 The Shortest Day of the Year 151 How One Klondike Expedition Went Wrong 154 Restless Days at Bedrock City 155 Tobaccö158 December and January Weather 159 Thompson Goes to Dawson 160 13. Dawson's Social Life and Business Section Churches 166 Breaking into Society 168 Women and Dance Halls 169 14. Stampeding with Thompson Our Bonanza Stampede, February 1899 173 Our Big Stampede, February 8-11 174 The Old-Timer as a Gold-Digger 179 56 Degrees Below Zerö179 Goodbye Thompson 182 Part III. Our Second Spring and Summer, February 22-August 16, 1899 15. Mysterious Creek How It All Started 186 Mushing to Mysterious Creek 189 The Klondiker's Soliloquy 193 Prospecting 196 At Last I Stake and Record a Claim 198 Revealing the Secret of Mysterious Creek 203 16. Spring Getting Back to Bedrock City 206 Spring Activities at Bedrock 213 17. Our Second Summer June 219 Outfit for Sale 223 Goodbye Dawson 226 18. Down the Yukon River 19. St. Michael to Seattle St. Michael 242 Bering Seä243 The Pacific 246 20. Author's Conclusion Index
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