Klondike Woes | Anchorage Press

Jack London
Arrogant, drunken lout
English: Jack London (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This looks like it could be an interesting read.

Mr. Jack London is mentioned "an arrogant, drunken lout"

I will be getting a copy, how about you? I have always been in awe of the early gold seekers of the Klondike.



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Dawson City mining claims to be auctioned off - North - CBC News

English: Front Street, Dawson City, Yukon, 1898 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Want to do some placer mining in the Yukon? Here is your chance...

Right in the heart of the Klondike. Hurry!!!

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Head of UAS mine-training program opposes tax hike

About half of the population of Alaska lives in the Anchorage metropolitan area. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

There is a little bit of a dicussion in AK about taxing miners. ALL mining - not just industrial concerns. Read more here:

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Dredge is last in Colorado

Gold dredge east of Fairplay, Colorado, USA (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Here is a kind of sad story.

I have a thing for dredges, don't know why. Maybe because I was an engineer on one in the Arctic many years ago...

Anyway read about this one and the efforts made to save it. You will want to kick someones ass once you find out why it is not being done.







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The Yukon River Quest: Not Gold Panning But Fun Anyway.

English: Photo of Dawson City, Yukon, taken by Michael Edwards on June 10, 2007. For the article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson_City (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This was sent to me ny some travel company that had the idea I was interested in going North. I would normally have spammed it but decided to have a look. I have never been to the Yukon territories but have wondered about it a few times. If I was to go Dawson City is at the top of my list. A couple of cousins lived in Whitehorse as children but moved south in their teens. Better schools.

I have visited the Arctic a couple of times working in Alaska on the pipeline and Canada in the Arctic Ocean on a Dredge building Islands. A story for another time.

Have a read it is a good article..  The Yukon River Quest: The Longest Canoe and Kayak Race in the World - GoNOMAD Travel:



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Mining Camp Survives as Family Retreat

This dredge once took soil from the bottom of a creek north of Fairbanks, and processed it to extract gold. It is now a tourist attraction. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Here is an nice little story from Fairbanks, AK.

Of interest to me because I worked there and sort of liked it. winters a little long but...

Have a quick read, see what you think.

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