1897 'Sacks of Gold' arrive in San Francisco'

This was the beginning of the Yukon Territories 10 minutes of fame. Now it is history.
READ HERE: This week in history: The beginning of the Klondike gold rush | Vancouver Sun:



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120 Years Ago: The Klondike Gold Rush

This is the best article I have ever read about the Klondike gold rush.

It is a little on the longish side, but if you read it all I am certain you will learn at least a couple of things you never knew.



120 Years Ago: The Klondike Gold Rush - Gainesville Coins News:



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Klondike - The Last Great Gold Rush

The Last Great Gold Rush - History in the Headlines:

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History in Hannibal:

English: The U.S. Post Office (1884) at Hannibal, Missouri. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Here is some more Klondike lore. Thia time all the way from Hannibal, MO. best known for Mark Twain there were other people there who did some very impressive things with the time they had on Level One.

Kind of makes you wonder how they are doing on Level Two?

It brings to mind that old expression "what goes round, comes round." I think that is what it was.

There ar other ways to describe this as well. "Karma" comes to mind.



History in Hannibal: Young man of color struck it big in the Klondike, saved kindly tailor from foreclosure - News - Hannibal Courier - Post - Hannibal, MO - Hannibal, MO:



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