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The discovery of gold brought adventurers, dreamers and schemers to Alaska. It's a great story! In fact, it's a lot of great stories. ... By exploring these materials you can try to piece together untold stories from the Gold Rush era. But you will need creative thinking and investigative skills.
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www.library.state.ak.us/goldrush/
www.library.state.ak.us/goldrush/
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Short stories about people and adventures during Alaska's Gold Rush. Written by the Gold Rush Centennial Task Force, State of Alaska. Used with permission. ... Alaska Natives and the Gold Rush ... Timeline of the Alaskan Gold Rush;
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www.library.state.ak.us/goldrush/stories/home.htm
www.library.state.ak.us/goldrush/stories/home.htm
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The Klondike gold rush began in July of 1897 when two ships docked in San Francisco and Seattle carrying miners returning from the Yukon with bags of gold. The press was alerted and papers carried the story to the masses.
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www.questconnect.org/ak_klondike.htm
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Women of the Valdez Gold Rush Mrs. Dowling, Mrs. Anne Barrett, Miss Lillian Moore - these women and 60 others joined the Valdez Gold Rush. Some were married, some were adventuresome unmarried women. They were all looking for something more exciting than church socials and tea parties.
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www.alaska.net/~valdezak/goldrush.html
www.alaska.net/~valdezak/goldrush.html
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Little known Klondike gold rush facts and interesting pictures from the time. Stick around and enjoy the western adventure of The Last Best West. ... Carmack, Dawson Charlie and Skookum Jim, mighta started the Klondike gold rush, but they weren't too bright when it came to picking the town site. There's a legend says they...
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www.thelastbestwest.com/klondike_gold_rush_facts.htm
www.thelastbestwest.com/klondike_gold_rush_facts.htm
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Debra Sanders, right, of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, talks to tourists outside the cabin of Capt. William Moore. Inside the cabin, history is preserved on the walls. ... SKAGWAY, Alaska - William Moore saw the Klondike Gold Rush coming years before the first nugget was plucked from Bonanza Creek.
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www.sptimes.com/2006/02/05/Travel/Paper_trail_preserves...
www.sptimes.com/2006/02/05/Travel/Paper_trail_preserves.shtml
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Proposed for a peninsula near Bristol Bay, Alaska, the Pebble Mine would extract two of the world's most precious metals: gold and copper. It could not only be the world's biggest mine of its type, but could also include the world's biggest dam, smack in the middle of the world's largest salmon fishery.
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www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18176715
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Last year's gold production tipped the scales at 800,000 ounces. ... The last time that much gold was mined in Alaska was 1916. ... Recent record gold prices -- hitting $1,095 an ounce Friday -- have boosted fervor for chasing the yellow metal.
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www.adn.com/money/industries/mining/story/1005008.html
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Start reading Smoke Bellew - 'A Tale from the Alaskan Gold Rush' on your Kindle in under a minute. Don’t have a Kindle? Get yours here. ... Smoke Bellew - 'A Tale from the Alaskan Gold Rush' (Kindle Edition)
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www.amazon.com/Smoke-Bellew-Tale-Alaskan-Gold/dp/B00188...
www.amazon.com/Smoke-Bellew-Tale-Alaskan-Gold/dp/B001880SI2
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