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| I was fascinated by the history of this area as I had a great grand father who left his wife and family in Utah to come to Alaska to find riches. |
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| Wm. Marion Johnson probably came here and men from all over USA and the world flocking here to get rich. Little did they know what was ahead. |
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| Each person was required to buy a ton of goods to sustain him for a year. |
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| It wasn't easy as the railroad wasn't finished yet, they had to walk or use sleds. |
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| A list of supplies needed, click to make it larger to sustain a person/year. |
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| Imagine packing this up the mountain or using horses, dogs or whatever you could find to help you |
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| Some individuals stopped looking for gold and served those travelers with goods, saloons and brothels. |
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| Imagine making 40 trips to carry your goods on your back! |
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| How to store the gold and transport it back to the states wasn't easy! |
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| Quite a town developed in this area and still survives revived by tourists! |
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| Too soon time to leave Alaska, note the blue glacier top right in the mtns. |
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| Goodbye Alaska, on to Victoria BC, Canada and then Seattle, Wash. |