Gold seekers once rushed to Canada’s northwest
<p> <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>. <span word="Huge">Huge</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>. <span word="Enough">Enough</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Klondike">Klondike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yukon">Yukon</span> <span word="Territory">Territory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="ninety">ninety</span>-<span word="six">six</span>.</p><p><span word="George">George</span> <span word="Carmack">Carmack</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="Skookum">Skookum</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Mason">Mason</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dawson">Dawson</span> <span word="Charlie">Charlie</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Yukon">Yukon</span> <span word="Territory">Territory</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Alaska">Alaska</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="pans">pans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rocks">rocks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pan">pan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="Slowly">Slowly</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pan">pan</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="rocks">rocks</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="successful">successful</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="worked">worked</span>. <span word="History">History</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="ninety">ninety</span>-<span word="six">six</span>, <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="sixteen">sixteen</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="grams">grams</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>.</p>
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