Notes, facts and historical references
regarding the
Klondike Gold Rush
Klondikers From England:
Southampton, Febuary 5, - The first large party of Klondikers
from this country, numbering 300 people, sailed from this port today on
board the British steamer Tartar. They expect to reach Vancouver
in a month. The gold seekers were cheered by a crowd of their friends as
the steamer started. The carry a quantity of stores, provisions and a telegraphic
apparatus.
source: The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Febuary 6, 1898
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