# To Alaska for Gold

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Third volume in the Bound to Succeed series
TO ALASKA FOR GOLD
OR
The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon
BY
EDWARD STRATEMEYER
AUTHOR OF "UNDER DEWEY AT MANILA," "A YOUNG VOLUNTEER IN CUBA" "FIGHTING IN CUBAN WATERS," "RICHARD DARE'S VENTURE" "OLIVER BRIGHT'S SEARCH," ETC., ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY A. B. SHUTE
BOSTON LEE AND SHEPARD PUBLISHERS 1899
Copyright, 1899, by Lee and Shepard,
All Rights Reserved.
To Alaska for Gold.
Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass. U.S.A.
"Uncle Foster! Earl! Look at This!"—Page 170.
PREFACE.
"To Alaska for Gold" forms the third volume of the "Bound to Succeed" Series. Like the preceding tales, this story is complete in itself.
The rush to the far-away territory of Alaska, when gold in large quantities was discovered upon Klondike Creek, was somewhat similar to the rush to California in years gone by. The gold fever spread to even the remotest of our hamlets, and men, young and old, poured forth, ready to endure every hardship if only the much-coveted prize might be secured. That many succeeded and that many more failed is now a matter of history, although of recent date.
In this story are related the adventures of two Maine boys who leave their home among the lumbermen, travel to California, there to join their uncle, an experienced miner, and several other men, and start on the long trip to the Klondike by way of Dyea, Chilkoot Pass, and the lakes and streams forming the headwaters of the mighty Yukon River. After many perils the gold district is reached, and here a summer ​and winter are passed, the former in hunting for the precious metal and the latter in a never ending struggle to sustain life until the advent of spring.
In writing the description of this new El Dorado the author has endeavored to be as accurate as possible, and has consulted, for this purpose, the leading authorities on Alaska and its resources, as well as digested the sometimes tedious, but, nevertheless, always interesting, government reports covering this subject. Regarding the personal experiences of his heroes he would add that nearly every incident cited has been taken from life, as narrated by those who joined in the frenzied rush to the new gold fields.
EDWARD STRATEMEYER.
    Newark, N.J.,
       April 1, 1899.
CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER | | PAGE |
| I. | A Letter from the West | 1 |
| II. | The Boys reach a Decision | 9 |
| III. | A False Identification | 18 |
| IV. | A Serious Set-back | 27 |
| V. | A Night in New York | 36 |
| VI. | Preparations for Departure | 44 |
| VII. | Buying the Outfits | 52 |
| VIII. | On the Way to Juneau | 61 |
| IX. | The Fate of a Stowaway | 69 |
| X. | Up the Lynn Canal | 77 |
| XI. | The Start from Dyea | 85 |
| XII. | Earl has an Adventure | 93 |
| XIII. | At the Summit of Chilkoot Pass | 101 |
| XIV. | Boat-building at Lake Linderman | 109 |
| XV. | On to Lake Bennett | 118 |
| XVI. | An Exciting Night in Camp | 127 |
| XVII. | A Hunt for Food | 134 |
| XVIII. | On to the White Horse Rapids | 141 |
| XIX. | Nearing the End of a Long Journey | 149 ​ |
| XX. | The Gold Fields at Last | 157 |
| XXI. | A Day in Dawson City | 164 |
| XXII. | Digging for Gold | 172 |
| XXIII. | Good Luck and Bad | 180 |
| XXIV. | An Unlooked-for Arrival | 187 |
| XXV. | More Work in the Gulches | 195 |
| XXVI. | Sluice Boxes and Preparations for Winter | 203 |
| XXVII. | The End of the Summer Season | 211 |
| XXVIII. | Snowed in | 219 |
| XXIX. | Waiting and Watching for Spring | 227 |
| XXX. | Last Washings for Gold | 235 |
| XXXI. | Down the Yukon and Home | 243 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| "'Uncle Foster! Earl! look at this'" | Frontispiece |
| | PAGE |
| "With a final kick the stowaway was run off the gang-plank" | 72 |
| "The water was boiling on every side" | 125 |
| "'I would like to see the prisoner, please'" | 196 |
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