The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27
LOVE LED HER TO FORTUNE
How Ebba Norblom and Her Husband
Dug Gold in the KlOndlke

How Ebba Norblom and Her Husband
Dug Gold In the KlOndIke
New York, Dec. 26.-ThTe World saws
Mrs. Ebba Nordblom. of BROOKLYN.
cleaned up $4,000 in the Klondyke and
at Cape Nome. That is, she was her
husbands partner. and between them
they returned TO civilization with SOS 600
He is the first to acknowledge that
half the fortune is hers by right. She
earned it with the strength of her own
arms. inspired by the Iove.nherheart.
Gustav Nordblom treats her in all re-
spects as an edual-as his mining part
ner, entitled to the love Of a true com
rade in adventure, as well as to the love
of faithful wife
They were childhood sweathearts in
Sweden. He became a photographer:
she was farmers daughter.
There was not much to look foryard
to in the home land. Ebba and Gustav
were inbued with the same spirit of ad-
venture, and she did not discourage him
Her sole regret was that she could not
go with him.
Two years later she did go. His letters
had become Respondent, and she knew
that he needed her. 1t was three years
ago that they embraced again in New
YORK
Ebba Lindeberg went TO live with
friends at No. 103 Halsey street. Brook
lyn, and did not rest till she had found
d situation. Gustav NordbIom. encour-
aged by her c6hpanionship. plunged into
the struggle for life with renewed y1gor
When the country rang with the re-
ports of the riches Of the Klondyke. Gus
tav and Ebba had only one thought-that
he should go to the goldhelds. Again It
was bitter regret to her that she should
not be able to accompany him. but their
combined resources were barely enough
to see him through. and even with that
he suffered many handicaDs.
He was one of the sarly corners. for
he staked claim out in what became
the principal street OF Dawson City.
Fortune was coquettish at first. II was
all a gamble, for the most strenuous la
Dor often went unrewarded. NordbIon
left Dawson City to follow the trail 20
Camp Eureka. There he became the
owner of two claims.
Luck began to come his way. He ac-
cumuiated gold, not in sensational guam
titles. but enough to make marriage at
last a practical question.
That was enough for Ebba- She had
been buring all this time to join him
Now she set forth.
For a woman, the journey abounded
with hardshiDs almost incredible. The |
railroad had not been built, and Ebba
faced ali the unmittigated terrors OF the |
Chilkoot pass.
She and Gustav were married imms- !
diately after her arrival. II was a rough /
frontier wedding-one OF the first in that |
wild region. The bride would not hear |
Of any holiday making after that.
I'VE can have our honeymoon after we
get rich" she said. The thing now Is
to work"
She 10 iIldekleaaoinetaoin feet Go Tn
She toiled like a laborer. and yet found
time 20 extend 70 Gustav a wifs'a min
istra tons. She cooked his meals. washed
his clothes and kept their habiiation IN
order. No one could understand
how she ACCOMPLISHED 50 much.
IT'S because am working FOR the man
I love and FOR the home we viii have
some day" she would say when neigh
bors expressed their surprise.
Gustav learned 20 follow her guidance.
for she developed a keen aptitude for
Luck followed her every pro
isct
L was By Ebba's ADVICE that they
struck out FOR Cape Nome when the
Startling discovery was made thar god
sas 20 be found there IN ths sand - ere
seash0re. held within reach % tie sur
face By an in2erviaus EgbsolL
Afr and Mrs. Sordblom plunged Win
u others .nto the task q bur
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among them.
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