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[Illustration: "UNCLE FOSTER! EARL! LOOK AT THIS!"--_Page 170._]

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.

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