This historical novel is based on fact. The basic characters are fictional. The gold rush to the Yukon in 1897 was a great experience in our American history. The labor wage was $1.00 a day, so the lure of finding gold in the Yukon, drove the men and women north. They landed in Dyea Alaska from Seattle. From this point north these hardy souls had to travel 33 miles north to Lake Bennett.The Canadian customs just above the Chikoot Pass dictated each...