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  TO ALASKA FOR GOLD

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  TO ALASKA FOR GOLD

  EDWARD STRATEMEYER

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  FIGHTING IN CUBAN WATERS Or Under Schley on the Brooklyn.

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  RICHARD DARE'S VENTURE Or Striking Out for Himself.

  OLIVER BRIGHT'S SEARCH Or The Mystery of a Mine.

  TO ALASKA FOR GOLD Or The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon.

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  THE LAST CRUISE OF THE SPITFIRE Or Larry Foster's Strange Voyage.

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  TRUE TO HIMSELF Or Roger Strong's Struggle for Place. (_In Press._)

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  "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

  BostonLee and Shepard Publishers1899

  Copyright, 1899, by Lee and Shepard.All Rights Reserved.

  TO ALASKA FOR GOLD.

  Norwood PressJ. S. Cushing & Co. Berwick & SmithNorwood Mass. U.S.A.

  PREFACE.

  "TO ALASKA FOR GOLD" forms the third volume of the "Bound toSucceed" Series. Like the preceding tales, this story is complete initself.

  The rush to the far-away territory of Alaska, when gold in largequantities was discovered upon Klondike Creek, was somewhat similar tothe rush to California in years gone by. The gold fever spread to eventhe remotest of our hamlets, and men, young and old, poured forth, readyto endure every hardship if only the much-coveted prize might besecured. That many succeeded and that many more failed is now a matterof history, although of recent date.

  In this story are related the adventures of two Maine boys who leavetheir home among the lumbermen, travel to California, there to jointheir uncle, an experienced miner, and several other men, and start onthe long trip to the Klondike by way of Dyea, Chilkoot Pass, and thelakes and streams forming the headwaters of the mighty Yukon River.After many perils the gold district is reached, and here a summer andwinter are passed, the former in hunting for the precious metal and thelatter in a never ending struggle to sustain life until the advent ofspring.

  In writing the description of this new El Dorado the author hasendeavored to be as accurate as possible, and has consulted, for thispurpose, the leading authorities on Alaska and its resources, as well asdigested the sometimes tedious, but, nevertheless, always interesting,government reports covering this subject. Regarding the personalexperiences of his heroes he would add that nearly every incident citedhas been taken from life, as narrated by those who joined in thefrenzied rush to the new gold fields.

  EDWARD STRATEMEYER.

  NEWARK, N. J., April 1, 1899.