Gold Fever! by Dr. Kluane Spake Gold Fever is one of the really Great Adventure Stories! It is the riveting (and true) arctic, action filled stories with never before seen original photos of Northern History, Alaska, Yukon, Squaw Creek, Haines, and Kluane Lake!
Now an old Sourdough, Austin tells about his first trip to Squaw Creek in 1932 and the friends he met. He went there to mine gold with his famous gold-mining aunt, Frances Muncaster! This is about the real arctic pioneers --
The memories and original photos of Frances Noyes. the daughter in law of Judge Noyes in Nome and wife of Tom Noyes. She later became Frances Muncastor wife of Bill Muncastor.
Did you know Wyat Earp and Jack London were up in Nome? Along with Jack Dalton who owned the Dalton Trail.
Learn about the Gold Rush in Nome and Porcupine Creek! Read how the early settlers searched for the American Dream. Enjoy original photos of panoramic views of uncharted lands. Ride sleds pulled by your favorite dog teams alone in the -50 degree North. Their gold mine was near the Yukon, and BC border at what was known as the "Golden Triangle."
In winters, Austin drove dog teams through the wilderness passageways to delivered mail to Kluane Lake. On that trail, he met many of the daring prospecting heroes who settled the North.
Gold Fever tells about sled dog transportation and the rugged Alaska pioneers who challenged the arctic and raced dog sleds across the uncharted wilderness of the North.
This is a story about the Alaska Goldrush and gold mining! Many of these gold mines that are now still being prospected -- including Porcupine Creek!
The challenging memories of the Alaskan gold rush, and prospecting for gold in the camp of Silver at Kluane Lake. Squaw Creek. Candle gold rush. Nome gold rush. Yukon. British Columbia.
Written by Dr. Kluane Spake
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About the Author: Gold Fever! Dr. Kluane Spake was an Alaskan resident for over 30 years. She is now a public speaker who travels internationally.
Gold Fever is the great adventure story of her dad, Austin Simonds, who spent his early hard days mining for gold in what is known as the British Triangle. He also traveled north on dogsleds to Kluane Lake.
When her kids were small, Dr. Kluane would pack them up and take them down to the creeks near Fairbanks to dig for gold. It was a great plan! Armed with a playpen, lunch, a pick axe, a wagon, a gold pan, and a shovel, she used a tricycle basket to separate the big rocks from the dirt. Over time, she hauled out enough gold to make her own jewelry!
