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A Woman who went to Alaska

A Woman who went to Alaska

Sullivan, May Kellogg

Paperback

Biographies GeneralTravel GeneralRegional: West

ISBN10: 7552491884
ISBN13: 9787552491883
Publisher: Books of Sebastien
Published: Sep 1 2026
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.59 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

is an autobio graphical account written in the early 20th century. The book docu ments the author's adventurous journey as she travels to Alaska in search of fortune and newexperiences, navigating the rugged landscape and the chal lenges of life in mining camps. With a focus on Sullivan's personal experi ences, thisnarrativeprovidesinsightsintoawoman'slifeduringtheKlondike Gold Rush, illustrating her resilience and determination. The opening of the narrative introduces Sullivan'smotivationfortravelingtoAlaskaandde tails her voyage from California to Dawson, where she surprises her father and brother. Traveling almost alone, she encounters a variety of characters along the way, including rough miners and other women, each with their own stories and aspirations. Through vivid descriptions of her journey, ob stacles faced during travel by sea and land, and the bustling atmosphere at Dawson, the author sets the stage for a detailed exploration of her experi ences in the harsh yet captivating Northern wilderness my first trip from California to Alaska was made in the summer of 1899. IwentalonetoDawsontomyfatherandbrother, surprisingthemgreatly when I quietly walked up to shake hands with them at their work. The amazement of myfather knewnobounds, -andyetI could see a lot of quiet amusementbeneath allwhenhe introducedme to hisfriends, whichplainly said: Here is my venturesome daughter, who is really a 'chip off the old block, ' so you must not be surprised at her coming to Alaska. FatherhadgonetotheKlondykeayearbefore attheageof sixty-four, climb ing Chilkoot Pass in the primitive way and running Miles Canyon and WhiteHorse Rapids in a small boat which came near being swamped in the passage Mybrother's entrance to the famous gold fields was made in the same dan gerous manner a year before; but I had waited until trains over the White Pass and Yukon Railroad had been crossing the mountains daily for two weeks before myself attempting to get into Alaska's interior. At that time it was only a three hours' ride, including stops, over the Pass to Lake Ben nett, the terminus of this new railroad, the first in Alaska. A couple of rude open flat cars with springless seats along the sides were all the accommoda tion we had as passengers from the summit of White Pass to Lake Bennett; we having paid handsomely for the privilege of riding in this manner and thinking ourselves fortunate, considering the fact that our route was, dur ing the entire distance of about forty-five miles, strewn with the bleaching bones of earlier argonauts and their beasts of burden

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