Facts about Gold Rush
There was a man named Erastus Brainerd who helped make Seattle more popular than San Fransico. There was a place called Dead Horse Gulch, because people thought that horses would help them get up to Dawson. The horses helped carry equipment for a little while but after that they were no good. People would either have to leave them behind or kill them. The Golden Stairs were steps carved in the snow that people would climb. When weather turned out good, people would climb the stairs in a line that strectched out two miles over the trail. When you got in line and you wanted to take a break you would step out to the side, but you couldn't get back in line for at least and hour or two. The Gold Rush really isn’t all in Alaska as you would think. Most of it was in Canada. Actually Dawson is in Canada (Dawson was the final destination). If you look at a map you’ll notice it’s really not that far to go even on foot. With the cold weather and crowds of people traveling the trail was tough going.