[Klondike Gold Rush]: [Burns, Cameron C.?]:

$1,250 · Offered by William Reese Company

[PAIR OF TYPED LETTERS FROM A MINER IN THE KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH, AND ON HIS WAY BACK TO THE UNITED STATES TO PURCHASE GOODS FOR HIS MERCHANT BUSINESS]. A very interesting pair of typed letters from a young man in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. The anonymous author wrote these two letters to his parents, describing his journey overland and by water to the Birch Creek mining district, his experiences mining for gold, and his decision to go into business as a merchant. The letters are written in a detailed style that indicates an educated author. They include three manuscript sketches showing the routes traversed in Alaska and provide a great deal of information about the writer's experiences in the Klondike. These letters are typed, but they were likely originally handwritten by the author, who later typed them (and included his manuscripts maps and sketch) in order to send them to his family when he arrived in Seattle or San Francisco.The letter dated Nov. 10 begins with a description of the writer's boat journey from Juneau to Dyea (actually before the discovery of gold around Dyea was widely announced), which was a popular disembarkation point for the Chilkoot Trail to Dawson City, a center of the gold rush. He arrived at Dyea on April 23 and notes that "dinner at the Dyea post was the last square meal I have had up to the present date (November 10)." After dinner he loaded his equipment on horses for the journey inland:"My outfit consisted of about 1000 lbs. of provisi

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