So little is known about the Alaska Gold Rush that most Americans think the Klondike Strike in the Yukon Territory of Canada is the Alaska Gold Rush.  It is not.  The three ‘centers’ of the Alaska Gold Rush were Juneau with hard rock mines, Fairbanks where the gold was brought up by dredges and Nome where the stampeders could pan for gold on the beach.  You could not stake a claim on the Nome beach because it was Federal property. You could take the gold you found, but when the tide came up, you had to come in.  Or swim.  This is a shot of the ‘slow’ day in Nome.  Keep in mind in 1903, Nome was a dozen blocks ‘deep’ and 20 miles along the beach. If you look carefully at this photo, you will see the DEXTER on the left.  That was Wyatt Earp’s saloon and brothel.

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