Klondike Sounds

Among the 60 pounds of gear Ross Anderson chose to bring along was a tape recorder. As he goes northward he hopes to send back the sounds of the Klondike as well as his own observations.

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Ross had stopped at Whitehorse for medical reasons, after hiking Chilkoot Pass:

Hiking Chilkoot Pass

Upon getting to the summit...
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Of the early Klondikers, few made their fortune...
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More about Mont Hawthorne
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Next stop:the Yukon River
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Yukon gold for Ross
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Ross recorded these at Carmacks, before going back on the Yukon River again.

Why Ross chose not to use a motorized boat
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Squalls on the river after leaving Whitehorse
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Klondikers had a different idea of the river
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