A Woman Who Went To Alaska

The Britannia Mines has played such a major role in the building blocks of British Columbia’s economic development and early history. Behind the unforgotten community that once flourished with 60,000 miners of different races and religions, lies a rich history that captures the hearts of many who pass by one of the most successful copper sites of its time. With that being said, the legend behind the discovery of affluent minerals in Britannia Mines is by a doctor who was searching for gold in the year, 1888. After many failed attempts to set up a mining industry, the Britannia Mine and Smelting Company Ltd. took interest in this discovery and developed operation systems and communities. The Britannia Mines in the 1920s became such a successful

No shortage of big rocks but they had apparently found the big rock that signaled the entry to the path to Ajo. (104) Urrea’s simile and hyperbole depicts how crushingly difficult it was to be able to get to the start of the walk. Urrea simile comparing “the men” to “laundry” being tossed around in a van. This simile shows just how much out of control of their bodies the men were in, where they were practically falling on top of each other.

In the text, “Klondike Gold Rush” and “A Woman Who Went To Alaska”, both share many different things. In this case their point a view was different. That is what I will be discussing today!

Have you ever thought about being rich? How about finding gold where you least expected it to be? In the passages “Klondike Gold Rush” and A Woman Who Went to Alaska and City of Gold each author or narrator discusses the same topic which was that people went out on a challenging trip to find gold, but only some people were successful. In the two passages and the one video the authors or narrator were using different points of views. Each person’s point of view shapes the reader's understanding of the miners’ lives is because each person has there own situation, so they have to act and talk differently than some of the other characters.

The trouble started at Fort Bridger where a guide named Lansford Hastings said that there was a faster trail to the gold rush he also said that he just led a wagon on the trail. Hastings did not come with them on the

During the 1800’s, lives changed for many people. The Klondike Gold Rush began. In the article Klondike Gold Rush written by the Public Domain, the passage from A Women Who Went to Alaska written by May Kellogg Sullivan, and the video City of Gold made by the National Film Board of Canada and narrated Pierre Berton, the points of view of each show the miners’ lives. Each piece has a point of view, which helps the reader understand the miners’ lives through the word choice, and the tone

From your study of the prescribed text and related material, what were the most significant aspects of physical journeys that you noted?

The mountain men were known for their explorations and fur trapping in the Rocky Mountains and the great plains from about 1810 to 1880. Outside of their explorations and trapping, the Mountain Men also created Emigrant Trails which allowed Americans of the East to settle in the West. To some they [mountain men] symbolized the rugged freedom of the frontier, to others, anarchy and degradation. The debate surrounding mountain men was, at its core, really a debate about the nature of the West: was the frontier the site of healthy independence or dangerous dissolution? Through the rising and crashing of the trappers ' rendezvous in the 1840 's and the scarce enemies that the mountain

Camping was a main factor in the Gold Rush. Once a miner found out of a new gold sighting they would pack their

By doing this it states “Rising 1,000 feet in the last ½ mile, it was known as the golden staircase 1,500 steps carved out of snow and ice worked their way to the top of the pass.” This helps understand the author's point of view about the miner work. In the passage “ A Woman Who Went To Alaska”

The journey along the Oregon Trail was a very long and rough experience. Stretching out to almost a whopping 2000 miles it usually took the pioneers 4-6 months travelling at 12 to 16 miles per hour. Throughout this journey the pioneers had to battle with cholera, poor

In Conclusion “Drifters” “Lucky Miles” “Last seen at 12.10AM” and “The Ivory trail” all have impacts which affect each traveler in different

The Canadian mining exploration industry was extremely competitive and consisted of about 80 drilling contractors, many of which had little

The mountain men were known for their explorations and fur trapping in the Rocky Mountains and the great plains from about 1810 to 1880. Outside of their explorations and trapping, the Mountain Men also created Emigrant Trails which allowed Americans of the East to settle in the West. To some they [mountain men] symbolized the rugged freedom of the frontier, to others, anarchy and degradation. The debate surrounding mountain men was, at its core, really a debate about the nature of the West: was the frontier the site of healthy independence or dangerous dissolution? Through the rising and crashing of the trappers ' rendezvous in the 1840 's and the scarce enemies that the mountain men had, Christopher "Kit" Carson, Jim Bridger, and James "Jim" Beckwourth continued to lead the explorations and trappings in the Rocky Mountains making clear that those men were there promoting healthy independence across the frontier during the 1840 's.

Out of the two trails, the White Pass Trail contained a few more outlaws, more corruption, and the slopes were overall less steep compared to the Chilkoot Trail. The Chilkoot Trail had a fewer number of outlaws who were trying to steal the gold-seekers belongings and corrupt them to spend money on absolutely nothing, but this trail had many steeper inclines of the slopes, which brought forth a lot of trouble for the gold-seekers who weren’t prepared. Many faced complications with malnutrition, hunger in general, and death. No matter what trail the gold-seekers had taken to get to the Yukon territory, it was certainly dangerous in all circumstances.