The Land of Nome / A narrative sketch of the rush to our Bering Sea gold-fields, the country, its mines and its people, and the history of a great conspiracy (1900-1901)

by Lanier McKee

If the narrative in places seems too personal, this, perhaps, will be pardoned, for the reason that an account of the actual experiences of a few individuals—tame, indeed, compared with those of many others—may better suggest the atmosphere of a weird land than a mere résumé of impersonal facts. Finally, it is hoped that this book may, in some small measure, prove of service in directing attention to the past neglect and present needs of our wonderful Alaska.

L. McK.

New York, February, 1902.

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I	The Rush in 1900	[1]
II	The Hybrid City of Nome	[30]
III	Travel to the Interior	[54]
IV	The Inland Country—The Mines	[76]
V	McKenzie at Work—The Storm—The United States Court of Appeals	[105]
VI	The Dangers of Bering Sea—A Dismal Outlook	[137]
VII	Up the Streams—An Evening at Johnson's Camp	[166]
VIII	The Council City Mining District—Joe Ripley and Others	[187]
IX	The Operetta at Dexter's—Nome City of To-day	[230]
X	The End of the Conspiracy—A Word for Alaska	[246]

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PART I
1900

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