Preparing to Climb 'The Golden Stair' and Peterson's Trail, Chilkoot Pass, Alaska, c1898. Routes to the Klondike; People; Government daughter Gladys

daughter Gladys

River Packet "Susie" Leaving Dawson E

There are 22 individuals and six dogs in the protrait taken sometime between 1898 and 1900 when Bowers was in the Klondike

Caption: A halt for eats at noon

Preparing to Climb 'The Golden Stair' and Peterson's Trail, Chilkoot Pass, Alaska, c1898. Routes to the Klondike; People; Government daughter GladysStereoscopic view of the camp at the base of the golden staircase on the Chilkoot Trail. The area is stacked with goods and a number of inidividuals are visible. Inscription recto: Preparing to climb 'The Golden Stair' and Peterson's Trail, Chilkoot Pass, Alaska. Inscription verso: The Alaska Gold Rush, Chilkoot Pass Alaska In 1897 98 the rush to the gold fields of Alaska and the Yukon took place. In these two years some 40,000 men entered the