Compare And Contrast The Klondike Gold Rush - 1457 Words

Comparison/Contrast: The Klondike Gold Rush The Klondike Gold Rush had begun on August 16, 1869, when Yukon area Indians had found gold in Rabbit Creek, near a town named Dawson in Canada. Word of the discovery of gold in the Klondike hadn’t reached other regions in the world till July 17, 1897, when gold-rushers finally set off to go to the vast Yukon territory. According to estimation, there was around 100,000 gold-seekers who decided to test their luck on acquiring some of the valuable gold, which had been literally coming in by the tons! In the end, only 30,000 gold-seekers had successfully reached the Yukon territory. Unfortunately, many of these gold-seekers whom tried to reach the Yukon territory had faced many complications, which†¦show more content†¦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 bel ongings 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. Within To Build a Fire, the gold-seeker or man who is portrayed as the main character in the story is appearing to have difficulties with what nature or the landscape was throwing at him. Alike in both reality and the story, the freezing cold temperatures were a constant threat to the gold-seekers who may have been unprepared for what they might have expected. The reality part of the extreme cold is adequate to how the extreme cold was described in the story because in both references it was in the negatives somewhere between -20 degrees Fahrenheit in temperature and well below -50 degrees Fahrenheit. Besides the extreme cold, both the reality and the story comparison can beShow MoreRelatedTo Build A Fire And The Call Of The Wild Analysis838 Words   |  4 Pagesprevious quote is a river that is located right next to Alaska. In the Call of the Wild London stated, â€Å"And this was the manner of dog Buck was in fall of 1897, when the Klondike strike dragged men from all the world i nto the frozen North.† Alaska is referenced in this quote as ‘the frozen North’, and Alaska is also where the Klondike gold rush took place in the late 19th century. As can be seen, the Alaskan setting is found in both To Build a Fire and in the Call of the Wild. The Call of the Wild and ToRead MoreCompare and Contrast Call of the Wild Essay1375 Words   |  6 Pagesof The Call of the Wild are both similar yet different. Like any movie based on a book, the movie of The Call of the Wild presents different characters and events than the book so it can be unique and enjoyable. In this essay, I’ll like to compare and contrast the book and the movie. The book and the movie of The Call of the Wild are fairly similar. In both the movie and the book, Buck first lives on Judge Miller’s estate and is kidnapped by Manuel, the gardener. Buck is sold, then disciplinedRead MoreThe Yup Ik And Navajo Cultures : Economics And Resources Before And After Contact1485 Words   |  6 Pages Weaver 1 David Alexander Lukaszek ANTH F100X 17 October 2014 Mid Term Critical Research Essay. Compare and Contrast the Yup’ik and Navajo Cultures in Economics and Resources Before and After Contact. I will compare and contrast the economics and resources in 3 points. First let’s begin by introducing the economics and resources of the Yup’ik before and after contact. Subsistence and commercial activities were