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Mysterious 36
The Journey
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serv.focus(); } //--> </script> </head> <body leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"> <div id="stChild"> <div class="sc" id="sc1"> <h4 class="float-left">1</h4> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> In the spring of 1898, 36 adventurers met in Seattle. Led by a Lieutenant Adair, most had no experience of the North nor any mining experience. The group operated in a military style. It is likely that most of the 36 did not know their exact destination but were willing to go along in search of riches and adventure. The group was well supplied and funded. They clearly had a destination beyond that of the average gold seeker who was traveling alone or in a small group to Dawson. </span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc2"> <h4 class="float-right">2</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Seattle street scene showing Hotel Stevens<br />4 March 1898<br /> Seattle<br /> </span> <div align="left"><A HREF="javascript:;" onClick="remWin('CM_V2_Apps/ui/remWindow.php?remID=61028&remP=%2Fsgc-cms%2Fhistoires_de_chez_nous-community_stories%2Fhdcn-cm%2FMACB%2F0001%2Ftext%2F&remEx=Mysterious+36&lg=English');" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('textIcon_2_1','','English/CommunityMemories2/cm_images/text_over.gif',1)"><img src="English/CommunityMemories2/cm_images/text_off.gif" alt="TEXT ATTACHMENT" name="textIcon_2_1" width="28" height="28" style="border:none;"></A></div> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#2" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=115268','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=396,height=492')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/MACB/0001/image/storycard/MACB00010001.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />(MacBride Museum Collection 1989.30.11)<br></span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc3"> <h4 class="float-left">3</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Members of Mysterious 36 in front of Louvre Bar in Seattle<br />1898<br /> Seattle<br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#3" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=115269','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=573,height=457')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/MACB/0001/image/storycard/MACB00010002.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />(MacBride Museum Collection 1989.30.36)<br></span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc4"> <h4 class="float-right">4</h4> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> The group spent time and money in Seattle buying equipment and 'appropriate' outfits for the rigours of the North. At this point, the trip still appears to be an adventure and a lark. The 36 likely have little or no idea what lies ahead. The polished and well dressed men seen in Seattle would become hardened and filthy before much longer. </span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc5"> <h4 class="float-left">5</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> In line for Miner's License, Victoria, BC<br />10 March 1898<br /> Victoria<br /> </span> <div align="left"><A HREF="javascript:;" onClick="remWin('CM_V2_Apps/ui/remWindow.php?remID=61029&remP=%2Fsgc-cms%2Fhistoires_de_chez_nous-community_stories%2Fhdcn-cm%2FMACB%2F0001%2Ftext%2F&remEx=Mysterious+36&lg=English');" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('textIcon_5_1','','English/CommunityMemories2/cm_images/text_over.gif',1)"><img src="English/CommunityMemories2/cm_images/text_off.gif" alt="TEXT ATTACHMENT" name="textIcon_5_1" width="28" height="28" style="border:none;"></A></div> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#5" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=115270','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=764,height=535')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/MACB/0001/image/storycard/MACB00010003.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />(MacBride Museum Collection 1989.30.1)<br></span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc6"> <h4 class="float-right">6</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Howard Scott 'before'<br />1898<br /> <br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#6" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=115271','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=402,height=578')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/MACB/0001/image/storycard/MACB00010004.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />(MacBride Museum Collection 1989.30.5)<br></span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc7"> <h4 class="float-left">7</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Beemis in Alaska costume<br />1898<br /> <br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#7" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=115272','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=440,height=546')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/MACB/0001/image/storycard/MACB00010005.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />(MacBride Museum Collection 1989.30.4)<br></span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc8"> <h4 class="float-right">8</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Route map to the Yukon Interior<br />1898<br /> <br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#8" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=115380','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=689,height=600')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/MACB/0001/image/storycard/MACB00010071.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />(MacBride Museum Collection)<br></span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc9"> <h4 class="float-left">9</h4> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> The North Pacific was long home to the Tlingit people. Travelling the coast in ocean-going canoes, they settled in areas where rivers exited the mountains to the sea, awash with salmon. Their settlements were visited by the early explorers. Gold, and the dreams of riches, would bring thousands of prospectors to the region. Communities would grow at a staggering rate in short periods, changing the face of the coast and leading to exploration of the interior. </span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc10"> <h4 class="float-right">10</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Wrangell<br />1898<br /> Wrangell<br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#10" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=115274','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=585,height=478')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/MACB/0001/image/storycard/MACB00010007.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />(MacBride Museum Collection 1989.30.37)<br></span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc11"> <h4 class="float-left">11</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Totem pole<br />1898<br /> Wrangell<br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#11" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=115275','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=375,height=478')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/MACB/0001/image/storycard/MACB00010008.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />(MacBride Museum Collection 1989.30.42)<br></span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc12"> <h4 class="float-right">12</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Totem poles in Wrangell, AK<br />1898<br /> <br /> </span> <div align="left"><A HREF="javascript:;" onClick="remWin('CM_V2_Apps/ui/remWindow.php?remID=61030&remP=%2Fsgc-cms%2Fhistoires_de_chez_nous-community_stories%2Fhdcn-cm%2FMACB%2F0001%2Ftext%2F&remEx=Mysterious+36&lg=English');" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('textIcon_12_1','','English/CommunityMemories2/cm_images/text_over.gif',1)"><img src="English/CommunityMemories2/cm_images/text_off.gif" alt="TEXT ATTACHMENT" name="textIcon_12_1" width="28" height="28" style="border:none;"></A></div> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#12" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=115276','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=366,height=514')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/MACB/0001/image/storycard/MACB00010009.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />(MacBride Museum Collection 1989.30.34)<br></span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc13"> <h4 class="float-left">13</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Juneau, AK<br />1898<br /> Juneau<br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#13" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=115277','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=694,height=533')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/MACB/0001/image/storycard/MACB0001000a.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />(MacBride Museum Collection 1989.30.21)<br></span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc14"> <h4 class="float-right">14</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Juneau<br />1898<br /> Juneau<br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#14" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=115278','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=595,height=478')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/MACB/0001/image/storycard/MACB0001000b.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />(MacBride Museum Collection 1989.30.23)<br></span> </div> <table id="scNav"><tr> <td 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