Tom Scott Pursues Yukon Dream in Merrivale and Boston
A Merrivale village tale follows Tom Scott, inspired by Alaska gold fever. He reads aloud about huge early strikes, then travels from Merrivale to Boston seeking outfit and a route to join northern expeditions. Despite a troubled legacy, he prepares to stake his fortune in the distant Yukon.
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Dyea
Skaguay
White Pass
Merrivale
Alaska
Hank Merritt
New Hampshire
Globe
Yukon
P. W. Weare
Portland
Tom Scott
Cape Cod
Obed Rider
Tom
Eed
Capt. Scott
San Franesco
Gene
Village Savings Bank
Boston
Trust
Fortune
Courageous Tom Foils Alaska Bound Robbers on Snow
Tom Scott, a brave athletic young man, stumbles upon a plot to rob a Klondike bound traveler. He follows the assailants, intervenes in a snowy alley, wrests a knife from a murderer, and, with a pistol threat, escapes unharmed. A police officer and physician aid the injured man and Tom after a tense confrontation.
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Tom
San Francisco
West End
Tom Scott
Ile
Battery Street
Why He Didn't Desert. Inquisitorial inquir ies yield humorous answers
A 75 year old sailor told a magistrate he helped crew a ship that carried George Gray and Bishop Selwyn to England. When asked if he had ever been in prison he replied Not to my knowledge. He refused to admit deserting his wife saying I never had no occasion to. The magistrate quipped Some do it without any occasion.
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George Gray
Bishop Selwyn
England
London Chronicle
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Crumpacker Bros
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Ip Town
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Michigan City Directory
Shultz
Franklin Street
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Fourth and
Franklin
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Mott Block
DR. S. Rubin
Michigan City, Inc
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Wanatah, Ind
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G. & G Merriams
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