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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05245.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters of Charles Horsfall |
| Title | Charles G. Horsfall to Owen Horsfall regarding the loss of life on the trail to Alaska and gambling in the local town |
| Date | 30 November 1900 |
| Author | Horsfall, Charles G. (fl. 1900-1910) |
| Recipient | Horsfall, Owen |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his son stating that many men lost their lives from starvation or exposure as they were stuck with their dogteams on the trail to Teller, Alaska. He was talking to a friend, who told him that last summer at the local saloon and gambling house "they got all of their claims from parties who did not think much of them and would sell them for $10 or perhaps a hundred dollars each, or perhaps wanted a few dollars for a gambling stake…" Written on stationary from the Alaska Gold Mining Company, Cape Nome, Alaska. |
| Subjects | Alaska Gold Rush Frontiers and Exploration Death Extreme Weather |
| People | Horsfall, Charles G. (fl. 1900-1910) Horsfall, Owen (fl. 1900-1910) |
| Place written | Nome, Alaska |
| Theme | Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Writes to his children and wife about Klondike gold fields, mining, life in Alaska, Mormons, and the 1906 election. Horsfall was a Mormon. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Son |