Gold Fever, Skagway and Soapy Smith
Gold Fever, Skagway and Soapy Smith follows an incredible journey.
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“As he took a deep breath of crisp Alaskan air, Ed managed to start walking forward through the crowded dock and the beach.
Stepping off the dock, his still shaky legs sank halfway to his kneecaps in soggy mud. With each labored step, his cold, soaking wet, and still seasick body was getting closer to the town of Skagway. Whipped by wind and rain, Ed kept saying to himself, “Don't fall in the mud. Don't fall in the mud.”
Everywhere Ed looked, it was like a bizarre carnival. People, animals, and wagons full of goods, slogged through the mud in all directions. The crush of humanity in this small place was downright scary. But Ed hadn't seen anything yet. The wind and the rain conspired and pushed him to walk closer to a couple of buildings, searching for a boardwalk where he could get out of the mud. But the only thing he saw was a few muddy planks here and there. Even so, there was no room to walk on them.”
Surviving the Klondike long enough to strike gold was one thing. But Ed would still have to get it past Jefferson Randolph “Soapy” Smith and his gang.
Gold fever rages on.
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“An ominous warning rang in Ed Williams's ears.
“Watch out for Jefferson Randolph “Soapy” Smith and his men.” That was what a fella had told Ed over pancakes and coffee that morning.”