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1. The Yukon Gold Rush! An Introduction to Jack Londons Up the Slide
2. Everyone Hopes to Make it Rich! People from across the world came to Alaskas Yukon Territory to strike it rich during the gold rush of the late 1800s.
3. Natures Beauty Newcomers marveled at the majesty of nature in this pristine wilderness.
4. Beautiful Flowers Pleased the Eye
5. Peaceful Evenings Calmed Spirits
6. Alaskas Yukon is One of the Most Beautiful Places on Earth
7. Optimistic Outlook Most miners felt they would get rich quickly by simply bending down to pick up nuggets of gold. They thought it would be easy.
8. Dangers of the Land The wilderness was harsh and difficult to overcome. It took very tough people to survive and prosper in this country, especially because it was frozen for half of the year.
9. Rivers Wide, winding rivers had to be traveled and sometimes crossed.
10. Rivers in Winter Crossing the rivers was sometimes treacherous, especially during wintertime when they were frozen over.
11. Transportation Miners could travel some limited distances by the convenience of trains.
12. Usual Transportation Most people traveled by way of horse and wagon as far as they could, especially in good weather.
13. Basic Transportation When the roads gave out, people traveled by dogsled and by foot.
14. Sights Along the Trail Sometimes the trails were easy. Those became very well traveled.
15. Sights Along the Trail People often saw animals along the trail. Sometimes those animals were familiar and sometimes they were strange looking.
16. Predators came in all sizes!
17. Humans were the most dangerous predators of all!
18. Prey animals camouflaged themselves to avoid danger.
19. Some animals were unusual.
21. Some animals posed a danger to humans.
22. Animals took care of their offspring.
23. The people were brave.
24. They established small villages and towns.
25. They worked alone and they worked together to find gold.
26. Oftentimes, it was the storekeepers who really made it rich!
27. A Territory was Established In the end, very few people struck it rich; but a territory was established. Many people had great adventures. Jack London, the author of Up the Slide, was a hopeful miner. He did not find gold. Instead, he found inspiration that made his stories rich with details and images.
