01445mpc  2200253 a 4500001000800000005001700008008004100025035002300066035002200089040001900111100001800130245003700148300001700185520058000202524011600782650003500898650002500933651004600958651003601004651003201040651004501072651005301117905002101170208437819920608120000.0870429i18971901nyu                 eng d  a(CStRLIN)NYCV87A61  a(NIC)notisAKS2409  aNICcNICeappm1 aTroy, John B.00aJohn B. Troy papers,f1897-1901.  a.2 cubic ft.  aLetters written by John B. Troy to his family in Spencer and Ithaca, N.Y. from Helena, Montana, Dawson City, Yukon Territory; and Skaguay, Alaska during the gold rush.  His letters discuss a gold miner's life in the Klondike district and include descriptions of the gold mining process, harsh weather and working conditions, fluctuating wages, the high cost of living, medical care, gambling and lawlessness, and the difficulty of making a fortune.  The collection also includes photographs, a picture book, photocopies of newspaper clippings, and several personal documents.  aJohn B. Troy. Letters, #4277.  Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, Cornell University Libraries. 0aGold mines and miningzCanada. 0aGold minerszCanada. 0aSkagway (Alaska)xDescription and travel. 0aCanadaxDescription and travel. 0aCanadaxHistoryy1867-1914. 0aYukon TerritoryxDescription and travel. 0aKlondike River Valley (Yukon)xGold discoveries.  a19920608120000.0