Alaska’s Koyukuk gold rush drew 70 steamers in 1898; boomtowns vanished by 1921
Alaska Koyukuk gold rush history begins in 1898, when about seventy small steamers carried prospectors up the Koyukuk River through practically unknown country. Most of the boomtowns that sprang up in 1898 and 1899 have since disappeared, leaving Wiseman, Coldfoot and the ghost town of Old Bettles as the survivors.…
The Times of India ·
The Times of India
