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Wonder how many folks are going to start looking for Meeker's gold?

the shopkeeper should have gone with him and they might have both lived a better life,longer maybe.

My pick, too.

Still can't figure out why he didn't shack up with her for the winter and head out in the spring. A lot of things with the movie didn't make sense to me, but I reckon that has a lot to do with the mindset of the people at that particular time/place.

Well, if that duplicated the lives of the main characters... didn't really end up real well for anybody...

sort of depressing to say the least...

Joe Meeker was the only sane one of the bunch, he didn't deserve to go out like that. And the Count, I couldn't imagine a more fitting death for him, too bad the Mounties brought him back, should have let the wolves eat his sorry azz.

I enjoyed it but doubt I would watch it again.

I think that's an accurate assessment. Fun show so far. Just watched part 1 last night, and looking forward to watching part 2.

Hmm . . . Klondike is set in/around Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada.

"Steward's Folly", or more correctly, SEWARD'S Folly, involved the purchase of Alaska from the Russian. Alaska's Gold Rush centered areound Nome, Alaska, a mere 775 (give or take) from Dawson City, Yukon.

Yeah, at the end Dawson City was dead and Nome was where people were headed.

It could have been a great story, but it was too scattered, shot poorly, too much dread and not enough joy.

In short, a total buzz kill and a joyless 6 long hours.

Did anyone not know that guy was going through the ice?

What's with Soapy Smith ?
I thought he was strictly Skagway, not operating in Dawson.

i'm 1/2 way thru part two ...good so far .....1st part seemed "2 fast"...oh well.....

part 3 ...was not as much fun as the last 2 ....Belinda hands down ...but the horr what great pc of a.. great line > 1897-Belinda Mulrooney: ....."Nothing in Dawson could I buy for a quarter. So I threw my last coin into the Yukon" maybe not> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Belinda_Mulrooney_c1898.jpg

Starting over, she moved to Fairbanks, Alaska in 1904[1] or 1905[3] and prospered once again. She established the Dome City Bank in Fairbanks[4] with her younger sister Margaret.[3]

Mulrooney eventually retired to Yakima, Washington, where she had a large mansion built. She supported her family until her money ran out. She then moved to Seattle, where she died in 1967.
good link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Forks_Hotel

A life well lived.

kd

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As far as I've been able to read Soapy Smith did not operate in Dawson or in the Yukon at all for that matter.

I've read quite a few books on the subject including Sir Sam Steele's Forty Years in Canadawhere he talks about being in Skagway and being very aware of Soapy Smith - page 296 in my edition.

Someone mentioned the armament of the NWMP there and indeed their records show that eventually 3 machine guns were shipped up to them. The records of what they actually is a wee bit confusing in that they are called Maxim, Maxim-Nordenfelt and Nordenfelt in different reports.

They were all purchased from Maxim in England if that clears anything up.

In spite of the flood of people coming into the Yukon there was remarkably little crime - mostly because the NWMP continued with their tradition of enforcing the rules as they saw fit - which included making some up as they went along.

Again if one reads Sir Sam's book one sees that was standard operational procedure for the NWMP. We'll let history be the judge of both their motives and results I suppose - it's certainly a bigger task than I'm able to chew off tonight.

Hopefully that was of some interest to you or someone out there tonight sir.

All the best to you this weekend.

Regards,
Dwayne