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Arriving in Dawson"Men, on arrival here, have suddenly found out the unlimited opportunities for getting suddenly rich will not be reached no matter how great their capacity for enduring work and hardships."  Most stampeders felt disappointed when they reached Dawson. Local miners had claimed all the gold-bearing creeks up to a year earlier. Without gold "for the taking," late arrivals milled about town. Many went home. Some found jobs in and around Dawson. People made good wages working another miner’s claim, or in saloons, hotels, and other support positions. Others looked for gold on nearby creeks but rarely found any. The irony of the gold rush was that after risking their lives and fortunes on the journey, most stampeders never struck it rich. ~ Detail from Hegg 612. 
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