jul 14, 1897 - The steamship Excelsior arrives in San Francisco from Alaska carrying at least 30 passengers with gold valued at around $500,000. Their reports of perilous conditions in Dawson City and swarms of miners already in the Klondike do not deter more treasure-seekers from undertaking the journey
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