Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail / Being the Adventures of Two New England Boys in Alaska and the Northwest Territory

Two young brothers journey into the Alaskan and northwestern wilderness to seek gold and learn trail life. Their travels move between sledding, river and mountain passages, and building camps and cabins, while prospecting, hunting, and rafting present repeated dangers and small triumphs. They encounter local inhabitants and assorted frontier characters, face storms, mosquitoes, wolves, and near-disasters at fords and ice, and cope with losses and unexpected discoveries. Episodic chapters combine practical instruction about outfitting and survival with vivid landscape description, charting how the boys grow resourceful and resilient through prolonged exposure to the hardships and routines of frontier life.