The Klondike Gold Rush Migration
As the palatial steamer Queen departs Seattle for the North, the elite of the city join a massive influx of gold seekers and tourists in a frantic dash for Alaska.
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The palatial steamer Queen, Captain Wells, sailed this morning for Alaska, having on board an unusually large number of tourists. Her agents claim that every berth on the steamer was taken. Over 100 passengers were booked from this port, but a large number will be taken on at Tacoma, and crowds of tourists came up from San Francisco and left on the Queen, having secured their berths prior to arrival. Among the excursionists who left on the Queen was A. J. Moore, a prominent real estate man of this city, accompanied by his wife, together with Dr. Burton P. Linsell and some friends of New York. Dr. Linsell is an Eastern capitalist, and has now invested considerable money in Seattle real estate.
“Dr. Linsell is an Eastern capitalist, and has now invested considerable money in Seattle real estate.”
The 1898 gold rush transformed Seattle from a lumber town into a global logistics hub overnight. Today, while the 'gold' is tech and real estate rather than Yukon dust, the pattern of elite speculation and the frantic, displacement-prone pace of Seattle's growth remains a persistent historical echo.
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