This is the ultimate adventure story of a Toronto businessman, George M. Mitchell, who dared to venture out to the Yukon in search of gold in the late 1890's. But this is not a story of gold mining and the gold fields. It is a story of the journey, not the destination. And what a journey it was. Mitchell and some friends attempted to reach the Yukon via a less traveled route. They brought along provisions to last for three years which amounted to a massive amount of goods to be transported down winding rivers and over dangerous rapids. Mitchell encountered storms and floods; grizzly bears and wolves; thieves and murderers; famine and injury. He also encountered men and women of good will and extraordinary kindness. His descriptions of Indian life at the time are fascinating. He knew the subject well, as he lived with a tribe of Indians for some time, and learned their language.
It is just astonishing that men could endure what they did in those days in the far North. I couldn't put the book down. A great read!
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