Bramble, Charles A. Klondike: A Manual for Goldseekers. New York: R. F. Fenno & Company, 1897. First Edition. [8798]
Dark green cloth, titles to spine & front in gilt with snow decoration over "Klondike" on front, decoration of miner's pick on spine. 19.5 cm (7 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches), slight edge-wear to the spine ends. Full-page adverts for The Yukon-Cariboo-British Columbia Gold Mining Development Co. and for Captain Jack Crawford Alaska Prospecting and Mining Corporation at front. 313 clean pp., (1) publisher's advert for The Massarenes, by Ouida. Folding map in map pocket as issued; 48 x 42.5 cm, a few small holes in the folds, uneven margin at left. Very good. Hardcover.
No. 75 in Kurutz, The Klondike & Alaska Gold Rushes: A Descriptive Bibliography...&c. "Bramble wrote this book in part to counter the 'flood of cheap, unreliable 'Yukon' literature that [has] been put on the market.' A man of considerable experience in mining and travel in the Northwest Territories and Alaska, he offered a comprehensive overview on what to expect in the hunt for 'the virgin gold of the North.'...The volume is packed with matter-of-fact advice on routes, what to take and wear, life in the diggings, mining methods unique to the Klondike region, Canadian laws and regulations, climate, and diseases in the region. Game is scarce, he warns, and the 'sharp' air increases hunger. He advises gold seekers to avoid alcohol, drink hot tea in quantity, and bring a bottle of lime juice to prevent scurvy. Most of all, prospective miners must be strong, healthy, hardworking, and possessing a positive attitude."