Jefferson Randolph, who was frequently known as “Soapy Smith,” was born on November 1860 into the family of educated and wealthy people. He was born in Georgia to an attorney, and his grandfather was a senator at that time. Hard luck struck the Smith family, and they lost their wealth to ruins at the end […]
Klondike
Gold Mining in The Yukon Territory
August 16, 1896 marked the first major discovery of gold in the Klondike after a man known as Skookum Jim Mason together with his cousin, Dawson Charlie, and their relatives found gold in Rabbit Creek. The area was renamed Bonanza Creek as millions of dollars of gold were mined. It was the precious yellow metal […]