Hi List: This list must be new. I didn't find anything in the archives. My interests are: -- Whalley. My grandfather Frank Whalley went to Dawson City as did his brother and two cousins. Frank was the only one to go on to the Koyukuk and actually strike gold. Frank and Marie lived in Wiseman. -- Kokrine. Frank met and married Marie Kokrine, the daughter of Gregory Kokrine. Gregory Kokrine was a Finnish fur trader who came over with the Russians and when the U.S. bought Alaska, stayed and founded the trading post, later village of Kokrines on the Yukon River. -- Bettles. Gordon Bettles married another of Gregory Kokrine's daughters. Gordon was a real self-promoter and founded several trading posts in Alaska including Bettles on the Koyukuk. The claim is made (probably by Gordon) that he controlled half of the fur trade from interior Alaska. -- Mathews. Joe Mathews married another of Gregory Kokrine's daughters. Joe was a riverboat captain on the Yukon and Koyukuk rivers. -- Holy Cross and other mission schools. Gregory Kokrine sent his children to Holy Cross and other missions to be educated. -- Larion. Marie Kokrine believed that she was the grandaughter of Larion, a Koyukon Indian leader who led the raid at Nulato in 1851. For Ernestine--The best site I know of to search for Klondike miners is http://www.gold-rush.org/ghost-01.htm. You could also contact the museum in Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada. I believe that they will do research for a fee. As far as stories, there are many books written about the rush of '98, but it is hard to beat Pierre Berton's book "The Klondike Fever: The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush", Alfred A. Knopf, New York 1975. I believe that there is a later edition that includes better source referencing. You can find used copies at http://www.abebooks.com./. Does anybody know about Berton's book "Klondike" that is advertised on the gold-rush web site, or has anyone ordered the CDRom? Is the book a reprint of his earler edition? List, what are your interests? William Whalley Camas, WA http://home.pacifier.com/~wwhalley/ wwhalley@pacifier.com