Gold Rush (gap filling)

GOLD RUSH

In 1897 newspapers announced the steamer Portland was bringing in a 'ton of gold'. People who had been penniless before (1)_________ . The people of the US who were facing a depression embraced the news. They flocked to Seattle and San Francisco trying to find passage to the Klondike. Many left for the gold fields, (2) ______.

To get to the Klondike by land you would have to travel over either White Pass or Chilkoot Pass. One person said that no matter which way you went (3) _________. White Pass was referred to as 'Dead Horse Trail', for some 25,000 horses died from the strain and were trampled to nothing on that trail. Chilkoot Pass was a 25 mile long trail (4)____ . It shot up half of that in that lasl 1/2 mile. They also experienced trouble with avalanches.

The climate called for different attire and most men were shocked to find many women wearing men's attire. The other popular outfit was bloomers with short skirts. Because they were around such rough men many wornen even (5)___________.

Women from all walks of life joined the GoId Rush. Some accompanied their husbands while others came on their own as fortune seekers. 'W'omen came north as miners, housewives, entertainers, shopkeepers, nuns, teachers, businesswomen, authors, and some even (6)_______ . Many women 'struck it rich'. One of these hard working women was Mrs Willis. She staketl aclaim that yielded $ 300,000. She also opened a laundry business in Dawson City.

GOLD RUSH

In 1897 newspapers announced the steamer Portland was bringing in a 'ton of gold'. People who had been penniless before (1)_________ . The people of the US who were facing a depression embraced the news. They flocked to Seattle and San Francisco trying to find passage to the Klondike. Many left for the gold fields, (2) ______.

To get to the Klondike by land you would have to travel over either White Pass or Chilkoot Pass. One person said that no matter which way you went (3) _________. White Pass was referred to as 'Dead Horse Trail', for some 25,000 horses died from the strain and were trampled to nothing on that trail. Chilkoot Pass was a 25 mile long trail (4)____ . It shot up half of that in that lasl 1/2 mile. They also experienced trouble with avalanches.

The climate called for different attire and most men were shocked to find many women wearing men's attire. The other popular outfit was bloomers with short skirts. Because they were around such rough men many wornen even (5)___________.

Women from all walks of life joined the GoId Rush. Some accompanied their husbands while others came on their own as fortune seekers. 'W'omen came north as miners, housewives, entertainers, shopkeepers, nuns, teachers, businesswomen, authors, and some even (6)_______ . Many women 'struck it rich'. One of these hard working women was Mrs Willis. She staketl aclaim that yielded $ 300,000. She also opened a laundry business in Dawson City.

GOLD RUSH

In 1897 newspapers announced the steamer Portland was bringing in a 'ton of gold'. People who had been penniless before (1)_________ . The people of the US who were facing a depression embraced the news. They flocked to Seattle and San Francisco trying to find passage to the Klondike. Many left for the gold fields, (2) ______.

To get to the Klondike by land you would have to travel over either White Pass or Chilkoot Pass. One person said that no matter which way you went (3) _________. White Pass was referred to as 'Dead Horse Trail', for some 25,000 horses died from the strain and were trampled to nothing on that trail. Chilkoot Pass was a 25 mile long trail (4)____ . It shot up half of that in that lasl 1/2 mile. They also experienced trouble with avalanches.

The climate called for different attire and most men were shocked to find many women wearing men's attire. The other popular outfit was bloomers with short skirts. Because they were around such rough men many wornen even (5)___________.

Women from all walks of life joined the GoId Rush. Some accompanied their husbands while others came on their own as fortune seekers. 'W'omen came north as miners, housewives, entertainers, shopkeepers, nuns, teachers, businesswomen, authors, and some even (6)_______ . Many women 'struck it rich'. One of these hard working women was Mrs Willis. She staketl aclaim that yielded $ 300,000. She also opened a laundry business in Dawson City.

GOLD RUSH

In 1897 newspapers announced the steamer Portland was bringing in a 'ton of gold'. People who had been penniless before (1)_________ . The people of the US who were facing a depression embraced the news. They flocked to Seattle and San Francisco trying to find passage to the Klondike. Many left for the gold fields, (2) ______.

To get to the Klondike by land you would have to travel over either White Pass or Chilkoot Pass. One person said that no matter which way you went (3) _________. White Pass was referred to as 'Dead Horse Trail', for some 25,000 horses died from the strain and were trampled to nothing on that trail. Chilkoot Pass was a 25 mile long trail (4)____ . It shot up half of that in that lasl 1/2 mile. They also experienced trouble with avalanches.

The climate called for different attire and most men were shocked to find many women wearing men's attire. The other popular outfit was bloomers with short skirts. Because they were around such rough men many wornen even (5)___________.

Women from all walks of life joined the GoId Rush. Some accompanied their husbands while others came on their own as fortune seekers. 'W'omen came north as miners, housewives, entertainers, shopkeepers, nuns, teachers, businesswomen, authors, and some even (6)_______ . Many women 'struck it rich'. One of these hard working women was Mrs Willis. She staketl aclaim that yielded $ 300,000. She also opened a laundry business in Dawson City.

GOLD RUSH

In 1897 newspapers announced the steamer Portland was bringing in a 'ton of gold'. People who had been penniless before (1)_________ . The people of the US who were facing a depression embraced the news. They flocked to Seattle and San Francisco trying to find passage to the Klondike. Many left for the gold fields, (2) ______.

To get to the Klondike by land you would have to travel over either White Pass or Chilkoot Pass. One person said that no matter which way you went (3) _________. White Pass was referred to as 'Dead Horse Trail', for some 25,000 horses died from the strain and were trampled to nothing on that trail. Chilkoot Pass was a 25 mile long trail (4)____ . It shot up half of that in that lasl 1/2 mile. They also experienced trouble with avalanches.

The climate called for different attire and most men were shocked to find many women wearing men's attire. The other popular outfit was bloomers with short skirts. Because they were around such rough men many wornen even (5)___________.

Women from all walks of life joined the GoId Rush. Some accompanied their husbands while others came on their own as fortune seekers. 'W'omen came north as miners, housewives, entertainers, shopkeepers, nuns, teachers, businesswomen, authors, and some even (6)_______ . Many women 'struck it rich'. One of these hard working women was Mrs Willis. She staketl aclaim that yielded $ 300,000. She also opened a laundry business in Dawson City.

GOLD RUSH

In 1897 newspapers announced the steamer Portland was bringing in a 'ton of gold'. People who had been penniless before (1)_________ . The people of the US who were facing a depression embraced the news. They flocked to Seattle and San Francisco trying to find passage to the Klondike. Many left for the gold fields, (2) ______.

To get to the Klondike by land you would have to travel over either White Pass or Chilkoot Pass. One person said that no matter which way you went (3) _________. White Pass was referred to as 'Dead Horse Trail', for some 25,000 horses died from the strain and were trampled to nothing on that trail. Chilkoot Pass was a 25 mile long trail (4)____ . It shot up half of that in that lasl 1/2 mile. They also experienced trouble with avalanches.

The climate called for different attire and most men were shocked to find many women wearing men's attire. The other popular outfit was bloomers with short skirts. Because they were around such rough men many wornen even (5)___________.

Women from all walks of life joined the GoId Rush. Some accompanied their husbands while others came on their own as fortune seekers. 'W'omen came north as miners, housewives, entertainers, shopkeepers, nuns, teachers, businesswomen, authors, and some even (6)_______ . Many women 'struck it rich'. One of these hard working women was Mrs Willis. She staketl aclaim that yielded $ 300,000. She also opened a laundry business in Dawson City.