Tells the story of the search for gold in the Yukon basin prior to the famous Klondike gold rush of 1896-8.

Early days - the first gold-seekers arrive; the Chilkoot Pass and early transportation; early developments on the Yukon River; the miners' code; the Fortymile stampede; strangers in a strange land; years of change; Forty Mile - anatomy of a gold rush town; the arrival of the North-West mounted police; death of the miners' committee; circle - the largest log city in the world; the discovery of gold in the Klondike.