Forty mile to bonanza: The North-West Mounted Police in the Klondike goldrush

Prior to major discoveries of gold the North West Mounted Police had a detachment in the sparsely settled Yukon to implement Canadian sovereignty in the territory where the boundary with Alaska was being disputed.  When major gold discoveries were made a relatively small number of policemen coped with the rush of ill-prepared gold seekers into the Klondike in 1897-98. The Mounted Police enforced Canadian law, collected customs duties and mining royalties, aided travellers and carried the mail. Their actions, often carried out in the face of harsh climatic conditions, enhanced the reputation of the force and ensured its place in history.  Book contains a full Nominal Roll.