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Who was Ethel Berry, “Bride of the 1896 Klondike Gold Rush”?
Tough. Extremely lucky. Sharp. That sums up Ethel Berry.
She and her husband survived the brutal Yukon environment and struck gold. Most people gave up during the long journeys to find gold. Fewer ever sniffed a speck of real gold.
Mrs. Berry was cut from a different cloth, though. Her hard work met with opportunity.
The couple may’ve never become millionaires if not for the husband taking a part-time job as a bartender.
See the rest of the story here to get the dirt on…
The main difference between this couple and other gold miners who got rich.
The grueling 78-day journey Ethel and her new husband endured.
What reporters witnessed when Ethel stepped off the ship.
Thanks for reading,
Shane McLendon — Today’s Time Capsule writer
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