Wrangell Sentinel -

Though the feverish quest for gold may have begun in California in 1849, it migrated to Alaska in the decades to follow and Wrangell was the epicenter over the course of nearly 40 years.

It began on Buck’s Bar near Telegraph Creek B.C. in 1861 when fur trader Alexander "Buck" Choquette discovered gold there. The rush was on and Wrangell would soon have its hands full of fortune seekers looking for shelter supplies and ultimately transportation up the Stikine River.

Choquette’s discovery may have drawn the first attention to Wrangell but it was the discovery of gold by Henry Thibert and Angus M...