Gold Rush Wife

n the end, tragic events and the failure

to find a fortune in gold forever changed Nellie and the gold rush community of Sunrise City.


Written and edited from one hundred-year-old historic documents and through

narratives told to her daughter Dorothy Frost, Gold Rush Wife chronicles Nellie’s experiences in a gold rush that pre-dated the more famous stampede to the Klondike. Nellie’s story provides insight into the rich social life of an isolated, predominately male mining camp. Gold Rush Wife also captures the important bonds women formed with each other and with the Native community to survive the harsh conditions they endured.