Kobuk River Stampede

Most of these prospectors arrived by ship, during the spring of 1898, from the West Coast of North America.

Out of these 2,000 people, only 800 remained to search; and despite their efforts, only small amounts of placer and lode gold were discovered on a few of the Kobuk's tributaries.

[1] Other than the gold deposits, copper, asbestos and lead were also found.

Because of the disappointingly small amount of gold, most of the prospectors left soon, some bound for other gold strikes at Nome and the Koyukuk River.

[2] This article about a location in the Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska is a stub.