Canadian Prospector Leads a New Klondike Gold Rush
Source: ABC Nightline, David Wright (7/21/11)
"A 47-year-old Canadian backwoodsman with a high school education, may very well be the Skookum Jim of our time."
ABC Nightline, David Wright
There is gold in the mountains of the Yukon. More than 100 years after the Klondike Gold Rush, prospector Shawn Ryan is searching for the Mother Lode. Ryan, and his wife, Cathy Wood, are leading a new Klondike Gold Rush that has made them millionaires several times over.
"I don't have enough fingers and toes to name off what he has found," said Geologist Mike Burke, "He has found a number of small deposits to larger deposits. It's at least probably a million ounces of gold."
Ryan, a 47-year-old Canadian backwoodsman with a high school education, may very well be the Skookum Jim of our time. . .View full article
There is gold in the mountains of the Yukon. More than 100 years after the Klondike Gold Rush, prospector Shawn Ryan is searching for the Mother Lode. Ryan, and his wife, Cathy Wood, are leading a new Klondike Gold Rush that has made them millionaires several times over.
"I don't have enough fingers and toes to name off what he has found," said Geologist Mike Burke, "He has found a number of small deposits to larger deposits. It's at least probably a million ounces of gold."
Ryan, a 47-year-old Canadian backwoodsman with a high school education, may very well be the Skookum Jim of our time. . .View full article