D.B. Cole (1858 - 1947) D. B. Cole came to the Klondike from Hartford Connecticut in 1898. He was a druggist, and he mined for years before becoming a painter and decorator. He was an active member of the Yukon Order of Pioneers in 1938.((Michael Gates, “Every photo has a story to tell, sometimes more than one.” //Yukon News// (Whitehorse), 13 October 2023.))