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Dougal McArthur

Dougal McArthur immigrated to the States when he was boy. He came north around 1891, made some money at the Forty Mile gold camp and then moved over to Circle City where he did not do so well. He and his partner, Neal McArthur, heard about the Klondike strike and Neal went first to stake a good claim. Dougal followed with their provisions and camping outfit and had to make two trips of very hard work. Dougal reached Dawson two days before Christmas to find that Neal had prospected the claim and found it to be very rich. They received an offer to buy, and sold the claim for $50,000, after which they decided to return home to see their families. Dougal's family had not heard from him in a long time.¹⁾