Mollie Walsh, the wonder girl of the White Pass Trail

Born Mary Welsh, she participated in the Klondike Gold Rush, arriving in Skagway in 1897 where she worked as a waitress. She later opened a "grub tent" near Log Cabin. She later was murdered by her husband in 1902. Caption on image: Mollie Walsh, the wonder girl of White Pass Trail. Alone...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van Ness
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Women > Yukon
Walsh
Mollie
Canada
Log Cabin
White Pass
Yukon
Skagway
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/1126
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Summary:Born Mary Welsh, she participated in the Klondike Gold Rush, arriving in Skagway in 1897 where she worked as a waitress. She later opened a "grub tent" near Log Cabin. She later was murdered by her husband in 1902. Caption on image: Mollie Walsh, the wonder girl of White Pass Trail. Alone and without help in the winter of 1897-8 she ran a tent roadhouse and fed and lodged the wildest and most persistent men Alaska ever saw and remained as clean morally as the snow that fell on her tent. Printed on verso of image: Copy by Van Ness-905 Pike St.-Seattle

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