The Stampede North: The Alaska Gold Rushes, (
Dec 29, 2016#0183;#32;These people became the true success stories of the Gold Rush. As a result of the mining rushes of the late 1890s, Alaskas population grew from 4,298 whites in 1890 to 30,293 in 1900 as hopeful miners pushed north in search of riches. When the miners arrived, fur companies were the major power in the north.