Jason a new York newsboy selling the paper for 10 cents shouting “Gold, Read all about! Gold discovered in Alaska” selling his last few papers jason makes a break for it with his last paper to an alley where he sat down and read about it. on his journey he ran into many problems like getting kicked of a boat, getting sick from horse meat, getting attacked by mooses and bears he also met a bunch of people including jack london, Kid barker, jamie dunavant and many others who helped him on his way to the klondike. after getting caught in the freeze up he had to survive in a cabin for the cold alaskan winter with his dog King and charlie a kid who had extreme frostbite and getting his leg chopped off and being left with jason. once the ice thawed they were on their way to the klondike days later they were they were there and jason found his brothers who now own a saw mill