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Back in 1898, young Scrooge has just been given some incredible news by the manager of the Whitehorse bank; with his latest deposit of gold, he has now officially earned $1 Million just through his own hard work! Amazed at this news, Scrooge decides that it's time to close down his claim at White Agony Creek, which is more or less tapped out, and considers that it might be time for him to settle down with his wealth. Burying a last cache of gold for emergencies, Scrooge packs up his belongings on a dog sled, and begins a journey to Dawson where he intends to do something (or meet ''someone''), joyfully reciting ''The Spell of Yukon'' by poet [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Service Robert Service]] as he travels through the frozen beauty of Yukon... and that's when things start going wrong. Lost in a snowstorm, Scrooge accidentally ends up on the Mooseneck Glacier, where a fissure opens up, trapping the sled and it's contents within the ice. With no way of retrieving it, Scrooge jams his rifle into the fissure as a marker, and tries to find his way out of the storm, only to be chased by a pack of hungry wolves right over the edge of the glacier, sending him plummeting towards a certain death in the icy waters of the river below. However, by pure luck, one of Soapy Slick's gambling barges happens to be passing by at the same moment, saving Scrooge as he crashes through the ceiling. Seeing the string of bad luck and the loss of his sled as an omen, Scrooge discards all thoughts of settling down, and vows to dedicate his life to growing his fortune over anything else.
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Back in 1898, 1899, young Scrooge has just been given some incredible news by the manager of the Whitehorse bank; with his latest deposit of gold, he has now officially earned $1 Million just through his own hard work! Amazed at this news, Scrooge decides that it's time to close down his claim at White Agony Creek, which is more or less tapped out, and considers that it might be time for him to settle down with his wealth. Burying a last cache of gold for emergencies, Scrooge packs up his belongings on a dog sled, and begins a journey to Dawson where he intends to do something (or meet ''someone''), joyfully reciting ''The Spell of Yukon'' by poet [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Service Robert Service]] as he travels through the frozen beauty of Yukon... and that's when things start going wrong. Lost in a snowstorm, Scrooge accidentally ends up on the Mooseneck Glacier, where a fissure opens up, trapping the sled and it's contents within the ice. With no way of retrieving it, Scrooge jams his rifle into the fissure as a marker, and tries to find his way out of the storm, only to be chased by a pack of hungry wolves right over the edge of the glacier, sending him plummeting towards a certain death in the icy waters of the river below. However, by pure luck, one of Soapy Slick's gambling barges happens to be passing by at the same moment, saving Scrooge as he crashes through the ceiling. Seeing the string of bad luck and the loss of his sled as an omen, Scrooge discards all thoughts of settling down, and vows to dedicate his life to growing his fortune over anything else.
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* ContinuityNod: Goldie mentions that she rebuilt the Black Jack ballroom into a tourist hotel with money she "came into a while back", a nod to Carl Barks' first ever story where she is introduced: "Back to the Klondike". In it, Scrooge eventually challenges Goldie to a digging contest to see who can find gold first, and (despite his claims) purposefully loses by leading Goldie to a spot where he buried nuggets 50 years ago.
* EntertaininglyWrong: In the present, Soapy has come to believe that the reason Scrooge wants the sled back so badly is because it contains the deed to the land he bought from the Coot family back in 1898, where his Money Bin now stands.
* EntertaininglyWrong: In the present, Soapy has come to believe that the reason Scrooge wants the sled back so badly is because it contains the deed to the land he bought from the Coot family back in 1898, where his Money Bin now stands.
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* ContinuityNod: Goldie mentions that she rebuilt the Black Jack ballroom into a tourist hotel with money she "came into a while back", a nod to Carl Barks' first ever story where she is introduced: "Back to the Klondike". In it, Scrooge eventually challenges Goldie to a digging contest to see who can find gold first, and (despite his claims) purposefully loses by leading Goldie to a spot where he buried an emergency cache of gold nuggets 50 years ago.
ago (which he obviously never needed to go back for).
* EntertaininglyWrong: In the present, Soapy has come to believe that the reason Scrooge wants the sled back so badly is because it contains the deed to the land he bought from the Coot family back in1898, 1899, where his Money Bin now stands.
* EntertaininglyWrong: In the present, Soapy has come to believe that the reason Scrooge wants the sled back so badly is because it contains the deed to the land he bought from the Coot family back in
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* SelfMadeMan: The comic shows the day when Scrooge could truly claim this title after having earned his first million. While still an impressive sum today, it was a ''much'' bigger one in 1898.
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* SelfMadeMan: The comic shows the day when Scrooge could truly claim this title after having earned his first million. While still an impressive sum today, it was a ''much'' bigger one in 1898.1899.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: How Scrooge got the land for his Money Bin. Back in his Yukon days, fellow prospector Casey Coot wasn't nearly so fortunate, ending up a sourdough without enough money to get home with. To help his friend, Scrooge offered to buy something off Casey (Presumably, direct charity would have hurt Casey's dignity) and bought the deed for Fort Duckberg for $200.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: How Scrooge got the land for his Money Bin. Back in his Yukon days, fellow prospector Casey Coot wasn't nearly so fortunate, ending up a sourdough without enough money to get home with. To help his friend, Scrooge offered to buy something off Casey (Presumably, direct charity would have hurt Casey's dignity) and bought the deed for Fort Duckberg Duckburg for $200.$200 (about $7,500 by 2020).
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Don Rosa's third-ever Uncle Scrooge story (after ''Son of The Sun'' and ''Cash Flow''), ''Last Sled To Dawson'' is both a sequel to the classic Carl Barks story ''ComicBook/BackToTheKlondike'', and a precursor to Rosa's ''magnum opus'' ''ComicBook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck'', which it is also an unofficial chapter of.
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Don Rosa's third-ever Uncle Scrooge story (after ''Son of The Sun'' and ''Cash Flow''), ''Last Sled To Dawson'' is both a sequel to the classic Carl Barks story ''ComicBook/BackToTheKlondike'', and a precursor to Rosa's ''magnum opus'' ''ComicBook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck'', which it is also an unofficial chapter of.of retroactively.
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Back in 1898, young Scrooge has just been given some incredible news by the manager of the Whitehorse bank; with his latest deposit of gold, he has now officially earned $1 Million just through his own hard work! Amazed at these news, Scrooge decides that it's time to close down his claim at White Agony Creek, which is more or less tapped out, and considers that it might be time for him to settle down with his wealth. Burying a last cache of gold for emergencies, Scrooge packs up his belongings on a dog sled, and begins a journey to Dawson where he intends to do something (or meet ''someone''), joyfully reciting ''The Spell of Yukon'' by poet [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Service Robert Service]] as he travels through the frozen beauty of Yukon... and that's when things start going wrong. Lost in a snowstorm, Scrooge accidentally ends up on the Mooseneck Glacier, where a fissure opens up, trapping the sled and it's contents within the ice. With no way of retrieving it, Scrooge jams his rifle into the fissure as a marker, and tries to find his way out of the storm, only to be chased by a pack of hungry wolves right over the edge of the glacier, sending him plummeting towards a certain death in the icy waters of the river below. However, by pure luck, one of Soapy Slick's gambling barges happens to be passing by at the same moment, saving Scrooge as he crashes through the ceiling. Seeing the string of bad luck and the loss of his sled as an omen, Scrooge discards all thoughts of settling down, and vows to dedicate his life to growing his fortune over anything else.
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Back in 1898, young Scrooge has just been given some incredible news by the manager of the Whitehorse bank; with his latest deposit of gold, he has now officially earned $1 Million just through his own hard work! Amazed at these this news, Scrooge decides that it's time to close down his claim at White Agony Creek, which is more or less tapped out, and considers that it might be time for him to settle down with his wealth. Burying a last cache of gold for emergencies, Scrooge packs up his belongings on a dog sled, and begins a journey to Dawson where he intends to do something (or meet ''someone''), joyfully reciting ''The Spell of Yukon'' by poet [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Service Robert Service]] as he travels through the frozen beauty of Yukon... and that's when things start going wrong. Lost in a snowstorm, Scrooge accidentally ends up on the Mooseneck Glacier, where a fissure opens up, trapping the sled and it's contents within the ice. With no way of retrieving it, Scrooge jams his rifle into the fissure as a marker, and tries to find his way out of the storm, only to be chased by a pack of hungry wolves right over the edge of the glacier, sending him plummeting towards a certain death in the icy waters of the river below. However, by pure luck, one of Soapy Slick's gambling barges happens to be passing by at the same moment, saving Scrooge as he crashes through the ceiling. Seeing the string of bad luck and the loss of his sled as an omen, Scrooge discards all thoughts of settling down, and vows to dedicate his life to growing his fortune over anything else.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: How Scrooge got the land for his Money Bin. Back in his Yukon days, fellow prospector Casey Coot wasn't nearly so fortunate, ending up a sourdough without enough money to get home with. To help his friend, Scrooge offered to buy something off Casey (Presumably, direct charity would have hurt Casey's dignity) and bought the deed for Fort Duckberg for $200.
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* SilverVixen: Goldie, unlike her last appearance in ''ComicBook/BackToTheKlondike''. Aside from grey hair and glasses, she almost looks the same as she did in her youth.
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* WayPastTheExperationDate: The box of chocolates on Scrooge's sled is roughly ''50 years old'' by the time Goldie finally gets it, but due to being frozen inside a glacier for all that time, the candies are still fine.
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* WayPastTheExperationDate: WayPastTheExpirationDate: The box of chocolates on Scrooge's sled is roughly ''50 years old'' by the time Goldie finally gets it, but due to being frozen inside a glacier for all that time, the candies are still fine.
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* ChekhovsGun: As they enter Dawson, the Ducks spot a statue of Yukon-era Scrooge holding up the Goose Egg Nugget. During the climax, the statue topples over and stops Soapy from getting the sled.
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* ChekhovsGun: As they enter Dawson, the Ducks spot a statue of Yukon-era Scrooge holding up the Goose Egg Nugget. During the climax, the statue topples over and stops Soapy slams right on top of Sloapy's head (fittingly enough, the part that hits him is the hands which hold the Goose-Egg nugget), keeping him from getting the sled.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Soapy Slick is furious that the long-coveted treasure is just Scrooge's old prospecting gear and doesn't understand why he's so happy to have it back. Considering that Soapy is a former EvilLoanShark and crime lord who hasn't done an honest days work in his life, this isn't exactly a surprise.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Soapy Slick is furious that the long-coveted treasure is just Scrooge's old prospecting gear and doesn't understand why he's so happy to have it back. Considering that Soapy is a former EvilLoanShark evil LoanShark and crime lord who hasn't done an honest days work in his life, this isn't exactly a surprise.
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* GunsAreWorthless: Young Scrooge left his rifle behind as a marker, because all of his ''ammunition'' was on the sled, making it nothing more than dead weight. Naturally, a pack of timber wolves attack him a short while later.
* NearVillainVictory: Soapy is literally seconds from getting the sled until chance, or fate, intervenes. Granted, it would have been a MeaninglessVillainVictory as there's nothing on the sled Soapy could possibly want, but still.
* SavageWolves: The wolf pack that attacks Scrooge on the Mooseneck Glacier. Since all he has for weapons is a knife, he's forced to run for it.
* NearVillainVictory: Soapy is literally seconds from getting the sled until chance, or fate, intervenes. Granted, it would have been a MeaninglessVillainVictory as there's nothing on the sled Soapy could possibly want, but still.
* SavageWolves: The wolf pack that attacks Scrooge on the Mooseneck Glacier. Since all he has for weapons is a knife, he's forced to run for it.
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* WayPastTheExperationDate: The box of chocolates on Scrooge's sled is roughly ''50 years old'' by the time Goldie finally gets it, but due to being frozen inside a glacier for all that time, the candies are still fine.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: While he's in better shape now that he's reconnected with his family and come out of retirement, Scrooge is completely bogged down by the work required to keep his empire running, and misses the days of his youth when he earned every cent by hand.
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* EntertaininglyWrong: In the present, Soapy has come to believe that the reason Scrooge wants the sled back so badly is because it contains the deed to the land he bought from the Coot family back in 1898, where his Money Bin now stands.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Soapy Slick is furious that the long-coveted treasure is just Scrooge's old prospecting gear and doesn't understand why he's so happy to have it back. Considering that Soapy is a former EvilLoanShark and crime lord who hasn't done an honest days work in his life, this isn't exactly a surprise.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Soapy Slick is furious that the long-coveted treasure is just Scrooge's old prospecting gear and doesn't understand why he's so happy to have it back. Considering that Soapy is a former EvilLoanShark and crime lord who hasn't done an honest days work in his life, this isn't exactly a surprise.
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* SelfMadeMan: The comic shows the day when Scrooge could truly claim this title after having earned his first million. While still an impressive sum today, it was a ''much'' bigger one in 1898.
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* XMarksTheSpot: Scrooge left his rifle behind on the Mooseneck Glacier as a marker so he'd be able to find the spot with his sled again. It's still there 40 years later, albeit rusty and worm-eaten.
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Back in the present, Scrooge snaps out of his daydream when Donald and the nephews arrive. While Scrooge is uninterested in the letter, since the Whitehorse bank (his first business investment after that fateful day) has been dead weight since the gold fields dried up, the nephews open it, revealing that it's not a business document, but a telegram saying that the Mooseneck Glacier has thawed enough that Scrooge's marker is visible again. Having waited for the opportunity to get the sled back for decades, Scrooge immediately has them return to the Klondike...again!
In Dawson, things are pretty much the same as during their last visit, with two important exceptions - a statue of young Scrooge holding the Goose-Egg Gold Nugget, the foundation of his fortune, and the old Blackjack Ballroom, which has been refurbished and turned into a hotel for tourists. The owner turns out to be none other than "Glittering" Goldie, Scrooge's old flame, who used the gold she won off Scrooge during their last meeting to buy the ballroom and convert it. Unfortunately, the next reunion isn't a pleasant one; while trying to chart a riverboat to reach the glacier, the owner turns out to be none other than his old enemy Soapy Slick, who has remained in Dawson long after the end of the gold rush, waiting for the chance to steal the sled as legal salvage, under the belief that the reason Scrooge was so despondent over the loss of his sled all those years ago meant it contained something invaluable. A race to the glacier ensues, with the Ducks using a hot air balloon from Goldie's hotel, but the glacier splits apart while Scrooge and Soapy fight on top of it, with the section containing the sled falling into the river. Soapy rams the ice with his riverboat, causing it to smash into the Dawson docks and break apart, with the sled sliding out and Soapy rushing after it, only to fail at the last second when the sled knocks over the Scrooge statue on top of Soapy, knocking him out and letting Scrooge reclaim it. Much to Soapy's outrage, the "treasure" he'd been coveting for so long turns out to be nothing but a "bunch of junk" - namely Scrooge's old clothes, prospecting gear and cookwear, symbols of a simpler and happier time when he earned every cent with his own two hands.
However, the nephews discover one more item that fell of the sled during the chase - a box of chocolates with a letter tied to it, adressed to Goldie herself.
In Dawson, things are pretty much the same as during their last visit, with two important exceptions - a statue of young Scrooge holding the Goose-Egg Gold Nugget, the foundation of his fortune, and the old Blackjack Ballroom, which has been refurbished and turned into a hotel for tourists. The owner turns out to be none other than "Glittering" Goldie, Scrooge's old flame, who used the gold she won off Scrooge during their last meeting to buy the ballroom and convert it. Unfortunately, the next reunion isn't a pleasant one; while trying to chart a riverboat to reach the glacier, the owner turns out to be none other than his old enemy Soapy Slick, who has remained in Dawson long after the end of the gold rush, waiting for the chance to steal the sled as legal salvage, under the belief that the reason Scrooge was so despondent over the loss of his sled all those years ago meant it contained something invaluable. A race to the glacier ensues, with the Ducks using a hot air balloon from Goldie's hotel, but the glacier splits apart while Scrooge and Soapy fight on top of it, with the section containing the sled falling into the river. Soapy rams the ice with his riverboat, causing it to smash into the Dawson docks and break apart, with the sled sliding out and Soapy rushing after it, only to fail at the last second when the sled knocks over the Scrooge statue on top of Soapy, knocking him out and letting Scrooge reclaim it. Much to Soapy's outrage, the "treasure" he'd been coveting for so long turns out to be nothing but a "bunch of junk" - namely Scrooge's old clothes, prospecting gear and cookwear, symbols of a simpler and happier time when he earned every cent with his own two hands.
However, the nephews discover one more item that fell of the sled during the chase - a box of chocolates with a letter tied to it, adressed to Goldie herself.
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An excerpt from Don Rosa's first story to feature Glittering Goldie. After depositing one million dollars from his gold claim into the bank in Whitehorse, Alaska, Scrooge buys some land from Casey Coot, packs up a sled of supplies, and bids good-bye to White Agony Creek forever, planning to... do ''something'' (or meet ''someone'') in Dawson and then settle down for good. Losing his sled and supplies (and almost his life) in a blizzard on Mooseneck Glacier, however, convinces him he's on the wrong track. Giving up his plan to settle down, Scrooge buys the Whitehorse Bank and begins his life as a businessman, from now on giving his heart to nothing except money.
In the present day, Scrooge gets wind from the Whitehorse Bank that the glacier where he lost his sled is starting to break up. Seeing this as a chance to claim the sled at long last, Scrooge takes his nephews back to the Klondike (again). In Dawson, they meet up with Glittering Goldie, now running a hotel, but also Soapy Slick, who learns of the glacier breaking. A frantic race up north and a harrowing glacier ride downriver ensues as both parties scramble to claim Scrooge's dogsled. Finally, the last sled to Dawson arrives, and Scrooge is able to get his things. These things turn out to be his old prospecting gear, and a box of chocolates for Goldie, leading the nephews to wonder what might have happened had Scrooge not lost the sled. Nonetheless, Scrooge is happy to have his sled back, and all the memories they bring.
In the present day, Scrooge gets wind from the Whitehorse Bank that the glacier where he lost his sled is starting to break up. Seeing this as a chance to claim the sled at long last, Scrooge takes his nephews back to the Klondike (again). In Dawson, they meet up with Glittering Goldie, now running a hotel, but also Soapy Slick, who learns of the glacier breaking. A frantic race up north and a harrowing glacier ride downriver ensues as both parties scramble to claim Scrooge's dogsled. Finally, the last sled to Dawson arrives, and Scrooge is able to get his things. These things turn out to be his old prospecting gear, and a box of chocolates for Goldie, leading the nephews to wonder what might have happened had Scrooge not lost the sled. Nonetheless, Scrooge is happy to have his sled back, and all the memories they bring.
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The story begins during a hectic business day at the Money Bin, where it seems everything that can go wrong goes wrong, with assorted problems, bad luck and even minor natural disasters popping up to interfere with Scrooge's business empire. While sorting through the afternoon mail, Scrooge discovers a letter from his
Back in 1898, young Scrooge has just been given some
In the present day, Scrooge gets wind from the Whitehorse Bank that the glacier where he lost his sled is starting to break up. Seeing this as a chance to claim the sled at long last, Scrooge takes his nephews back to the Klondike (again). In Dawson, they meet up with Glittering Goldie, now running a hotel, but also Soapy Slick, who learns of the glacier breaking. A frantic race up north and a harrowing glacier ride downriver ensues as both parties scramble to claim Scrooge's dogsled. Finally, the last sled to Dawson arrives, and Scrooge is able to get his things. These things turn out to be his old prospecting gear, and a box of chocolates for Goldie, leading the nephews to wonder what might have happened had Scrooge not lost the sled. Nonetheless, Scrooge is happy to have his sled back, and all the memories they bring.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: The "gold-digger poet" Scrooge recites from is a real person, and so is the poem; [[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/116386-there-s-gold-and-it-s-haunting-and-haunting-it-s-luring-me The Spell of Yukon and Other Verses]], by Robert W. Service.
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* BeleagueredBoss: The story starts by showing the downside of being a mega-bazillionaire; the exertion from running a massive business empire, especially on days when everything that could go wrong ''does,'' which is apparently happening in this story before the main plot distracts Scrooge.
-->'''Scrooge:''' ''(Thinking)'' I'm running on a financial treadmill that never slows down!
-->'''Scrooge:''' ''(Thinking)'' I'm running on a financial treadmill that never slows down!
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In the present day, Scrooge gets wind from the Whitehorse Bank that the glacier where he lost his sled is starting to break up. Seeing this as a chance to claim the sled at long last, Scrooge takes his nephews back to the Klondike (again). In Dawson, they meet up with Glittering Goldie, now running a hotel, but also Soapy Slick, who learns of the glacier breaking. A frantic race up north and a harrowing glacier ride downriver ensues as both parties scramble to claim Scrooge's dogsled. Finally, the last sled to Dawson arrives, and Scrooge is able to get his things. These things turn out to be his old prospecting gear, and a box of chocolates for Goldie, leading the nephews to wonder what might have happened had Scrooge not lost the sled. Nonetheless, Scrooge is happy to have his sled back, and all the memories they bring.
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* ChekhovsGun: As they enter Dawson, the Ducks spot a statue of Yukon-era Scrooge holding up the Goose Egg Nugget. During the climax, the statue topples over and stops Soapy from getting the sled.
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!!Last Sled to Dawson
'''Released:''' United States-''June 1988''. No previous publication.\\
'''Dates:''' ''1898''
An excerpt from Don Rosa's first story to feature Glittering Goldie. After depositing one million dollars from his gold claim into the bank in Whitehorse, Alaska, Scrooge buys some land from Casey Coot, packs up a sled of supplies, and bids good-bye to White Agony Creek forever, planning to... do ''something'' (or meet ''someone'') in Dawson and then settle down for good. Losing his sled and supplies (and almost his life) in a blizzard on Mooseneck Glacier, however, convinces him he's on the wrong track. Giving up his plan to settle down, Scrooge buys the Whitehorse Bank and begins his life as a businessman, from now on giving his heart to nothing except money.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: The "gold-digger poet" Scrooge recites from is a real person, and so is the poem; [[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/116386-there-s-gold-and-it-s-haunting-and-haunting-it-s-luring-me The Spell of Yukon and Other Verses]], by Robert W. Service.
* AbortedDeclarationOfLove: It's heavily implied that the letter Scrooge lost in the ice was [[spoiler:a love declaration or a marriage proposal to Goldie]]. Scrooge took the loss as a sign to focus entirely on his business ventures instead.
* AnachronicOrder: Written several years before any of the main ''Life and Times'' chapters.
* ContinuityNod: Goldie mentions that she rebuilt the Black Jack ballroom into a tourist hotel with money she "came into a while back", a nod to Carl Barks' first ever story where she is introduced: "Back to the Klondike". In it, Scrooge eventually challenges Goldie to a digging contest to see who can find gold first, and (despite his claims) purposefully loses by leading Goldie to a spot where he buried nuggets 50 years ago.
* ForWantOfANail: Scrooge was actually planning to settle down after making his first million. However, the loss of his dogsled convinced him that he should keep making money. In the present, the Nephews wonder WhatCouldHaveBeen if Scrooge hadn't lost that sled.
* VillainDecay: Soapy Slick is still stuck in Dawson some 40 years after Scrooge left the area, and has been reduced to running a riverboat tour of the old gold rush territory. He's still a Jerkass of the highest order, but no longer possesses the resources to utilize it, and with the gold rush long over, his primary business is gone.
* WorthlessTreasureTwist: Scrooge lost his dogsled while leaving White Agony creek, which soon became frozen in the ice. However, he marked the spot so he could go back and retrieve it someday. Soapy spent the last 40 years waiting for the chance to steal it, assuming that the dogsled had something valuable on it. At the end, we learn that it was just a change of clothes, some prospecting gear, and a box of chocolates, though they're of great sentimental value to Scrooge.
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'''Released:''' United States-''June 1988''. No previous publication.\\
'''Dates:''' ''1898''
An excerpt from Don Rosa's first story to feature Glittering Goldie. After depositing one million dollars from his gold claim into the bank in Whitehorse, Alaska, Scrooge buys some land from Casey Coot, packs up a sled of supplies, and bids good-bye to White Agony Creek forever, planning to... do ''something'' (or meet ''someone'') in Dawson and then settle down for good. Losing his sled and supplies (and almost his life) in a blizzard on Mooseneck Glacier, however, convinces him he's on the wrong track. Giving up his plan to settle down, Scrooge buys the Whitehorse Bank and begins his life as a businessman, from now on giving his heart to nothing except money.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: The "gold-digger poet" Scrooge recites from is a real person, and so is the poem; [[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/116386-there-s-gold-and-it-s-haunting-and-haunting-it-s-luring-me The Spell of Yukon and Other Verses]], by Robert W. Service.
* AbortedDeclarationOfLove: It's heavily implied that the letter Scrooge lost in the ice was [[spoiler:a love declaration or a marriage proposal to Goldie]]. Scrooge took the loss as a sign to focus entirely on his business ventures instead.
* AnachronicOrder: Written several years before any of the main ''Life and Times'' chapters.
* ContinuityNod: Goldie mentions that she rebuilt the Black Jack ballroom into a tourist hotel with money she "came into a while back", a nod to Carl Barks' first ever story where she is introduced: "Back to the Klondike". In it, Scrooge eventually challenges Goldie to a digging contest to see who can find gold first, and (despite his claims) purposefully loses by leading Goldie to a spot where he buried nuggets 50 years ago.
* ForWantOfANail: Scrooge was actually planning to settle down after making his first million. However, the loss of his dogsled convinced him that he should keep making money. In the present, the Nephews wonder WhatCouldHaveBeen if Scrooge hadn't lost that sled.
* VillainDecay: Soapy Slick is still stuck in Dawson some 40 years after Scrooge left the area, and has been reduced to running a riverboat tour of the old gold rush territory. He's still a Jerkass of the highest order, but no longer possesses the resources to utilize it, and with the gold rush long over, his primary business is gone.
* WorthlessTreasureTwist: Scrooge lost his dogsled while leaving White Agony creek, which soon became frozen in the ice. However, he marked the spot so he could go back and retrieve it someday. Soapy spent the last 40 years waiting for the chance to steal it, assuming that the dogsled had something valuable on it. At the end, we learn that it was just a change of clothes, some prospecting gear, and a box of chocolates, though they're of great sentimental value to Scrooge.
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