Of the 100,000 or so people that tried for the Klondike, maybe 100 or so made it rich.  Pretty good odds.  Most turned back, some were buried in an avalanche.  Some tried to cross one of the world's largest glaciers with an 800 lb generator with bacon goggles.

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