In the fall of 1897, Yukon gold rush partners Jack London, Merritt Sloper, Jim Goodman and Fred Thompson arrived in the boomtown Dawson City and rented a cabin from Seattle bonanza seekers (l.-r.) Marshall Bond, Oliver H.P. La Farge, Lyman R. Colt and Stanley Pearce, with their dogs Buck (Jack) and Pat. The St. Bernard and Scottish Collie mixed-breed dog named Jack is believed to be London’s inspiration for the dog Buck in his cl

True West May 2020