He managed a small store during the spring of 1899 in St. Michael on the north Alaskan coast, by which time he decided the rusk to stake a claim in the Klondike was over.
He managed a small store during the spring of 1899 in St. Michael on the Norton Sound, a major gateway to the Alaskan interior via the Yukon River. By this time he decided the rush to stake a claim in the Klondike was over.