19. Paris of the North

The gold rush is at its peak. Just a year ago, Dawson was a moose
pasture with a few cabins. Now it has dance halls, Parisian
fashions, electricity, running water and a restaurant where you
could eat pâté de foie gras while listening to a string orchestra.
And it has stories, tons of stories. Some true, some not so much.
We'll share some of them which, factual or not, will give you a
feel for Dawson's brilliant but brief spell as the Paris of the
North.