appreciation of his generosity. However, though the gold rush eventually died down, McDonald continued to buy land claims, now mostly worthless, squandering his money. Living alone in a cabin on Clearwater Creek, he died of a heart attack in 1909. His remaining assets of $30,000 did not cover his debts. His widow benefited from a life insurance policy urged upon him by another Klondike tycoon, Belinda Mulrooney. McDonald's legend was retold in an anonymous poem called "King of the Klondike" (ca. 1910). His resting place is in the cemetery in Dawson City. References Footnotes Sources Further reading McGill University Library, Rare Books and Special Collections, McDonald Bonanza (Klondike) Ltd. 1898 [RBSC MSG 789] : Includes reports, correspondence, prospectus, and maps of the Alexander McDonald claim in the Klondike. 1859 births 1909 deaths Canadian gold prospectors People from Antigonish, Nova Scotia People of the Klondike Gold Rush Canadian people of Scottish descent