 In the fall of 1897, Earp and Josie joined in the Alaska Gold Rush and headed for Nome, Alaska.He operated a canteen during the summer of 1899 and in September, Earp and partner Charles Ellsworth Hoxie built the Dexter Saloon in Nome, Alaska, the city's first two-story wooden building and its largest and most luxurious saloon.The building was used for a variety of purposes because it was so large