Klondike Gold Rush
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The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon in northwestern Canada, between 1896 and 1898. Gold was discovered there by local miners on A
Prospectors ascending Chilkoot Pass, 1898
Klondikers buying miner's licences at the Custom House in Victoria, British Columbia, on February 12, 1898
SS Islander leaving Vancouver, bound for Skagway, 1897
The S/S Excelsior leaves San Francisco on July 28, 1897, for the Klondike.
Dawson City
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Dawson City is a town in the Canadian territory of Yukon. Its population was 1,577 as of the 2021 census, making it the second-largest municipality in Yukon after the territorial capital of Whitehorse
Klondike Gold Rush
…they found few opportunities, and many left disappointed. To accommodate the prospectors, boom towns sprang up along the routes. At their terminus, Dawson City was founded at the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon rivers. From a population of 500 in 1896, the town grew to house approximately 17,000 people…
Dawson Yukon June 07
Panorama of Downtown Hotel Dawson City Yukon Territory Canada
Jack London Centre
Escuela de artes visuales, Dawson City, Yukón, Canadá, 2017 08 27, DD 26