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The Klondike Gold Rush [n 1] was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon in northwestern Canada, between 1896 and 1899. Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16, 1896; when news reached Seattle and San Francisco the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors.
Dredges were used in the Klondike River valley from 1910-1950. [8] A dredge could do the work of 2,400 [9] persons while operated by 10-12. [10] It would create a pool of water that moved along with it as it dug up gravel in front and deposited it behind itself. Inside sand and gold particles were separated from rocks and then gold from sand.
About 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south of the dredge's current site, further into the Klondike Valley, is the Discovery Claim [3] where gold was found in August 1896 by prospector George Carmack, his Tagish wife Kate, her brother Skookum Jim, and their nephew Dawson Charlie. [4] This is considered the site where the Klondike Gold Rush began. [5]
You almost certainly know of the California Gold Rush, but the Klondike Gold Rush, which. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Anton Stander (June 16, 1867 – April 2, 1952), was a pioneer and the prospector from the great Klondike Gold Rush. He was one of the six wealthiest prospectors in Klondike. [1] He came to U.S. 1886 from Slovenia and arrived in Alaska 1896 when he struck lucky near Bonanza Creek.
Portus B. Weare was a wooden sternwheel steamship built in 1892 for service on the Yukon River.She played a notable role in the Klondike gold rush, being the second ship to bring news of the Klondike gold strike and an estimated $1 million in gold down the river in 1897.
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is a national historical park operated by the National Park Service that seeks to commemorate the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s. Though the gold fields that were the ultimate goal of the stampeders lay in the Yukon Territory , the park comprises staging areas for the trek there and the routes ...
Leaving Juneau, I like routes that head north to Skagway, a town with a rich history tied to the Klondike Gold Rush. Nestled in a glacial valley, Skagway's steep valley walls and snow-covered ...