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Dawson City, officially the City of Dawson, is a town in the Canadian territory of Yukon. It is inseparably linked to the Klondike Gold Rush (1896–1899). Its population was 1,577 as of the 2021 census , [ 6 ] making it the second-largest municipality in Yukon.
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.
Klondike City was a Klondike gold rush era settlement on the outskirts of Dawson City in the Yukon Territory. It was renowned for prostitution. The area is mentioned in Jack London's novel White Fang. O'Brien Brewing and Malting Company was located in Klondike City. It was majority owned by Thomas W. O’Brien, who was also a landowner. [1]
The Klondike (/ ˈ k l ɒ n d aɪ k /; from Hän Tr'ondëk 'hammerstone water') is a region of the territory of Yukon, in northwestern Canada.It lies around the Klondike River, a small river that enters the Yukon River from the east at Dawson City.
Hollywood on the Klondike: Dawson City’s Great Film Find (2023) By Michael Gates. An exciting account of the history behind a hoard of silent films found buried beneath the permafrost of Dawson City. Many of the films had been lost to history, so their discovery was a lucky strike for film archivists and historians.
The first to propose a concrete solution for these shortcomings was a businessman by the name of John H. Mackenzie. Arriving in 1898 via stern wheeler from St. Michael to Dawson City, Mackenzie first tried his luck in mining ventures between Fox and Monte-Cristo Gulches, only to reach the conclusion that far greater riches were to be found in the provision of various services to the miners.
Then came the Klondike Gold Rush in Canada to the east. Instead of seeking her fortune as a prospector, Mulrooney bought supplies of "silk underwear, bolts of cotton cloth and hot water bottles" [1] with her savings of $5,000 [3] and transported them over the Chilkoot Pass to Dawson City, where she sold them for six times that amount in June ...
From there, prospectors generally rafted to Dawson City, Yukon. The trail center in Skagway, operated by both the National Park Service and Parks Canada, has information regarding current conditions along the Chilkoot Trail as it travels through both countries. A permit is required to hike the 33-mile (53-kilometer) trail.