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1 of 40A prospector pans for gold during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Yukon Territory. 1898.Library and Archives Canada 2 of 40An exhausted prospector takes a rest.
Alaska. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 3 of 40Prospectors pans for gold in a creek.
Alaska. 1897.Wikimedia Commons 4 of 40A rider makes his way up the trail to the mines.
Yukon Territory. 1900.Library and Archives Canada 5 of 40A prospector poses with his massive stack of supplies for the trip to Alaska.
Seattle, Washington. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 6 of 40A long line of prospectors wait to get their mining licenses.
Victoria, Canada. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 7 of 40A camp grows as prospectors move north.
Bennett Lake, Canada. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 8 of 40Miners at the boundary line between Canada and the United States.
Chilkoot Pass. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 9 of 40Riders make their way across the Chilkoot Pass.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 10 of 40A long line of prospectors and miners make their way, like ants, up Chilkoot Pass.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 11 of 40A dog sled team waits to go out into the frozen wilderness.
Sheep Camp, Alaska. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 12 of 40Three young prospectors stand in camp.
Nome, Alaska. 1898.National Archives 13 of 40A prospector and his dog.
Yukon Territory. 1898.Library and Archives Canada 14 of 40Prospectors set up camp with a lean-to at the foot of a nanyon.
Chilkoot Trail, Alaska. 1897.Wikimedia Commons 15 of 40Miners at work.
Hunker Creek, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 16 of 40Prospectors make their way down White Pass Trail.
Alaska. Circa 1890-1900.Wikimedia Commons 17 of 40White Pass Trail, sometimes known as Dead Horse Trail, at the border of Canada and the United States.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 18 of 40A group of miners make their way across the snowy incline up Chilkoot Pass.
Circa 1898-1899.Wikimedia Commons 19 of 40Men slide sleds fitted with sails across a frozen lake.
Yukon Territory. 1897.Wikimedia Commons 20 of 40Miners at work.
Eldorado Creek, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 21 of 40Prospectors pose in front of a log cabin.
Forty Mile, Yukon Territory. Circa 1890-1900.Wikimedia Commons 22 of 40A street scene in Dawson City.
Circa 1890-1900.Library and Archives Canada 23 of 40Mail day. Prospectors, separated from their families, swarm around to see what they’ve received.
Tagish Lake, Yukon Territory. Date unspecified. Wikimedia Commons 24 of 40Women peer out the doors in a district of the city dedicated to prostitution.
White Chapel, Yukon Territory. 1899.Wikimedia Commons 25 of 40Prospectors, ready to give up, sell their last few possessions to pay for the trip home.
Dawson City, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 26 of 40Men make their way through Dyer Trail on a dogsled.
Canyon, Alaska. 1897.Wikimedia Commons 27 of 40The view from the top of Chilkoot Pass.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 28 of 40A group of miners get caught in a snow storm.
Chilkoot Pass. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 29 of 40Rescue teams sift through the snow, looking for survivors, after an avalanche.
Chilkoot Pass. 1897.Library and Archives Canada 30 of 40American ex-pats, still connected with their countrymen down south, celebrate their nation’s naval victories in the Spanish-American War.
Dawson City, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 31 of 40The Canadians celebrate Dominion Day.
Bonanza, Yukon Territory. 1902.Library and Archives Canada 32 of 40A rotary snowplow clears the way.
Yukon Territory. Circa 1890-1900.Library and Archives Canada 33 of 40Dawson City after a fire burned it to the ground.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 34 of 40The smoldering remains of Dawson City.
1898.Library and Archives Canada 35 of 40A mining camp at work.
Yukon Territory. Circa 1890-1900.Wikimedia Commons 36 of 40Miners hard at work underground.
Location unspecified. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 37 of 40A shipment of gold from Alaska arrives in Seattle.
1899.Wikimedia Commons 38 of 40A mining operation in a Klondike gold field.
Yukon Territory. Circa 1896-1899.Library and Archives Canada 39 of 40A successful prospector pays for his purchases at the general store with a sprinkle of gold dust.
Dawson City, Yukon Territory. 1899.Wikimedia Commons 40 of 40Like this gallery?Share it:
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Yukon Ho! 39 Photos From The Klondike Gold Rush View Gallery
In the late 19th century, there was a fortune in gold hiding in the Klondike Valley, just waiting for anyone brave enough to go north and grab it. And so began the Klondike Gold Rush, when nearly 100,000 men left their homes to travel up to a frozen land in search of their fortune.
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1 of 40A prospector pans for gold during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Yukon Territory. 1898.Library and Archives Canada 2 of 40An exhausted prospector takes a rest.
Alaska. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 3 of 40Prospectors pans for gold in a creek.
Alaska. 1897.Wikimedia Commons 4 of 40A rider makes his way up the trail to the mines.
Yukon Territory. 1900.Library and Archives Canada 5 of 40A prospector poses with his massive stack of supplies for the trip to Alaska.
Seattle, Washington. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 6 of 40A long line of prospectors wait to get their mining licenses.
Victoria, Canada. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 7 of 40A camp grows as prospectors move north.
Bennett Lake, Canada. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 8 of 40Miners at the boundary line between Canada and the United States.
Chilkoot Pass. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 9 of 40Riders make their way across the Chilkoot Pass.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 10 of 40A long line of prospectors and miners make their way, like ants, up Chilkoot Pass.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 11 of 40A dog sled team waits to go out into the frozen wilderness.
Sheep Camp, Alaska. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 12 of 40Three young prospectors stand in camp.
Nome, Alaska. 1898.National Archives 13 of 40A prospector and his dog.
Yukon Territory. 1898.Library and Archives Canada 14 of 40Prospectors set up camp with a lean-to at the foot of a nanyon.
Chilkoot Trail, Alaska. 1897.Wikimedia Commons 15 of 40Miners at work.
Hunker Creek, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 16 of 40Prospectors make their way down White Pass Trail.
Alaska. Circa 1890-1900.Wikimedia Commons 17 of 40White Pass Trail, sometimes known as Dead Horse Trail, at the border of Canada and the United States.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 18 of 40A group of miners make their way across the snowy incline up Chilkoot Pass.
Circa 1898-1899.Wikimedia Commons 19 of 40Men slide sleds fitted with sails across a frozen lake.
Yukon Territory. 1897.Wikimedia Commons 20 of 40Miners at work.
Eldorado Creek, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 21 of 40Prospectors pose in front of a log cabin.
Forty Mile, Yukon Territory. Circa 1890-1900.Wikimedia Commons 22 of 40A street scene in Dawson City.
Circa 1890-1900.Library and Archives Canada 23 of 40Mail day. Prospectors, separated from their families, swarm around to see what they’ve received.
Tagish Lake, Yukon Territory. Date unspecified. Wikimedia Commons 24 of 40Women peer out the doors in a district of the city dedicated to prostitution.
White Chapel, Yukon Territory. 1899.Wikimedia Commons 25 of 40Prospectors, ready to give up, sell their last few possessions to pay for the trip home.
Dawson City, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 26 of 40Men make their way through Dyer Trail on a dogsled.
Canyon, Alaska. 1897.Wikimedia Commons 27 of 40The view from the top of Chilkoot Pass.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 28 of 40A group of miners get caught in a snow storm.
Chilkoot Pass. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 29 of 40Rescue teams sift through the snow, looking for survivors, after an avalanche.
Chilkoot Pass. 1897.Library and Archives Canada 30 of 40American ex-pats, still connected with their countrymen down south, celebrate their nation’s naval victories in the Spanish-American War.
Dawson City, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 31 of 40The Canadians celebrate Dominion Day.
Bonanza, Yukon Territory. 1902.Library and Archives Canada 32 of 40A rotary snowplow clears the way.
Yukon Territory. Circa 1890-1900.Library and Archives Canada 33 of 40Dawson City after a fire burned it to the ground.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 34 of 40The smoldering remains of Dawson City.
1898.Library and Archives Canada 35 of 40A mining camp at work.
Yukon Territory. Circa 1890-1900.Wikimedia Commons 36 of 40Miners hard at work underground.
Location unspecified. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 37 of 40A shipment of gold from Alaska arrives in Seattle.
1899.Wikimedia Commons 38 of 40A mining operation in a Klondike gold field.
Yukon Territory. Circa 1896-1899.Library and Archives Canada 39 of 40A successful prospector pays for his purchases at the general store with a sprinkle of gold dust.
Dawson City, Yukon Territory. 1899.Wikimedia Commons 40 of 40Like this gallery?Share it:
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1 of 40A prospector pans for gold during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Yukon Territory. 1898.Library and Archives Canada 2 of 40An exhausted prospector takes a rest.
Alaska. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 3 of 40Prospectors pans for gold in a creek.
Alaska. 1897.Wikimedia Commons 4 of 40A rider makes his way up the trail to the mines.
Yukon Territory. 1900.Library and Archives Canada 5 of 40A prospector poses with his massive stack of supplies for the trip to Alaska.
Seattle, Washington. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 6 of 40A long line of prospectors wait to get their mining licenses.
Victoria, Canada. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 7 of 40A camp grows as prospectors move north.
Bennett Lake, Canada. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 8 of 40Miners at the boundary line between Canada and the United States.
Chilkoot Pass. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 9 of 40Riders make their way across the Chilkoot Pass.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 10 of 40A long line of prospectors and miners make their way, like ants, up Chilkoot Pass.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 11 of 40A dog sled team waits to go out into the frozen wilderness.
Sheep Camp, Alaska. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 12 of 40Three young prospectors stand in camp.
Nome, Alaska. 1898.National Archives 13 of 40A prospector and his dog.
Yukon Territory. 1898.Library and Archives Canada 14 of 40Prospectors set up camp with a lean-to at the foot of a nanyon.
Chilkoot Trail, Alaska. 1897.Wikimedia Commons 15 of 40Miners at work.
Hunker Creek, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 16 of 40Prospectors make their way down White Pass Trail.
Alaska. Circa 1890-1900.Wikimedia Commons 17 of 40White Pass Trail, sometimes known as Dead Horse Trail, at the border of Canada and the United States.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 18 of 40A group of miners make their way across the snowy incline up Chilkoot Pass.
Circa 1898-1899.Wikimedia Commons 19 of 40Men slide sleds fitted with sails across a frozen lake.
Yukon Territory. 1897.Wikimedia Commons 20 of 40Miners at work.
Eldorado Creek, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 21 of 40Prospectors pose in front of a log cabin.
Forty Mile, Yukon Territory. Circa 1890-1900.Wikimedia Commons 22 of 40A street scene in Dawson City.
Circa 1890-1900.Library and Archives Canada 23 of 40Mail day. Prospectors, separated from their families, swarm around to see what they’ve received.
Tagish Lake, Yukon Territory. Date unspecified. Wikimedia Commons 24 of 40Women peer out the doors in a district of the city dedicated to prostitution.
White Chapel, Yukon Territory. 1899.Wikimedia Commons 25 of 40Prospectors, ready to give up, sell their last few possessions to pay for the trip home.
Dawson City, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 26 of 40Men make their way through Dyer Trail on a dogsled.
Canyon, Alaska. 1897.Wikimedia Commons 27 of 40The view from the top of Chilkoot Pass.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 28 of 40A group of miners get caught in a snow storm.
Chilkoot Pass. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 29 of 40Rescue teams sift through the snow, looking for survivors, after an avalanche.
Chilkoot Pass. 1897.Library and Archives Canada 30 of 40American ex-pats, still connected with their countrymen down south, celebrate their nation’s naval victories in the Spanish-American War.
Dawson City, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 31 of 40The Canadians celebrate Dominion Day.
Bonanza, Yukon Territory. 1902.Library and Archives Canada 32 of 40A rotary snowplow clears the way.
Yukon Territory. Circa 1890-1900.Library and Archives Canada 33 of 40Dawson City after a fire burned it to the ground.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 34 of 40The smoldering remains of Dawson City.
1898.Library and Archives Canada 35 of 40A mining camp at work.
Yukon Territory. Circa 1890-1900.Wikimedia Commons 36 of 40Miners hard at work underground.
Location unspecified. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 37 of 40A shipment of gold from Alaska arrives in Seattle.
1899.Wikimedia Commons 38 of 40A mining operation in a Klondike gold field.
Yukon Territory. Circa 1896-1899.Library and Archives Canada 39 of 40A successful prospector pays for his purchases at the general store with a sprinkle of gold dust.
Dawson City, Yukon Territory. 1899.Wikimedia Commons 40 of 40Like this gallery?Share it:
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1 of 40A prospector pans for gold during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Yukon Territory. 1898.Library and Archives Canada 2 of 40An exhausted prospector takes a rest.
Alaska. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 3 of 40Prospectors pans for gold in a creek.
Alaska. 1897.Wikimedia Commons 4 of 40A rider makes his way up the trail to the mines.
Yukon Territory. 1900.Library and Archives Canada 5 of 40A prospector poses with his massive stack of supplies for the trip to Alaska.
Seattle, Washington. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 6 of 40A long line of prospectors wait to get their mining licenses.
Victoria, Canada. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 7 of 40A camp grows as prospectors move north.
Bennett Lake, Canada. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 8 of 40Miners at the boundary line between Canada and the United States.
Chilkoot Pass. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 9 of 40Riders make their way across the Chilkoot Pass.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 10 of 40A long line of prospectors and miners make their way, like ants, up Chilkoot Pass.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 11 of 40A dog sled team waits to go out into the frozen wilderness.
Sheep Camp, Alaska. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 12 of 40Three young prospectors stand in camp.
Nome, Alaska. 1898.National Archives 13 of 40A prospector and his dog.
Yukon Territory. 1898.Library and Archives Canada 14 of 40Prospectors set up camp with a lean-to at the foot of a nanyon.
Chilkoot Trail, Alaska. 1897.Wikimedia Commons 15 of 40Miners at work.
Hunker Creek, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 16 of 40Prospectors make their way down White Pass Trail.
Alaska. Circa 1890-1900.Wikimedia Commons 17 of 40White Pass Trail, sometimes known as Dead Horse Trail, at the border of Canada and the United States.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 18 of 40A group of miners make their way across the snowy incline up Chilkoot Pass.
Circa 1898-1899.Wikimedia Commons 19 of 40Men slide sleds fitted with sails across a frozen lake.
Yukon Territory. 1897.Wikimedia Commons 20 of 40Miners at work.
Eldorado Creek, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 21 of 40Prospectors pose in front of a log cabin.
Forty Mile, Yukon Territory. Circa 1890-1900.Wikimedia Commons 22 of 40A street scene in Dawson City.
Circa 1890-1900.Library and Archives Canada 23 of 40Mail day. Prospectors, separated from their families, swarm around to see what they’ve received.
Tagish Lake, Yukon Territory. Date unspecified. Wikimedia Commons 24 of 40Women peer out the doors in a district of the city dedicated to prostitution.
White Chapel, Yukon Territory. 1899.Wikimedia Commons 25 of 40Prospectors, ready to give up, sell their last few possessions to pay for the trip home.
Dawson City, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 26 of 40Men make their way through Dyer Trail on a dogsled.
Canyon, Alaska. 1897.Wikimedia Commons 27 of 40The view from the top of Chilkoot Pass.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 28 of 40A group of miners get caught in a snow storm.
Chilkoot Pass. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 29 of 40Rescue teams sift through the snow, looking for survivors, after an avalanche.
Chilkoot Pass. 1897.Library and Archives Canada 30 of 40American ex-pats, still connected with their countrymen down south, celebrate their nation’s naval victories in the Spanish-American War.
Dawson City, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 31 of 40The Canadians celebrate Dominion Day.
Bonanza, Yukon Territory. 1902.Library and Archives Canada 32 of 40A rotary snowplow clears the way.
Yukon Territory. Circa 1890-1900.Library and Archives Canada 33 of 40Dawson City after a fire burned it to the ground.
1898.Wikimedia Commons 34 of 40The smoldering remains of Dawson City.
1898.Library and Archives Canada 35 of 40A mining camp at work.
Yukon Territory. Circa 1890-1900.Wikimedia Commons 36 of 40Miners hard at work underground.
Location unspecified. 1898.Wikimedia Commons 37 of 40A shipment of gold from Alaska arrives in Seattle.
1899.Wikimedia Commons 38 of 40A mining operation in a Klondike gold field.
Yukon Territory. Circa 1896-1899.Library and Archives Canada 39 of 40A successful prospector pays for his purchases at the general store with a sprinkle of gold dust.
Dawson City, Yukon Territory. 1899.Wikimedia Commons 40 of 40Like this gallery?Share it:
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1 of 40A prospector pans for gold during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Yukon Territory. 1898.Library and Archives Canada
2 of 40An exhausted prospector takes a rest.
Alaska. 1898.Wikimedia Commons
3 of 40Prospectors pans for gold in a creek.
Alaska. 1897.Wikimedia Commons
4 of 40A rider makes his way up the trail to the mines.
Yukon Territory. 1900.Library and Archives Canada
5 of 40A prospector poses with his massive stack of supplies for the trip to Alaska.
Seattle, Washington. 1898.Wikimedia Commons
6 of 40A long line of prospectors wait to get their mining licenses.
Victoria, Canada. 1898.Wikimedia Commons
7 of 40A camp grows as prospectors move north.
Bennett Lake, Canada. 1898.Wikimedia Commons
8 of 40Miners at the boundary line between Canada and the United States.
Chilkoot Pass. 1898.Wikimedia Commons
9 of 40Riders make their way across the Chilkoot Pass.
1898.Wikimedia Commons
10 of 40A long line of prospectors and miners make their way, like ants, up Chilkoot Pass.
1898.Wikimedia Commons
11 of 40A dog sled team waits to go out into the frozen wilderness.
Sheep Camp, Alaska. 1898.Wikimedia Commons
12 of 40Three young prospectors stand in camp.
Nome, Alaska. 1898.National Archives
13 of 40A prospector and his dog.
Yukon Territory. 1898.Library and Archives Canada
14 of 40Prospectors set up camp with a lean-to at the foot of a nanyon.
Chilkoot Trail, Alaska. 1897.Wikimedia Commons
15 of 40Miners at work.
Hunker Creek, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons
16 of 40Prospectors make their way down White Pass Trail.
Alaska. Circa 1890-1900.Wikimedia Commons
17 of 40White Pass Trail, sometimes known as Dead Horse Trail, at the border of Canada and the United States.
1898.Wikimedia Commons
18 of 40A group of miners make their way across the snowy incline up Chilkoot Pass.
Circa 1898-1899.Wikimedia Commons
19 of 40Men slide sleds fitted with sails across a frozen lake.
Yukon Territory. 1897.Wikimedia Commons
20 of 40Miners at work.
Eldorado Creek, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons
21 of 40Prospectors pose in front of a log cabin.
Forty Mile, Yukon Territory. Circa 1890-1900.Wikimedia Commons
22 of 40A street scene in Dawson City.
Circa 1890-1900.Library and Archives Canada
23 of 40Mail day. Prospectors, separated from their families, swarm around to see what they’ve received.
Tagish Lake, Yukon Territory. Date unspecified. Wikimedia Commons
24 of 40Women peer out the doors in a district of the city dedicated to prostitution.
White Chapel, Yukon Territory. 1899.Wikimedia Commons
25 of 40Prospectors, ready to give up, sell their last few possessions to pay for the trip home.
Dawson City, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons
26 of 40Men make their way through Dyer Trail on a dogsled.
Canyon, Alaska. 1897.Wikimedia Commons
27 of 40The view from the top of Chilkoot Pass.
1898.Wikimedia Commons
28 of 40A group of miners get caught in a snow storm.
Chilkoot Pass. 1898.Wikimedia Commons
29 of 40Rescue teams sift through the snow, looking for survivors, after an avalanche.
Chilkoot Pass. 1897.Library and Archives Canada
30 of 40American ex-pats, still connected with their countrymen down south, celebrate their nation’s naval victories in the Spanish-American War.
Dawson City, Yukon Territory. 1898.Wikimedia Commons
31 of 40The Canadians celebrate Dominion Day.
Bonanza, Yukon Territory. 1902.Library and Archives Canada
32 of 40A rotary snowplow clears the way.
Yukon Territory. Circa 1890-1900.Library and Archives Canada
33 of 40Dawson City after a fire burned it to the ground.
1898.Wikimedia Commons
34 of 40The smoldering remains of Dawson City.
1898.Library and Archives Canada
35 of 40A mining camp at work.
Yukon Territory. Circa 1890-1900.Wikimedia Commons
36 of 40Miners hard at work underground.
Location unspecified. 1898.Wikimedia Commons
37 of 40A shipment of gold from Alaska arrives in Seattle.
1899.Wikimedia Commons
38 of 40A mining operation in a Klondike gold field.
Yukon Territory. Circa 1896-1899.Library and Archives Canada
39 of 40A successful prospector pays for his purchases at the general store with a sprinkle of gold dust.
Dawson City, Yukon Territory. 1899.Wikimedia Commons
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Yukon Ho! 39 Photos From The Klondike Gold Rush View Gallery
Yukon Ho! 39 Photos From The Klondike Gold Rush View Gallery
Yukon Ho! 39 Photos From The Klondike Gold Rush View Gallery
Yukon Ho! 39 Photos From The Klondike Gold Rush View Gallery
Yukon Ho! 39 Photos From The Klondike Gold Rush
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The Klondike Gold Rush began in 1896 when an American prospector, as well as several Native Americans, found gold in Bonanza Creek, located in Canada’s Yukon Territory. The American and his family set up mines there and, nearly overnight, became wealthy beyond their wildest dreams.
However, word soon got out and everyone wanted a piece of the action. Thousands of men signed up for mining licenses, left their families, and risked everything for gold.
Northern towns rapidly expanded due to the massive influx of gold-hungry prospectors. Dawson City, in particular, went from a population of 500 to 30,000 in just two years. It grew fast and often clumsily as it filled up with men who had no better way to spend their free time than drink as well as the prostitutes that followed them there. The city was ravaged by disease and disasters, and, in a span of two years, burned down more than once.
The prospectors of Dawson City and the surrounding area had to struggle to dig their way through the permafrost in order to find any little glimmers of gold that might still be unclaimed. Some would come with glittering prizes that they’d either turn into money or trade for supplies at the general store.
A handful came home rich. More than 400 tons of gold was discovered in the Yukon’s mountains and valleys — but most of it came from that first find in Bonanza Creek, in land claimed before the Klondike Gold Rush had even truly begun.
Most prospectors gathered nothing more than a few pennies. By 1899, the excitement had died out. People moved on, most with nothing to show for their time in the Klondike Gold Rush, left only to chase after the next rumor of a real-life El Dorado. They packed their things and left, leaving the old Klondike towns all but empty behind them.
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