To reach the gold fields, most prospectors took the route through the ports of Dyea and Skagway in southeast Alaska. Here, the "Klondikers" could follow either the Chilkoot or White Pass trail …

In August, 1896, Skookum Jim and his family found gold near the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory. Their discovery sparked one of the most frantic gold rushes in history.

Jan 17, 2018 · The Klondike Gold Rush, often called the Yukon Gold Rush, was a mass exodus of prospecting migrants from their hometowns to the Canadian Yukon Territory and Alaska after …

Dec 17, 2025 · Yukon - Gold Rush, Territorial Status: During the early 1870s, gold discoveries on tributaries of the Yukon River attracted prospectors to the area.

Feb 4, 2002 · Within six months, approximately 100,000 gold-seekers set off for the Yukon. Only 30,000 completed the trip. Many Klondikers died, or lost enthusiasm and either stopped where …

Dawson City, Yukon is the heart of the world-famous Klondike Gold Rush. On August 16, 1896, three Yukon “Sourdoughs”: George Carmack, Dawson Charlie, and Skookum Jim found gold …

On August 16, 1896, George Washington Carmack and two Indian friends in the Yukon pried a nugget from the bed of Rabbit Creek, a tributary of Canada’s Klondike River, and set in motion …

May 6, 2022 · The Klondike Gold Rush brought an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon in northwestern Canada between 1896 and 1899. The rush transformed a …

Ultimately, the Klondike Gold Rush marked the beginning of Canada’s modern frontier expansion, setting the stage for further economic development and establishing the Yukon as a key part …

Jul 19, 2009 · The Klondike gold rush brought about a rapid advance in the development of the Yukon Territory, which was officially formed by Parliament on 13 June 1898. The gold rush left …