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Yukon & Alaska History
Mining Articles
by Murray Lundberg
Dan Snure - Klondike Outfit List
The complete list, copied from a letter to his family in Ontario in 1898.Death Came Silently: the Granduc Mine Disaster
In 1965, an avalanche at a huge new mine on the B.C./Alaska border killed 26 men.Felix Meets E.T. - The Founding of Fairbanks
Hard work, promotional ability and just plain luck combined to allow Fairbanks to grow despite huge odds against it's success.Fractured Veins & Broken Dreams
My first book was the history of a silver rush in the Carcross, Yukon area in 1905-1906.Northern Placer Gold Stampedes
Although the Klondike and Nome get all the attention, gold rushes were a common occurrence 100 years ago.Rails to Riches
Railroads had been crucial to the development of Canada and the United States; despite the engineering difficulties, over 100 railroads were organized to tap the vast resources of the new frontier.Stampede Routes to Klondike Gold
A section of an 1897 map, and 1898 descriptions of the various ways to get to Dawson City.Tons of Gold!!
The Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898 was triggered by the arrival of two "treasure ships" Excelsior and Portland in San Francisco and Seattle. Who and what was on those boats?
