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Yukon/Alaska Chronology:
1876 - 1899
- 1876
- - August: Twelve whaling ships are trapped by ice near Point Barrow; 50 men die attempting to reach safety.
- 1880
- The first major discovery of gold in Alaska is made by Joe Juneau and Richard Harris, near what would become the city of Juneau.
- - October 18: A 160-acre townsite is staked at Juneau by Richard Harris and Joseph Juneau.
- 1880-1881
- - The first American census of Alaska, conducted by Ivan Petroff, left many areas of the territory still unexplored.
- 1882
- - The first Alaskan tourist cruises are offered; in 1883, the first cruise into Glacier Bay attracted attention from around the world.
- - July 2: George Krause becomes the first white man allowed to cross the Chilkat Pass to the interior.
- 1883
- - Lieutenant Frederick A. Schwatka conducts the first survey of the entire length of the Yukon River.
- 1884
- - The first " Organic Act" is passed by Congress, giving the District of Alaska a Governor, and a legal system using the laws of Oregon.
- 1885
- - Rocky Mountain Park (later renamed Banff) is created as Canada's first national park.
- 1886
- - The discovery of rich gold deposits on the upper reaches of the Fortymile River prompts the first large rush into the interior.
- 1887
- - Anglican missionary William Duncan moves most of his Tsimshian parishioners from British Columbia to Metlakatla, on Annette Island.
- 1894
- - May 26: A resolution of the Privy Council authorizes the North-West Mounted Police into the Yukon "in the interests of peace and good government, in the interests also of the public revenue." By June 26, Inspector Charles Constantine and Staff-Sergeant Charles Brown were at Juneau, heading for the goldfields of the British Yukon.
- 1895
- - Hunting and trapping in US national parks is banned by the Park Protection Act
- - October 2, 1895: The North-west Territories is divided into the Districts of Franklin, Mackenzie, Ungava and Yukon.
- 1896
- - The first oil is discovered in Alaska, at the mouth of the Copper River. The field went into production in 1902.
- - August 16: Gold is discovered on Rabbit Creek by a party consisting of George Carmack, his wife Kate, Skookum Jim, Tagish Charlie and Patsy Henderson.
- - August 17: Carmack et al stake their claims, renaming Rabbit Creek Bonanza Creek.
- 1897
- - July 14: The Excelsior reaches San Francisco with the first large shipment of Klondike gold. When the Portland reached Seattle on the 17th, the stampede north was on.
- 1898
- - The Klondike Gold Rush turns Dawson into the largest city north of San Francisco and west of Winnipeg.
- - May 28: Construction of the White Pass & Yukon Route railway from Skagway to Whitehorse begins. The 112 miles were completed on July 29, 1900.
- - May 28/29: The ice breaks on Lake Bennett; within the next few weeks, 7,080 boats carrying 28,000 people pass the NWMP post at Tagish.
- - June 13: Creation of the Yukon Territory.
- - September: Gold is discovered near the future site of Nome, triggering a stampede.
1876 - 1899
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