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The nature of gold : an environmental history of the Klondike gold rush / Kathryn Morse ; foreword by William Cronon

In 1896, a small group of prospectors discovered a stunningly rich pocket of gold at the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon rivers, and in the following two years thousands of individuals traveled ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Scouts brave cold weather during Klondike Gold Rush event at Camp Kootaga

Scouts from troop 175 start a fire as a part of the Klondike Derby competition on Saturday at Camp Kootaga. (Photo by Gwen Sour) WALKER — Scouts from across the region braved frigid temperatures ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Petaluma headline, 1897: ‘More than a ton of solid gold!’

The Yukon gold rush really began in early July of 1897, when a ship docked in Seattle, Washington. The local press had broadcast to the world that miners returning from Alaska were toting “bags of ...
Seattle Times

Klondike Gold Rush historic site in Seattle could close, advocates say

A Seattle national historic park unit that functions as a museum commemorating the Klondike Gold Rush could see its lease terminated by the Trump administration, advocates said Monday. The Klondike ...
Seattle Times

Government shutdown closes Seattle’s Klondike Gold Rush museum

The partial federal government shutdown has closed the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park unit and museum in Seattle’s Pioneer Square. “Thank you for contacting the Klondike Gold Rush ...