110 years ago in the Pacific Northwest started the gold rush - albeit with a delay, because the client came to more than six months after the first discoveries in the outside world. The gold rush in the Klondike and Yukon attracted more than 40,000 adventurers in the frozen wastes of Alaska - some paid with their lives.
1887 George Carmack traveled from San Francisco to Alaska, the Yukon River. There he married into a family in India. They lived by hunting and trade. George also discovered a coal mine near the town that bears his name Carmack.
Carmack was awarded in August 1896 while fishing at the mouth of the Klondike River to point out today, Bonanza Creek (Bonanza luck =) to search for gold. Said and done - August 16, Carmack find something in common with his family from India in the famous bay of Discovery. This discovery was the origin of the gold rush in Alaska.
1887 George Carmack traveled from San Francisco to Alaska, the Yukon River. There he married into a family in India. They lived by hunting and trade. George also discovered a coal mine near the town that bears his name Carmack.
Carmack was awarded in August 1896 while fishing at the mouth of the Klondike River to point out today, Bonanza Creek (Bonanza luck =) to search for gold. Said and done - August 16, Carmack find something in common with his family from India in the famous bay of Discovery. This discovery was the origin of the gold rush in Alaska.
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However, at that time had almost no connection to the outside world. So it took until July 14, 1897 until the news of the discovery of gold by vapor Excelsior reached the outside world. Immediately, thousands of people on the road north to the Klondike and Yukon River. First, the gold mining activities, also called "Digger" flame of the area around San Francisco, soon followed, but people around the world the call of gold and greed of frost in Alaska.
Hazardous Locations
The road to riches was extremely difficult: first, had to make a fortune with vapors to Alaska. Most of them landed at the ports of Skagway and Dyea. This was followed by a hard road over the Chilkoot or White Lake Bennett. The border between the U.S. and Canada runs through the mountain passes, it was hoped the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the gold seekers.
Only the miners were in Canada, prompting at least one ton of supplies and equipment with him. At Lake Bennett boats and rafts were constructed, which was notified to the Yukon to Dawson City. Moreover, once part of the arduous journey to the gold fields of Alaska converted many to return. Not a few paid their boldness with their lives.
Only the miners were in Canada, prompting at least one ton of supplies and equipment with him. At Lake Bennett boats and rafts were constructed, which was notified to the Yukon to Dawson City. Moreover, once part of the arduous journey to the gold fields of Alaska converted many to return. Not a few paid their boldness with their lives.
Whoever comes too late ...
About 40 000 people who had reached only gold in mind, including his final destination. However, since the discovery of gold had been lost for some time and the best areas of mining, called the claims were granted long ago.
reached the first foreign search engines, had led to the gold rush, Jorge Juan, brought his sheep in the already dry. Already in the spring of 1898, Dawson City had become a rich man, the other could work for them. Carmack died on June 5, 1922 in Vancouver, Canada.
Even today gold is still mined in Alaska, but on an industrial scale, ie, excavators, bulldozers and gold automatic washing facilities available in all sizes. The writer Jack London, Charlie Chaplin has processed the Yukon gold rush in the texts and films. And even Scrooge "Bertel" Pato has multiplied his fortune in the Yukon.
reached the first foreign search engines, had led to the gold rush, Jorge Juan, brought his sheep in the already dry. Already in the spring of 1898, Dawson City had become a rich man, the other could work for them. Carmack died on June 5, 1922 in Vancouver, Canada.
Even today gold is still mined in Alaska, but on an industrial scale, ie, excavators, bulldozers and gold automatic washing facilities available in all sizes. The writer Jack London, Charlie Chaplin has processed the Yukon gold rush in the texts and films. And even Scrooge "Bertel" Pato has multiplied his fortune in the Yukon.
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