Klondike Voyage Costs and Route Distances
A historical travel note outlines routes to Klondike from New York Seattle Juneau and Dyea with distances of 1000 miles Seattle to Juneau three days 1000 miles Dyea to Klondike 775 miles and a steamer option to Dawson City. It lists transport options from New York to Seattle and Juneau including sleeper cars dining and first class service with prices for sled dogs portage and Indian carriers.
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Seattle
Juneau
Dyea
Klondike
New York City
Pullman
Cess
Lake Lindeman
Food supplies for Klondike outfit for one man
An old Alaska miner lists a twelve month eatables schedule. Sugar white granulated, bacon fattest, beans red Mexican or brown, flour, dried sweet corn, rolled oats, dried fruit, dried soup vegetables, dried red chili peppers, tea or coffee, salt, matches dozen.
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Klondike
Alaska
Birdseye View of Two Popular Klondike Routes
Post piece surveys two leading routes to the Klondike era gold fields. It contrasts the Chilkoot Pass and White Pass trails, noting workload, dangers, and travel times. The article highlights rugged terrain, supplies needed, and regional geography shaping travelers’ choices.
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Klondike
El Dorado Ison District Mines Across Yukon Frontier
A fragment notes exploration by the Dawson department into a region where the Yukon River intersects Alaska and Canadian possessions. It mentions a perilous long journey and a body of fellow miners, with news already spreading about the effort.
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Rge M. Dawson
Yukon River
Alaska
Canadian
Vast Output of Gold Across Centuries and Continents
Statisticians estimate world gold mined through 1895 totals 8.78 billion dollars. Half came from California and nearby fields, Australia accounts for 1.66 billion, and South Africa’s Rand output approaches 212 million by mid-1896. Prominent fortunes include Money Miller and Rand figures like Barnato, Rhodes, Robison, with many American miners rising to wealth.
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America
California
Australia
New South Wales
New Zealand
Tasmania
Queensland
Victoria
Western Australia
South Africa
South African Republic
United States
Miller
Barney Barnato
Alfred Bell
Cecil Rhodes
I. B. Robinson
Pacific Slope
Nuggets of Value About Yukon and Klondike Life
A compilation of details on the Klondike region including travel routes, distances, climate, winter ice, dog culture, mining, berry abundance, trading stations, and early traders. Notes cover geography from St Michael's to Dawson City, seasonal daylight, and survival tips such as moccasins and feed silage.
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St. Michael’s
Dawson City
San Francisco
California
Yukon
Klondike
Juneau
Iceland
Greenland
St. Michael's Island
George Cormack
Western Union Telegraph Expedition
Alaska
United States
Sitka
Frank Mahoney
Edward Doyle
William Dunlay
St. Michael's
Honolulu
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New York
Havre
Ocean River Route
Circle City
Forty Mile
Canadian Pacific Railway
Calgary
Athabasca Landing
Fort Macpherson
Pelly River
ASEA
NING
LAWS
Dawson
Elias
ST Michaels
MT Wrangel
EL Dorado
Ison District
Department of the
Inte
Leland Stanford
James G. Fair
Charles Crocker
Peter Donahoe
J. B. Haggin
Claus Spreckels
John W. Mackay
James G
Lick Estate
C. P. Huntington
Charles McLaughlin
Alex Montgomery
Dave T. Murphy
Adolphus C. Whitcomb
Thomas
J C. Wilmerding
Walter S. Hobart
Ae Robert CG. Johnson
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