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On The Way to Klondike. Skagway Town, from the head of the Lynn Canal...White Pass...1897, (1898). Creator: Unknown.

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On The Way to Klondike. Skagway Town, from the head of the Lynn Canal, showing the White Pass in October 1897, (1898). 'For the hopeful voyager to the new EI Dorado of the Yukon gold-fields, spring has set in early this year. It has been very far from a hard winter, even for those who sit at home at ease; yet the end of January seems an early date for what is described as "the spring rush'' for the Yukon district. The worst rigours of winter are, however, supposed to be past, even in the North-Western Territory, and every steamer bound northwards from Vancouver and the chief ports of British Columbia is crowded with gold-seekers journeying to Klondike, whence startlingly rich finds are still being reported, although the rumoured discovery of the mother lode by Frank Slavin, the pugilist, has proved to be untrue.' From "Illustrated London News", 1898.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM26A14_251

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Droits gérés

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22.9Mo (1.7Mo) / 30.7cm x 18.7cm / 3621 x 2214 (300dpi)

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