00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.838772 CaOODSP 20221107151445 cr ||||||||||| 170622s1981 oncabo|#o f000 0 eng d paper : 0-660-10870-4 CaOODSP eng n-cn-yk w9w9 1898 R64-81/1981-48E-PDF R64-81/1981-48E Friesen, Richard J. (Richard John) The Chilkoot Pass and the great Gold Rush of 1898 [electronic resource] / Richard J. Friesen. Ottawa : National Historic Parks and Sites Branch, Parks Canada, Environment Canada, c1981. 144 p. : ill., maps History and archaeology ; 48 Historical publication digitized 2015 from print. Issued also in French under title: Le col Chilkoot et la ruée vers l'or de 1898. Includes bibliographic references. "The rush over the Chilkoot and White passes reached its zenith in the winter of 1897-98 when an unprecedented number of goldseekers scrambled over the mountain barrier to the Klondike. Actually a place in Yukon history had been secured for the Yukon Pass long before the gold rush. A major trade route for the Tlingit Indians, the natives retained control of the Chilkoot Pass until the 1880s when the prospecting and trading activities of the Europeans and Americans dictated the necessity of a short route into the Yukon. In this study I trace the history of the Chilkoot Pass, emphasizing its important role in Yukon transportation, the great rush of 1898 and the establishment of an administrative structure after the boom period. The Chilkoot Pass played a significant role in the transportation infrastructure throughout the southwestern Yukon that would form the basis for Yukon development"--Abstract, p. 5. gccst Northern Canada gccst History gccst Mountains Canada. Parks Canada. National Historic Parks and Sites Branch. Le col Chilkoot et la ruée vers l'or de 1898 (CaOODSP)9.838776 History and archaeology ; 48 (CaOODSP)9.837982 PDF 68.97 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/pc/R64-81-1981-48-eng.pdf