Grubstake to grocery story : supplying the Klondike, 1897-1907 / by Margaret Archibald.: R61-2/1-26E-PDF
"This report examines the Yukon trade in provisions and general merchandise during and immediately after the Klondike gold-rush. At the peak of the rush, 1897-98, large American mercantile firms which were experienced in Yukon River trade competed along with other outfitters, wholesalers and distributors for a lasting slice of the Yukon trade. From this outfitting rush grew an enduring hinterland relationship between the Yukon and its primarily west-coast suppliers. Dawson's dependence on the outside world for supplies was total"--Abstract, p. 6.
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| Department/Agency | Parks Canada. |
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| Title | Grubstake to grocery story : supplying the Klondike, 1897-1907 / by Margaret Archibald. |
| Variant title | St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Lake Bennett, British Columbia Old Fort Point site : Fort Wedderburn II? Analysis of animal remains from the Old Fort Point site, northern Alberta |
| Series title | Canadian historic sites: occasional papers in archaeology and history ; no. 26 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: De l'histoire des marchands du Klondike: 1897-1907. On added title pages: St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Lake Bennett, British Columbia by Margaret Carter; The Old Fort Point site: Fort Wedderburn II? by Karlis Karklins; Analysis of animal remains from the Old Fort Point site, northern Alberta by Anne Meachem Rick. Digitized edition from print [by the History of Parks Canada Electronic Library]. Includes bibliographic references. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Parks Canada, 1981. |
| Author / Contributor | Archibald, Margaret. Carter, Margaret. Karklins, Karlis. Rick, Anne Meachem. |
| Description | 294 p. : ill. |
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| Subject terms | Canadian history Historic sites |