The Klondike Gold Rush was a frenzy of gold rush immigration between 1896 and 1899, in Klondike near Dawson City in the Yukon Territory, Canada after the gold was discovered in the late 19th century. It was an event of migration by an estimated 100,000 people prospecting to the Klondike region.Many climbers gave up to due to the difficulties of the journey and returned home. Some were not able to survive the extreme temperatures and died.
1. The Klondike Gold Rush lasted only a few years. It started somewhere in 1896 and by the end of 1899, there was nothing left to it. Hence, only a few of the rich nobles who left in search of gold came home with boxes full of it. It is ironically quoted how the expenses of the trip to the Klondike Gold Rush outweighed the treasure people found there.
2. The American economy was facing recession when the news of the discovery of the Klondike Gold Rush reached America. People immediately left from California and San Francisco, bringing back tonnes of gold. This brought about a stampede.
3. Even teachers and doctors left their work and went for the treasure hunt. Explorers from Africa arrived to find out about the Klondike Gold Rush.
4. Around 1897, it was apparent that everybody wanted to go there and the journey got expensive. It took around $300 to $500 to get to the Klondike. And the journey got more expensive as the stampede grew stronger.
5. The ports of Dyea and Skagway that are considered the nearest to the Gold Rush had a settlement around them; a rather peculiar settlement. There were no docking facilities on the Dyea port and cargos were unloaded directly onto the sandy beaches.
6. A stunning fact: from the 100,000 that set off for the Gold Rush, only 40,000 reached their destination. And from those 40,000 desperate people, only 4000 managed to get some gold.
A man named Skookum Jim Mason (also known as ‘Keish’) and his sister Cate Carmack owned the first Claim. They belonged to the tribe of the Tagish.
The government forced all the gold diggers to bring around 500kg of food with them(good for one year) plus another 500kg of equipment. The gold diggers approximately spent $50m to reach the Klondike, but that was roughly the equivalent of what they found during the first five years of the gold rush.
The harbour cities benefitted from the diggers as they would pay almost any price for services and equipment, for example books and guides.
The White Pass and Yukon Railway which was built during the gold rush is still operating today.
Still today around 45,000 to 60,000 ounces of gold are being found in the Klondike area. This amount of gold is worth between 80 to 110 m US Dollars.
-Is also called Alaska gold rush or Yuko gold rush
-It was dicover on august 16, 1896
- A stampede that came to mark the height of the rush began with the arrival of ships bringing gold from Klondike at north-western American ports in July 1897.
-News about the gold reached the United States on July 17, 1897 when the first successful prospectors arrived in Seattle.
-An estimated 100,000 people participated in the gold rush and about 30,000 made it to Dawson City in 1898.
-The gold rush remains an important event in the history of the city of Edmonton, which to this day celebrates Klondike Days, an annual summer fair with a Klondike gold rush theme.
-One-hounded thousand people went to search for gold -The Klondike Gold Rush is also known as the Yukon Gold Rush -Gold was found on August 16,1896 -only 4000 people found gold -the gold rush ended in 1899 - 1.250,000 gold has been taken from the Klondike region.
- Klondike Gold Rush was an event by an estimated 100,000 people discovering to the Klondike region of north-western Canada in the Yukon region between 1896, and 1899.
- It's also called the Yukon Gold Rush, the last great Gold Rush and the Alaska Gold Rush.
- Gold was discovered in many rich lands (places) along the Klondike river on 1896 in Alaska.
- Due to the harsh weather, and land, it took gold rushers a year to reach the Klondike. They had to climb over harsh mountains, and also had to walk over the frozen river. It was very hard journey.
- When they found golds, they became rich and were able to have wealthy life.
- All the Gold Rush isn't really in Alaska as we all think. Most of it was in Canada.
- About 100 thousand people had set out for the gold rush but only 30,000 people or so made it to Dawson City. - Lots of workers and other employees had gone out to find gold. Anyone could go out to find gold then but it is not the same now. - When gold was found, the person who found it would become rich and they could do or have anything they wanted as long as they had gold. - The gold rush ended in the year 1899 or 1900 - Only about 3500-4000 people had found gold during the time - The amount of gold found at the time would be worth about 300 - 400 million dollars.
-The Klondike Gold Rush took place in the 1890s. -There were two main trails, White Pass and Chilkoot Pass -100,000 gold-seekers left for Alaska -Between 30,000 and 40,000 prospectors mad the trip -Dawson City was built for the Rush -Skookum Jim discovered the gold that lead to the Gold Rush -
The Klondike Gold Rush is also called the Yukon Gold Rush or the Alaska Gold Rush.
ReplyDelete100000 people went in search for gold in hopes of getting rich.
only 40000 people made it. Many came too late.
The Klondike gold rush produced some $300 million in gold.
News of the gold rush made many people quit their jobs to be gold diggers.
Experts say about 4000 people became rich during the Klondike gold rush.
Around what period of time did this mass movement in search of gold take place?
DeleteThe klondike Gold Rush is also called the Yukon Gold Rush.
ReplyDeleteAbout 100000 people went to find some gold for getting rich.
About 40000 people managed to make it
This is the same information as in Vishrut's post. Can you think of additional information?
DeleteThe Klondike Gold Rush was a frenzy of gold rush immigration between 1896 and 1899, in Klondike near Dawson City in the Yukon Territory, Canada after the gold was discovered in the late 19th century. It was an event of migration by an estimated 100,000 people prospecting to the Klondike region.Many climbers gave up to due to the difficulties of the journey and returned home. Some were not able to survive the extreme temperatures and died.
ReplyDeleteAs I read your comment Tohko, I am wondering to myself if this post is in your own words? What does 'frenzy' mean? And 'prospecting?'
Delete1. The Klondike Gold Rush lasted only a few years. It started somewhere in 1896 and by the end of 1899, there was nothing left to it. Hence, only a few of the rich nobles who left in search of gold came home with boxes full of it. It is ironically quoted how the expenses of the trip to the Klondike Gold Rush outweighed the treasure people found there.
ReplyDelete2. The American economy was facing recession when the news of the discovery of the Klondike Gold Rush reached America. People immediately left from California and San Francisco, bringing back tonnes of gold. This brought about a stampede.
3. Even teachers and doctors left their work and went for the treasure hunt. Explorers from Africa arrived to find out about the Klondike Gold Rush.
4. Around 1897, it was apparent that everybody wanted to go there and the journey got expensive. It took around $300 to $500 to get to the Klondike. And the journey got more expensive as the stampede grew stronger.
5. The ports of Dyea and Skagway that are considered the nearest to the Gold Rush had a settlement around them; a rather peculiar settlement. There were no docking facilities on the Dyea port and cargos were unloaded directly onto the sandy beaches.
6. A stunning fact: from the 100,000 that set off for the Gold Rush, only 40,000 reached their destination. And from those 40,000 desperate people, only 4000 managed to get some gold.
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DeletePlenty of information...but is this in your words?
DeleteRemember any kind of research done has to be understood and expressed in your words only. Or else we call it 'plagiarism.'
A man named Skookum Jim Mason (also known as ‘Keish’) and his sister Cate Carmack owned the first Claim. They belonged to the tribe of the Tagish.
ReplyDeleteThe government forced all the gold diggers to bring around 500kg of food with them(good for one year) plus another 500kg of equipment.
The gold diggers approximately spent $50m to reach the Klondike, but that was roughly the equivalent of what they found during the first five years of the gold rush.
The harbour cities benefitted from the diggers as they would pay almost any price for services and equipment, for example books and guides.
The White Pass and Yukon Railway which was built during the gold rush is still operating today.
Still today around 45,000 to 60,000 ounces of gold are being found in the Klondike area. This amount of gold is worth between 80 to 110 m US Dollars.
Copy and pasted information?
DeleteCan you summarize in your words, please....
klondike gold rush:
ReplyDelete-Is also called Alaska gold rush or Yuko gold rush
-It was dicover on august 16, 1896
- A stampede that came to mark the height of the rush began with the arrival of ships bringing gold from Klondike at north-western American ports in July 1897.
-News about the gold reached the United States on July 17, 1897 when the first successful prospectors arrived in Seattle.
-An estimated 100,000 people participated in the gold rush and about 30,000 made it to Dawson City in 1898.
-The gold rush remains an important event in the history of the city of Edmonton, which to this day celebrates Klondike Days, an annual summer fair with a Klondike gold rush theme.
As I read your researched information on the Klondike Gold rush, I am hoping that you could write this in a summary format in your words ONLY.
Delete-One-hounded thousand people went to search for gold
ReplyDelete-The Klondike Gold Rush is also known as the Yukon Gold Rush
-Gold was found on August 16,1896
-only 4000 people found gold
-the gold rush ended in 1899
- 1.250,000 gold has been taken from the Klondike region.
- Klondike Gold Rush was an event by an estimated 100,000 people discovering to the Klondike region of north-western Canada in the Yukon region between 1896, and 1899.
ReplyDelete- It's also called the Yukon Gold Rush, the last great Gold Rush and the Alaska Gold Rush.
- Gold was discovered in many rich lands (places) along the Klondike river on 1896 in Alaska.
- Due to the harsh weather, and land, it took gold rushers a year to reach the Klondike. They had to climb over harsh mountains, and also had to walk over the frozen river. It was very hard journey.
- When they found golds, they became rich and were able to have wealthy life.
- All the Gold Rush isn't really in Alaska as we all think. Most of it was in Canada.
- About 100 thousand people had set out for the gold rush but only 30,000 people or so made it to Dawson City.
ReplyDelete- Lots of workers and other employees had gone out to find gold. Anyone could go out to find gold then but it is not the same now.
- When gold was found, the person who found it would become rich and they could do or have anything they wanted as long as they had gold.
- The gold rush ended in the year 1899 or 1900
- Only about 3500-4000 people had found gold during the time
- The amount of gold found at the time would be worth about 300 - 400 million dollars.
-many people died during looking for gold
ReplyDelete-experts say that people became rich during the gold rush
-100,000 people went to search for gold
More details to research question would help.
ReplyDelete-The Klondike Gold Rush took place in the 1890s.
ReplyDelete-There were two main trails, White Pass and Chilkoot Pass
-100,000 gold-seekers left for Alaska
-Between 30,000 and 40,000 prospectors mad the trip
-Dawson City was built for the Rush
-Skookum Jim discovered the gold that lead to the Gold Rush
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