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Klondike gold rush

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  1. A rush of thousands of people in the 1890s toward the Klondike gold mining district in northwestern Canada after gold was discovered there.


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Its people, the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, were displaced after the Klondike gold rush brought nearly 17,000 new settlers.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

Filson sold clothing, boots and blankets to Klondike gold rush prospectors leaving Seattle in the 1890s.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Two vaudeville flops pose as bad guys and join the Klondike gold rush with a saloon singer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2019

Ever since I read Jack London’s tales of the Yukon as a boy, I have wanted to visit Dawson, capital of the Klondike gold rush.

From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2017

He made a name for himself in Alaska, during the Klondike gold rush, and his owner, Thornton, was envied by all the miners in that land where dogs take the place of horses.

From Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year by Hartwell, E. C. (Ernest Clark)