• Artifacts at the Summit of the Chilkoot Trail

    Klondike Gold Rush

    National Historical Park Alaska

Chilkoot Trail

Did You Know?

historic photo of four men leaning over a sluicebox looking into it for gold

Most of those who went on the Klondike Gold Rush found no gold at all! By the time the gold seekers reached the gold fields of Dawson City, Yukon Territory, most of the good stakes had already been claimed.