Klondike Gold Rush
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The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon, in north-western Canada, between 1896 and 1899. Wikipedia
Location: Yukon
Start date: August 1896
End date: 1899
Centre: Dawson City at Klondike River, Yukon, Canada
Discovery: August 16, 1896, Bonanza Creek
In literature of the period: The Call of the Wild, The Spell of the Yukon, The Cremation of Sam McGee
Other names: Alaska Gold Rush, Yukon Gold Rush