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Dawson, Yukon Territory, from during the Klondike gold rush...
Dawson, Yukon Territory, from during the Klondike gold rush...
Item # 701742
June 10, 1899
THE KLONDIKE NUGGET, Dawson, Y. T., June 10, 1899 A very rare newspaper from the Yukon Territory during the period of the Klondike Gold Rush.
When gold was discovered in 1896 a stampede of prospectors headed to this region and spurred an entirely new era of romance of the West, the quest for gold, and the many hardships which caused the hopes of wealth to be dashed by many who made the arduous trek to this harsh & desolate region of North America.
Although this issue has many mining-related reports and advertisements, there is other news of the day as well. A period note is penned in a margin of page 2: "Bonanza & Eldorado are closed by government.".
Four pages, 11 by 17 inches, wear & slightly irregular at the margins, some fold rubbing.
Category: The 20th Century
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