| Date: August 17, 1896 | |
| Klondike Gold Rush Begins | |
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Date: August 17, 1896 Klondike Gold Rush Begins
George Washington Carmack, Skookum Jim and Tagish Charlie discovered gold on Bonanza Creek, a tributary of the Klondike River. From 1897 to 1899, during the Klondike Gold Rush at least
100 000 fortune seekers stampeded to the gold fields.
Gold seekers climbing Chilkoot Pass
enroute to the Klondike
