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Klondike Gold Rush

	The History of Carcross, Yukon Territory
		Carcross was a major depot for the WP&YR until the railway ceased operations during the recession of 1982.
		The legendary White Pass train made its first appearance at Carcross in 15 years on July 12 this year when it carried gold rush descendants, dignitaries and others as part of the re-enactment of the first shipment of Klondike gold from Skagway to Seattle.
		Polly died in 1972 at the age of 126 years--older than the gold rush itself--and his grave boasts one of the finest bronze markers in the cemetery.
	www.yukonalaska.com /communities/carcrosshist.html (1220 words)

	Carcross, Yukon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Carcross, originally Caribou Crossing, is an unincorporated community and a Reserve in the Yukon Territory of Canada on Lake Bennett and Nares Lake.
		Carcross is also on the White Pass and Yukon Route railway.
		In 1904, Caribou Crossing was renamed Carcross as a result of some mail mix-ups with the district of Cariboo in nearby British Columbia, Canada.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carcross,_Yukon (367 words)

	Yukon Community Profiles
		The settlement of Tagish is about 30 kilometres east of Carcross, and farther downstream on the chain of lakes that feed into the Yukon River.
		Carcross is the larger of the two communities.
		The White Pass and Yukon railway, extending from Skagway through Carcross to Whitehorse, was completed in 1900.
	www.yukoncommunities.yk.ca /communities/carcross-tagish (201 words)

	Tourism & Culture - Cultural Services - Heritage Resources Unit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Carcross students Lisa Barrett and Michelle Sutton assisted in the excavations.
		Greg Hare and Dr. Ruth Gotthardt of the Yukon Heritage Branch supervised the 1992 archaeological investigations.
		The early history of the Carcross Tagish Tlingit is found not only in the stories and memories of the Elders, but also in the traces of old camps that their ancestors left behind: the stone tools, tent rings, ancient campfires and the bone fragments of the game they hunted.
	www.yukonheritage.com /publications-annie.htm (3944 words)

	Yukon Electrical - Yukon Electrical Company Limited
		Since then, Yukon Electrical has grown to serve 14,900 customers in 19 communities from south of the Yukon border to north of the Arctic Circle.
		Today, Yukon Electrical purchases power from Yukon Energy Corporation, a crown corporation of the Yukon government, for distribution to its customers in Whitehorse, Marsh Lake, Tagish, Teslin, Haines Junction, Carmacks, Carcross, Keno and Ross River.
		Yukon Electrical also owns and operates the Fish Lake Hydro plant, on the outskirts of Whitehorse.
	www.yukonelectrical.com (247 words)

	Montana Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Carcross became the major distribution center for all road construction for the Alaska Highway to the north.
		Carcross was also a main depot for supplies and equipment bound for the ill conceived Canol (Canadian Oil) Pipeline to the northwest.
		The boom was over as fast as it had begun and Carcross was changed forever by the legacy of the network of roads that permanently altered the character of this small, beautiful northern community.
	www.montanarvpark.yk.net /navpages/history.htm (802 words)

	Yukon Territory — Infoplease.com
		Yukon Territory: Geography and Climate - Geography and Climate The triangle-shaped Yukon territory is bordered on the N by the Beaufort Sea...
		Yukon Territory: History and Government - History and Government The territory's history began with the explorations in the 1840s of Robert...
		Yukon Territory: Economy - Economy The Yukon's leading industry by far is mining; lead, zinc, silver, gold, and copper are the...
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0853194.html (148 words)

	Nature Running Wild! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The meteor is believed to have exploded in the atmosphere midday between Carcross, Yukon and Skagway, Alaska, at about 9 a.m.
		Witnesses in Carcross said the explosion rattled windows and shook snow from roofs in the small village about 120 miles (190 km) north of Juneau, Alaska, according to Rogers.
		The explosion was detected by at least three of the agency's seismic monitoring stations in the region, but the sonic waves indicated the meteor exploded in the air rather than in an impact with the ground, the geologists said.
	www.remnantofgod.org /nat-3.htm (208 words)

	Yukon Watercolor Art Workshops
		All Yukon communities are south of the Arctic Circle and are accessible by road except for Old Crow which is a traditional native community 185 kilometres south of the Arctic coast.
		Today, a few of the must sees include, the Caribou Hotel which is the oldest operating Hotel in the Yukon, St. Savior’s Anglican Church built in 1902 and the Baptist Catholic Church built in 1905 and the Matthew Watson General Store, also the oldest operating store in the Yukon.
		Situated west of Whitehorse at the junction of the Alaska Highway (Kilometre 1636) and the road south to Haines, Alaska.
	www.exploreyukon.com /theyukon.php (676 words)

	Carcross, Canada
		The road from Skagway to Carcross, 106 km (66 mi.) away, is passable all year round.
		Situated 40 km (25 mi.) south of Whitehorse on Bennett Lake, Carcross, where time seems to stand still, was such an important place at the turn of the century, but now has a population of only 150.
		The Caribou Hotel, built in 1898 and renovated in 1909 is the oldest hotel still trading in the Yukon.
	www.planetware.com /canada/carcross-cdn-yk-ykcc.htm (178 words)

	Yukon Quest - Starting line up (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Wasilla musher and four-time Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race veteran Kelly Griffin will be the first musher out of the starting chute when the 2005 race begins in Whitehorse Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
		For the second time in the four times she's done the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, Kelley Griffin will be the first one out of the starting chute.
		Griffin predicted she won't be as emotional as when she was the first one to leave Fairbanks in her rookie Yukon Quest in 2002, but there's still a thrill of being the one who starts the race.
	www.yukonquest.org /servlet/viewnews?id=263 (466 words)

	Backgrounder - Carcross/Tagish First Nation Final and Self-Government Agreements - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Carcross/Tagish First Nation is situated primarily in the community of Carcross located along the Klondike Highway approximately 70 kilometres south east of Whitehorse at the north end of Bennett Lake, with a smaller community located at the traditional village site of Tagish, approximately 30 kilometres east of Carcross on the Six Mile River.
		Carcross, known at the turn of the century as "Caribou Crossing," is located on the site of a traditional fishing and hunting camp where the Tagish people camped to hunt caribou which passed through the area, crossing the narrows between Bennett and Tagish Lakes on their annual migrations.
		The UFA established a framework which would then be used by each of the Yukon First Nations, including the Carcross/Tagish First Nation, to conclude their respective land claim.
	www.ainc-inac.gc.ca /nr/prs/s-d2005/02718abk_e.html (1271 words)

	Council of Yukon First Nations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The area also became the home of Tlingit traders from Southeast Alaska who were venturing into the interior of the Yukon for Trade purposes, perhaps for 200 to 300 years prior to contact in the Yukon.
		In addition, the members of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation are committed to preserving the practice of potlatching and the songs and dances of the clans.
		Each of these clans plays a vital role in the structure of traditional governance, a focus that the Carcross/Tagish First Nation is leaning toward in their model of self-government.
	www.theyukon.ca /dbs/cyfn/dyncat.cfm?catid=83 (262 words)

	Ride Yukon - Carcross
		45 mins south of Whitehorse), with a population of 394 Carcross is home to the World’s smallest desert and the great beach of Lake Bennett.
		Following the discovery of gold in 1896, Carcross or as it was known then Caribou Crossing was a popular place for people coming to and from Dawson City.
		In 1898 Caribou Hotel was built and is still standing and operating in the Yukon today.
	www.rideyukon.com /cariboucrossing.html (149 words)

	Carcross Yukon
		The Coastal inland Tlingit trail was the historic lifeline between the Coastal Tlingits and the Northern Athabaskans.
		Carcross was known by the Tlingit people as ‘Naataase Heen’, meaning water running through the narrows.
		It was called Caribou Crossing in 1904 and renamed Carcross in 1906 by Bishop Bompass of the Anglican Church.
	www.southernlakesyukon.com /carcross.html (435 words)

	Carcross, Yukon, Canada - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		In 1899 the community was officially named Caribou Crossing, referring to the spot where the local woodland Caribou herd crossed the narrows.
		Brownlee surveyed the town site in 1899 for the White Pass and Yukon Route, which was completed in 1900.
		The town was established by the WPandYR to maintain the railroad and connect passengers and freight to points around the lake by sternwheeler.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /carcross_yukon.htm (113 words)

	StartPage.ca Directory /Yukon/Localities/Carcross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Carcross, Yukon, to Atlin, B.C. Commemorative Mail Run - Carcross to Atlin Commemorative Mail Run, held once a year in March.
		Yukon College - Carcross Campus - Offers basic adult education programs and works with the Carcross/Tagish First Nation, helping to prepare the people to administer their pending land claim and self-government agreement.
		Carcross, Yukon Territory - Personal home page of a photo album of life in Carcross, with the web author's family and huskies.
	www.startpage.ca /dir/Yukon/Localities/Carcross (336 words)

	White Pass&Yukon Route, Skagway Alaska
		CARCROSS, YT – The White Pass and Yukon Route (WPandYR) of Skagway, Alaska and the Carcross/Tagish First Nation of Carcross Yukon, signed a Memorandum of Understanding today in Carcross, Yukon.
		Carcross development opportunities have come into focus as the Carcross community and the First Nation promote the development of the four-star 120-room Four Mountains Resort on a knoll overlooking Lake Bennett and the railroad is evaluating the viability of extending train service back to Carcross.
		White Pass and Yukon Route is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tri-White Corporation based in Toronto, Ontario.
	www.whitepassrailroad.com /news/memorandum.html (529 words)

	SN top stories 8-11-00
		Carcross Tagish First Nation Chief Kaa Shaade Hani Carvill foresees the White Pass announcement as complimentary to First Nation plans for a destination resort in the area.
		In continued national support for tourism opportunities brought on the rails, Yukon Premier Pat Duncan presented a “Welcome to the Yukon” sign to White Pass from her government to be placed along the tracks at the Yukon-B.C. border on Lake Bennett.
		Yukon Senator Ione Christensen, who first rode the railroad when she was three months old, expressed her sadness at watching railways give way to road development.
	www.skagwaynews.com /stories81100.html (2338 words)

	klondike Highway, Yukon highways, klondike
		Between Skagway and the border the road roughly parallels the old White Pass Trail, an alternate to the Chilkoot Trail which ultimately proved more popular as it was the shorter of the two climbs.
		View of White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad on east side of canyon and the old Brackett Wagon Road on valley floor beside the Skagway River.
		Porcupine Creek was an ideal campsite for stampeders on Trail of ’98.
	www.bellsalaska.com /myalaska/klondikehwy2.html (828 words)

	The CarcrossCam - Carcross, Yukon Territory
		I'm Murray Lundberg, and this is one of the views from my computer chair, looking NNE through the kitchen window over Lake Bennett, the village of Carcross, and Caribou Mountain.
		The flag flying in front is the Yukon Territory's flag.
		There are more Yukon webcams linked from this page, and dozens more webcams located in all of the circumpolar nations here.
	www.yukonalaska.com /webcam/webcam (356 words)

	The Yukon Gold Rush time line
		A Seattle newspaper prints and eight-page Klondike edition which is sent to every postmaster and public library in the country and to thousands of businessmen and politicians.
		The Yukon Field Force, a Canadian army force of 200 soldiers and four nurses is sent to the Klondike to maintain sovereignty of Yukon and assist the North West Mounted Police in keeping the peace.
		The population of Yukon has dropped to just over 4,000 - nearly half of which are of First Nations descent.
	www.fishingyukon.com /goldrush_timeline.html (431 words)

	.:. Yukon River Quest .:. 2002 Entrants
		Partnered with the race mind or mindless madman I may have to temper the steel and keep us on the course of a little fun in the middle of the pain.
		This is my second Yukon River Quest and I hope to apply what I learned from the first trip to improve my performance this time around.
		Race Goals: Yukon River Quest 2001 was the first race for Paddlers Abreast, who were a group of Yukon women living with breast cancer.
	www.yukonriverquest.com /2002/teams02.htm (2581 words)

	St. Saviour's, Carcross, Yukon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		That is the only way to describe the 100th anniversary of St.Saviour’s Anglican Church in Carcross on Sunday, August 8th, 2004 — 100 years to the day of the churches consecration.
		After countless pictures, everyone adjourned to the “Cool Seen”, the restaurant located in the former White Pass and Yukon warehouse behind the former Carcross train station which is now the tourism reception centre.
		After a lapse of four years, ministry in Carcross was re-established in January 2003.
	anglican.yukon.net /stsaviours-carcross.htm (237 words)

	Historic Hotels of Carcross, Yukon - ExploreNorth
		It is believed that Caribou Crossing (Carcross after 1912) was one of the ones rented, to provide board both to itinerant travellers and railroad employees.
		October 27 1933, Bessie Gideon died; although she was reported to have been buried in Carcross, a 1998 cemetery survey has been unable to locate her grave.
		June 15, 1901, the building was sold by the British Yukon Navigation Company to Bishop William Carpenter Bompas, for $250.
	www.explorenorth.com /library/history/carcross_hotels.html (948 words)

	White Pass&Yukon Route, Skagway Alaska
		August 2007 was a special time for descendants of the Goding, Lindahl and Case families who came to Skagway to celebrate their family’s association with the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad.
		And unless the tourist goes beyond, the most interesting part of an Alaskan trip is wholly missed, as he or she returns without having enjoyed the delightful summer climate, the flowers and sunshine, the awe-inspiring and beautiful scenery of mountains, lakes and rivers of the interior.
		The vision of a railroad from Skagway into the Klondike Gold Fields was shared by four men considered to be the builders of the White Pass and Yukon Route.
	www.whitepassrailroad.com (396 words)

	Things to do on the Carcross-Tagish Loop - ExploreNorth
		Based on the brochure by Jan Wotton of the Carcross Barracks, and the Carcross Tagish Chamber of Commerce.
		Caribou Crossing is a major Yukon attraction, with live wildlife viewing and a natural history museum, featuring the world's largest bear.
		The stretch of road from Carcross to Jake's Corner is part of the original army construction of 1942.
	www.explorenorth.com /articles/carcross101.html (2085 words)

	Yukon Gold Rush / Summer Hotel Tour - Nature Tours of Yukon
		The River View Hotel is located next to the Yukon River and within walking distance of all attractions, restaurants, banks and stores.
		Visit Carcross and the old train depot with the visitor reception centre, the railroad bridge and old stores and shops.
		This railroad was built more than 100 years ago and we still marvel at the incredible difficulties that had to be surmounted to construct the line.
	www.naturetoursyukon.com /eng/e-summerhotel-goldrush.html (1222 words)

	Carcross Jobs - Job Openings - Available Jobs in Carcross, Yukon - Canada! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Carcross Jobs - Job Openings - Available Jobs in Carcross, Yukon - Canada!
		"Serving Carcross and Yukon Employers and Job Seekers since 1998!"
		Copyright © 1998-2004 Carcross Jobs (All Canadian Jobs)!
	www.allcanadianjobs.com /cities/yukon/Carcross.html (31 words)

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