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	Chilkoot Pass
		Chilkoot Pass, elevation 1067 m, is situated on the BC-Alaska border.
		Irritated by this action, the Canadian government sent William Ogilvie via Chilkoot in 1887 to establish the 141st meridian at the Yukon River.
		Several tramways were built over the pass to Crater Lake 1897-98, but the trams and pass fell into disuse with construction of the railway over WHITE PASS, completed in 1900.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0001583 (196 words)

	Trails to the Gold Rush, White Pass and Chilkoot Pass
		Among the other routes promoted by various entrepreneurs were the all-water route which passed into the mouth of the Yukon River along the western Alaskan coast, a Canadian overland route that began in Edmonton, and smaller trails to the east and west of the main passes.
		After a deadly avalanche killed dozens along the Chilkoot Pass, promoters in Skagway boasted that their trail was proven to be safer.
		The Chilkoot Pass led 32 miles from Dyea to the shores of Lake Lindeman.
	www.postalmuseum.si.edu /gold/trail.htm (1939 words)

	Funston Museum - Over the Chilkoot Pass to the Yukon
		These men had crossed the pass a week before we did and had built their boats at the foot of Lake Marsh, and were now engaged in portaging them around the canon.
		But we had left behind Chilkoot Pass, the six frozen lakes, Miles Canon, and the White Horse; and from here to its mouth, 1,900 miles, the Yukon is unobstructed save by a few unimportant rapids., and the remainder of our trip was to be a delightful excursion.
		We were the first arrivals from the outside for that spring, and brought the year’s budget of news to the three hundred white men, who, in addition to the Indians, at that time formed the population of this placer gold-mining camp of the far north.
	skyways.lib.ks.us /museums/funston/chilpass.html (6368 words)

	Chilkoot Pass. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
		Chilkoot Pass, c.3,500 ft/1,070 m, in the Coast Mts., on the U.S. (Alaska)–Canada (B.C.) border, 20 mi/32 km N of Skagway (Alaska); 59°43'N 135°08'W. Long used by the Chilkoot Native Americans as a link bet.
		the Pacific coast and the Yukon R. valley; the 1st non-Native traversed the pass in 1878.
		After the Klondike gold strike (1896), the pass became a much-used route to the interior (Chilkoot Trail).
	www.bartleby.com /69/42/C06642.html (110 words)

	Skagway--Determining the Facts 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		White Pass appeared to be a possible route for a wagon road across the mountains and into the interior of northern Canada.
		Although the nearby Chilkoot Pass had been an established trade route used by the Tlingit Indians for hundreds of years, the terrain was too steep for a wagon road.
		Both the White Pass and Chilkoot Pass Trails were less than 40 miles long, but stampeders could only haul a portion of their tremendously heavy supplies at one time.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nR/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/75skagway/75facts1.htm (1079 words)

	Chilkoot Pass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chilkoot Pass is a pass through the Coast Mountains in the U.S. state of Alaska and British Columbia, Canada.
		The Chilkoot Trail was a route used by the Tlingit for trade and later by prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush.
		When the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad was built in neighboring White Pass, the Chilkoot Pass route fell out of favor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chilkoot_Pass (328 words)

	Midnight Sun Travel and Tours
		From the flats of Dyea, where many Stampeders lost their entire outfits before getting off the beach, to the Chilkoot Pass where a contingent of NWMP officers were stationed throughout the bitter, cold winter, you will live the Chilkoot Trail as you hike it.
		Chilkoot Trail, BC Like the Stampeders, our most difficult section will be climbing Chilkoot Pass.
		Chilkoot Trail, AK After our last leisurely morning at the headwaters of the Yukon River, we board the White Pass and Yukon Route train at 1:00 pm to take us back to Skagway for the night.
	www.midnightsuntravel.com /tours/chilkoot-hike.html (1912 words)

	White Pass \|\|\| Pre-Construction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Chilkoot Pass crossed the mountains from Dyea to Lake Bennett, and was the route chosen by most people who were travelling on foot as it was shorter.
		The White Pass and Chilkoot trails were difficult to traverse and clogged with people.
		Five surveys were done on the pass to choose the most effective route for the railroad.
	www.yesnet.yk.ca /schools/projects/canadianhistory/whitepass/preconstruction.html (653 words)

	The Chilkoot Trail
		Their choices were simple: the White Pass out of Skagway, which came to be known as Dead Horse Pass for all the pack animals that were literally driven into the ground by their ruthless masters, or the Chilkoot Pass.
		The Chilkoot Pass is one of three glacier free passes leading into the northwestern interior across the Coastal Ranges of Alaska's panhandle.
		The Golden Stairs is a 45 degree climb from the Scales to the summit of the pass.
	www.majorproduction.net /travel/chilkoot.html (7877 words)

	The Trail to the Yukon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Chilkoot Pass, A Historic Entrance to the Yukon
		The Pass actually is not in the Yukon as it transverses the Coastal Mountain range near Skagway, Alaska and runs through to Bennett Lake in northwestern British Columbia.
		The Chilkoot Pass is 53 kilometers (33 miles) in length and runs between Dyea, 14 kilometers (9 miles) east of Skagway, Alaska to Bennett Lake in British Columbia.
	www.tourcanada.com /chilkoot.htm (438 words)

	Chilkoot Trail Hiking, Skagway Chilkoot Trail, White Pass Rail Skagway
		The contrast between the scenic grandeur of the coastal mountains and the fragile remains of the stampeders' The route takes you through rainforest, alpine tundra, boreal tundra, snow-capped mountains, hanging glaciers, turquoise lakes, and cascading rivers.
		We drive to Dyea, trailhead of the Chilkoot Trail and hike through evergreen coastal rain forest to the old saw mill at Finnegan’s Point where we pitch up our tents for the first time.
		After the adventurous climb over the “Golden Stairs“ to the pass summit we are compensated by a landscape of unbeaten grandeur.
	www.bcreservation.com /hiking_info14.html (684 words)

	VIA Online: Chilkoot Trail
		She climbed the pass, cursing "my hot high buckram collar, my tight heavily boned corset, my full bloomers." She didn't know she was two months pregnant.
		Several routes led to the Yukon's gold, but for those with little change in their pockets, the 33-mile Chilkoot Trail, out of Skagway, Alaska, was the quickest and cheapest glacier-free pass.
		Those who made it over the pass were still looking at a challenge when the spring thaw broke up the ice: They had 550 miles to raft down the Yukon River to arrive at the gold fields at Dawson City.
	www.viamagazine.com /top_stories/articles/chilkoot98.asp (2600 words)

	White Pass&Yukon Route, Skagway Alaska
		Because the known route, Chilkoot Pass, was so rough and rugged, Moore and Skookum Jim decided to head north over unchartered ground and seek an easier route to the interior.
		Three thousand horses died on the White Pass Trail because of the tortures of the trail and the inexperience of the stampeders.
		The workers reached the summit of White Pass on February 20, 1899 and by July 6, 1899 construction reached Lake Bennett and the beginning of the river and lakes route.
	www.wpyr.com /history/gold.html (2139 words)

	Hiking The Chilkoot Trail
		One hundred years ago, thousands of hardy men and women struggled over the Chilkoot Pass and down the Yukon River to the Klondike Goldfields.
		Passing small lakes, creeks and rock outcrops we'll reach "Happy Camp" (12.1 km / 7.5 miles, 6-8 hours) in late afternoon.
		During our Chilkoot Trail adventure everyone must carry part of the load, approximately 40 lbs / 18 kg of your own gear, some camping gear and a portion of the food.
	alaskatours.com /wildlife/adventure_travel/Chilkoot-Trail-Hiking.htm (738 words)

	The Golden Stairs Of Chilkoot Pass, Alaska Science Forum
		Sawmills, cookstoves and boats were among the items carried over the Golden Stairs of Chilkoot Pass during the winter of 1897-98.
		From the salt water at Skagway and nearby Dyea (which no longer exists), it is only 2 miles--the distance of a modern marathon--across the mountains to Lake Lindeman in Canada, a headwater of the Yukon River and the beginning of the downstream float to Dawson.
		But those 27 miles included Chilkoot Pass, and the trail, where it could be called that, was unlike any run by today's marathoners with their designer shorts, running shoes and flapping numbers.
	www.gi.alaska.edu /ScienceForum/ASF7/704.html (780 words)

	Chilkoot Pass, Alaska - Picture - MSN Encarta
		Prospectors ascend snowy slopes to the Chilkoot Pass during the Klondike gold rush of the late 1890s.
		Most made their way from the Alaskan port of Skagway over the mountains to the headwaters of Canada's Yukon River.
		To reach it, they had to go through Chilkoot Pass on the border between the U.S. state of Alaska and British Columbia, Canada.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461544259/Chilkoot_Pass_Alaska.html (139 words)

	The Chilkoot Trail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Chilkoot Trail, was the most famous route taken by prospectors and would be miners who made their way to the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon.
		The Chilkoot Pass, was an aboriginal trail that had been used for years by the First Nations people who lived in this region.
		To enforce this regulation, at the summit of the pass was a North West Mounted Police Station.
	bcadventure.com /adventure/explore/north/trails/chilkoot.htm (368 words)

	Historic Sites in British Columbia: The Chilkoot Trail - BritishColumbia.com
		Native control of the trail by the Chilkoot tribe of the Tlingit weakened in the latter half of the 19th century as the entire Tlingit trading system came under pressure from the Hudson's Bay Company and American traders.
		The Chilkoot area is subject to cool, wet weather during the visitor season (June to September).
		The White Pass and Yukon Railway, which was completed in 1900, runs an historic train in summer from Skagway up through the White Pass on the Canadian border and on to Bennet Lake.
	www.britishcolumbia.com /attractions/historic/chilkoot.html (1113 words)

	Seattle Times: Klondike Special Report: Trail up Chilkoot Pass not for the weak --or meek
		Except that in the northern summer, there is no dawn, only a gray dusk that lingers through the night and segues into tomorrow.
		The common denominator is Chilkoot Pass, best-known route to the Klondike gold fields, whose centennial we will observe with the toughest physical challenge many of us have undertaken in years - if ever.
		My climb is an afternoon outing compared with a century ago, when stampeders climbed this pass 10 times, 20 times, maybe more, all in the dead of winter, with 100-pound packs.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /klondike/html97/chikoot_070697.html (1074 words)

	Hiking Tours on the Historic Chilkoot Trail, Skagway Alaska
		Stretched all along the trail and over the pass are numerous artifacts of the Klondike Gold Rush.
		At about noon you will embark a train of the famous White Pass & Yukon Route for a ride to Log Cabin near White Pass where a van is awaiting you for the transfer back to Whitehorse.
		During the Chilkoot Trail tour you have to backpack at least 15 kg / 33 lbs.
	www.goalaskatours.com /adventure_hiking_chilkoot.html (565 words)

	Beck v. White Pass Alaska (12/31/92), 843 P 2d 1229
		White Pass sued Chilkoot Lumber and Beck as guarantor for $139,162.26.
		In the guaranty, Beck agreed "to pay White Pass on demand any sum which may become due to White Pass by the company whenever the company shall fail to pay the same." (Emphasis added).
		Chilkoot Lumber has not appealed the summary judgment decision against it.
	www.touchngo.com /sp/html/sp-3914.htm (1039 words)

	Skagway, Alaska and Dyea, Alaska during the Gold Rush
		Of the two trails, the Chilkoot Pass out of Dyea was the most popular until the first portion of the White Pass and Yukon Railroad was finished in July 1899, linking Skagway and Lake Bennett.
		Long before the stampeders began crossing over the Chilkoot Pass, the area of Dyea was used as a seasonal fishing camp.
		The Chilkoot Pass trail may have been easier or better than the White Pass trail, but it could not compete with the railroad.
	www.postalmuseum.si.edu /gold/skagdyea.html (1603 words)

	Amazon.com: Chilkoot Pass: The Most Famous Trail in the North: Books: Archie Satterfield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Chilkoot Trail, Heritage Route to the Klondike: 1996 by David Neufeld
		Having read the lastest version of this book and having hiked the Chilkoot Pass several times by now, I found the trail guide to be somewhat dated and rather uninformative.
		Satterfield's guide to the Chilkoot has the ring of authenticity: a reader is convinced that he has been over every inch of the trail.
	www.amazon.com /Chilkoot-Pass-Famous-Trail-North/dp/0882401092 (770 words)

	Chilkoot Trail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Chilkoot Trail is a National Historic Park shared by the Canadian Parks Service and the U.S. National Park Service.
		Rain is a frequent companion to the Chilkoot Trail hiker.
		The "Golden Stairs" is a 45 degree climb from the Scales to the summit of Chilkoot Pass.
	home.att.net /~habataku/Chilkoot.html (666 words)

	Threads of Gold--Klondike Mania
		The pass was a formidable, nearly vertical pitch which the stampeders scaled in a line, one after the other.
		The final steep climb over the Chilkoot Pass precluded the use of pack animals which prompted Skagway promoters to establish a new trail directly from Skagway to Lake Bennett, called the White Pass Trail.
		Women with means to purchase the required ton of goods could pay to have the goods packed over the passes, but other women could and did arrive penniless and still managed to make their way.
	www.uaf.edu /museum/exhibits/tog/mania.html (1255 words)

	Chilkoot Trail Outpost -Bed and Breakfast in Skagway/Dyea, Alaska
		Located just 8.5 miles from Skagway and.5 mile from the head of the famous Chilkoot Trail, our guests enjoy the most beautiful panoramic views of Face Mountain, Long Bay and the ocean water of the Lynn Fjord which is one of the deepest and longest fjords in North America.
		We are an agent for the famous White Pass Railroad and would be happy to make your reservations.
		hiking the famous Chilkoot Trail or just enjoying the serenity of the wildlife and history, guests will be sure to leave with unforgettable memories of their personal experience with life long local hosts, Fred and Kathy Hosford, as well as encounters with the indigenous bears, sea lions, bald eagles and a host of other wildlife.
	www.chilkoottrailoutpost.com (279 words)

	Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The most challenging way to follow in the footsteps of the stampeders is by hiking the 33-mile-long Chilkoot Trail, accessible only on foot.
		Organized commercial, nonprofit and institutional groups (schools, scouts, etc.) are limited to one trip a day entering Canada at the Chilkoot Pass.
		The White Pass and Yukon Route will offer transportation from the end of trail at Bennett to Skagway, Alaska, or Fraser, B. For information on their 2005 schedule call 1-800-343-7373 or 907-983-2217.
	www.nps.gov /klgo/chilkoot.htm (359 words)

	Conquering the Chilkoot, Patrick Tyrrell, Notre Dame Magazine Online - University of Notre Dame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		We were so excited to begin the Chilkoot that we did not allow ourselves much time to appreciate the lush rainforest or the swift-moving emerald Taiya River nearby.
		It was raining on Chilkoot Pass, he said, and we would need more time to reach the top, representing a vertical climb of more than 3,500 feet.
		I would learn later that a powerful Chilkoot gust had lifted her high into the air before slamming her to the ground.
	www.nd.edu /~ndmag/w2002-03/tyrrell.html (1152 words)

	The Chilkoot Trail from Skaguay Alaska!
		The Chilkoot Pass is the most famous of all trails in the North, and perhaps the most famous of North America.
		We passed the old ruins of Canyon City, once a bustling town of 5,000, and pushed on past Camp Pleasant at mile 10 to Sheep Camp at mile 13.
		The Stampeders mostly crossed earlier in the season when the pass was covered with snow and called it the Golden Stairs from the boots of many hundreds of miners climbing the Pass each day.
	www.grandcanyontreks.org /chilkoot.htm (1430 words)

	The Chilkoot Trail
		The first evening while camped at Finnegan's Point a ranger passing through informed us he had counted 98 people ahead of us, and there were about 25 people camped with us, making about 125 people on the trail.
		The weather had been rainy and rather crummy, but the morning of our crossing of the pass the sun came out and it was a gorgeous day.
		The north side of the pass is very beautiful with small lakes and snowfields to negotiate.
	home.blarg.net /~philchar/chilkoottrail.htm (1534 words)

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