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	Fortymile, Yukon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fortymile was a former trading post catering to gold miners in what is today Canada's Yukon Territory at the confluence of the Yukon River and the Fortymile River.
		It was established in 1886 by Jack McQuesten, Alfred Mayo, and Arthur Harper of the Alaska Commercial Company after gold was found on the Fortymile River.
		The post was essentially abandoned during the Klondike Gold Rush as the miners departed for the richer area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fortymile,_Yukon (129 words)

	Freelock Computing - Linux and Open Source Consulting in Seattle - The Fortymile River: Wilderness Gold
		The lower section of the river, from the Fortymile Bridge to Clinton Creek, should be avoided when the river is high, because the portage trail around the hazardous Canyon rapids disappears under the river.
		It was hard to believe that the entire river has been mined, that the miners are all covering the river for a second time, scraping up the scraps left over from the crude bucket dredges and hand-dug holes of earlier generations of miners.
		There are many wild rivers in Alaska, but we all felt that the friendliness of the miners we had met, people who genuinely loved the river and longed to share it with anyone who cared enough to float it, had made the trip.
	www.freelock.com /alaska/fortymile.php (2060 words)

	Home Page: Fortymile Placers: placer gold mining, gold properties, consulting, gold sales
		Fortymile Placers is a Yukon based mining partnership with a large placer gold property on the Fortymile River and several of its tributary creeks.
		Fortymile Property Maps - a series of maps showing the location of the Fortymile River in the Yukon Territory, a topographic map of the area, and a placer claim sheet delineating the property.
		The Fortymile River placer concession is one of the largest proven contiguous placer holdings in the Yukon covering approximately 23 miles of the river and several of the major tributary creeks.
	www.fortymilegold.ca (575 words)

	Fortymile Wild and Scenic River, Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Fortymile offers a great way to see the differing landscapes of the interior of Alaska, from incised canyons to the wide-open Yukon Valley.
		Several road accessible boat launch sites in the middle river, and bush strips in the upper reaches, allow trips varying from one day to two weeks.
		The Fortymile was the site of the first major gold strike in Alaska, and the history of the area is written in the cabins and mine workings along the stream.
	www.nps.gov /rivers/wsr-fortymile.html (132 words)

	Yukon Quest - A Musher's Summer Vacation by Gerry Willomitzer
		Between Dawson and Fortymile the Yukon is used by both the Yukon Quest and the 210-mile Percy de Wolfe, which leads from Dawson to Eagle and back every March (http://www.thepercy.com).
		This place is an oasis for mushers in the winter and other river travellers in the summer (It was also an oasis for mosquitos while we were there.) To my knowledge this cabin is the oldest inhabitated structure in the Yukon.
		Fortymile was the largest community on the upper Yukon River, before the gold discoveries on the Klondike transformed it into a ghost town in 1896.)
	www.yukonquest.org /servlet/viewnews?id=374 (891 words)

	1999 EPA Suction Dredge Study on the Fortymile River Resurrection Creek Chatanika River Alaska
		On the Fortymile River, water chemistry, heavy metal concentrations, riverbed morphology, algal (periphyton) standing crop, and aquatic macroinvertebrate abundance and diversity were measured in relation to commercial suction dredging for both years.
		The cumulative effect of suction dredging on the biota of the Fortymile is a function of the number of dredges operating concurrently, the size of the dredges, the strategy and effectiveness of their operators, and the rate and extent of re-colonization on the excavated dredge piles.
		During operation of the dredge, specific conductance and turbidity were measured across the width of the Fortymile at 0, 5, 10, 20, and 320 m downstream of the dredge to identify the proportion of the river width affected by the dredge plume.
	www.icmj.com /EPA.htm (11675 words)

	CNN - Alaska wolves face sterilization, relocation - November 19, 1997
		The 21 packs in Alaska's Fortymile River region -- a lengthy network of creeks and rivers in eastern Alaska -- will be spared any wolf kills, department officials said on Tuesday.
		The intent is to boost the population of the Fortymile River area's caribou herd, which is at 25,000 animals, only 5 percent of its historic high, officials said.
		The Fortymile sterilization-and-relocation plan, product of three years of research and negotiation by a diverse panel, was the state's only wolf-control program approved by the Department of Fish and Game.
	www.cnn.com /EARTH/9711/19/wolves.reut (473 words)

	USGS Press Release
		The water quality of the Fortymile River-a beautiful, wild and scenic river in the remote part of east-central Alaska-has not been adversely impacted by gold placer mining operations according to an integrated study underway by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.
		Recent concern over the impact of suction dredge gold placer mining on the water quality of the Fortymile River prompted the collaborative study, with its overall objective focusing on establishing the baseline and background geologic, geochemical, and botanical framework for the lower Fortymile River area.
		The suction dredge placer miners extract gold from the river gravels by sucking the gold-bearing gravels into the floating dredges, pumping the gravel-water mixture across a settling table where the gold concentrates by gravity, then discharging the gold-free gravel and water back into the river.
	www.akmining.com /mine/usgspr.htm (577 words)

	Fortymile River Adventure Detailed Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Fortymile is a clear stream, nationally designated both Wild and Scenic, that drains a huge area of the Upper Yukon valley country known simply as, the Fortymile country.
		Though due to the harshness of the winter climate the area does not support a great density of wildlife, the river is a central corridor and we have gone from seeing eagles, bear and moose along the banks to listening to a wolf pack serenade us during dinner --all in one day.
		The country is entirely mountainous, with the river cutting deeply into the old 4000-6000 foot mountains and alpine tree line reaching almost to the river in places.
	www.advenalaska.com /fortymiledetailed.htm (1473 words)

	Fortymile River Rafting - whitewater wilderness rafting hiking camping trip Yukon River Eagle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Fortymile, nationally designated as Wild and Scenic, is an alternatingly fast and intimate river, (Class II and III) flowing past cliffs in a narrow winding valley before reaching the mighty Yukon.
		The river valleys are also an open book to the tremendous geologic forces that are caused these ancient mountains to push upward and evolve.
		This is a seldom traveled wilderness river that allows one to feel the beauty and history of the Yukon, while the circular route provides a wonderful contrast with the "other" Alaskas.
	www.advenalaska.com /fortymileintro.htm (673 words)

	GORP - Fortymile River, Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Fortymile Bridge Wayside— This boat landing at milepost 112 Taylor Highway is heavily used by miners and recreationists.
		The boat ramp is exposed to the river current and is not easy to use; four-wheel drive is generally necessary.
		The easiest way to get equipment to the river is to turn east off the highway just south of the bridge and drive about 100 yards to the point where a steep ramp has been installed to the water's edge.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_river/ak_forty.htm (2099 words)

	Yukon River Panel - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Chinook salmon spawn in streams and rivers along the west coast of North America.The Yukon River is one of the most northerly of the major chinook spawning rivers, hosting some of the longest upstream migrating salmon stocks in the world.
		In the Yukon River drainage basin, chinook fry emerge during spring and early summer from the gravel where they were spawned.
		Chum salmon spawn in rivers and streams along most of the west coast of North America, and along the Bering and Arctic coasts eastwards to, and including the Mackenzie River.
	www.yukonriverpanel.com /speciesid.htm (1166 words)

	USGS Suction Dredge Study - 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In this area, some potential environmental concerns have been raised associated with the mining activities, including increased turbidity of the river water; adverse impact on the overall chemical quality of the river water; and potential additions of specific toxic elements, such as arsenic, to the river during mining operations.
		In June 1997, field measurements were made for pH, turbidity, electrical conductivity (a measure of the total dissolved concentrations of mineral salts), and stream discharge for the Fortymile River and many of its tributaries.
		Current and future work on the Fortymile River system is directed at understanding the natural variations in water chemistry throughout the area.
	www.100scooter.com /USGSSuctionDredgeStudy1997.htm (940 words)

	GORP - As Wild as it Gets - Paddling Alaska's Wild and Scenic Rivers
		The rivers we've chosen are the Gulkana, the Delta, and the Fortymile— each is described briefly below and linked to longer descriptions of what they have to offer and how to explore them.
		The majority of the Fortymile is class I water, but there are class II to class IV sections along this main stretch, and class V waters on some of the smaller tributaries.
		Fishing on the Fortymile is primarily for arctic grayling.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_river/ak_3riv.htm (723 words)

	National Rivers: Rivers of Alaska, Alaska whitewater, Alaska paddling, Alaska canoeing, Alaska kayaking, Alaska ...
		American Rivers (www.amrivers.org) and the Northern Alaska Environmental Center (www.mosquitonet.com/~naec) have filed objections to a proposal to allow dredge miners to camp on those lands, citing BLM's own concerns that such mining would produce pollution and other environmental disturbances to fish and wetlands habitats.
		Rivers cannot be closed or partially closed to appease adjacent landowners, or to appease people who want to dedicate the river to fishing only, or to make life easier for local law enforcement agencies.
		But rivers that are navigable for title purposes are public land up to the ordinary high water mark, so that even when the river runs dry, people still have the right to walk along the bed of the river.
	www.nationalrivers.org /states/ak-menu.htm (1945 words)

	American Whitewater - River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Fortymile, Middle Fork and North Fork, AK Joseph Airstrip to Taylor Hwy Fortymile Bridge
		River runners can continue downstream and run the Fortymile River out to the Yukon River, including a loop through Canada, and finish off the trip in Eagle.
		StreamTeam Users - Fortymile, Middle Fork and North Fork (Joseph Airstrip to Taylor Hwy Fortymile Bridge) [AK]
	www.americanwhitewater.org /rivers/id/2551 (181 words)

	Alaska History and Cultural Studies - Interior Alaska - 1869-1896 STARS AND STRIPES UP THE RIVER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Although the Fortymile River joins the Yukon River in Canada, it begins in the forested hills and mountains of Alaska.
		The Episcopal Church was assigned the Yukon River region.
		The mission was on one side of the Yukon River and the Native village was on the opposite bank.
	www.akhistorycourse.org /articles/article.php?artID=58 (2955 words)

	The Spokesman-Review.com
		Caribou from the Fortymile herd are shown in eastern Alaska this summer.
		The caribou crossed the river near the mouth of the Fortymile River where it flows into the Yukon.
		The Fortymile herd's move into Canada was cause for celebration in the Yukon, where the Fortymile herd hasn't been seen for decades.
	www.spokesmanreview.com /news-story.asp?date=110402&ID=s1246674&cat=section.regional (715 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Fortymile River assemblage in the Boundary area is primarily mafic, metavolcanic and lesser metasedimentary rocks, with minor felsic components, except in the southeast map area, where felsic metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks are the majority, with lesser mafic metavolcanic rocks.
		Basaltic rocks in the Fortymile River assemblage in the Boundary area appear to have MORB geochemistry, and the overall composition of the assemblage appears generally compatible with the oceanic origin suggested by Hansen and Dusel-Bacon (1998).
		Granitic orthogneiss sills and dikes are ubiquitous in Fortymile River assemblage in the Boundary area, and particularly abundant in areas adjacent to the gneiss and schist unit, but these intrusive rocks are not present in the gneiss and schist unit.
	asuaf.org /~royflynn/Thesis/Ch6-Synthesis.doc (3178 words)

	Planning a Visit
		The river is also accessible from Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada, approximately 100 river miles upstream from Eagle.
		The river is suitable for rafts, canoes, and motorboats.
		The Fortymile River, although not within Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, is part of the National Wild and Scenic River System.
	www.nps.gov /yuch/Expanded/access/access.htm (1189 words)

	Alaska Public Lands
		The Fort is a former Yukon River U.S. Army post, which was established in 1899 to bring law and order to the Fortymile country during the Klondike gold rush.
		The Gulkana is one of the 5 most used rivers in Alaska, primarily because of its easy access at the put-in and take-out points.
		The river is known for its recreational values, including excellent sport fishing, particularly for chinook (king) salmon during late June and early July.
	www.biggamehunt.net /sections/Alaska/public_lands/page3.html (627 words)

	Fortymile
		The put at Fortymile Bridge in is on the east (right) at the south (near) bank of the river.
		You can drive to near the edge of the river, but if you don't have four wheel drive, be careful.
		The lower Fortymile River is mostly flat water with a couple small rapids and one moderate rapid (Class III at higher flows) a mile above the Fortymile Bridge and another a few miles above Clinton Creek..
	www.paddling.jimstrutz.com /page8.html (531 words)

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		It was a pretty good story, because it stunted exploration of the Fortymile, and it wasn't until eleven years later that gold was found in workable concentrations on its upper reaches.
		Though not comparable to the Grand Canyon, the constriction of the river between the Canadian hills was not to be underestimated, particularly during high water.
		Then, when the river bends the other way, and you face the swift water and the cutbank, you ferry across to the other side and proceed with the poling.] I let the dog run along the banks then lure him into the boat to cross over.
	www.brockeng.com /AmusingRaven (5407 words)

	Whitewater rafting on the Fourtymile River in Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Almost due east of Fairbanks, this clear wilderness river flows east through gently rolling mountains and white marble bluffs to the Yukon River in the Yukon Territory.
		Fortymile got its name, not because of its length, but because of its confluence 40 miles (64 km) downriver from an old Hudson’s Bay Company trading post.
		Fortymile’s scenery is interesting, and its waters are not difficult.
	www.e-raft.com /Regions/Alaska/Fortymile.asp (170 words)

	Fortymile River Trail
		The Fortymile River is located approximately 260 miles from Fairbanks and 60 road miles from Tok.
		The Fortymile River was designated as a Wild and Scenic River in 1980 because of it's scenic, recreational and historic values.
		It is a remote, clear flowing river located in the Interior of Alaska near the U.S. and Canada border.
	www.dnr.state.ak.us /parks/aktrails/ats/int/fortyn.htm (185 words)

	3/11/2002 -- In Comeback, Caribou Cross Yukon River Into Canada
		The caribou are known as the Fortymile herd, named for the river that defines their territory.
		The Fortymile herd, which dwindled to only 6,500 in the early 1970's from more than a half-million in the 1920's, has doubled since biologists began a recovery plan in 1995.
		The Fortymile herd's move into Canada was cause for celebration in the Yukon, where the Fortymile herd has not been seen for decades.
	forests.org /articles/reader.asp?linkid=17182 (642 words)

	Alaska Public Lands: Fortymile National Wild and Scenic River
		Fortymile River is an extensive network of creeks and rivers in east-central Alaska, 392 miles of which have been given a National Wild and Scenic or Recreational River designation.
		Remnants of past mining operations dot the river banks as mementos of the area's rich mining history.
		Begin your trip at the BLM office in Tok (on East First Street), where you can obtain the latest information on river conditions and advice on trip options.
	www.biggamehunt.net /sections/Alaska/public_lands/Fortymile_National_Wild_and_Scenic_River.html (161 words)

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