a sparsely populated region (and river) located in northwest Canada, just east of
Alaska. The
area was the site of a
gold rush in the
late 1800s with about 30,000 prospectors, mainly from the United
States, flooding the region. A total of some $100,000,000 worth of
gold was taken from the rivers and creeks of the
area. However, by the early 1900s
gold production sharply decreased and the
rush ended with most prospectors moving to
Alaska.
Limited mining
operations did continue all the way until 1966 when all
operations ceased; an estimated $250,000,000 worth of
gold having been
mined from the Klondike.