Square Sails on the Chilkoot Trail: The Vernacular Watercraft of the Klondike Gold Rush

• Main Author: Corbin, Sarah R.
• Other Authors: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Det humanistiske fakultet, Institutt for arkeologi og religionsvitenskap
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Det humanistiske fakultet, Institutt for arkeologi og religionsvitenskap 2010
• Subjects: White Pass; Yukon; Yukon river
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/242878

This thesis examines the vernacular watercraft of the Klondike Gold Rush (1897-1900). Thousands of gold seekers from around the world reached the Klondike gold fields by traversing the Chilkoot and White Pass Trails, then building over 8,000 wooden vessels, used to navigate Canada’s Upper Yukon Rive...