Docking Facilities in Alaska (1898)

• Main Author: Dyea Wharf & Tram
• Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1898
• Subjects: Piers & wharves > Alaska > Dyea; Shipping; Docks > Alaska > Dyea; Chilkoot Pass; Dawson City; White Pass; Yukon; Dawson; Skagway; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/advert/id/311

Warning to merchants and shippers!."The old method of landing outfits and freight by boats and lighters on the beach at high water is dangerous and occasions great and unnecessary loss and damage.Insist on having your freight landed at the Dyea dock where it will be properly warehoused and cared for instead of being damaged on the beach and exposed to weather." During the Gold Rush, Dyea was a major destination for ships transporting stampeders. From its location on the Taiya River, prospectors traveled north over Chilkoot Pass to Lake Bennett, where they could float to Dawson City. In 1900, Dyea was abandoned by most of its inhabitants because of the construction of the White Pass and Yukon Railroad (in Skagway). Klondike Gold Rush Steamships, ferries and boats Transportation and communication Klondike Gold Rush