Klondikers shooting White Horse Rapids, 1898
Two miles below Miles Canyon, gold seekers on the Yukon River had to navigate through White Horse Rapids. Those who could afford it hired a pilot or portaged their goods around the rapids and used ropes to guide their empty boats through the dangerous rapids. Some boats broke up among the rocks and...
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| Summary: | Two miles below Miles Canyon, gold seekers on the Yukon River had to navigate through White Horse Rapids. Those who could afford it hired a pilot or portaged their goods around the rapids and used ropes to guide their empty boats through the dangerous rapids. Some boats broke up among the rocks and whirlpools; some took on so much water that they sank. Numerous people were injured or lost their lives. This 1898 photo by Eric Hegg shows a boatload of gold seekers and their goods running White Horse Rapids on the Yukon River. Freight and passengers generally got soaked. Original title: Whitehorse rapids 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w; 17 x 22 cm. |
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