Miles Canyon. Mar. 24, 1901

1 Lantern Slide: b&w; 10 x 8 cm. Miles Canyon is seven miles upstream from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory on the Yukon River.Part of the all-water Yukon River route to the Klondike many gold-seekers had to stop at Miles Canyon to portage or tram their goods through the dangerous rapids in the Canyo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Howard, Mart Albert, 1855-1926
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc 1901
Subjects:
Physical geographic features
Rivers
Canyons
Canada
Miles Canyon
White Pass
Yukon
Whitehorse
Yukon river
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/klondike/id/159
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Summary:1 Lantern Slide: b&w; 10 x 8 cm. Miles Canyon is seven miles upstream from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory on the Yukon River.Part of the all-water Yukon River route to the Klondike many gold-seekers had to stop at Miles Canyon to portage or tram their goods through the dangerous rapids in the Canyon.By 1900, the completion of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway made travel through Miles Canyon obsolete.Howard Photo.

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