![]() ![]() JA: Yukon Geological Survey geologists Sydney Van Loon and Jeff Bond have been travelling from their home base in Whitehorse to Ottawa since 2013, digitizing hundreds of these geological maps of the Klondike region at Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Sydney Van Loon (SVL): I’m Sydney Van Loon, and I’m a placer geology technician with the Yukon Geological Survey. I am the Head of Surficial Biology at the Yukon Geological Survey. The company had a large presence in the area, with hundreds of employees, and amassed a huge collection of valuable geological data, including maps and technical drawings. One of these companies, the Yukon Consolidated Gold Corporation, operated in the Klondike region between 19. The excitement quickly petered out after the turn of the century, however, and one by one, miners sold out to large companies, which bought up individual claims. ![]() Many of today’s Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, or People of the River, are descendants of the Han-speaking people.ĭuring the early years of the Klondike Gold Rush, more than 30,000 individuals hand mined for gold in the rich creeks, and from 1896 to 1899, over $29 million in gold was extracted from the ground around Dawson City. ![]() The gold was discovered on Rabbit Creek, and lay within the traditional territory of the Han People, who had hunted, fished and trapped along the Yukon River for thousands of years. When news reached the United States and southern Canada the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors, forever changing the landscape of the Northwest and of North America. On August 16, 1896, local miners discovered gold there. Near the Alaskan border with Canada, nestled along the Klondike River in the Yukon, sits the Klondike region. Join us as we showcase treasures from our vaults guide you through our many services and introduce you to the people who acquire, safeguard and make known Canada’s documentary heritage. ![]() Josée Arnold (JA): Welcome to “Discover Library and Archives Canada: Your History, Your Documentary Heritage.” I’m your host, Josée Arnold. ![]()
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