Title taken from caption. "9204 -- (20) We have in this view an extraordinary realistic panorama of the Dyea Trail just before it passes the track of the fatal avalanche. The scene is indeed rugged, bleak and uninviting, and the trail...
Title from caption. Photograph of the Chilkoot Pass. Narrative in photo album reads: "Chilcoot pass of the gold rush route in '98, a terrible part of the journey."
Title taken from caption. "9210 -- (15) In this view we are offered a more comprehensive idea of that section of the canyon in which Sheep Camp was located. Every portion of available space is occupied by tents, stores, restaurants, warehouses...
Title taken from caption. "9206 -- (23) In 1897 Dr. J. Jones commanded a lucrative practice in Evanston, Ill., and Mr. G. B.Winter was one of the successful grocers of the same city. About this time the instigator and promoter of Klondike Gold...
Title taken from caption. "9212 -- (16) In this view we have a combination of grocery store, postoffice, laundry, and hay and grain warehouse, as well as a Miner's Exchange. Mr. Courtney, the proprietor, was fortunate in having with him his...
Title taken from caption. "9191 -- Bound for the Klondike Gold Fields, Chilkoot Pass, Alaska" Indexer's note: A long line of humans can be seen extended along the steep stretch of the Chilkoot Pass. A camp with stacks of supplies, pack...
Title from caption. Photograph of Chilkoot Pass with a dusting of snow. Narrative in photo album reads: "At right is Chilkoot Pass used during the gold rush from Skagway to Dawson. It is reliably stated that one could go from bottom to top by...
Title from caption. Photograph of gold rush stampeders climbing the Chilkoot Pass. Caption reads: "Note the long procession of early stampeders climbing the steep mountain with packs on their backs. This old route called Chilcoot Pass was...
Title taken from caption. "12733 -- Onward and upward over the Chilcoot Pass". Image shows a group of prospectors, surrounded by bundles of supplies. In the background there is a steady stream of humanity making its way up the steep...
Title taken from caption. "9192 -- Gold miners and pickers on Dyea trail, Alaska.
"This view is made in the heart of Sheep Camp, where the miners, en route to the gold fields, halt for the purpose of dividing their freight into small...
Title taken from caption. "9284 -- (21) The scene represented in this view impresses us with the fact that the army of argonauts over the Dyea Trail not only proceeded on foot but also personally transported their camp equipage and supplies. A...
Title taken from caption. "9198 -- (22) The city of 'Sheep Camp' was the metropolis of the Dyea trail. Those who have never visited a booming frontier mining camp will find it difficult to appreciate the rapidity with which such camps acquire a...
Title taken from caption. "9209 -- (24) After passing Sheep Camp the Yukoner of 1898 proceeded up the trail on his journey toward the pass. A group of these gold seekers are represented in the foreground of this view, while a procession of...
Title taken from caption. "9196 -- (25) In this view we have ascended about one-fourth of the icy stairway and pause a moment to rest and view the strange, stupendous and impressive panorama which spreads away before us down the trail and...
Title taken from caption. "9208 -- (26) The White men who made packing a business on the Dyea trail in 1898 carried from 75 to 150 pounds at a time, while the Indian packers carried from 100 to 250 pounds each. At short intervals on the left of...
Title taken from caption. "9195 -- (28) The difficulty of crossing lofty mountain ranges gives great importance to notches or passes in their tops through which travel and traffic may go with less effort than over their crests. The heavy snows...
Title taken from caption. "9715 -- (29) The majority of those who crossed the pass stopped either at Lake Linderman or Lake Bennett for the purpose of constructing boats for the journey down the Yukon. The advance of the crusaders rendered it...