Collection Name	Stereographic Library Collection, ca. 1800-1910
Identifier	UAF-1975-178-13
Title	Going up the Yukon River by Moonlight to Dawson City, Alaska
Description	Title taken from caption. "9357 -- (13) In Spring of 1898 the ice disappeared from the upper lakes during the latter part of May, and on the 30th of that month the first grand section of the Yukon flotilla set sail from the headwaters of Lake Bennett bound for Dawson and the Klondike. The voyage occupied from two weeks to a month, the time depending much upon the character of the boat, the weight of the cargo and the energy of the crew. At this season of the year the nights are very brief and it is possible to keep the boats under way the entire twenty-four hours . There were about 7,000 boats that made the trip down the Yukon at this time, carrying approximately 20,000 argonauts and 7,000 tons of supplies. Some portions of the journey were especially dangerous, and there were frequent furious gales on the lakes, and many ugly rocks and dangerous rapids in the rivers; but notwithstanding these conditions it is remarkable that so few fatalities resulted among this eager throng of voyagers." "John P. Clum, U.S.P.O. Inspector and Lecturer." Copyright, 1900, by B. L. Singley
Creator	Singley, B. L.
Contributors	Keystone View Company (Publishers)
Subject.TGM	Travel Boats Steamboats Sunrises & sunsets Gold rushes
Location	Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska)
Region	Interior Alaska Outside
Time Period	1896 to 1913
Type	Image (Stereographs)
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Holding Institution	Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu --(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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Going up the Yukon River by Moonlight to Dawson City, Alaska

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