The New Yukon Gold Rush

The Yukon brings to mind the gold rush which began in August 1896, when Gold was discovered in Rabbit Creek, which was later renamed Bonanza Creek. News didn’t reach reach New York until July 1897. Which was just after a series of financial recessions and bank failures in the 1890s had devistated the American economy and unemployment was widespread […]

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