https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5 Post at least 1 article, picture, statistic, etc... about the Yukon Gold Rush. en-us 2017-04-17 18:49:19 UTC 2026-02-06 21:35:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png 145764 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/166896240 "Assembling a dog sled team involves picking leader dogs, point dogs, swing dogs, and wheel dogs. The lead dog is crucial, so musher  take particular care of these dogs. Another important detail is to have powerful wheel dogs to pull the sled out from the snow. Point dogs (optional) are located behind the leader dogs, swing dogs between the point and wheel dogs, and team dogs are all other dogs in between the wheel and swing dogs and are selected for their endurance, strength and speed as part of the team. In dog sledding,Siberian Huskies or Alaskan Malamutes are the main types of dogs that are used for recreational sledding because of their strength and speed and endurance as well as their ability to withstand the cold. However, Alaskan Huskies (a mix between Siberian Huskies and Alaskan Malamutes) are also a popular dog for sled dog racing, because of their endurance, good eating habits, speed, and dedication to running even when tired." ~ Wikipedia

]]> 2017-04-18 23:04:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/166896240 128418 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167030129 gold back in the old days in the Yukon gold rush was about 30 million dollars back then. Which to this day is worth about 675 million dollars. So if you found gold back then it would be like winning the Mega ball lottery. ]]> 2017-04-19 14:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167030129 128328 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167030661 2017-04-19 14:42:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167030661 121768 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167033971 This picture shows how hard it was because of how many people there was. ]]> 2017-04-19 14:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167033971 153477 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167034583 "Starvation and malnutrition were serious problems along the trail. The story of the Klondiker who boiled his boots to drink the broth was widely reported, and may well have been true. Cold was another serious problem along the trail. Winter temperatures in the mountains of northern British Columbia and the Yukon were normally -20 degrees F., and temperatures of -50 degrees F. were not unheard of. Tents were usually the warmest shelter a Klondiker could hope for."

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https://content.lib.washington.edu/extras/goldrush.html]]> 2017-04-19 14:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167034583 122761 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167035010 "An even larger problem was the trails themselves. Klondikers had two choices: the Chilkoot Trail or the White Pass Trail. The White Pass Trail originated in Skagway, Alaska, where Jefferson "Soapy" Smith, a con-man from Denver, had taken over the town. Smith had set up operations in a saloon/casino called Jeff's Place and led a gang of 300 men, whom he referred to as his "lambs" to fleece Klondikers arriving to take part in the gold rush. He also perpetrated the first telegraph scam in Alaska. Smith put up poles and wires, but they weren't actually connected to anything. Nevertheless, he took cash from Klondikers eager to wire home. The Chilkoot Trail, on the other hand, wasn't a better option, although it had fewer outlaws. It was steeper than the White Pass Trail, and few were fully prepared for how difficult it was. Many suffered malnutrition and/or died along the trails. Some Klondikers became sick or died from eating the meat of the dead horses found on the White Pass Trail, and it soon became known as the "Dead Horse Trail". Men reportedly went insane on the trail. It is possible that this diet (or lack thereof) contributed to the reports of insanity."]]> 2017-04-19 14:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167035010 130670 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167035485 It was hard for people to survive because of the harsh conditions and there were lots of challenges the people had to face. ]]> 2017-04-19 14:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167035485 144226 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167036370 "Within six months, approximately 100,000 gold-seekers set off for the Yukon. Only 30,000 completed the trip. Many Klondikers died, or lost enthusiasm and either stopped where they were, or turned back along the way. The trip was long, arduous, and cold. Klondikers had to walk most of the way, using either pack animals or sleds to carry hundreds of pounds of supplies. The Northwest Mounted Police in Canada required that all Klondikers bring a year's worth of supplies with them. Even so, starvation and malnutrition were serious problems along the trail. The story of the Klondiker who boiled his boots to drink the broth was widely reported, and may well have been true. Cold was another serious problem along the trail. Winter temperatures in the mountains of northern British Columbia and the Yukon were normally -20 degrees F., and temperatures of -50 degrees F. were not unheard of. Tents were usually the warmest shelter a Klondiker could hope for."
Source - Wikipedia]]> 2017-04-19 14:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167036370 1357411 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167036519 life was hard for people because of the harsh conditions and the lack of clothes also warmth was a challenge because of blizzards strong winds ice etc. Also is was hard to find shelter because you would have to travel for a long to go to the "governor" and say that you taking this land and sometimes someone might of already taken it.]]> 2017-04-19 14:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167036519 144768 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167036792 A mining operation would require about $1,500 in that time period. Although it may have costed a lot in that period of time many investors made huge profits and in only two years of mining they brought up $230,000 worth of gold.]]> 2017-04-19 15:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167036792 122831 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167037135 Many Klondikers died, or lost enthusiasm and either stopped where they were, or turned back along the way. The trip was long, arduous, and cold. Klondikers had to walk most of the way, using either pack animals or sleds to carry hundreds of pounds of supplies. The Northwest Mounted Police in Canada required that all Klondikers bring a year's worth of supplies with them. Even so, starvation and malnutrition were serious problems along the trail.]]> 2017-04-19 15:01:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167037135 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167037321 2017-04-19 15:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167037321 128033 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167037826 Dog sled teams can travel speed at about 20 miles per hour. Dog sledding is called "mushing" and the person who travels on the dog sled is called a "musher"]]> 2017-04-19 15:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167037826 129324 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167044733 This is a picture of the people in the Gold Rush after an avalanche.]]> 2017-04-19 15:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167044733 122669 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167276304 "Dog sled teams can travel at speeds up to 20 mph. Such travel requires endurance and speed. Though many breeds of dogs are used, two common breeds of sled dogs are Siberian Huskies and Alaskan Malamutes. Dog sledding is sometimes called “mushing," and a person who travels by dog sled is called a “musher."' -From wonderopolis.org]]> 2017-04-20 14:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167276304 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167280912 The cost of gold when the gold rush was going on was about 1 thousand dollars for a 1 ounce gold nugget]]> 2017-04-20 14:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167280912 126160 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167298376 The cost of gold back in the gold rush was six dollars per ounce so if you got 5 pound of gold you would be a millionaire. ]]> 2017-04-20 15:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167298376 135285 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167299381 from www.dogwatch.com/dogtails/2016/03/09/5-amazing-facts-about-sled-dogs/

]]> 2017-04-20 15:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167299381 147671 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167513313 They yelp, yap, and whine, keeping their tug line taught, anxious to hit the trail. You step on a brake, metal stakes that plunge into the snow, the only things that can keep the pack of twelve Alaskan huskies back. That's right, I said YOU. That is one of the many surprises in store at the Spirit of the North sled dog adventure. You operate the sled, and run your own team.
     Lift your foot off the brake and make for the hills as the dogs scream ahead. You will be surprised by the speed. The sled is whisked away as if hitched to Santa's flying reindeer. You fly over the snow.
    The dogs are Alaskan huskies. They have been bred to pull, and that's what they love to do. The best pullers were recruited from the states to Alaska back in the day. From sprite of adventure article ]]> 2017-04-21 15:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167513313 126194 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167513938 it is really pretty and nature is beautiful. it can get very cold and they could use dogs to help them travel around. there are alot of oppurtunities there too.]]> 2017-04-21 15:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167513938 150030 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167514368 Life was really cold in the yukon there were many hard conditions like blizzards and the extreme cold. There were very few towns and if there was a town its was small. People had a hard time trying to keep warm and having the proper clothing was hard to get]]> 2017-04-21 15:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167514368 124633 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167515546 The environment was very pretty. In the winters it got really cold. There was a lot of gold, causing many opportunities for the people living there. It was hard for the people there to keep warm from the extreme cold. They had to kill in order to get the proper fur coats and moccasins in order to keep warm ]]> 2017-04-21 15:23:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167515546 1285091 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167717676 1 Troy Ounce = $1,285.25 Values based upon Current spot gold price of: $1,285.25
Gold Unit DescriptionValue One Unit
Gram | $41.33
U.S Gold Dollar 1835 - 1933 | $62.17

]]> 2017-04-23 23:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167717676 132460 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167733554 "There were murders and suicides, disease and malnutrition, and deaths from hypothermia, avalanche, and possibly even heartbreak." states the National Park Service on the Klondike Gold Rush. ]]> 2017-04-24 03:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/167733554 https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/173851364 The people that lived in yukon were suffering from the cold weather but they didn't care the only thing they wanted was the gold the only thing they had to do to stay alive was to go and hunt and make tents to keep warm but it was all for the gold ]]> 2017-05-25 15:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/76iuja5ge6t5/wish/173851364