"PAYDIRT RUNNING 1100 OZS OF SILVER TO THE TON"

GOLD & SILVER FIND IN YUKON TOUCHES OFF STAMPEDE

Dawson, Yukon Territory (JFK+50) On December 31, 1923, the Associated Press reports "the Klondyke* is in the throes of another gold and silver rush."

A stampede was started with discovery of silver and gold "at the head of the Beaver River, 50 miles west of Keno Hill."  The stampede was from Keno and Mayo**, the major mining settlement of the Yukon.

The A.P. says "assays have revealed pay dirt running 1100 ounces of silver to the ton."

*The first Klondike Gold Rush (1896-1899) saw 100,000 prospectors start out for the Yukon Territory.  30 to 40,000 actually made it with 4000 striking gold or silver & a few hundred becoming rich.

**Mayo, Yukon, Canada, was established in 1903.  It is located along the Silver Trail & Stewart River.  Its 2021 population was 188 persons. 

SOURCE

"Klondyke Gold And Silver Find Starts New Rush," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., December 31, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/

 

 

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"COMING IN BY DOG SLED OVER DAWSON TRAIL"

YUKON ELECTION RESULT DELAYED

Dawson City*, Yukon Territory (JFK+50) On December 12, 1921, "nearly every telegraph line in the Yukon" was disabled by storms resulting in a delay in tabulating the final election vote.

At the time of the report by the Evening Star, Captain George Black**, conservative, had a majority of the vote over F. T. Congdon, liberal.

The returns from the Mayo Silver Camps, coming in "by dog sled over the Dawson Trail***," will decide the election.

*Dawson City, located on the Yukon River in NW Canada, was base for the Klondike Gold Rush.

**George Black (1873-1965) was born in Woodstock, New Brunswick & served as Commissioner of Yukon 1912-1918.  GB was a Captain in WWI, wounded at the Battle of Amiens.  Member of Parliament 1921-1935 & 1940-1949, & Speaker of the House of Commons 1930-1935, 

***Overland Trail was a Klondike gold rush era transportation route between Whitehorse, Yukon & Dawson City in Yukon, Canada.  Built in 1902, OT spanned 330 miles with wide graded surfaces.  Today OT is a recreation route for dog sled teams.

SOURCE

"Wait Vote By Dog Sled," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., December 12, 1921, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/ 

   

 

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