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/
