The Klondike gold rush caused thousands of people to cross the forest, cross the mountain, despite the inclement weather to reach this river. Some people are lucky to become rich, others return home empty-handed.
The Klondike River is famous among gold miners, located in the Yukon region, Canada. This is not an ordinary river but a place that changes the lives of many people. In the past, a lot of people have put effort and time to get to this place, but now everyone seems to have forgotten it and redirected to a new gold mine, ending a golden age of the Klondike River.
The Klondike River has only one flow.
The Klondike River has only one flow, which is part of the great Yukon River that originates in the North Pole. Unlike rivers originating from the Arctic that are very cold, the water of the Klondike River is cool all year round, the scenery on both sides is like spring.
At the bottom of the river Klondike contains a lot of gold dust, gold bullion, gold nuggets . After discovering this treasure, people flocked here in large numbers and built a small town near Bonanza. The people here live by digging for gold and there are many millionaires constantly appearing.
The gold rush in the Klondike River reached its peak in 1899.
100,000 people from all over come here to dig for gold. But gold mining is not easy because gold is not evenly distributed. Moreover, the permafrost also prevented the search for gold.
Some miners have bought the occupied land and leased it back to others for mining. There are also people who can’t find anything and have to return empty-handed.
Gold mining continued until 1903 when production peaked. A lot of heavy equipment was shipped just for gold mining. After that, the gold in the Klondike River was no longer periodically mined as it used to be.
At the bottom of the Klondike River, there is a lot of gold dust, bullion, and lumps of gold.
When the gold rush passed, the amount of gold mined was exhausted, so many people left this place to look for another gold mine. The nearby town became sparsely populated, but many people remained to earn more. Although many people have left, the amount of gold at the bottom of the river has not been completely exploited, some people discovered that besides gold, this place also has a large amount of other minerals. The news spread very quickly and the government immediately issued a ban.
The amount of gold that was mined was exhausted, so many people left this place to look for another gold mine
Today, the old gold mining areas on the Klondike River have become a place to experience gold for tourists. (Image: Getty Images).
Few people know that the gold at the bottom of the Klondike River has not been exhausted . There are still 200 active gold mines here.
Thanks to modern machinery, many investors find large amounts of gold and other rare minerals.
The former gold mining areas are turned into tourist attractions. Visitors here can freely search for gold in the Klondike River bed, but only within certain limits.