Klondike Gold Rush

The Klondike Gold Rush (also known as the Yukon Gold rush) was discovered in 1896 on Bonanza Creek. Some witnesses claim it was Kate Carmack who made the discovery but the claim was made under George Carmacks name. Many other mining areas in the Yukon river valley were discovered after that like Eldorado and Hunker Creeks. The news of the discovery was heard from people all over the American and European areas and soon enough many travellers were headed there way, Many of them took steamboats, trains and hiked all the way to the mine. The population grew rapidly and just over 2 years there were 30,000 people, it was bigger then Victorias population. But soon enough the gold rush came to an end when a discovery of gold was made in Alaska in 1899. This was a very important moment in Canada because it was one of the first Gold rushes in Canada and it also changed some people lives.