Yukon Territory

• http://yukon.pinnacle-travel.org/
• http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761576299_2/yukon_territory.html
• http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0853194.html
• http://www.tc.gov.yk.ca/archives/winter/
• climate:  http://tc.gov.yk.ca/archives/winter2/
• land: http://www.lessonsfromtheland.ca/
• http://travelyukon.com/media/discoveryukon/backgrounderfactsandstats/goldrushhistory/
• Yukon trivia:  http://travelyukon.com/media/discoveryukon/backgrounderfactsandstats/fascinatingyukontrivia/

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Yukon River

• http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761564213/Yukon.html

 

Canada Archives

• http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/virtual/search.asp 
• land: http://www.lessonsfromtheland.ca/
• climate: http://www.athropolis.com/library-cat.htm#boats
• land:  http://www.athropolis.com/library-cat.htm#land

 

Arctic animals

• http://www.athropolis.com/library-cat.htm#animals

 

 

Klondike

• http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761576003/Klondike_(Yukon_Territory).html
• http://worldbookonline.com/wb/article?id=ar302420&st=mining+in+canada
• http://tc.gov.yk.ca/archives/klondike/en/prologue.html
• classroom resources:  http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Resources/Curriculum/Klondike/Klondike%20Main.html#introduction
• link to document index: http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Resources/Curriculum/Klondike/Section%207.html 
• http://travelyukon.com/media/discoveryukon/backgrounderfactsandstats/goldrushhistory/

 

 

Dawson City

• http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761569132/Dawson_(Canada).html
• http://users.yknet.yk.ca/dcpages/Museum.html

 

California Gold Rush

• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/peopleevents/e_goldrush.html
• http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/prback.html

 

 

Mining in the Yukon

• http://encarta.msn.com/text_761576299___6/Yukon_Territory.html
• http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0862054.html
• http://travelyukon.com/media/discoveryukon/backgrounderfactsandstats/goldrushhistory/

 

Mining for Gold

• http://geology.com/publications/getting-gold/gold-extraction.shtml
• http://geology.com/publications/getting-gold/index.shtml
• http://worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar227880&st=mining+for+gold
• http://worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar227880&st=mining+for+gold&sc=5
• http://travelyukon.com/media/discoveryukon/backgrounderfactsandstats/goldrushhistory/

 

Prospecting Gold

• http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/prospect2/prospectgip.html

 

Gold in Alaska/Alaska Gold Rush

• http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/prospect2/prospectgip.html
• http://ntis.library.gatech.edu/handle/123456789/9092
• http://www.blm.gov/ak/st/en/prog/sa/fortymile_nwsr/history_and_natural.html

 

Staking a Claim

• http://books.google.com/books?id=R2Iv1_b8vAsC&pg=PA20&lpg=PA20&dq=1800s%2Bgold+rush%2Bstake+claim&source=bl&ots=zVJlo47b4Q&sig=3ZgvZKf1xWIQupCBd-gMpMT4Sp4&hl=en&ei=bErtSdCCG5vGM-jO-PMP&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4#PPA20,M1

 

Life of a Prospector/Hardships of prospectors

• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/peopleevents/e_fun.html
•  http://www.tc.gov.yk.ca/archives/winter/
• http://travelyukon.com/media/discoveryukon/backgrounderfactsandstats/fascinatingyukontrivia/#heritage%20rivers

 

Inhabitants of the Yukon

• http://travelyukon.com/media/discoveryukon/backgrounderfactsandstats/peoplewhomadetheyukon/

 

Native Americans

• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/sfeature/natives.html

 

Natives of the Pacific Northwest

• http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Hist%20n%20Lit/Part%20One/Natives%20Essay.html
• http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Resources/Curriculum/Natives%20Contact/Natives%20Main.html

 

The Inuit people

• http://www.athropolis.com/links/inuit.htm
• http://www.civilization.ca/aborig/inuvial/indexe.html

 

Other Cultures (people)

• http://www.heritage.nf.ca/aboriginal/prehist.html

 

Chilkoot Pass

• http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0811865.html

 

 

Canadian Geography

• http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia/1canpg.html

 

Impact of Gold Rush on the land

• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/peopleevents/e_landscape.html

 

Wolves and huskies

• http://www.athropolis.com/arctic-facts/fact-huskies.htm

 

Sled dogs

• http://www.athropolis.com/library-cat.htm#dogs

 

Iditarod

• http://www.athropolis.com/arctic-facts/fact-iditarod.htm

 

Transportation

• http://www.tc.gov.yk.ca/archives/sternwheelers/en/river.html
• http://www.alaskahighwayarchives.ca/en/index.php

 

Northern Lights

• http://travelyukon.com/media/discoveryukon/backgrounderfactsandstats/fascinatingyukontrivia/#heritage%20rivers 

 

Early Mining Methods

• http://www.sierrafoothillmagazine.com/goldmethods.html

 

Various facts

• FACT MONSTER:  http://www.factmonster.com/
• MSN Encarta:  http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=
• The Canadian Encyclopedia:  http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008773