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Klondike Gold Rush History Podcast

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Oct 16
1 min

Episode 10 - The Other Routes to the Klondike

With our stampeder Tappan Adney safely at Lindeman building his boat for the final push to the Klondike, we'll take a break from his jour...

Keith Halliday

Sep 25
1 min

Episode 9 - The Golden Stairs

The final push over the summit, hefting a year's worth of supplies over snow and boulders on a steep slope sometimes 35 degrees or more. ...

Keith Halliday

Sep 12
1 min

Episode 8 - The infamous Chilkoot Trail

Follow the muddy, exhausted footsteps of a Stampeder along the Chilkoot Trail, and find out why the route is still notorious 120 years la...

Episode 7 - Chilkoot Trail or White Pass?

Keith Halliday

Aug 26
1 min

Episode 7 - Chilkoot Trail or White Pass?

"Whichever way you go, you will wish you had gone the other." Stampeders arriving in Skagway and Dyea had a big choice to make: the Chilk...

Keith Halliday

Aug 11
2 min

Episode 6 - Klondike Ho!

So you've decided to go get some Klondike gold. First you have to find out where the Klondike is, how to get there, and what you'll need ...

Episode 5 - The News ... And a Ton of Gold ... Arrive Outside

Keith Halliday

Jul 28
1 min

Episode 5 - The News ... And a Ton of Gold ... Arrive Outside

Steamers from Alaska arrive in San Francisco and Seattle a day apart, full of Klondike miners with so much gold they have to stagger to t...

Keith Halliday

Jul 14
1 min

Episode 4 - The Rush Before the Rush

Someone finally finds the 'Big One' and sparks a stampede out of Forty Mile to Bonanza Creek. The wildest gold rush in history is on, eve...

Keith Halliday

Jun 30
1 min

Episode 3 - Discovery Day

The day Rabbit Creek became Bonanza Creek, and mayhem ensued. Wait till word reaches Outside... Yukon prospectors have got into a rhythm,...

Keith Halliday

Jun 16
1 min

Episode 2 - Prelude to Discovery

The early days. The Chilkats kick the Hudson's Bay Company out of the Yukon, but prospectors begin to filter in looking for gold. The fro...

Keith Halliday

May 28
1 min

Episode 1 - The Beginning

Welcome to the History of the Klondike Gold Rush podcast, a biweekly series telling the dramatic story of the men and women who lived the...

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