. The Yukon Territory, its history and resources . ^ other way—a time when any talk of a proposedrailroad was scoffed at and regarded as a good trail joke. The railway follows the east side of Lake Bennett to Car-cross, at the foot of the lake. From this point steamers run toConrad, on Windy Arm, where there arc valuable quartz minesfrom which large quantities of ore have already been is very little change in the character of the countrybetween Caribou crossing and GENERAL INFORMATION I 1 1 Wliitcliorso is situated on tlie left bank of the Lewes river,at an elevation
. The Yukon Territory, its history and resources . ^ other way—a time when any talk of a proposedrailroad was scoffed at and regarded as a good trail joke. The railway follows the east side of Lake Bennett to Car-cross, at the foot of the lake. From this point steamers run toConrad, on Windy Arm, where there arc valuable quartz minesfrom which large quantities of ore have already been is very little change in the character of the countrybetween Caribou crossing and GENERAL INFORMATION I 1 1 Wliitcliorso is situated on tlie left bank of the Lewes river,at an elevation of 2,090 feet, and is the terminus of the WhitePass and Yukon Railway. It is also the head of navigation onthe Yukon river, and the terminus of the winter stage routefrom Dawson. During the spring of 1905 the greater part ofthe town was destroyed by fire. The principal public buildingsare the post office building, in which are situated the offices ofthe Mining Recorder and Crown Timber and Land Agent, thecustoms office and telegraph office, erected at a cost of $35,000,and a public school at a cost in the neighl)Ourhood of $7,000.^Yhitehorse is also the distributing point to the Kluane gold-fields, and several valuable copper properties. Miles canyonand Whitehorse rapids are only a short distance from AVhite-liorse, and are the scenes of many a wreck in the early lives were lost in shooting this turbulent portion of theLewes, which is Avell worth a visit. The distance from
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