. The Yukon Territory, its history and resources . oo o H c S-^ a o T H E J YUKON TERRITORY ITS HISTORY AND RESOURCES Issued by dirrcfion ofThe Eon. Fra>il- Olinr, Minister of the Interior. Ottaira OTTAWA GOVERNMENT PRINTING BUREAU 1907 F1^07 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. HISTORICAL SKETCH. founder of Fort Selkirk—Destiuction of Fort Selkirk—First Gold Discovery—Discovery of Klondike Gold Fields 3 CHAPTER AND GOVERNMENT. The First Officials—The Capital of the Yukon Territory—List ofCommissioners and Acting Commissioners—List of Members ofYukon Council 15 CHAPTER FEA

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. The Yukon Territory, its history and resources . oo o H c S-^ a o T H E J YUKON TERRITORY ITS HISTORY AND RESOURCES Issued by dirrcfion ofThe Eon. Fra>il- Olinr, Minister of the Interior. Ottaira OTTAWA GOVERNMENT PRINTING BUREAU 1907 F1^07 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. HISTORICAL SKETCH. founder of Fort Selkirk—Destiuction of Fort Selkirk—First Gold Discovery—Discovery of Klondike Gold Fields 3 CHAPTER AND GOVERNMENT. The First Officials—The Capital of the Yukon Territory—List ofCommissioners and Acting Commissioners—List of Members ofYukon Council 15 CHAPTER FEATURES. General—Rivers and Lakes—Description of the Lewes, Felly,Stewart, Peel, White, Porcupine, Hootalinqua, Uig Salmon,Indian, Klondike, Sixty-Mile and Forty-Mile Rivers 22 CHAPTER —Quartz—Dredging—Hydraulicking—Copper—Coal 33 CHAPTER 5. COMMERCIAL CONDITIONS. Conditions in Dawson—Meat and Game—Fur—Hardware—Customs, Tariff . 79 CHAPTER 6. TRANSPORTATION. General—Freight Tariff^Lower River Routeyukonterritoryit00cana

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