gold was discovered in the klondike region of the yukon on august 16, 1896.
gold was discovered in the klondike region of the yukon on august 16, 1896.
when was gold discovered in the klondike region of the yukon?
august 16 , 1896
klondike gold rush









































the klondike gold rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the klondike region of the yukon, in north-western canada, between 1896 and 1899. gold was discovered there by local miners on august 16, 1896, and, when news reached seattle and san francisco the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors. some became wealthy, but the majority went in vain. it has been immortalized in popular culture, e.g., in artifacts, films, games, literature, and photographs.
klondike gold rush
in 1896, gold was found in the klondike region and o'brien and moran moved their trading house to klondike city. this was a settlement that sat just south of dawson city at the confluence of the klondike and the yukon rivers. at this time, klondike city was government reserve land that was available by lease only. o'brien, like many of the professional prospectors in the region, was able to get in before the flood of stampeders and get claims on the rich creeks of bonanza and eldorado. in 1896, he purchased of claim no.1 on eldorado creek from jay whipple in a very profitable acquisition. from his many claims, and especially from claim no. 1, o'brien pulled $250 000 of gold from the earth. with this cash, he greatly expanded his mercantile operations with moran under the name yukon pioneer trading co. with his new found wealth, o'brien diversified his company into numerous enterprises. o'brien's mouthpiece in the klondike was the yukon sun newspaper. o'brien was the president of this paper and in its pages, advertisements for his businesses were common. a whole page is taken up by ads for his yukon pioneer trading co. and for notices that he was selling town lots for fortymile. there also appears an advertisement for an o'brien club, described as a “gentlemen’s resort for prominent men,” which likely was connected to thomas o'brien. his paper ran into legal trouble numerous times, with allegations that it stole other newspapers stories from the telegraph wires and printed them first. o'brien also had some business interests in dawson city and was listed as the co-proprietor of the monte carlo saloon.
thomas w. o'brien