What Was It Like To Be In The Yukon Gold Rush

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Жыл бұрын

In 1897, the US was at the tail end of an economic recession now known as the Panic of 1893. Many Americans were struggling to feed their families or keep a roof over their heads. So when news got out that gold has been found in the Klondike region of Canada's Yukon, thousands of people hastily uprooted themselves and headed north to take part in rushing to remote northwestern Canada.
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@ronkirk5099 Жыл бұрын

Great video which holds special interest for me. Back in the day, I backpacked the Chilkoot trail from Skagway to Bennett lake, then canoed from there to Dawson City and the Klondike river via the head water lakes and Yukon river (actually continued on to the Bering sea) thus completing the Klondike gold rush route. Canada and Alaska have both done a great job preserving the history of this gold rush. On the Yukon river you can see restored RCMP posts, small settlements and paddle wheel steamboats. If you fly over the Klondike river you can see that the natural environment there has been severely degraded by mining which still goes on there today on an industrial scale. Later I kayaked from Seattle to Skagway (twice) completing the entire route used by most of the gold rush participants. Awesome county up there.

@zuzanajanosovadenboer850 Жыл бұрын

Wow. That must be very exciting experience.

@klondikemom3658 Жыл бұрын

Most mining camps are small family operations. There are 3or4 big ones in the Yukon. I live on the klondike river.

@swiftymcshifty3697 Жыл бұрын

born and raised yukoner here. gold mining is still one of the biggest parts of our economy. the amount of people that still move up here to work the gold mines is crazy but its better money than it was back then

@nopeyadayadayada1248 Жыл бұрын

Your dig at the CHP at 4:40 was unfounded. 20 years ago I was driving back from Reno on I-80 and was stopped by the CHP for expired tags. I had burger wrappers from Burger King on the seat as I had loaded up on them on the outskirts of Reno...to cut the story short. The burger wrappers and unbeknownst stray slice of pickle on my chest didn't get me out of the ticket. Makes me wonder if the outcome would've been different if I had donut instead of burger residue.

@pamelamays4186 Жыл бұрын

Suggestion: The Nevada Silver Rush. Also, lesser known gold rushes.

@kellyp5381 Жыл бұрын

I'd like to see something on Virginia City.

@brandonfreeman999 Жыл бұрын

Yes, good idea 💡

@sethkaicer319 Жыл бұрын

Weird history taught me how to pan for gold in my backyard.

@dr.barrycohn5461 Жыл бұрын

As always, the narrator, Tom Blank, hits a home run on the topic for the day. Very informative topic. The ones who made money who were the one's selling miner's equipment. The ones who were least prepared, died pretty easy.

@leafiddick2976 Жыл бұрын

Levi Strauss among others.

@dr.barrycohn5461 Жыл бұрын

@@leafiddick2976 Any shovel, pan and swirl pan.

@dr.barrycohn5461 Жыл бұрын

@@leafiddick2976 Too bad for us we didn't think of the copper rivet to reinforce pants!

@Donk_038 Жыл бұрын

I've been trying to find his name for years, thank you sir.

@dr.barrycohn5461 Жыл бұрын

@@Donk_038 I just googled it. He's good, isn't he.

@joermnyc Жыл бұрын

I played the video game “Yukon Trail” (like “Oregon Trail”), picked a First Nations woman as the guide (figured she knew the land better than anyone else), and though my character and her had many setbacks (she broke her leg at some point), they made a small profit and even got married and started a family at the end!

@derekw9608 Жыл бұрын

🤣 Holy shit, I forgot all about Oregon trail. I remember playing that game all the time in elementary school on the big ol computers. They would always gets some illness or disease and die not much longer after lol now I want to find that game and play it

@PhoenixAngel429 Жыл бұрын

I played that and picked her too. Knowing the land is pretty important

@seekertosecrets Жыл бұрын

Awwwwww!

@Natalie-lu9uj Жыл бұрын

I played the Yukon Trail game on my Compaq Presario computer back in 1995 ! The game was produced by Mecc. I still remember the music. My childhood 🥲🥲

@donHooligan Жыл бұрын

Are the Oregon Trail people in their 40s and the Yukon Trail people in their 30s?

@abdelali9279 Жыл бұрын

The only Klondike rush that I'd like is the one with the ice cream bars.

@WaiferThyme Жыл бұрын

I read that the golden staircase was brutal to climb and many people died trying it

@kirbymarchbarcena Жыл бұрын

The gold rush really damaged so many lives and properties at that time

@ThePhoenix109 Жыл бұрын

How

@theotherohlourdespadua1131 Жыл бұрын

It's like they say, the ones who truly did make money in a gold rush are those who sold the shovels to the miners...

@donHooligan Жыл бұрын

@@theotherohlourdespadua1131 ....and the hustlers. ...and any corrupt, established business or organization.

@questfortruth665 Жыл бұрын

I live in the California gold rush town of "Rough and Ready, CA" and the local wisdom is that the people who made the most money from the gold rush were the people who sold shovels, pickaxes, and wheelbarrows!! I'm guessing the same thing in the Klondike!

@klondikemom3658 Жыл бұрын

Yes the queen of that was Belinda Mulroney know for her rubber boots. The last whorehouse closed in 1964 ya 1964. How when a new RCMP commisioner came to town she Rubie would by all the condoms in town till the fathers of dawson would tell the RCMP to open her back up. Bombay Peggies was the other one to last. The differnce was Rubies girls went to church on sundays. Both bulding are still in town.

@oldcountryboy Жыл бұрын

You forgot about the hookers I think they made pretty good money too And saloon

@nadas9395 Жыл бұрын

Darn Sundays... But! Weird History!!

@proudamerican4050 Жыл бұрын

Great video 👍 Topic suggestion: Colorado silver boom in Leadville 1879 - 1893 Horace & Baby Doe Tabor and Doc Holliday stories would make for a great Weird History video!

@hisforhistory Жыл бұрын

Great video! For some reason I love the history of the Yukon Gold Rush.

@Blaqjaqshellaq Жыл бұрын

Pierre Berton wrote an excellent book about it.

@hisforhistory Жыл бұрын

@@Blaqjaqshellaq Thanks a lot for the recommendation. I will look it up.

@klondikemom3658 Жыл бұрын

Its the best one as well as his mothers I married the Klondike. His is klondike. He was raisd here. Come for a visit still lots of history . Play in the casino its like no other.

@heatherlouise814 Жыл бұрын

thanks for covering this! as a born and raised yukoner it was nice to hear all the familiar names from a long watched narrartor

@donHooligan Жыл бұрын

did you know Cornelius?

@runenummedal6957 Жыл бұрын

My great grandfather travelled to Alaska from Norway to participate in the gold rush.... and he actually made it back home with enough gold for his son to spend it all on upgrading the family farm with the (at the time) biggest and fanciest barn in the whole district. It actually became an attraction that attracted people from miles around. Sadly my great grandfather ended up in a mental hospital and died there from pneumonia. It is said that the family kept a jar of gold dust for many years afterwards, until it ended up getting stolen , probably by some travelling salesman or something.

@britts7478 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting...all the way from Norway..such a beautiful country. He was probably one of the best at navigating such terrain, as he'd be used to it.

@joahyoga1995 Жыл бұрын

Make a video about it so we can Not watch it-

@NewMessage Жыл бұрын

Thar's gold in this here YT Channel! Gooooooold! * does a little jig *

@richardhernandez3088 Жыл бұрын

Great job everybody keep up the good work✅💯✅💯✅💯✅💯

@spacekadebt1641 Жыл бұрын

Hands down my favorite YT channel. I feel like this content is better than most documentaries I pay to watch.

@quoththeraven3985 Жыл бұрын

Weird History Rocks!

@ronniechilds2002 Жыл бұрын

I think I still own one square inch of land in the Yukon Territory, and so does my brother. In the 50's. a TV show called "Sgt. Preston of the Yukon', in cahoots with some brand of cereal, would issue them to kids who sent in enough box-tops. It came complete with an official-looking deed. Supposedly they conveyed actual ownership.

@thegreencat9947 Жыл бұрын

Sgt Preston and his dog King. Wow...I remember...good show.😁

@klondikemom3658 Жыл бұрын

@@thegreencat9947 few years ago there was a RCMP officer King with his dog Preston 😁 in the Yukon.

@klondikemom3658 Жыл бұрын

I believe that they were for a claim witch needed assment or they lasped.

@frederickdeslauriers8754 Жыл бұрын

Greatly appreciated this little piece of history

@Cateyez380 Жыл бұрын

I wonder what they would do for a Klondike Bar??

@monkeygraborange Жыл бұрын

I was so hoping to see this comment! 🤣 👍

@klondikechris 15 күн бұрын

I live in the Klondike, so I would basically just walk into one. :)

@oneshotme Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

@triple_gem_shining Жыл бұрын

When I saw the thumbnail and the title I somehow knew it was Weird History. I could hear his voice already LOL . Then, I clicked and realized I was correct. Great impressions youve had on our subconscious minds Weird History! LOL

@pamelamays4186 Жыл бұрын

I think I would have tried to set up some kind of business. Selling food or selling supplies to the miners.

@thejudgmentalcat Жыл бұрын

Only way you're guaranteed a profit 👍

@donHooligan Жыл бұрын

selling weed was a big hit.

@selfiekroos1777 Жыл бұрын

Cold, dirty, dangerous and savage. What a life.

@truthhurts7559 Жыл бұрын

Love we get a new vid but now I wonder what time it will be. when I relise I've been binge watching weird history videos .

@truthhurts7559 Жыл бұрын

@@KAT-dg6el thanks.i didn't notice and even edited it once.

@NinaRossBusiness Жыл бұрын

Always interesting content with the perfect splash of humor 👍👍

@mildredlackey1938 Жыл бұрын

This was very interesting , thanks,

@TheBlindPhotographer Жыл бұрын

Yay! More weird history. The pursuit of gold, has led several people to extreme wealth and countless others to an extreme death.

@dennissharkeyawwcomeonman1820 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos

@ShallowApple22 Жыл бұрын

No matter what anyone may say 19th century men and women of America were built different from the railway to gold mining to uprooting yourself from everything and everyone they knew not knowing if they’d survive the harsh realities that existed what a feat of amazement.

@auntvesuvi3872 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! 💰 #WeirdHistory #GoldRush #Yukon

@sneakyskunk1 Жыл бұрын

To answer your question, his father's name was Mister Jaws. His friends call him Bruce.

@v.emiltheii-nd.8094 Жыл бұрын

"Some got lucky....most didn't!"

@realhouseknives5095 Жыл бұрын

love this video- can y’all make a video about the city of seattle?

@coreymiller2045 Жыл бұрын

That's funny you just made this one me and two buddies rented RV and came up to Dawson City for the experience

@baconshart Жыл бұрын

I’d love to see any and all Oregon Trail-related videos.

@mmsmith03 Жыл бұрын

Can you please do the story of Bodie California?? It’s such a mystery

@fernandeskamilla2968 Жыл бұрын

Even if a non dollar-denominated asset sees no real gains during inflation that's still much better than holding cash and seeing your real purchasing power undermined. In other words, sometimes you have to chose between the lesser of two evils.

@sailormoon2937 Жыл бұрын

It's 9 am and 98* outside

@marcorock101 Жыл бұрын

Nobody thought that, by the time the news there was gold in shitsville nowhere, canada had spread to the US - there might be a chance there's to nothing left to claim by the time you get there. It's like the origins of crypto 😂

@jgallardo7344 Жыл бұрын

Not sure if forests are ever really “untouched,” but it wasn’t managed like many indigenous tribes would do and it was exploited

@chromicapop4595 Жыл бұрын

The klondike part is really actually cool I didn't know that

@btetschner 6 ай бұрын

What an incredible experience that would be!

@tremorsfan Жыл бұрын

I've said it before and I'll say it again. The real money was made by the people who sold supplies to the miners at ridiculous markup.

@donHooligan Жыл бұрын

Capital-ism has always rewarded the liars, scammers, and grifters, too. ...and any corrupt, established business or enterprise.

@Gonbarbo Жыл бұрын

Why do you keep saying this, and to whom

@375dz2 Жыл бұрын

You never said this, nor did you come up with this statement. It is well known.

@merucrypoison296 Жыл бұрын

@@donHooliganadly there’s nothing but capitalism, socialism and communism is just as shit as capitalism, the idea of money is just bad

@donHooligan Жыл бұрын

@@merucrypoison296 money = a rapist war criminal is 100X more valuable than you and i are. i don't "buy" that. peace.

@krapeevids6992 Жыл бұрын

HAVE NOT BEEN SHOWN THESE VIDEOS IN MY RECOMMENDED EVEN THOUGH IM SUBSCRIBED! Usually if I’m subscribed to a channel I will receive the new ones in my recommended but have not been shown any Weird History for the last few months

@Blaqjaqshellaq Жыл бұрын

Overall, even more money was spent to get to the Klondike than was made there! (That gives you an idea of the odds...)

@michieljanse4660 5 ай бұрын

The weirdest thing about this history is that these prospectors got to see the TV-series Bonanza in the late 19th century.

@bukster1 Жыл бұрын

I'm named after my great grandfather who was actually there. He followed gold all over the world but never found much.

@Lucas7Claus Жыл бұрын

1:42 love the bonanza joke!

@saitojharry Жыл бұрын

4:27 Dyea and Skagway reminded me of Brutalmoose' Yukon Trail video 😅

@tylerhackner9731 Жыл бұрын

Interesting

@eringemini7091 Жыл бұрын

That was very interesting! I don't know if many people realize how enormously huge the Yukon Territory IS, and how FAR Dawson City is from, well.. everything! I'm sure even now the Yukon area is still difficult to travel.

@ComicallyLargeGrape Жыл бұрын

As a life long yukoner, travelling isn’t that bad. Until winter hits for 7 months

@klondikechris 15 күн бұрын

I live near the Dawson City Airport, and it is two days of air travel to get just about anywhere outside of here.

@junesilvermanb2979 Жыл бұрын

The LOVE of GOLD leaves little room for the LOVE of GOD... ❤️

@joefree9890 Жыл бұрын

I saw what you did for a Klondike bar!!!!!

@btetschner 6 ай бұрын

A+ video! LOVE IT! Yukon Ho!

@alisonschmitt9533 Жыл бұрын

Are there any feature films that tell the story of the Yukon gold rush?

@carolynowens620 Жыл бұрын

Charlie Chaplin s Gold Rush. One of my very fav films. I highly recommend it!

@barbararoca6847 Жыл бұрын

Would you do a show on opal mining in Australia?

@bryantgomez7135 Жыл бұрын

Love the thumbnail

@CaffeineGeek Жыл бұрын

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is tasked with enforcing who can enter and leave the state on some roads during the winter. Chain control checkpoints are setup on California highways crossing the Sierra Nevada Mountains (The Sierras). Most of the time, 4WD/AWD vehicles or those with snow tires will not be required to chain up. Under severe conditions, any vehicles without chains will be turned back. When chain controls are enforced, there are areas by the side of the road for vehicles to chain up. Those that do not know how to install chains can hire someone to do it for them.

@R10sp0rt Жыл бұрын

this episode made me feel so sad for my indigenous ancestors 😢

@csvega Жыл бұрын

My ancestors are Cherokee however, none of them were treated well in history. It always hurts my heart to see how they were pushed from their homes for greed

@klondikemom3658 Жыл бұрын

@@csvega Chief Isaac was a wise man he look around him and knew this was going to be bad for his people. So he sent all there sacred things dances and songs to Alaska for 100 years for safe keeping. In 1998 was the first gathering to bring everything back. Every 2 years is the gathering at moosehide the place now sacred no drugs no booze. Were FN were sent during the rush. Our FN live with us no reserve here. They have self goverment. They have there own Scocal Services there School board was just set up. If you rent one of there houses your taxes go to them not the Canadian government. You see the families heal. Dawson has the best FN studies most likely the world. The lady who holds a lot of responsability for the amazing FN education just was apointed head of the FN school board. She is not even 40. Gogogo M Flinn.

@motownmark1215 Жыл бұрын

North to Alaska..

@klondikechris 15 күн бұрын

Except that the Klondike isn't in Alaska!

@motownmark1215 15 күн бұрын

@@klondikechris No it's on the freezer section of your local grocery store.." what would you do for a Klondike bar"..

@theHardyMonster1984 Жыл бұрын

Can you do an episode of the famous gunslingers of the Old West if you haven't already?

@kimberlybergstrom4301 Жыл бұрын

You say Klondike gold rush, and I hear what would you do for a Klondike bar

@akramgimmini8165 Жыл бұрын

I love GOOOOOOLLLLLDDDDDD

@jovanweismiller7114 Жыл бұрын

If you're ever in Seattle, check out the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park - Seattle Unit in Pioneer Square. It chronicles the role of Seattle in the gold rush. It is fascinating. Also, you should do an episode on Soapy Smith and Skagway during the gold rush.

@rickjones8005 Жыл бұрын

The shark prop was dubbed Bruce. But is that the shark character's name? We call him Bruce anyway.

@derekw9608 Жыл бұрын

Here's Brucey

@jgallardo7344 Жыл бұрын

So is your follow video on the Alaskan Gold Rush?

@historytalks5783 Жыл бұрын

Can you make a video on the New Madrid earthquakes?

@user-ri5yp2uk4i 4 ай бұрын

wow!

@kyleshiflet9952 Жыл бұрын

I feel like you could make an interesting western movie out of the Klondike Gold Rush

@Blaqjaqshellaq Жыл бұрын

There's THE FAR COUNTRY, directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart.

@kyleshiflet9952 Жыл бұрын

@@Blaqjaqshellaq oh yeah that was a good movie

@xtheunknown4662 Жыл бұрын

Dudley do right taught me this on some history program in the 60s 🙄

@Blaqjaqshellaq Жыл бұрын

THE SPOILERS comes to mind, though it's set in the Nome gold rush.

@TheStickCollector Жыл бұрын

Yes

@LeiCal69 Жыл бұрын

Damn Canadian boarder patrol stopping people to make sure they are well prepare, their notorious nicely started early.

@feresmourali5783 Жыл бұрын

Please make a video about Emma Goldman!

@helidrill7464 Жыл бұрын

Wyatt Earp went up the Yukon and to Nome. You should do a story about him after Tombstone.

@n3v3rg01ngback Жыл бұрын

Buck was a good boy.

@lilitharam44 Жыл бұрын

There you are! You're needed over in Weird History Food. They've got someone else narrating and we don't like it!

@knighthawk882 Жыл бұрын

As a kid in school some of my favorite books were fictional stories of people braving the trip up for the Yukon gold rush. Jason's gold is one of the best. Jack London had some

@keiraussher Жыл бұрын

My only wish with these is that you would include a metric translation when you use imperial measurements, you do have viewers outside of America after all. Much of the harshness of the cold was lost on me because I have no idea about farenheit beyond the temperatures mentioned are really really cold.

@lerneanlion Жыл бұрын

Why horse meats are bad when frozen? Or is it because the stampeders ate them uncooked? If it is the latter, it is not surprised why they eventually died.

@jaymundo223 Жыл бұрын

I'm honestly surprised there wasn't any murders or anything given the gold rush and like the very end of the wild west, I guess maybe these people had integrity

@Blaqjaqshellaq Жыл бұрын

Head Mountie Sam Steele did an incredible job of keeping the peace

@klondikechris 15 күн бұрын

Just by chance, the Mounties were here first. While there was a fair bit of rough stuff going on, violence was very, very low. People did not carry guns in the Klondike.

@kylewhiteford2061 Жыл бұрын

I just canoed the Yukon river (Whitehorse to Carmacks) a couple of weeks ago with my brother. The weather wasn't always agreeable to say the least. Just looking at all the old cabins and sites along the river is amazing. It all just gave me an idea of the people back then would have went through. Our trip wasn't an easy one, but definitely way easier (due to modern amenities and the like) then what these people went through. Although I'd like to go back and do the route again someday, I think I'm gonna stick to car camping for the time being.

@unknownuser3125 Жыл бұрын

Normally, When I read 'Gold Diggers' I expect something very different... Lol 😅😂🤣 🙋🏻‍♀️🤑 ➡️ 💰💵💳🚗🛥👨🏻‍💼

@CrystalMouse1 Жыл бұрын

When traveling by horseless-carriage feels endless, can’t imagine on foot!

@hazeleggebrecht5413 Жыл бұрын

I like how the title says Yukon but then he says Klondike gold rush

@jlshel42 Жыл бұрын

But what rock stars were involved in the Klondike Gold Rush? And how was their hygiene???

@SilverWatcher. Жыл бұрын

Buy as much silver and gold as you possibly can. Your future depends on the physical amount you possess.

@donHooligan Жыл бұрын

money worship sucks

@joenevarez1938 Жыл бұрын

I think Cannibal the Musical by trey parker and matt stone captured the gold rush perfectly

@StruttinStrayCat 9 ай бұрын

This would be a great setting for a Read Dead Redemption game.

@NexusDarkworld338 Жыл бұрын

The shark was called Bruce.

@P-B-G_YT Жыл бұрын

I live in Whitehorse, about a mile away from the Yukon River. You got a lot right, but missed a few important points and misconstrued a few facts.

@bigjohn75 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if Dawson went back to his Creek?

@klondikechris 15 күн бұрын

Nope! Dawson City was named for George Mercer Dawson, a geologist, and explorer who never actually got to the Klondike. There is also a Dawson Creek, but it is a long way from Dawson City.