Canyon Dyea Trail, c1898.

Canyon Dyea Trail, c1898.

Accession Number: 1998.22.703-PER
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Black and white view of wall tents, people and horses in a narrow valley. Most of the horses are harnessed to wagons that are loaded with freight.

Inscription recto: Canyon Dyea Trail Copyright 1898.

Inscription verso: Thousands of gold-seekers sought shelter in Dyea Canyon as they relayed their outfits up the Chilkoot Pass. Canyon City grew to a transient camp of 3,000 as the gold-seekers pushed along the 35 mile trail over the pass. (Canadian Government Travel Bureau Photo).