Group 2--Animals of the Yukon

Group 2: Animals of the Yukon
What animals were used in the Yukon? What jobs did they do? How were animals (particularly dogs) transported to the Klondike?

• From Digital Classroom
  • Alaska Winter Transportation—Dog Sleds and Dog Harness: Drawing of equipment for U.S. Army personnel in Alaska at the turn of the century
• Links from Links to the Past
  • Chapter Three: Reaping the Profits of the Klondike Trade, on Links to the Past (NOTE: The section "Animals for the Yukon.")
  • Washington State Historical Society
    • Pulling Power (NOTE: Click on the image to enlarge it.)
  • Library of the State of Alaska
    • Transcribed: Letter from Jesse in Lake Bennett to home. May 11, 1898
    • A Stalwart Dog
  • National Postal Museum: As Precious As Gold: The Alaska/Klondike Gold Rush
    • Alaskan Dog Sled