Encyclopedia Wikipedia Klon·dike1 (klŏn′dīk′) A region of Yukon Territory, Canada, just east of Alaska and traversed by theKlondike River,about 160 km (100 mi) long. Gold was discovered here in August 1896, leading to the gold rush of 1897-1898 in which more than 30,000 people ...
to which there was a new rush. Others went back to the United States. Gold is still mined in the area. The hardships of the trails and the color of Klondike days are described in many personal narratives; among the best are W. B. Haskell'sTwo Years in the Klondike(1898) and James ...
The Klondike gold rush was a Canadian gold rush of the late 1890s that was triggered by the discovery of gold near the Klondike and Yukon rivers in western Yukon territory.
Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia. Klon·dike 1 (klŏn′dīk′) A region of Yukon Territory, Canada, just east of Alaska and traversed by the Klondike River, about 160 km (100 mi) long. Gold was discovered here in August 1896, leading to the gold rush of 1897-1898 in which ...