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The older bridge needs a bit of upkeep. The Klondike stampede, followed by this railway, was the height of good rush madness. From a few gold flakes found in a riverbed, 100,000 prospectors stampeded though the ice and snow over a three year period, 1896-1899.
3,000 horses died near here, due to the tortures of the trail and the inexperience of the stampeders.
More history of this rail line built by 35,000 men:
“GIVE ME ENOUGH DYNAMITE, AND SNOOSE,
AND I’LL BUILD YOU A RAILROAD TO HELL.”
—“Big” Mike Heney, Railroad Builder
And the Klondike Gold Rush.
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