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This spot on Bonanza Creek south of Dawson City, Yukon is the location of where gold was discovered in 1896, triggering the Klondike Gold Rush. The mining claim is located on Bonanza Creek (known as Rabbit Creek before the discovery), a tributary of the Klondike River near Dawson City, Yukon. The site is in a deep valley which, since the discovery, has been mined heavily, first by hand then with mechanized equipment. Large dredge tailings fill the valley and scars are still visible on the hillsides.
The discovery story’s details vary, but it is generally held that Keish / Skookum Jim Mason, of the Tagish First Nation, discovered the gold. Skookum Jim was accompanied by his nephew, Káa Goox / Dawson Charlie, his sister Shaaw Tláa / Kate, and her husband, American prospector George Carmack. The men all staked claims, later registering them at the town of Forty Mile. Due to racial attitudes of the time George registered the discovery claim in his name, as a claim made by a First Nation person might not be recognized.
Within days of the strike, Bonanza and Eldorado creeks were staked from end to end. When news reached the outside world the Klondike Gold Rush was on. The valley became the scene of hundreds of excited people tearing up the creek beds. Soon every creek and hillside in the Klondike was being worked, and for some the gold poured out in what appeared to be an endless stream. But, after a few short years, the easy gold ran out. The 1899 gold strike in Nome, Alaska, lured miners away. One by one, individual miners sold out to large companies who installed dredges on the creeks.
Industrial mining of Bonanza Creek and the Discovery Claim continued until the 1950’s. The Discovery Claim has changed hands over the years. Today, the Klondyke Centennial Society owns the claim and they work together with Parks Canada and the Yukon Government to manage it. Visitors to the claim experience the place where the Klondike Gold Rush began, via a self-guided interpretive trail featuring replica mining equipment.
From: https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/yt/klondike/culture/lhn-hns-disc
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