5 Ws
Life and Gold Mining
Yukon Gold Rush
Jack London
Facts
100

The Klondike Gold Rush primarily took place in this modern-day Canadian Territory.

Yukon Territory

100

This simple tool, often made of sheet metal or wood, was used to separate gold from gravel by swirling water.

Gold Pan

100

This large North American country was the location of the Yukon Gold Rush.

Canada

100

Jack London was born in this bay area city.

San Francisco

100

This condition, which involves a dangerously low body temperature, was a primary cause of death for many who did not survive the extreme cold of the Yukon.

Hypothermia

200

This man has collected the most money during the Yukon Gold Rush

Alex Mcdonald

200

Due to a lack of Vitamin C in their diet of beans, bacon, and bread, miners in the camps frequently suffered from this disease

scurvy

200

This animal was heavily relied upon for transporting supplies, mail, and prospectors in the harsh conditions of the Yukon Gold Rush

The Alaskan Malamute

200

Jack London was given this name at birth.

John Griffith Chaney

200

Gold was first discovered in this small waterway, which was later renamed Bonanza Creek.

Rabbit Creek

300

The Yukon Gold Rush, a massive movement of prospectors, took place during this three-year period.

1896-1899

300

Miners routinely worked this many hours a day, often digging in cold riverbeds.

10 to 12 hours

300

Though about 100,000 people participated in the Yukon Gold Rush, this estimated number of people failed to survive due to the cold and diseases.

70,000

300

Jack London was born on this day in 1876.

January 12, 1876.

300

This amount of gold was found during the Yukon Gold Rush

13 to 20 oz

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