Great mining camps of Canada 1. The history and geology of the Keno Hill Silver Camp, Yukon Territory.
SUMMARY The Keno Hill Camp was one of The Great Mining Camps of Canada; it was not only Canada's second largest primary silver producer and one of the richest Ag-Pb-Zn vein deposits ever mined in the world, it was also one of the mainstays of the Yukon...

All that glitters: Alaska's Chilkoot Trail, a unit of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, was a path to riches for few, but a memorable journey for all.
By now, the story is a familiar one. In August 1896, three prospectors b discovered gold in a tributary of the Klondike River, deep in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Within months, thousands of people headed north to stake a claim for themselves. But getting there was no easy...

Finding true north.
Byline: Jeff Smith The Register-Guard With the aid of 24-hour sunlight and a pair of binoculars handy at all times, Dan Geiger wasn't about to miss any of the numerous wildlife he expected to encounter during an 11-day rafting trip in the Arctic. Five days...

Enshrining the trees.
A Land Gone Lonesome: An Inland Voyage along the Yukon River, by Dan O'Neill (Counterpoint, 272 pp., $24.95) IN Dan O'Neill's previous book, The Last Giant of Beringia: The Mystery of the Bering Land Bridge, he wrote of the plants and animals that during the last Ice...

Presto, change-O! Extraterrestrial impacts transform Earth's surface in an instant.
Most geological processes unfold at less than a snail's pace. The tectonic plates that cover Earth's surface slog along, crashing into and sliding over one another at rates of only a few millimeters per year. Over millions of years, however, these unhurried liaisons raise mountain ranges. Wind, rain, and...

Fill up your closet with Filson.
The folks at C.C. Filson Company, Seattle, Wash., have seen their customers' needs change over the years. Filson has designed premium outdoor clothing and accessories for the "American Sportsman" since 1897. The company's history dates to the Klondike gold rush, when Clinton C. Filson outfitted adventurers seeking their fortune...

Favorite haunts: though some people may scoff at the idea of ghosts, stories of supernatural phenomena persist at many national parks.
Though some people may scoff at the idea of ghosts, stories of supernatural phenomena persist at many national parks. WANDERING THROUGH the homes, battlefields, and historic forts of the National Park System, many preserved just as they were when people lived--and died--in them, it is easy to...

Flakes, breaks and the first Americans.
Flakes, Breaks and the First Americans To many archaeologists, the contentionthat humans first trooped into North America 200,000 years ago or more is outrageous at worst, an interesting but unproven assumption at best. But evidence for this controversial view from two archaeological sites--one located just east of the...

Rocks on the ice.
Tramping through the woods on a dark, frigid morning in the Yukon last Jan. 18, geologist Charles F. Roots saw something brilliant flashing overhead: a flickering yellow, green, and white fireball. Then, he heard a crashing sound. Others, as far away as British Columbia and Alaska, noted a series...

Fun facts.
* North America's first hotel made of ice officially opened in Quebec at Montmorency Falls Park, a well-known park in the Quebec region. Everything, from the furniture to the glasses, is carved from ice. * Prince Edward Island was called "Abegweit" by the Mi'kmaq Indians, who lived...