Dawson City mining town

July 12 we left the Dempster Highway and took the route to Dawson City, Yukon, where the original gold claim was filed that started the Yukon Gold Rush. Dawson City has kept much of the historical value and feel as well as having many tourist shops. The first 2 photos show the main streets of town, the red building in photo 2 is where we stayed. Notice the dirt streets which are examples of the whole town, and hopefully you can see the board sidewalks. Photo 3 is of the Jack London cabin. London, of Call of the Wild and White Fang fame, experienced the Yukon gold rush first hand, and his cabin was discovered in the wilderness a few years ago and rebuilt in Dawson City. The 4th photo is of the Robert Service cabin with a presentation in process. Service also lived in the area and wrote numerous poems, including "The Cremation of Sam Magee", several of which I taught in my classes. The sod roofs were intriguing with grass and flowers growing out of the roofs during the short summer. Thick, chinked logs supposedly made good insulation, although the windows were open and floors were dirt. The 4th photo is an example of Dawson air conditioning. We took the photo about 11:30 at night. Sit the rotating fan in the open window to pull in the night air, and it was very comfortable.