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Dyea is the last port before the climb of the Chilkoot Pass. A long wharf is built at the end of a tidal estuary.

Most stampeders heading for the Klondike ended their sea travels here.

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Dyea Street
1898
Dyea

Credits:
(MacBride Museum Collection 1989.30.18)

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Goods taken from boats at Dyea were moved through the town by horse and cart. From Dyea these materials where then packed over the Chilkoot pass by hand or carried by train over the White Pass.

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Pyramid Harbour from the hill
1898
Pyramid Harbor

Credits:
(MacBride Museum Collection 1989.30.199)

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Ships lying at anchor off Pyramid Harbour. This was a significant port in 1898. It was the entry point to the Chilkat Pass and the Dalton Trail as well as the site of a salmon cannery shipping fish to the south.

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Hauling sleds of supplies and equipment over ice on the Chilkat River.
1898
Chilkat River

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Train and ship could only take you so far on your journey. From the coast, the only way to the goldfields was to walk, packing all your materials in the most efficient way you could imagine. Each stage of the journey needed materials and ingenuity to ease the load. Here goods are moved on sleds over the ice before the spring melt.

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Dalton's Hill
1898
Dalton Hill

Credits:
(MacBride Museum Collection 1989.30.91)

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For most of the journey in the creeks, you were simply walking up a lot of mountains carrying packs. Multiple trips were often required in order to bring in all the equipment and materials that were needed.

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From Pennock's Post to Shorty Creek, Lake Dezadeash
22 May 1898

Credits:
(MacBride Museum Collection 1989.30.77)

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First Nations Packers at Chilkat Pass
1898
Chilkat Pass

Credits:
(MacBride Museum Collection 1989.30.99)

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Snowshoes were a big help for parts of the trip. Many adventurers brought them from the south and First Nations also made them from local materials.

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Grant Baldwin at Deadwood Camp
19 April 1898
Deadwood Camp

Credits:
(MacBride Museum Collection 1989.30.95)

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Dogs were welcome assistants on long trips. The dogs could pull heavy sleds and were mostly fed fresh or dried fish from the local waterways. Dogs had to be purchased from local people.